diff --git a/mmv1/products/spanner/api.yaml b/mmv1/products/spanner/api.yaml
index 118b3ede4301..70177a93fabd 100644
--- a/mmv1/products/spanner/api.yaml
+++ b/mmv1/products/spanner/api.yaml
@@ -209,3 +209,14 @@ objects:
             description: |
               Fully qualified name of the KMS key to use to encrypt this database. This key must exist
               in the same location as the Spanner Database.
+      - !ruby/object:Api::Type::Enum
+        name: 'databaseDialect'
+        description: |
+          The dialect of the Cloud Spanner Database.
+          If it is not provided, "GOOGLE_STANDARD_SQL" will be used. 
+          Note: Databases that are created with POSTGRESQL dialect do not support 
+          extra DDL statements in the `CreateDatabase` call. You must therefore re-apply 
+          terraform with ddl on the same database after creation.
+        values:
+          - :GOOGLE_STANDARD_SQL
+          - :POSTGRESQL
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diff --git a/mmv1/products/spanner/terraform.yaml b/mmv1/products/spanner/terraform.yaml
index 533b633494b7..670c3807d7b0 100644
--- a/mmv1/products/spanner/terraform.yaml
+++ b/mmv1/products/spanner/terraform.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
         On older versions, it is strongly recommended to set `lifecycle { prevent_destroy = true }`
         on databases in order to prevent accidental data loss. See [Terraform docs](https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/resources.html#prevent_destroy)
         for more information on lifecycle parameters.
+        
+        Note: Databases that are created with POSTGRESQL dialect do not support 
+        extra DDL statements in the `CreateDatabase` call. You must therefore re-apply 
+        terraform with ddl on the same database after creation.
+
     examples:
       - !ruby/object:Provider::Terraform::Examples
         name: "spanner_database_basic"
@@ -58,6 +63,8 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
         ignore_read: true
       state: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         exclude: false
+      databaseDialect: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        default_from_api: true
     custom_code: !ruby/object:Provider::Terraform::CustomCode
       constants: 'templates/terraform/constants/spanner_database.go.erb'
       encoder: templates/terraform/encoders/spanner_database.go.erb
diff --git a/mmv1/templates/terraform/encoders/spanner_database.go.erb b/mmv1/templates/terraform/encoders/spanner_database.go.erb
index 6651f0d9e475..c88fb37463f9 100644
--- a/mmv1/templates/terraform/encoders/spanner_database.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/templates/terraform/encoders/spanner_database.go.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 obj["createStatement"] = fmt.Sprintf("CREATE DATABASE `%s`", obj["name"])
+if dialect, ok := obj["databaseDialect"]; ok && dialect == "POSTGRESQL" {
+    obj["createStatement"] = fmt.Sprintf("CREATE DATABASE %s", obj["name"])
+}
 delete(obj, "name")
 delete(obj, "instance")
 return obj, nil
diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_spanner_database_test.go.erb b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_spanner_database_test.go.erb
index ba176341d3ca..87f4bf0abf58 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_spanner_database_test.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_spanner_database_test.go.erb
@@ -117,6 +117,90 @@ resource "google_spanner_database" "basic" {
 `, instanceName, instanceName, databaseName)
 }
 
+func TestAccSpannerDatabase_postgres(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	rnd := randString(t, 10)
+	instanceName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-%s", rnd)
+	databaseName := fmt.Sprintf("tfgen_%s", rnd)
+
+	vcrTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckSpannerDatabaseDestroyProducer(t),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccSpannerDatabase_postgres(instanceName, databaseName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("google_spanner_database.basic_spangres", "state"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				// Test import with default Terraform ID
+				ResourceName:            "google_spanner_database.basic_spangres",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"ddl", "deletion_protection"},
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccSpannerDatabase_postgresUpdate(instanceName, databaseName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("google_spanner_database.basic_spangres", "state"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				// Test import with default Terraform ID
+				ResourceName:            "google_spanner_database.basic_spangres",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"ddl", "deletion_protection"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccSpannerDatabase_postgres(instanceName, databaseName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_spanner_instance" "basic" {
+  name         = "%s"
+  config       = "regional-us-central1"
+  display_name = "%s-display"
+  num_nodes    = 1
+}
+
+resource "google_spanner_database" "basic_spangres" {
+  instance = google_spanner_instance.basic.name
+  name     = "%s_spangres"
+  database_dialect = "POSTGRESQL"
+  deletion_protection = false
+}
+`, instanceName, instanceName, databaseName)
+}
+
+func testAccSpannerDatabase_postgresUpdate(instanceName, databaseName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_spanner_instance" "basic" {
+  name         = "%s"
+  config       = "regional-us-central1"
+  display_name = "%s-display"
+  num_nodes    = 1
+}
+
+resource "google_spanner_database" "basic_spangres" {
+  instance = google_spanner_instance.basic.name
+  name     = "%s_spangres"
+  database_dialect = "POSTGRESQL"
+  ddl = [
+     "CREATE TABLE t1 (t1 bigint NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY)",
+     "CREATE TABLE t2 (t2 bigint NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY)",
+     "CREATE TABLE t3 (t3 bigint NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY)",
+     "CREATE TABLE t4 (t4 bigint NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY)",
+  ]
+  deletion_protection = false
+}
+`, instanceName, instanceName, databaseName)
+}
+
 // Unit Tests for type spannerDatabaseId
 func TestDatabaseNameForApi(t *testing.T) {
 	id := spannerDatabaseId{
@@ -350,4 +434,4 @@ resource "google_project_service_identity" "ck_sa" {
 
 `, context)
 }
-<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
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