diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240705-165932.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240705-165932.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffe902c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240705-165932.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Use show ... starts with instead of show ... like in _show_object_metadata
+time: 2024-07-05T16:59:32.087555+01:00
+custom:
+    Author: aranke
+    Issue: "1102"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
index 092510e8a..6854b199d 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def _show_object_metadata(self, relation: SnowflakeRelation) -> Optional[dict]:
     def get_catalog_for_single_relation(
         self, relation: SnowflakeRelation
     ) -> Optional[CatalogTable]:
-        object_metadata = self._show_object_metadata(relation)
+        object_metadata = self._show_object_metadata(relation.as_case_sensitive())
 
         if not object_metadata:
             return None
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
index f477265f0..ace85695b 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 from typing import FrozenSet, Optional, Type
 
 from dbt.adapters.base.relation import BaseRelation
+from dbt.adapters.contracts.relation import ComponentName, RelationConfig
 from dbt.adapters.relation_configs import (
     RelationConfigBase,
     RelationConfigChangeAction,
     RelationResults,
 )
-from dbt.adapters.contracts.relation import RelationConfig
 from dbt.adapters.utils import classproperty
 from dbt_common.exceptions import DbtRuntimeError
 
@@ -106,3 +106,17 @@ def dynamic_table_config_changeset(
         if config_change_collection.has_changes:
             return config_change_collection
         return None
+
+    def as_case_sensitive(self) -> "SnowflakeRelation":
+        path_part_map = {}
+
+        for path in ComponentName:
+            if self.include_policy.get_part(path):
+                part = self.path.get_part(path)
+                if part:
+                    if self.quote_policy.get_part(path):
+                        path_part_map[path] = part
+                    else:
+                        path_part_map[path] = part.upper()
+
+        return self.replace_path(**path_part_map)
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
index 177720486..4cb4bcffa 100644
--- a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 {% macro snowflake__show_object_metadata(relation) %}
   {%- set sql -%}
-    show objects like '{{ relation.identifier }}' in {{ relation.include(identifier=False) }} limit 1
+    show objects in {{ relation.include(identifier=False) }} starts with '{{ relation.identifier }}' limit 1
   {%- endset -%}
 
   {%- set result = run_query(sql) -%}
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_relation_as_case_sensitive.py b/tests/unit/test_relation_as_case_sensitive.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f362d66b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_relation_as_case_sensitive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from dbt.adapters.snowflake.relation import SnowflakeRelation
+from dbt.adapters.snowflake.relation_configs import SnowflakeQuotePolicy
+
+
+def test_relation_as_case_sensitive_quoting_true():
+    relation = SnowflakeRelation.create(
+        database="My_Db",
+        schema="My_ScHeMa",
+        identifier="My_TaBlE",
+        quote_policy=SnowflakeQuotePolicy(database=False, schema=True, identifier=False),
+    )
+
+    case_sensitive_relation = relation.as_case_sensitive()
+    case_sensitive_relation.render_limited()
+
+    assert case_sensitive_relation.database == "MY_DB"
+    assert case_sensitive_relation.schema == "My_ScHeMa"
+    assert case_sensitive_relation.identifier == "MY_TABLE"
+    assert case_sensitive_relation.render() == 'MY_DB."My_ScHeMa".MY_TABLE'