diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index 5ba7385bb96..f26bec9ad4c 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -5516,7 +5516,7 @@ bool QgisApp::addVectorLayersPrivate( const QStringList &layers, const QString &
       qApp->processEvents();
     }
 
-    QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > sublayers = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->providerMetadata( QStringLiteral( "ogr" ) )->querySublayers( uri );
+    QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > sublayers = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->providerMetadata( QStringLiteral( "ogr" ) )->querySublayers( uri, Qgis::SublayerQueryFlag::IncludeSystemTables );
     // filter out non-vector sublayers
     sublayers.erase( std::remove_if( sublayers.begin(), sublayers.end(), []( const QgsProviderSublayerDetails & sublayer )
     {
@@ -5901,7 +5901,7 @@ QgsPointCloudLayer *QgisApp::addPointCloudLayerPrivate( const QString &uri, cons
 bool QgisApp::askUserForZipItemLayers( const QString &path, const QList< QgsMapLayerType > &acceptableTypes )
 {
   // query sublayers
-  QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > sublayers = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->querySublayers( path );
+  QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > sublayers = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->querySublayers( path, Qgis::SublayerQueryFlag::IncludeSystemTables );
 
   // filter out non-matching sublayers
   sublayers.erase( std::remove_if( sublayers.begin(), sublayers.end(), [acceptableTypes]( const QgsProviderSublayerDetails & sublayer )
@@ -7478,7 +7478,7 @@ bool QgisApp::openLayer( const QString &fileName, bool allowInteractive )
   }
 
   // query sublayers
-  QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > sublayers = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->querySublayers( fileName );
+  QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > sublayers = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->querySublayers( fileName, Qgis::SublayerQueryFlag::IncludeSystemTables );
 
   if ( !sublayers.empty() || !nonLayerItems.empty() )
   {
@@ -13222,7 +13222,7 @@ T *QgisApp::addLayerPrivate( QgsMapLayerType type, const QString &uri, const QSt
   {
     // query sublayers
     QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > sublayers = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->providerMetadata( providerKey ) ?
-        QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->providerMetadata( providerKey )->querySublayers( updatedUri )
+        QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->providerMetadata( providerKey )->querySublayers( updatedUri, Qgis::SublayerQueryFlag::IncludeSystemTables )
         : QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->querySublayers( updatedUri );
 
     // filter out non-matching sublayers
diff --git a/src/app/qgsprovidersublayersdialog.cpp b/src/app/qgsprovidersublayersdialog.cpp
index 6aef194c031..8b724a08127 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsprovidersublayersdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsprovidersublayersdialog.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ QgsProviderSublayersDialog::QgsProviderSublayersDialog( const QString &uri, cons
   connect( mBtnDeselectAll, &QAbstractButton::pressed, this, [ = ] { mLayersTree->selectionModel()->clear(); } );
   connect( mLayersTree->selectionModel(), &QItemSelectionModel::selectionChanged, this, &QgsProviderSublayersDialog::treeSelectionChanged );
   connect( mSearchLineEdit, &QgsFilterLineEdit::textChanged, mProxyModel, &QgsProviderSublayerProxyModel::setFilterString );
+  connect( mCheckShowSystem, &QCheckBox::toggled, mProxyModel, &QgsProviderSublayerProxyModel::setIncludeSystemTables );
   connect( mLayersTree, &QTreeView::doubleClicked, this, [ = ]( const QModelIndex & index )
   {
     mLayersTree->selectionModel()->select( QItemSelection( mLayersTree->model()->index( index.row(), 0, index.parent() ),
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsprovidersublayersdialogbase.ui b/src/ui/qgsprovidersublayersdialogbase.ui
index 5d1d44c6e9d..e385b9636bb 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsprovidersublayersdialogbase.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsprovidersublayersdialogbase.ui
@@ -29,20 +29,7 @@
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>6</number>
    </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QLabel" name="mLblFilePath">
-     <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Current file source</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="wordWrap">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-      <set>Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="5" column="0">
+   <item row="7" column="0">
     <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="mButtonBox">
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -68,13 +55,6 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mCbxAddToGroup">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Add layers to a group</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
      <item>
       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
        <property name="orientation">
@@ -90,6 +70,26 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="mLblFilePath">
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Current file source</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="wordWrap">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="textInteractionFlags">
+      <set>Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="6" column="0">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mCheckShowSystem">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Show system and internal tables</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item row="2" column="0">
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
      <property name="spacing">
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
+   <item row="5" column="0">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mCbxAddToGroup">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Add layers to a group</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
@@ -136,6 +143,7 @@
   <tabstop>mBtnSelectAll</tabstop>
   <tabstop>mBtnDeselectAll</tabstop>
   <tabstop>mCbxAddToGroup</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>mCheckShowSystem</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>