diff --git a/dbt/adapters/duckdb/plugins/glue.py b/dbt/adapters/duckdb/plugins/glue.py
index c26a944b..76f25419 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/duckdb/plugins/glue.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/duckdb/plugins/glue.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Sequence
 
@@ -162,14 +163,34 @@ def _get_column_type_def(
         return None
 
 
+def _add_partition_columns(table_def: TableInputTypeDef, partition_columns) -> TableInputTypeDef:
+    partition_keys = []
+    if "PartitionKeys" not in table_def:
+        table_def["PartitionKeys"] = []
+    for column in partition_columns:
+        partition_column = ColumnTypeDef(Name=column["Name"], Type=column["Type"])
+        partition_keys.append(partition_column)
+    table_def["PartitionKeys"] = partition_keys
+    # Remove columns from StorageDescriptor if they match with partition columns to avoid duplicate columns
+    for partition_column in partition_columns:
+        table_def["StorageDescriptor"]["Columns"] = [
+            column
+            for column in table_def["StorageDescriptor"]["Columns"]
+            if not (
+                column["Name"] == partition_column["Name"]
+                and column["Type"] == partition_column["Type"]
+            )
+        ]
+    return table_def
+
+
 def _get_table_def(
     table: str,
-    s3_path: str,
+    s3_parent: str,
     columns: Sequence["ColumnTypeDef"],
     file_format: str,
     delimiter: str,
 ):
-    s3_parent = "/".join(s3_path.split("/")[:-1])
     if file_format == "csv":
         table_def = _get_csv_table_def(
             table=table,
@@ -205,17 +226,27 @@ def create_or_update_table(
     s3_path: str,
     file_format: str,
     delimiter: str,
+    partition_columns: List[Dict[str, str]] = [],
 ) -> None:
+    # Set s3 original path if partitioning is used, else use parent path
+    if partition_columns != []:
+        s3_parent = s3_path
+    if partition_columns == []:
+        s3_parent = "/".join(s3_path.split("/")[:-1])
+
     # Existing table in AWS Glue catalog
     glue_table = _get_table(client=client, database=database, table=table)
     columns = _convert_columns(column_list)
     table_def = _get_table_def(
         table=table,
-        s3_path=s3_path,
+        s3_parent=s3_parent,
         columns=columns,
         file_format=file_format,
         delimiter=delimiter,
     )
+    # Add partition columns
+    if partition_columns != []:
+        table_def = _add_partition_columns(table_def, partition_columns)
     if glue_table:
         # Existing columns in AWS Glue catalog
         glue_columns = _get_column_type_def(glue_table)
@@ -236,6 +267,8 @@ def store(self, target_config: TargetConfig):
         assert target_config.location is not None
         assert target_config.relation.identifier is not None
         table: str = target_config.relation.identifier
+        partition_columns = target_config.config.get("partition_columns", [])
+
         create_or_update_table(
             self.client,
             self.database,
@@ -244,4 +277,5 @@ def store(self, target_config: TargetConfig):
             target_config.location.path,
             target_config.location.format,
             self.delimiter,
+            partition_columns,
         )
diff --git a/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/materializations/external.sql b/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/materializations/external.sql
index ed1e179b..91e9b5ab 100644
--- a/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/materializations/external.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/duckdb/macros/materializations/external.sql
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
   -- register table into glue
   {%- set plugin_name = config.get('plugin') -%}
   {%- set glue_register = config.get('glue_register', default=false) -%}
+  {%- set partition_columns = config.get('partition_columns', []) -%}
   {% if plugin_name is not none or glue_register is true %}
     {% if glue_register %}
       {# legacy hack to set the glue database name, deprecate this #}