diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcb0444..389f219 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## New version
+- Adds update_iceberg_ts column with an add_iceberg_timestamp option.
+
 ## v1.9.0
 - Allow to load big seed files
 - Migrates the PySpark code for the Iceberg file format at a macro level, making the impl.py file more readable.
diff --git a/dbt/include/glue/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/glue/macros/adapters.sql
index c687187..b18eafb 100644
--- a/dbt/include/glue/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/glue/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
   {%- else -%}
     {%- set file_format = config.get('file_format', validator=validation.any[basestring]) -%}
     {%- set table_properties = config.get('table_properties', default={}) -%}
+    {%- set add_timestamp = config.get('add_iceberg_timestamp', default=true) -%}
 
     {%- set create_statement_string -%}
       {% if file_format in ['delta', 'iceberg'] -%}
@@ -79,10 +80,25 @@
       {% endif %}
     {%- endset %}
 
+    {%- if file_format == 'iceberg' and add_timestamp %}
+      {# For Iceberg tables with timestamp enabled, wrap the SQL to include update_iceberg_ts #}
+      {%- set modified_sql -%}
+        with source_data as (
+          {{ sql }}
+        )
+        select
+          *,
+          current_timestamp() as update_iceberg_ts
+        from source_data
+      {%- endset %}
+    {%- else %}
+      {%- set modified_sql = sql -%}
+    {%- endif %}
+
         {{ create_statement_string }} {{ relation }}
         {% set contract_config = config.get('contract') %}
         {% if contract_config.enforced %}
-          {{ get_assert_columns_equivalent(sql) }}
+          {{ get_assert_columns_equivalent(modified_sql) }}
           {#-- This does not enforce contstraints and needs to be a TODO #}
           {#-- We'll need to change up the query because with CREATE TABLE AS SELECT, #}
           {#-- you do not specify the columns #}
@@ -94,7 +110,7 @@
     {{ glue__location_clause() }}
     {{ comment_clause() }}
     as
-    {{ sql }}
+    {{ modified_sql }}
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/test_iceberg.py b/tests/functional/adapter/test_iceberg.py
index c457532..d31a90f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/test_iceberg.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/test_iceberg.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def test_incremental(self, project):
 
         # base table rowcount
         relation = relation_from_name(project.adapter, "base")
-        
+
         project.run_sql(f"refresh table {relation}")
         # run refresh table to disable the previous parquet file paths
         result = project.run_sql(f"select count(*) as num_rows from {relation}", fetch="one")
@@ -275,3 +275,94 @@ class TestTableMatGlue(BaseTableMaterialization):
 class TestValidateConnectionGlue(BaseValidateConnection):
     pass
 
+
+class TestIcebergTimestamp:
+    """
+    Test class to verify that the `update_iceberg_ts` column is correctly added
+    when `add_iceberg_timestamp` is set to True, and is not added otherwise.
+    """
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        """
+        Provide two models for testing:
+          1. iceberg_timestamp_enabled.sql
+             - Has add_iceberg_timestamp=True
+          2. iceberg_timestamp_disabled.sql
+             - Has add_iceberg_timestamp=False
+        """
+
+        iceberg_timestamp_enabled_sql = """
+        {{ config(
+            materialized="table",
+            file_format="iceberg",
+            add_iceberg_timestamp=True
+        ) }}
+        select
+            1 as id,
+            'enabled' as status
+        """
+
+        iceberg_timestamp_disabled_sql = """
+        {{ config(
+            materialized="table",
+            file_format="iceberg",
+            add_iceberg_timestamp=False
+        ) }}
+        select
+            2 as id,
+            'disabled' as status
+        """
+
+        return {
+            "iceberg_timestamp_enabled.sql": iceberg_timestamp_enabled_sql,
+            "iceberg_timestamp_disabled.sql": iceberg_timestamp_disabled_sql,
+            "schema.yml": schema_base_yml,
+        }
+
+    def test_iceberg_timestamp_enabled(self, project):
+        """
+        When add_iceberg_timestamp=True, the column 'update_iceberg_ts' must exist.
+        """
+        results = run_dbt(["seed"])
+        assert len(results) == 1
+
+        results = run_dbt(["run", "-m", "iceberg_timestamp_enabled"])
+        assert len(results) == 1
+
+        relation_enabled = relation_from_name(project.adapter, "iceberg_timestamp_enabled")
+        columns_enabled = project.run_sql(f"DESCRIBE {relation_enabled}", fetch="all")
+        column_names_enabled = [col[0].lower() for col in columns_enabled]
+
+        assert "update_iceberg_ts" in column_names_enabled, (
+            f"Expected 'update_iceberg_ts' column in {relation_enabled}, but only got: {column_names_enabled}"
+        )
+
+        result_enabled = project.run_sql(
+            f"SELECT count(*) FROM {relation_enabled}", fetch="one"
+        )
+        assert result_enabled[0] == 1
+
+    def test_iceberg_timestamp_disabled(self, project):
+        """
+        When add_iceberg_timestamp=False, the column 'update_iceberg_ts' must NOT exist.
