diff --git a/src/ast/ddl.rs b/src/ast/ddl.rs
index ad3191ebc..eda182cff 100644
--- a/src/ast/ddl.rs
+++ b/src/ast/ddl.rs
@@ -371,10 +371,50 @@ pub enum AlterTableOperation {
     DropClusteringKey,
     SuspendRecluster,
     ResumeRecluster,
-    /// `REFRESH`
+    /// `REFRESH [ '<subpath>' ]`
     ///
-    /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for dynamic tables <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-table>
-    Refresh,
+    /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for dynamic/external tables
+    /// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-dynamic-table>
+    /// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+    Refresh {
+        /// Optional subpath for external table refresh
+        subpath: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// `ADD PARTITION COLUMN <column_name> <data_type>`
+    ///
+    /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for external tables <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+    AddPartitionColumn {
+        column_name: Ident,
+        data_type: DataType,
+    },
+    /// `ADD FILES ( '<path>' [, '<path>', ...] )`
+    ///
+    /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for external tables <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+    AddFiles {
+        files: Vec<String>,
+    },
+    /// `REMOVE FILES ( '<path>' [, '<path>', ...] )`
+    ///
+    /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for external tables <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+    RemoveFiles {
+        files: Vec<String>,
+    },
+    /// `ADD PARTITION ( <part_col_name> = '<string>' [, ...] ) LOCATION '<path>'`
+    ///
+    /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for external tables <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+    AddPartition {
+        /// Partition column values as key-value pairs
+        partition: Vec<(Ident, String)>,
+        /// Location path
+        location: String,
+    },
+    /// `DROP PARTITION LOCATION '<path>'`
+    ///
+    /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for external tables <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+    DropPartitionLocation {
+        /// Location path
+        location: String,
+    },
     /// `SUSPEND`
     ///
     /// Note: this is Snowflake specific for dynamic tables <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-table>
@@ -425,6 +465,16 @@ pub enum AlterTableOperation {
     SetOptionsParens {
         options: Vec<SqlOption>,
     },
+    /// `SET key = value` options without parentheses.
+    ///
+    /// Example:
+    /// ```sql
+    /// SET AUTO_REFRESH = TRUE
+    /// ```
+    /// [Snowflake](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table)
+    SetOptions {
+        options: Vec<SqlOption>,
+    },
 }
 
 /// An `ALTER Policy` (`Statement::AlterPolicy`) operation
@@ -863,8 +913,58 @@ impl fmt::Display for AlterTableOperation {
                 write!(f, "RESUME RECLUSTER")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
-            AlterTableOperation::Refresh => {
-                write!(f, "REFRESH")
+            AlterTableOperation::Refresh { subpath } => {
+                write!(f, "REFRESH")?;
+                if let Some(path) = subpath {
+                    write!(f, " '{path}'")?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            AlterTableOperation::AddPartitionColumn {
+                column_name,
+                data_type,
+            } => {
+                write!(f, "ADD PARTITION COLUMN {column_name} {data_type}")
+            }
+            AlterTableOperation::AddFiles { files } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "ADD FILES ({})",
+                    files
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|f| format!("'{f}'"))
+                        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                        .join(", ")
+                )
+            }
+            AlterTableOperation::RemoveFiles { files } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "REMOVE FILES ({})",
+                    files
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|f| format!("'{f}'"))
+                        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                        .join(", ")
+                )
+            }
+            AlterTableOperation::AddPartition {
+                partition,
+                location,
+            } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "ADD PARTITION ({}) LOCATION '{}'",
+                    partition
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|(k, v)| format!("{k} = '{v}'"))
+                        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                        .join(", "),
+                    location
+                )
+            }
+            AlterTableOperation::DropPartitionLocation { location } => {
+                write!(f, "DROP PARTITION LOCATION '{location}'")
             }
             AlterTableOperation::Suspend => {
                 write!(f, "SUSPEND")
@@ -892,6 +992,9 @@ impl fmt::Display for AlterTableOperation {
             AlterTableOperation::SetOptionsParens { options } => {
                 write!(f, "SET ({})", display_comma_separated(options))
             }
+            AlterTableOperation::SetOptions { options } => {
+                write!(f, "SET {}", display_comma_separated(options))
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -3880,8 +3983,11 @@ pub enum AlterTableType {
