diff --git a/pkg/sql/information_schema.go b/pkg/sql/information_schema.go
index 9b989e1d211b..891d1d74d0c7 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/information_schema.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/information_schema.go
@@ -2162,15 +2162,20 @@ func forEachDatabaseDesc(
 		dbDescs = append(dbDescs, dbContext)
 	}
 
-	// Ignore databases that the user cannot see.
+	// Ignore databases that the user cannot see. We add a special case for the
+	// current database. This is because we currently allow a user to connect
+	// to a database even without the CONNECT privilege, but it would be poor
+	// UX to not show the current database in pg_catalog/information_schema
+	// tables.
+	// See https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/59875.
 	for _, dbDesc := range dbDescs {
 		canSeeDescriptor := !requiresPrivileges
 		if requiresPrivileges {
-			var err error
-			canSeeDescriptor, err = userCanSeeDescriptor(ctx, p, dbDesc, nil /* parentDBDesc */, false /* allowAdding */)
+			hasPriv, err := userCanSeeDescriptor(ctx, p, dbDesc, nil /* parentDBDesc */, false /* allowAdding */)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			canSeeDescriptor = hasPriv || p.CurrentDatabase() == dbDesc.GetName()
 		}
 		if canSeeDescriptor {
 			if err := fn(dbDesc); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_view b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_view
index 65371d67d88e..df4cce86caf3 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_view
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/drop_view
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ DROP VIEW testuser3
 query TTTTIT
 SHOW TABLES FROM test
 ----
+public  d          view  root  0  NULL
+public  testuser1  view  root  0  NULL
+public  testuser2  view  root  0  NULL
 
 statement error cannot drop relation "testuser1" because view "testuser2" depends on it
 DROP VIEW testuser1
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ DROP VIEW testuser1 CASCADE
 query TTTTIT
 SHOW TABLES FROM test
 ----
+public  d  view  root  0  NULL
 
 statement error pgcode 42P01 relation "testuser2" does not exist
 DROP VIEW testuser2
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/pg_catalog b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/pg_catalog
index 928dcb192849..2812c34d5d2c 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/pg_catalog
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/pg_catalog
@@ -432,6 +432,30 @@ oid         nspname             nspowner    nspacl
 1098122499  pg_extension        NULL        NULL
 4101115737  public              2310524507  NULL
 
+# Verify that we can still see the schemas even if we don't have any privilege
+# on the current database.
+
+statement ok
+REVOKE ALL ON DATABASE test FROM public;
+REVOKE ALL ON DATABASE test FROM testuser
+
+user testuser
+
+query OTOT colnames
+SELECT * FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace
+----
+oid         nspname             nspowner    nspacl
+1445254017  crdb_internal       NULL        NULL
+155990598   information_schema  NULL        NULL
+2154378761  pg_catalog          NULL        NULL
+1098122499  pg_extension        NULL        NULL
+4101115737  public              2310524507  NULL
+
+user root
+
+statement ok
+GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE test TO public
+
 ## pg_catalog.pg_database
 
 query OTOITTBB colnames