diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index 3ace38c02..98637e697 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ pub enum Statement {
         columns: Vec<ColumnDef>,
         constraints: Vec<TableConstraint>,
         with_options: Vec<SqlOption>,
+        if_not_exists: bool,
         external: bool,
         file_format: Option<FileFormat>,
         location: Option<String>,
@@ -623,14 +624,16 @@ impl fmt::Display for Statement {
                 columns,
                 constraints,
                 with_options,
+                if_not_exists,
                 external,
                 file_format,
                 location,
             } => {
                 write!(
                     f,
-                    "CREATE {}TABLE {} ({}",
+                    "CREATE {}TABLE {}{} ({}",
                     if *external { "EXTERNAL " } else { "" },
+                    if *if_not_exists { "IF NOT EXISTS " } else { "" },
                     name,
                     display_comma_separated(columns)
                 )?;
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 3b61ad112..0939b7e39 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ impl Parser {
             columns,
             constraints,
             with_options: vec![],
+            if_not_exists: false,
             external: true,
             file_format: Some(file_format),
             location: Some(location),
@@ -932,6 +933,7 @@ impl Parser {
     }
 
     pub fn parse_create_table(&mut self) -> Result<Statement, ParserError> {
+        let if_not_exists = self.parse_keywords(vec!["IF", "NOT", "EXISTS"]);
         let table_name = self.parse_object_name()?;
         // parse optional column list (schema)
         let (columns, constraints) = self.parse_columns()?;
@@ -942,6 +944,7 @@ impl Parser {
             columns,
             constraints,
             with_options,
+            if_not_exists,
             external: false,
             file_format: None,
             location: None,
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index fe4013fac..c62fc86d7 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ fn parse_create_table() {
             columns,
             constraints,
             with_options,
+            if_not_exists: false,
             external: false,
             file_format: None,
             location: None,
@@ -1045,6 +1046,7 @@ fn parse_create_external_table() {
             columns,
             constraints,
             with_options,
+            if_not_exists,
             external,
             file_format,
             location,
@@ -1086,6 +1088,7 @@ fn parse_create_external_table() {
             assert_eq!("/tmp/example.csv", location.unwrap());
 
             assert_eq!(with_options, vec![]);
+            assert!(!if_not_exists);
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),
     }
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs b/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs
index a903ced64..bd467dc74 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_postgres.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ fn parse_create_table_with_defaults() {
             columns,
             constraints,
             with_options,
+            if_not_exists: false,
             external: false,
             file_format: None,
             location: None,
@@ -225,6 +226,57 @@ fn parse_create_table_with_inherit() {
     pg().verified_stmt(sql);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_create_table_if_not_exists() {
+    let sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS uk_cities ()";
+    let ast =
+        pg_and_generic().one_statement_parses_to(sql, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS uk_cities ()");
+    match ast {
+        Statement::CreateTable {
+            name,
+            columns: _columns,
+            constraints,
+            with_options,
+            if_not_exists: true,
+            external: false,
+            file_format: None,
+            location: None,
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!("uk_cities", name.to_string());
+            assert!(constraints.is_empty());
+            assert_eq!(with_options, vec![]);
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_bad_if_not_exists() {
+    let res = pg().parse_sql_statements("CREATE TABLE NOT EXISTS uk_cities ()");
+    assert_eq!(
+        ParserError::ParserError("Expected end of statement, found: EXISTS".to_string()),
+        res.unwrap_err()
+    );
+
+    let res = pg().parse_sql_statements("CREATE TABLE IF EXISTS uk_cities ()");
+    assert_eq!(
+        ParserError::ParserError("Expected end of statement, found: EXISTS".to_string()),
+        res.unwrap_err()
+    );
+
+    let res = pg().parse_sql_statements("CREATE TABLE IF uk_cities ()");
+    assert_eq!(
+        ParserError::ParserError("Expected end of statement, found: uk_cities".to_string()),
+        res.unwrap_err()
+    );
+
+    let res = pg().parse_sql_statements("CREATE TABLE IF NOT uk_cities ()");
+    assert_eq!(
+        ParserError::ParserError("Expected end of statement, found: NOT".to_string()),
+        res.unwrap_err()
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_copy_example() {
     let sql = r#"COPY public.actor (actor_id, first_name, last_name, last_update, value) FROM stdin;