diff --git a/sqlparser/lib/src/engine/module/fts5.dart b/sqlparser/lib/src/engine/module/fts5.dart
index 35844f79..fd337caa 100644
--- a/sqlparser/lib/src/engine/module/fts5.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/lib/src/engine/module/fts5.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Fts5Extension implements Extension {
 /// FTS5 module for `CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE USING fts5` support
 class _Fts5Module extends Module {
   static final RegExp _option = RegExp(r'^(.+)\s*=\s*(.+)$');
+  static final RegExp _cleanTicks = RegExp('[\'"]');
 
   _Fts5Module() : super('fts5');
 
@@ -31,14 +32,21 @@ class _Fts5Module extends Module {
         // actual syntax is <name> <options...>
         columnNames.add(argument.trim().split(' ').first);
       } else {
-        options[match.group(1)!] = match.group(2)!;
+        options[match.group(1)!.replaceAll(_cleanTicks, '')] =
+            match.group(2)!.replaceAll(_cleanTicks, '');
       }
     }
 
+    //No external content when null or empty String
+    final contentTable =
+        (options['content']?.isNotEmpty ?? false) ? options['content'] : null;
+    //Fallback to "rowid" when option is not set
+    final contentRowId = options['content_rowid'] ?? 'rowid';
+
     return Fts5Table._(
       name: stmt.tableName,
-      contentTable: options['content'],
-      contentRowId: options['content_rowid'],
+      contentTable: contentTable,
+      contentRowId: (contentTable != null) ? contentRowId : null,
       columns: [
         for (var arg in columnNames)
           TableColumn(arg, const ResolvedType(type: BasicType.text)),
diff --git a/sqlparser/test/engine/module/fts5_test.dart b/sqlparser/test/engine/module/fts5_test.dart
index cb6ef575..11876a0c 100644
--- a/sqlparser/test/engine/module/fts5_test.dart
+++ b/sqlparser/test/engine/module/fts5_test.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ void main() {
       final columns = table.resultColumns;
       expect(columns, hasLength(1));
       expect(columns.single.name, 'bar');
+      expect(
+        table,
+        isA<Fts5Table>()
+            .having((e) => e.contentTable, 'contentTable', null)
+            .having((e) => e.contentRowId, 'contentRowId', null),
+      );
     });
 
     test('can create fts5 tables with content table', () {
@@ -40,6 +46,51 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
 
+    test('does clean option values', () {
+      final result = engine.analyze('CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE foo USING '
+          "fts5(bar , tokenize = 'porter ascii', content='tbl', content_rowid='d')");
+
+      final table = const SchemaFromCreateTable()
+          .read(result.root as TableInducingStatement);
+
+      expect(
+        table,
+        isA<Fts5Table>()
+            .having((e) => e.contentTable, 'contentTable', 'tbl')
+            .having((e) => e.contentRowId, 'contentRowId', 'd'),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('detects empty content table', () {
+      final result = engine.analyze('CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE foo USING '
+          "fts5(bar , tokenize = 'porter ascii',content='', content_rowid='d')");
+
+      final table = const SchemaFromCreateTable()
+          .read(result.root as TableInducingStatement);
+
+      expect(
+        table,
+        isA<Fts5Table>()
+            .having((e) => e.contentTable, 'contentTable', null)
+            .having((e) => e.contentRowId, 'contentRowId', null),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('content table undefined rowid falls back', () {
+      final result = engine.analyze('CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE foo USING '
+          "fts5(bar , tokenize = 'porter ascii',content='tbl')");
+
+      final table = const SchemaFromCreateTable()
+          .read(result.root as TableInducingStatement);
+
+      expect(
+        table,
+        isA<Fts5Table>()
+            .having((e) => e.contentTable, 'contentTable', 'tbl')
+            .having((e) => e.contentRowId, 'contentRowId', 'rowid'),
+      );
+    });
+
     group('creating fts5vocab tables', () {
       final engine = SqlEngine(_fts5Options);