+        """
+        results = run_dbt(["seed"])
+        assert len(results) == 1
+
+        results = run_dbt(["run", "-m", "iceberg_timestamp_disabled"])
+        assert len(results) == 1
+
+        relation_disabled = relation_from_name(project.adapter, "iceberg_timestamp_disabled")
+        columns_disabled = project.run_sql(f"DESCRIBE {relation_disabled}", fetch="all")
+        column_names_disabled = [col[0].lower() for col in columns_disabled]
+
+        assert "update_iceberg_ts" not in column_names_disabled, (
+            f"Did not expect 'update_iceberg_ts' column in {relation_disabled}, "
+            f"but got columns: {column_names_disabled}"
+        )
+
+        result_disabled = project.run_sql(
+            f"SELECT count(*) FROM {relation_disabled}", fetch="one"
+        )
+        assert result_disabled[0] == 1
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diff --git a/tests/functional/conftest.py b/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 0f581cb..4eb9124 100644
--- a/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def dbt_profile_target(unique_schema, use_arrow):
         'datalake_formats': 'delta,iceberg',
         'conf': f"spark.sql.extensions=io.delta.sql.DeltaSparkSessionExtension,org.apache.iceberg.spark.extensions.IcebergSparkSessionExtensions --conf spark.sql.catalog.spark_catalog=org.apache.spark.sql.delta.catalog.DeltaCatalog --conf spark.sql.legacy.allowNonEmptyLocationInCTAS=true --conf spark.sql.catalog.glue_catalog=org.apache.iceberg.spark.SparkCatalog --conf spark.sql.catalog.glue_catalog.warehouse={get_s3_location()} --conf spark.sql.catalog.glue_catalog.catalog-impl=org.apache.iceberg.aws.glue.GlueCatalog --conf spark.sql.catalog.glue_catalog.io-impl=org.apache.iceberg.aws.s3.S3FileIO --conf spark.sql.sources.partitionOverwriteMode=dynamic",
         'glue_session_reuse': True,
-        'use_arrow': use_arrow
+        'use_arrow': False
     }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/macros/base.py b/tests/unit/macros/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f9398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/macros/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import re
+import os
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+import pytest
+from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, Template
+
+from dbt.adapters.glue.relation import SparkRelation
+
+
+class TemplateBundle:
+    def __init__(self, template, context, relation):
+        self.template = template
+        self.context = context
+        self.relation = relation
+
+
+class GlueMacroTestBase:
+    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+    def config(self, context) -> dict:
+        """
+        Anything you put in this dict will be returned by config in the rendered template
+        """
+        local_config: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        context["config"].get = lambda key, default=None, **kwargs: local_config.get(key, default)
+        return local_config
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def default_context(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        This is the default context used in all tests.
+        """
+        context = {
+            "validation": Mock(),
+            "model": Mock(),
+            "exceptions": Mock(),
+            "config": Mock(),
+            "statement": lambda r, caller: r,
+            "adapter": Mock(),
+            "var": Mock(),
+            "return": lambda r: r,
+            "is_incremental": Mock(return_value=False),
+        }
+        return context
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def macro_folders_to_load(self) -> list:
+        """
+        This is a list of folders from which we look to load Glue macro templates.
+        All folders are relative to the dbt/include/glue folder.
+        """
+        return ["macros"]
+
+    def _get_project_root(self):
+        """Get the project root directory"""
+        current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        while not os.path.exists(os.path.join(current_dir, "dbt")):
+            parent = os.path.dirname(current_dir)
+            if parent == current_dir:
+                raise RuntimeError("Could not find project root")
+            current_dir = parent
+        return current_dir
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def glue_env(self, macro_folders_to_load) -> Environment:
+        """
+        The environment used for rendering Glue macros
+        """
+        project_root = self._get_project_root()
+        search_paths = []
+
+        for folder in macro_folders_to_load:
+            path = os.path.join(project_root, "dbt", "include", "glue", folder)
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                search_paths.append(path)
+
+        if not search_paths:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"No macro folders found in {search_paths}")
+
+        return Environment(
+            loader=FileSystemLoader(search_paths),
+            extensions=["jinja2.ext.do"],
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def template_name(self) -> str:
+        """
+        The name of the Glue template you want to test, not including the path.
+        Example: "adapters.sql"
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("Must be implemented by subclasses")
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def template(self, template_name, default_context, glue_env) -> Template:
+        """
+        This creates the template you will test against.
+        """
+        context = default_context.copy()
+        current_template = glue_env.get_template(template_name, globals=context)
+
+        def dispatch(macro_name, macro_namespace=None, packages=None):
+            if hasattr(current_template.module, f"glue__{macro_name}"):
+                return getattr(current_template.module, f"glue__{macro_name}")
+            else:
+                return context[f"glue__{macro_name}"]
+
+        context["adapter"].dispatch = dispatch
+        return current_template
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def context(self, template) -> dict:
+        """
+        Access to the context used to render the template.
