diff --git a/qadevOOo/objdsc/sc/com.sun.star.comp.office.ScTableColumnsObj.csv b/qadevOOo/objdsc/sc/com.sun.star.comp.office.ScTableColumnsObj.csv
index f050ff0b7be5..7a331333c7f9 100644
--- a/qadevOOo/objdsc/sc/com.sun.star.comp.office.ScTableColumnsObj.csv
+++ b/qadevOOo/objdsc/sc/com.sun.star.comp.office.ScTableColumnsObj.csv
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-"ScTableColumnsObj";"com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess#optional";"getByName()"
-"ScTableColumnsObj";"com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess#optional";"getElementNames()"
-"ScTableColumnsObj";"com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess#optional";"hasByName()"
 "ScTableColumnsObj";"com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess";"getCount()"
 "ScTableColumnsObj";"com::sun::star::container::XIndexAccess";"getByIndex()"
 "ScTableColumnsObj";"com::sun::star::table::XTableColumns";"insertByIndex()"
diff --git a/sc/CppunitTest_sc_tablecolumnsobj.mk b/sc/CppunitTest_sc_tablecolumnsobj.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e5f13366438b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc/CppunitTest_sc_tablecolumnsobj.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- Mode: makefile-gmake; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+#*************************************************************************
+#
+# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+#*************************************************************************
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_CppunitTest,sc_tablecolumnsobj))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_external,sc_tablecolumnsobj,boost_headers))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_add_exception_objects,sc_tablecolumnsobj, \
+	sc/qa/extras/sctablecolumnsobj \
+))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_libraries,sc_tablecolumnsobj, \
+	cppu \
+	sal \
+	subsequenttest \
+	test \
+	unotest \
+))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_set_include,sc_tablecolumnsobj,\
+	$$(INCLUDE) \
+))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_sdk_api,sc_tablecolumnsobj))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_ure,sc_tablecolumnsobj))
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_vcl,sc_tablecolumnsobj))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_components,sc_tablecolumnsobj,\
+	$(sc_unoapi_common_components) \
+))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_CppunitTest_use_configuration,sc_tablecolumnsobj))
+
+# vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/sc/Module_sc.mk b/sc/Module_sc.mk
index 58705a4cd32c..3718ad342d5b 100644
--- a/sc/Module_sc.mk
+++ b/sc/Module_sc.mk
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_subsequentcheck_targets,sc,\
 	CppunitTest_sc_stylefamilyobj \
 	CppunitTest_sc_subtotaldescriptorbaseobj \
 	CppunitTest_sc_subtotalfieldobj \
+	CppunitTest_sc_tablecolumnsobj \
 	CppunitTest_sc_tableconditionalentryobj \
 	CppunitTest_sc_tableconditionalformat \
 	CppunitTest_sc_tablerowsobj \
diff --git a/sc/qa/extras/sctablecolumnsobj.cxx b/sc/qa/extras/sctablecolumnsobj.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebf72f45ae10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sc/qa/extras/sctablecolumnsobj.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4; fill-column: 100 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#include <test/calc_unoapi_test.hxx>
+#include <test/container/xnameaccess.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XIndexAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSpreadsheet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSpreadsheetDocument.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/sheet/XSpreadsheets.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/table/XCellRange.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/table/XColumnRowRange.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/table/XTableColumns.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.hpp>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+
+using namespace css;
+
+namespace sc_apitest
+{
+class ScTableColumnsObj : public CalcUnoApiTest, public apitest::XNameAccess
+{
+public:
+    ScTableColumnsObj();
+
+    virtual uno::Reference<uno::XInterface> init() override;
+    virtual void setUp() override;
+    virtual void tearDown() override;
+
+    CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(ScTableColumnsObj);
+
+    // XNameAccess
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(testGetByName);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(testGetElementNames);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(testHasByName);
+
+    CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+private:
+    uno::Reference<lang::XComponent> m_xComponent;
+};
+
+ScTableColumnsObj::ScTableColumnsObj()
+    : CalcUnoApiTest("/sc/qa/extras/testdocuments")
+    , XNameAccess("ABC")
+{
+}
+
+uno::Reference<uno::XInterface> ScTableColumnsObj::init()
+{
+    uno::Reference<sheet::XSpreadsheetDocument> xDoc(m_xComponent, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+    uno::Reference<sheet::XSpreadsheets> xSheets(xDoc->getSheets(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+    uno::Reference<container::XIndexAccess> xIA(xSheets, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+    uno::Reference<sheet::XSpreadsheet> xSheet0(xIA->getByIndex(0), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+
+    uno::Reference<table::XColumnRowRange> xCRR(xSheet0, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+    uno::Reference<table::XTableColumns> xTC(xCRR->getColumns(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+
+    return xTC;
+}
+
+void ScTableColumnsObj::setUp()
+{
+    CalcUnoApiTest::setUp();
+    // create calc document
+    m_xComponent = loadFromDesktop("private:factory/scalc");
+}
+
+void ScTableColumnsObj::tearDown()
+{
+    closeDocument(m_xComponent);
+    CalcUnoApiTest::tearDown();
+}
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(ScTableColumnsObj);
+
+} // namespace sc_apitest
+
+CPPUNIT_PLUGIN_IMPLEMENT();
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab cinoptions=b1,g0,N-s cinkeys+=0=break: */