diff --git a/macros/sql/get_table_types_sql.sql b/macros/sql/get_table_types_sql.sql
index 8a88c45a..796ff59a 100644
--- a/macros/sql/get_table_types_sql.sql
+++ b/macros/sql/get_table_types_sql.sql
@@ -30,3 +30,13 @@
                 else lower(table_type)
             end as {{ adapter.quote('table_type') }}
 {% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro bigquery__get_table_types_sql() %}
+            case table_type
+                when 'BASE TABLE' then 'table'
+                when 'CLONE' then 'table'
+                when 'EXTERNAL TABLE' then 'external'
+                when 'MATERIALIZED VIEW' then 'materializedview'
+                else lower(table_type)
+            end as {{ adapter.quote('table_type') }}
+{% endmacro %}