diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
index 7ccff9f8a..5194c017d 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class SnowflakeConfig(AdapterConfig):
     # extended formats
     table_format: Optional[str] = None
     external_volume: Optional[str] = None
+    base_location: Optional[str] = None
     base_location_subpath: Optional[str] = None
 
 
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
index 54db21924..d8233a6cf 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ def get_ddl_prefix_for_alter(self) -> str:
             return ""
 
     def get_iceberg_ddl_options(self, config: RelationConfig) -> str:
-        base_location: str = f"_dbt/{self.schema}/{self.name}"
+        if base_path := config.get("base_location"):
+            base_location: str = f"{base_path}"
+        else:
+            base_location: str = f"_dbt/{self.schema}/{self.name}"
 
         if subpath := config.get("base_location_subpath"):
             base_location += f"/{subpath}"
diff --git a/tests/functional/iceberg/models.py b/tests/functional/iceberg/models.py
index 6433f74bf..23f6a1c9f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/iceberg/models.py
+++ b/tests/functional/iceberg/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,37 @@
 select * from {{ ref('first_table') }}
 """
 
+_MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL_WITH_PATH = """
+{{
+  config(
+    transient = "true",
+    materialized = "table",
+    cluster_by=['id'],
+    table_format="iceberg",
+    external_volume="s3_iceberg_snow",
+    base_location="base_path",
+  )
+}}
+
+select * from {{ ref('first_table') }}
+"""
+
+_MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL_WITH_PATH_SUBPATH = """
+{{
+  config(
+    transient = "true",
+    materialized = "table",
+    cluster_by=['id'],
+    table_format="iceberg",
+    external_volume="s3_iceberg_snow",
+    base_location="base_path",
+    base_location_subpath="subpath",
+  )
+}}
+
+select * from {{ ref('first_table') }}
+"""
+
 _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL = """
 {{ config(
     materialized='dynamic_table',
@@ -36,6 +67,21 @@
 select * from {{ ref('first_table') }}
 """
 
+_MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL_WITH_PATH = """
+{{
+  config(
+    transient = "true",
+    materialized = "table",
+    cluster_by=['id'],
+    table_format="iceberg",
+    external_volume="s3_iceberg_snow",
+    base_location="base_path",
+  )
+}}
+
+select * from {{ ref('first_table') }}
+"""
+
 _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL_WITH_SUBPATH = """
 {{ config(
     materialized='dynamic_table',
@@ -82,4 +128,4 @@
   )
 }}
 select 1 as id
-"""
+"""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/iceberg/test_table_basic.py b/tests/functional/iceberg/test_table_basic.py
index e835a5fce..7eaeb619c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/iceberg/test_table_basic.py
+++ b/tests/functional/iceberg/test_table_basic.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 from tests.functional.iceberg.models import (
     _MODEL_BASIC_TABLE_MODEL,
     _MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL,
+    _MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL_WITH_PATH,
+    _MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL_WITH_PATH_SUBPATH,
     _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL,
+    _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL_WITH_PATH,
     _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL_WITH_SUBPATH,
     _MODEL_BUILT_ON_ICEBERG_TABLE,
     _MODEL_TABLE_BEFORE_SWAP,
@@ -26,9 +29,12 @@ def models(self):
         return {
             "first_table.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_TABLE_MODEL,
             "iceberg_table.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL,
+            "iceberg_tableb.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL_WITH_PATH,
+            "iceberg_tablec.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_ICEBERG_MODEL_WITH_PATH_SUBPATH,
             "table_built_on_iceberg_table.sql": _MODEL_BUILT_ON_ICEBERG_TABLE,
             "dynamic_table.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL,
-            "dynamic_tableb.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL_WITH_SUBPATH,
+            "dynamic_tableb.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL_WITH_PATH,
+            "dynamic_tablec.sql": _MODEL_BASIC_DYNAMIC_TABLE_MODEL_WITH_SUBPATH,
         }
 
     def test_iceberg_tables_build_and_can_be_referred(self, project):