     /// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-iceberg-table>
     Iceberg,
     /// Dynamic table type
-    /// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-table>
+    /// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-dynamic-table>
     Dynamic,
+    /// External table type
+    /// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+    External,
 }
 
 /// ALTER TABLE statement
@@ -3911,16 +4017,32 @@ impl fmt::Display for AlterTable {
         match &self.table_type {
             Some(AlterTableType::Iceberg) => write!(f, "ALTER ICEBERG TABLE ")?,
             Some(AlterTableType::Dynamic) => write!(f, "ALTER DYNAMIC TABLE ")?,
+            Some(AlterTableType::External) => write!(f, "ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE ")?,
             None => write!(f, "ALTER TABLE ")?,
         }
 
-        if self.if_exists {
+        // For external table ADD PARTITION / DROP PARTITION operations,
+        // IF EXISTS comes after the table name per Snowflake syntax
+        let if_exists_after_table_name = self.table_type == Some(AlterTableType::External)
+            && self.operations.iter().any(|op| {
+                matches!(
+                    op,
+                    AlterTableOperation::AddPartition { .. }
+                        | AlterTableOperation::DropPartitionLocation { .. }
+                )
+            });
+
+        if self.if_exists && !if_exists_after_table_name {
             write!(f, "IF EXISTS ")?;
         }
         if self.only {
             write!(f, "ONLY ")?;
         }
-        write!(f, "{} ", &self.name)?;
+        write!(f, "{}", &self.name)?;
+        if self.if_exists && if_exists_after_table_name {
+            write!(f, " IF EXISTS")?;
+        }
+        write!(f, " ")?;
         if let Some(cluster) = &self.on_cluster {
             write!(f, "ON CLUSTER {cluster} ")?;
         }
diff --git a/src/ast/spans.rs b/src/ast/spans.rs
index 684cc5b02..96feab899 100644
--- a/src/ast/spans.rs
+++ b/src/ast/spans.rs
@@ -1145,7 +1145,14 @@ impl Spanned for AlterTableOperation {
             AlterTableOperation::DropClusteringKey => Span::empty(),
             AlterTableOperation::SuspendRecluster => Span::empty(),
             AlterTableOperation::ResumeRecluster => Span::empty(),
-            AlterTableOperation::Refresh => Span::empty(),
+            AlterTableOperation::Refresh { .. } => Span::empty(),
+            AlterTableOperation::AddPartitionColumn { column_name, .. } => column_name.span,
+            AlterTableOperation::AddFiles { .. } => Span::empty(),
+            AlterTableOperation::RemoveFiles { .. } => Span::empty(),
+            AlterTableOperation::AddPartition { partition, .. } => {
+                union_spans(partition.iter().map(|(k, _)| k.span))
+            }
+            AlterTableOperation::DropPartitionLocation { .. } => Span::empty(),
             AlterTableOperation::Suspend => Span::empty(),
             AlterTableOperation::Resume => Span::empty(),
             AlterTableOperation::Algorithm { .. } => Span::empty(),
@@ -1156,6 +1163,9 @@ impl Spanned for AlterTableOperation {
             AlterTableOperation::SetOptionsParens { options } => {
                 union_spans(options.iter().map(|i| i.span()))
             }
+            AlterTableOperation::SetOptions { options } => {
+                union_spans(options.iter().map(|i| i.span()))
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dialect/snowflake.rs b/src/dialect/snowflake.rs
index 4cfaddceb..0665ddb80 100644
--- a/src/dialect/snowflake.rs
+++ b/src/dialect/snowflake.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::ast::{
     ColumnPolicy, ColumnPolicyProperty, ContactEntry, CopyIntoSnowflakeKind, CreateTableLikeKind,
     DollarQuotedString, Ident, IdentityParameters, IdentityProperty, IdentityPropertyFormatKind,
     IdentityPropertyKind, IdentityPropertyOrder, InitializeKind, ObjectName, ObjectNamePart,
-    RefreshModeKind, RowAccessPolicy, ShowObjects, SqlOption, Statement,
+    RefreshModeKind, RenameTableNameKind, RowAccessPolicy, ShowObjects, SqlOption, Statement,
     StorageSerializationPolicy, TagsColumnOption, Value, WrappedCollection,
 };
 use crate::dialect::{Dialect, Precedence};
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ impl Dialect for SnowflakeDialect {
             return Some(parse_alter_dynamic_table(parser));
         }
 
+        if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::ALTER, Keyword::EXTERNAL, Keyword::TABLE]) {
+            // ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE
+            return Some(parse_alter_external_table(parser));
+        }
+
         if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::ALTER, Keyword::SESSION]) {
             // ALTER SESSION
             let set = match parser.parse_one_of_keywords(&[Keyword::SET, Keyword::UNSET]) {
@@ -619,7 +624,7 @@ fn parse_alter_dynamic_table(parser: &mut Parser) -> Result<Statement, ParserErr
 
     // Parse the operation (REFRESH, SUSPEND, or RESUME)
     let operation = if parser.parse_keyword(Keyword::REFRESH) {
-        AlterTableOperation::Refresh
+        AlterTableOperation::Refresh { subpath: None }
     } else if parser.parse_keyword(Keyword::SUSPEND) {
         AlterTableOperation::Suspend
     } else if parser.parse_keyword(Keyword::RESUME) {
@@ -649,6 +654,144 @@ fn parse_alter_dynamic_table(parser: &mut Parser) -> Result<Statement, ParserErr
     }))
 }
 
+/// Parse snowflake alter external table.
