diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index 77e47eaed..b579830f3 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Statement {
                 location,
                 managed_location,
             } => {
-                write!(f, "CREATE")?;
+                write!(f, "CREATE DATABASE")?;
                 if *if_not_exists {
                     write!(f, " IF NOT EXISTS")?;
                 }
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 896e8aef8..efc640625 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -1521,6 +1521,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             self.parse_create_virtual_table()
         } else if self.parse_keyword(Keyword::SCHEMA) {
             self.parse_create_schema()
+        } else if self.parse_keyword(Keyword::DATABASE) {
+            self.parse_create_database()
         } else {
             self.expected("an object type after CREATE", self.peek_token())
         }
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index 8f4d7a180..c9ba26220 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -3297,10 +3297,9 @@ fn parse_scalar_subqueries() {
     assert_matches!(
         verified_expr(sql),
         Expr::BinaryOp {
-        op: BinaryOperator::Plus, ..
-        //left: box Subquery { .. },
-        //right: box Subquery { .. },
-    }
+            op: BinaryOperator::Plus,
+            ..
+        }
     );
 }
 
@@ -3386,6 +3385,44 @@ fn parse_exists_subquery() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_create_database() {
+    let sql = "CREATE DATABASE mydb";
+    match verified_stmt(sql) {
+        Statement::CreateDatabase {
+            db_name,
+            if_not_exists,
+            location,
+            managed_location,
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!("mydb", db_name.to_string());
+            assert!(!if_not_exists);
+            assert_eq!(None, location);
+            assert_eq!(None, managed_location);
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_create_database_ine() {
+    let sql = "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS mydb";
+    match verified_stmt(sql) {
+        Statement::CreateDatabase {
+            db_name,
+            if_not_exists,
+            location,
+            managed_location,
+        } => {
+            assert_eq!("mydb", db_name.to_string());
+            assert!(if_not_exists);
+            assert_eq!(None, location);
+            assert_eq!(None, managed_location);
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_create_view() {
     let sql = "CREATE VIEW myschema.myview AS SELECT foo FROM bar";