diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/CreateTable.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/CreateTable.java
index 38a0134bd..5bda2f0ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/CreateTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/CreateTable.java
@@ -91,10 +91,19 @@ public void setColumns(List<String> columns) {
 
     /**
      * @return a list of options (as simple strings) of this table definition, as ("TYPE", "=",
-     *         "MYISAM")
+     *         "MYISAM"). For typed options, this is a snapshot of their current tokens; use
+     *         {@link #getTableOptions()} to edit the structured options or
+     *         {@link #setTableOptionsStrings(List)} to replace them with raw options.
      */
     public List<String> getTableOptionsStrings() {
-        return tableOptionsStrings;
+        if (tableOptions == null) {
+            return tableOptionsStrings;
+        }
+        List<String> tokens = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (TableOption option : tableOptions) {
+            tokens.addAll(option.getTokens());
+        }
+        return tokens;
     }
 
     public void setTableOptionsStrings(List<String> tableOptionsStrings) {
@@ -109,14 +118,7 @@ public List<TableOption> getTableOptions() {
 
     public void setTableOptions(List<TableOption> tableOptions) {
         this.tableOptions = tableOptions;
-        if (tableOptions == null) {
-            tableOptionsStrings = null;
-            return;
-        }
-        tableOptionsStrings = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (TableOption option : tableOptions) {
-            tableOptionsStrings.addAll(option.getTokens());
-        }
+        tableOptionsStrings = null;
     }
 
     /** Returns the first option of the requested kind, if present. */
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/TableOptionMutationTest.java b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/TableOptionMutationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31a957bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/TableOptionMutationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*-
+ * #%L
+ * JSQLParser library
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2004 - 2026 JSQLParser
+ * %%
+ * Dual licensed under GNU LGPL 2.1 or Apache License 2.0
+ * #L%
+ */
+package net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.JSQLParserException;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.parser.CCJSqlParserUtil;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create.table.CreateTable;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create.table.TableOption;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.util.deparser.StatementDeParser;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class TableOptionMutationTest {
+    @Test
+    void changingTypedOptionUpdatesLegacyTokensAndBothRenderers() throws JSQLParserException {
+        CreateTable table = parse();
+        TableOption engine = table.getTableOption(TableOption.Kind.ENGINE).orElseThrow();
+        engine.setValue("MyISAM");
+        engine.setUseEquals(false);
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList("ENGINE", "MyISAM"), table.getTableOptionsStrings());
+        assertSql(table, "CREATE TABLE t (id INT) ENGINE MyISAM");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void addingAndClearingTypedOptionsUpdatesDeparser() throws JSQLParserException {
+        CreateTable table = parse();
+        table.getTableOptions().add(TableOption.raw("ROW_FORMAT", "=", "DYNAMIC"));
+        assertSql(table, "CREATE TABLE t (id INT) ENGINE = InnoDB ROW_FORMAT = DYNAMIC");
+        table.getTableOptions().remove(0);
+        assertSql(table, "CREATE TABLE t (id INT) ROW_FORMAT = DYNAMIC");
+        table.getTableOptions().clear();
+        assertSql(table, "CREATE TABLE t (id INT)");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void rawOptionsRemainMutableAndCanReplaceTypedOptions() throws JSQLParserException {
+        CreateTable table = parse();
+        table.setTableOptionsStrings(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("ENGINE", "=", "CSV")));
+        assertNull(table.getTableOptions());
+        table.getTableOptionsStrings().set(2, "MyISAM");
+        assertSql(table, "CREATE TABLE t (id INT) ENGINE = MyISAM");
+        table.setTableOptions(null);
+        assertNull(table.getTableOptionsStrings());
+        assertSql(table, "CREATE TABLE t (id INT)");
+    }
+
+    private static CreateTable parse() throws JSQLParserException {
+        return (CreateTable) CCJSqlParserUtil.parse("CREATE TABLE t (id INT) ENGINE=InnoDB");
+    }
+
+    private static void assertSql(CreateTable table, String expected) throws JSQLParserException {
+        assertEquals(expected, table.toString());
+        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
+        table.accept(new StatementDeParser(buffer), null);
+        assertEquals(expected, buffer.toString());
+        assertEquals(expected, CCJSqlParserUtil.parse(expected).toString());
+    }
+}