+/// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-external-table>
+fn parse_alter_external_table(parser: &mut Parser) -> Result<Statement, ParserError> {
+    // IF EXISTS can appear before the table name for most operations
+    let mut if_exists = parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::IF, Keyword::EXISTS]);
+    let table_name = parser.parse_object_name(true)?;
+
+    // IF EXISTS can also appear after the table name for ADD/DROP PARTITION operations
+    if !if_exists {
+        if_exists = parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::IF, Keyword::EXISTS]);
+    }
+
+    // Parse the operation
+    let operation = if parser.parse_keyword(Keyword::REFRESH) {
+        // Optional subpath for refreshing specific partitions
+        let subpath = match parser.peek_token().token {
+            Token::SingleQuotedString(s) => {
+                parser.next_token();
+                Some(s)
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        };
+        AlterTableOperation::Refresh { subpath }
+    } else if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::RENAME, Keyword::TO]) {
+        let new_table_name = parser.parse_object_name(false)?;
+        AlterTableOperation::RenameTable {
+            table_name: RenameTableNameKind::To(new_table_name),
+        }
+    } else if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::ADD, Keyword::PARTITION, Keyword::COLUMN]) {
+        let column_name = parser.parse_identifier()?;
+        let data_type = parser.parse_data_type()?;
+        AlterTableOperation::AddPartitionColumn {
+            column_name,
+            data_type,
+        }
+    } else if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::ADD, Keyword::PARTITION]) {
+        // ADD PARTITION ( <col> = '<val>' [, ...] ) LOCATION '<path>'
+        let partition = parse_partition_key_values(parser)?;
+        parser.expect_keyword(Keyword::LOCATION)?;
+        let location = parse_single_quoted_string(parser)?;
+        AlterTableOperation::AddPartition {
+            partition,
+            location,
+        }
+    } else if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::DROP, Keyword::PARTITION, Keyword::LOCATION]) {
+        // DROP PARTITION LOCATION '<path>'
+        let location = parse_single_quoted_string(parser)?;
+        AlterTableOperation::DropPartitionLocation { location }
+    } else if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::ADD, Keyword::FILES]) {
+        // Parse ADD FILES ( '<path>' [, '<path>', ...] )
+        let files = parse_parenthesized_file_list(parser)?;
+        AlterTableOperation::AddFiles { files }
+    } else if parser.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::REMOVE, Keyword::FILES]) {
+        // Parse REMOVE FILES ( '<path>' [, '<path>', ...] )
+        let files = parse_parenthesized_file_list(parser)?;
+        AlterTableOperation::RemoveFiles { files }
+    } else if parser.parse_keyword(Keyword::SET) {
+        // Parse SET key = value options (e.g., SET AUTO_REFRESH = TRUE)
+        let mut options = vec![];
+        loop {
+            let key = parser.parse_identifier()?;
+            parser.expect_token(&Token::Eq)?;
+            let value = parser.parse_expr()?;
+            options.push(SqlOption::KeyValue { key, value });
+            if !parser.consume_token(&Token::Comma) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        AlterTableOperation::SetOptions { options }
+    } else {
+        return parser.expected(
+            "REFRESH, RENAME TO, ADD, DROP, or SET after ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE",
+            parser.peek_token(),
+        );
+    };
+
+    let end_token = if parser.peek_token_ref().token == Token::SemiColon {
+        parser.peek_token_ref().clone()
+    } else {
+        parser.get_current_token().clone()
+    };
+
+    Ok(Statement::AlterTable(AlterTable {
+        name: table_name,
+        if_exists,
+        only: false,
+        operations: vec![operation],
+        location: None,
+        on_cluster: None,
+        table_type: Some(AlterTableType::External),
+        end_token: AttachedToken(end_token),
+    }))
+}
+
+/// Parse a parenthesized list of single-quoted file paths.
+fn parse_parenthesized_file_list(parser: &mut Parser) -> Result<Vec<String>, ParserError> {
+    parser.expect_token(&Token::LParen)?;
+    let mut files = vec![];
+    loop {
+        match parser.next_token().token {
+            Token::SingleQuotedString(s) => files.push(s),
+            _ => {
+                return parser.expected("a single-quoted string", parser.peek_token());
+            }
+        }
+        if !parser.consume_token(&Token::Comma) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    parser.expect_token(&Token::RParen)?;
+    Ok(files)
+}
+
+/// Parse partition key-value pairs: ( <col> = '<val>' [, <col> = '<val>', ...] )
+fn parse_partition_key_values(parser: &mut Parser) -> Result<Vec<(Ident, String)>, ParserError> {
+    parser.expect_token(&Token::LParen)?;
+    let mut pairs = vec![];
+    loop {
+        let key = parser.parse_identifier()?;
+        parser.expect_token(&Token::Eq)?;
+        let value = parse_single_quoted_string(parser)?;
+        pairs.push((key, value));
+        if !parser.consume_token(&Token::Comma) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    parser.expect_token(&Token::RParen)?;
+    Ok(pairs)
+}
+
+/// Parse a single-quoted string and return its content.
