diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/avro/Avro.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/avro/Avro.java
index 65ba9d833cef..a658c9e6d5fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/avro/Avro.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/avro/Avro.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.apache.avro.io.DatumWriter;
 import org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificData;
 import org.apache.iceberg.SchemaParser;
+import org.apache.iceberg.Table;
 import org.apache.iceberg.io.FileAppender;
 import org.apache.iceberg.io.InputFile;
 import org.apache.iceberg.io.OutputFile;
@@ -89,6 +90,12 @@ private WriteBuilder(OutputFile file) {
       this.file = file;
     }
 
+    public WriteBuilder forTable(Table table) {
+      schema(table.schema());
+      setAll(table.properties());
+      return this;
+    }
+
     public WriteBuilder schema(org.apache.iceberg.Schema newSchema) {
       this.schema = newSchema;
       return this;