diff --git a/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py b/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py
index 275cda7ed0..8819c2e266 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/catalog/glue.py
@@ -417,7 +417,14 @@ def register_table(self, identifier: Union[str, Identifier], metadata_location:
         Raises:
             TableAlreadyExistsError: If the table already exists
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        database_name, table_name = self.identifier_to_database_and_table(identifier)
+        properties = EMPTY_DICT
+        io = self._load_file_io(location=metadata_location)
+        file = io.new_input(metadata_location)
+        metadata = FromInputFile.table_metadata(file)
+        table_input = _construct_table_input(table_name, metadata_location, properties, metadata)
+        self._create_glue_table(database_name=database_name, table_name=table_name, table_input=table_input)
+        return self.load_table(identifier=identifier)
 
     def _commit_table(self, table_request: CommitTableRequest) -> CommitTableResponse:
         """Update the table.
diff --git a/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py b/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py
index a2c430de5f..f6d9c9cc4b 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/integration_test_glue.py
@@ -564,3 +564,19 @@ def test_table_exists(test_catalog: Catalog, table_schema_nested: Schema, table_
     test_catalog.create_namespace(database_name)
     test_catalog.create_table((database_name, table_name), table_schema_nested)
     assert test_catalog.table_exists((database_name, table_name)) is True
+
+
+def test_register_table_with_given_location(
+    test_catalog: Catalog, table_schema_nested: Schema, table_name: str, database_name: str
+) -> None:
+    identifier = (database_name, table_name)
+    new_identifier = (database_name, f"new_{table_name}")
+    test_catalog.create_namespace(database_name)
+    tbl = test_catalog.create_table(identifier, table_schema_nested)
+    location = tbl.metadata_location
+    test_catalog.drop_table(identifier)  # drops the table but keeps the metadata file
+    assert not test_catalog.table_exists(identifier)
+    table = test_catalog.register_table(new_identifier, location)
+    assert table.identifier == (CATALOG_NAME,) + new_identifier
+    assert table.metadata_location == location
+    assert test_catalog.table_exists(new_identifier)
diff --git a/tests/catalog/test_glue.py b/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
index 5b67b92c68..1aea46d6ef 100644
--- a/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
+++ b/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
@@ -848,3 +848,17 @@ def test_table_exists(
     assert test_catalog.table_exists(identifier) is True
     # Act and Assert for a non-existing table
     assert test_catalog.table_exists(('non', 'exist')) is False
+
+
+@mock_aws
+def test_register_table_with_given_location(
+    _bucket_initialize: None, moto_endpoint_url: str, metadata_location: str, database_name: str, table_name: str
+) -> None:
+    catalog_name = "glue"
+    identifier = (database_name, table_name)
+    location = metadata_location
+    test_catalog = GlueCatalog(catalog_name, **{"s3.endpoint": moto_endpoint_url, "warehouse": f"s3://{BUCKET_NAME}"})
+    test_catalog.create_namespace(namespace=database_name, properties={"location": f"s3://{BUCKET_NAME}/{database_name}.db"})
+    table = test_catalog.register_table(identifier, location)
+    assert table.identifier == (catalog_name,) + identifier
+    assert test_catalog.table_exists(identifier) is True