diff --git a/examples/cli.rs b/examples/cli.rs
index f019c520..98f6849b 100644
--- a/examples/cli.rs
+++ b/examples/cli.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ $ cargo run --feature json_example --example cli FILENAME.sql [--dialectname]
         "--ansi" => Box::new(AnsiDialect {}),
         "--postgres" => Box::new(PostgreSqlDialect {}),
         "--ms" => Box::new(MsSqlDialect {}),
+        "--snowflake" => Box::new(SnowflakeDialect {}),
         "--generic" | "" => Box::new(GenericDialect {}),
         s => panic!("Unexpected parameter: {}", s),
     };
diff --git a/src/dialect/mod.rs b/src/dialect/mod.rs
index 91d69a33..e656ab26 100644
--- a/src/dialect/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dialect/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub mod keywords;
 mod mssql;
 mod mysql;
 mod postgresql;
+mod snowflake;
 mod sqlite;
 
 use std::any::{Any, TypeId};
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ pub use self::generic::GenericDialect;
 pub use self::mssql::MsSqlDialect;
 pub use self::mysql::MySqlDialect;
 pub use self::postgresql::PostgreSqlDialect;
+pub use self::snowflake::SnowflakeDialect;
 pub use self::sqlite::SQLiteDialect;
 
 /// `dialect_of!(parser is SQLiteDialect |  GenericDialect)` evaluates
diff --git a/src/dialect/snowflake.rs b/src/dialect/snowflake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22fd55fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dialect/snowflake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use crate::dialect::Dialect;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct SnowflakeDialect;
+
+impl Dialect for SnowflakeDialect {
+    // see https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/identifiers-syntax.html
+    fn is_identifier_start(&self, ch: char) -> bool {
+        (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z') || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') || ch == '_'
+    }
+
+    fn is_identifier_part(&self, ch: char) -> bool {
+        (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z')
+            || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z')
+            || (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9')
+            || ch == '$'
+            || ch == '_'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test_utils.rs b/src/test_utils.rs
index 848ea050..7d963606 100644
--- a/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ pub fn all_dialects() -> TestedDialects {
             Box::new(PostgreSqlDialect {}),
             Box::new(MsSqlDialect {}),
             Box::new(AnsiDialect {}),
+            Box::new(SnowflakeDialect {}),
         ],
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..086d5726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+use sqlparser::ast::*;
+use sqlparser::dialect::{GenericDialect, SnowflakeDialect};
+use sqlparser::test_utils::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_snowflake_create_table() {
+    let sql = "CREATE TABLE _my_$table (am00unt number)";
+    match snowflake_and_generic().verified_stmt(sql) {
+        Statement::CreateTable { name, .. } => {
+            assert_eq!("_my_$table", name.to_string());
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn snowflake_and_generic() -> TestedDialects {
+    TestedDialects {
+        dialects: vec![Box::new(SnowflakeDialect {}), Box::new(GenericDialect {})],
+    }
+}