+fn parse_single_quoted_string(parser: &mut Parser) -> Result<String, ParserError> {
+    match parser.next_token().token {
+        Token::SingleQuotedString(s) => Ok(s),
+        _ => parser.expected("a single-quoted string", parser.peek_token()),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Parse snowflake alter session.
 /// <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-session>
 fn parse_alter_session(parser: &mut Parser, set: bool) -> Result<Statement, ParserError> {
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index b2fa3b169..fc104a5fa 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -9778,6 +9778,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             Keyword::POLICY,
             Keyword::CONNECTOR,
             Keyword::ICEBERG,
+            Keyword::EXTERNAL,
             Keyword::SCHEMA,
             Keyword::USER,
         ])?;
@@ -9789,10 +9790,14 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             }
             Keyword::VIEW => self.parse_alter_view(),
             Keyword::TYPE => self.parse_alter_type(),
-            Keyword::TABLE => self.parse_alter_table(false),
+            Keyword::TABLE => self.parse_alter_table(None),
             Keyword::ICEBERG => {
                 self.expect_keyword(Keyword::TABLE)?;
-                self.parse_alter_table(true)
+                self.parse_alter_table(Some(AlterTableType::Iceberg))
+            }
+            Keyword::EXTERNAL => {
+                self.expect_keyword(Keyword::TABLE)?;
+                self.parse_alter_table(Some(AlterTableType::External))
             }
             Keyword::INDEX => {
                 let index_name = self.parse_object_name(false)?;
@@ -9822,7 +9827,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Parse a [Statement::AlterTable]
-    pub fn parse_alter_table(&mut self, iceberg: bool) -> Result<Statement, ParserError> {
+    pub fn parse_alter_table(
+        &mut self,
+        table_type: Option<AlterTableType>,
+    ) -> Result<Statement, ParserError> {
         let if_exists = self.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::IF, Keyword::EXISTS]);
         let only = self.parse_keyword(Keyword::ONLY); // [ ONLY ]
         let table_name = self.parse_object_name(false)?;
@@ -9855,11 +9863,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             operations,
             location,
             on_cluster,
-            table_type: if iceberg {
-                Some(AlterTableType::Iceberg)
-            } else {
-                None
-            },
+            table_type,
             end_token: AttachedToken(end_token),
         }
         .into())
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
index 22a632666..e64fc133c 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
@@ -4635,3 +4635,39 @@ fn test_alter_dynamic_table() {
     snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER DYNAMIC TABLE my_dyn_table SUSPEND");
     snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER DYNAMIC TABLE my_dyn_table RESUME");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_alter_external_table() {
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table REFRESH");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table REFRESH 'year=2025/month=12/'");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE my_database.my_schema.my_external_table REFRESH");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table RENAME TO new_table_name");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table ADD PARTITION COLUMN column_name VARCHAR");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table SET AUTO_REFRESH = true");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table ADD FILES ('file1.parquet')");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt(
+        "ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table ADD FILES ('path/file1.parquet', 'path/file2.parquet')",
+    );
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table REMOVE FILES ('file1.parquet')");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt(
+        "ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table REMOVE FILES ('path/file1.parquet', 'path/file2.parquet')",
+    );
+    // ADD PARTITION with location
+    snowflake()
+        .verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table ADD PARTITION (year = '2024') LOCATION 's3://bucket/path/'");
+    snowflake().verified_stmt(
+        "ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table ADD PARTITION (year = '2024', month = '12') LOCATION 's3://bucket/path/'",
+    );
+    // DROP PARTITION location
+    snowflake()
+        .verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table DROP PARTITION LOCATION 's3://bucket/path/'");
+    // Test IF EXISTS (before table name for most operations)
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE IF EXISTS some_table REFRESH");
+    // Test IF EXISTS (after table name for ADD/DROP PARTITION per Snowflake syntax)
+    snowflake().verified_stmt(
+        "ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table IF EXISTS ADD PARTITION (year = '2024') LOCATION 's3://bucket/path/'",
+    );
+    snowflake().verified_stmt(
+        "ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE some_table IF EXISTS DROP PARTITION LOCATION 's3://bucket/path/'",
+    );
+}