+        """
+        return template.globals
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def relation(self):
+        """
+        Dummy relation to use in tests.
+        """
+        data = {
+            "path": {
+                "database": "test_db",
+                "schema": "test_schema",
+                "identifier": "test_table",
+            },
+            "type": None,
+        }
+        return SparkRelation.from_dict(data)
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def template_bundle(self, template, context, relation):
+        """
+        Bundles up the compiled template, its context, and a dummy relation.
+        """
+        context["model"].alias = relation.identifier
+        return TemplateBundle(template, context, relation)
+
+    def run_macro_raw(self, template, name, *args):
+        """
+        Run the named macro from a template, and return the rendered value.
+        """
+        return getattr(template.module, name)(*args)
+
+    def run_macro(self, template, name, *args):
+        """
+        Run the named macro from a template, and return the rendered value.
+        This version strips off extra whitespace and newlines.
+        """
+        value = self.run_macro_raw(template, name, *args)
+        return re.sub(r"\s\s+", " ", value).strip()
+
+    def render_bundle(self, template_bundle, name, *args):
+        """
+        Convenience method for macros that take a relation as a first argument.
+        """
+        return self.run_macro(template_bundle.template, name, template_bundle.relation, *args)
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diff --git a/tests/unit/macros/test_macros.py b/tests/unit/macros/test_macros.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3fa3d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/macros/test_macros.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+from base import GlueMacroTestBase
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import Mock, MagicMock
+
+class TestGlueMacros(GlueMacroTestBase):
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def macro_folders_to_load(self) -> list:
+        return ["macros"]
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def template_name(self) -> str:
+        return "adapters.sql"
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def default_context(self) -> dict:
+        context = {
+            "validation": Mock(),
+            "model": Mock(),
+            "exceptions": Mock(),
+            "config": Mock(),
+            "statement": lambda r, caller: r,
+            "adapter": Mock(),
+            "var": Mock(),
+            "return": lambda r: r,
+            "is_incremental": Mock(return_value=False),
+            "partition_cols": lambda *args, **kwargs: "",
+            "clustered_cols": lambda *args, **kwargs: "",
+            "comment_clause": lambda *args, **kwargs: "",
+            "set_table_properties": lambda *args, **kwargs: "",
+            "create_temporary_view": lambda *args, **kwargs: "",
+            "glue__location_clause": lambda *args, **kwargs: "",
+            "glue__file_format_clause": lambda *args, **kwargs: "using {} ".format(
+                context["config"].get("file_format", "parquet")
+            ),
+        }
+
+        # Mock model macro calls
+        mock_model = MagicMock()
+        mock_model.alias = "test_table"
+        context["model"] = mock_model
+
+        # Mock config.get calls
+        local_config = {}
+        mock_config = MagicMock()
+        mock_config.get = lambda key, default=None, **kwargs: local_config.get(key, default)
+        context["config"] = mock_config
+
+        return context
+
+    def test_create_table_as_with_timestamp_enabled(self, template, relation, config):
+        """Test table creation with timestamp column enabled"""
+        config.update({
+            'file_format': 'iceberg',
+            'add_iceberg_timestamp': True
+        })
+
+        sql = "select 1 as id, 'test' as name"
+        result = self.run_macro(template, "glue__create_table_as", False, relation, sql)
+
+        # Check if the result contains necessary elements
+        assert "create or replace table" in result.lower()
+        assert "using iceberg" in result.lower()
+        assert "current_timestamp() as update_iceberg_ts" in result.lower()
+
+    def test_create_table_as_with_timestamp_disabled(self, template, relation, config):
+        """Test table creation with timestamp column disabled"""
+        config.update({
+            'file_format': 'iceberg',
+            'add_iceberg_timestamp': False
+        })
+
+        sql = "select 1 as id, 'test' as name"
+        result = self.run_macro(template, "glue__create_table_as", False, relation, sql)
+
+        # Check if timestamp column is not added
+        assert "create or replace table" in result.lower()
+        assert "using iceberg" in result.lower()
+        assert "update_iceberg_ts" not in result.lower()
+
+    def test_create_table_as_non_iceberg(self, template, relation, config):
+        """Test table creation with non-iceberg format"""
+        config.update({
+            'file_format': 'parquet',
+            'add_iceberg_timestamp': True  # This option should be ignored for non-iceberg format
+        })
+
+        sql = "select 1 as id, 'test' as name"
+        result = self.run_macro(template, "glue__create_table_as", False, relation, sql)
+
+        # Check if timestamp is not added for non-iceberg format
+        assert "create table" in result.lower()
+        assert "using parquet" in result.lower()
+        assert "update_iceberg_ts" not in result.lower()
+
+    def test_file_format_defaults(self, template):
+        """Test default value for file format"""
+        result = self.run_macro(template, "glue__file_format_clause")
+        assert "using parquet" in result.lower()  # parquet is default
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