diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20231030-234315.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20231030-234315.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..823e252dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20231030-234315.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Catalog queries assign the appropriate type for materialized views
+time: 2023-10-30T23:43:15.281772-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: mikealfare
+  Issue: "652"
diff --git a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/catalog.sql b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/catalog.sql
index b34460035..69dc71713 100644
--- a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/catalog.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/catalog.sql
@@ -23,13 +23,28 @@
         order by "column_index"
     ),
 
+    materialized_views as (
+        select
+            table_schema  as nspname,
+            table_name    as relname
+        from information_schema.views
+        where (
+            {%- for schema in schemas -%}
+                upper(table_schema) = upper('{{ schema }}'){%- if not loop.last %} or {% endif -%}
+            {%- endfor -%}
+        )
+        and table_catalog = '{{ database }}'
+        and view_definition ilike '%create materialized view%'
+    ),
+
     early_binding as (
         select
             '{{ database }}'::varchar as table_database,
             sch.nspname as table_schema,
             tbl.relname as table_name,
-            case tbl.relkind
-                when 'v' then 'VIEW'
+            case
+                when tbl.relkind = 'v' and materialized_views.relname is not null then 'MATERIALIZED VIEW'
+                when tbl.relkind = 'v' then 'VIEW'
                 else 'BASE TABLE'
             end as table_type,
             tbl_desc.description as table_comment,
@@ -43,6 +58,7 @@
         join pg_catalog.pg_attribute col on col.attrelid = tbl.oid
         left outer join pg_catalog.pg_description tbl_desc on (tbl_desc.objoid = tbl.oid and tbl_desc.objsubid = 0)
         left outer join pg_catalog.pg_description col_desc on (col_desc.objoid = tbl.oid and col_desc.objsubid = col.attnum)
+        left outer join materialized_views on (materialized_views.nspname = sch.nspname and materialized_views.relname = tbl.relname)
         where (
             {%- for schema in schemas -%}
               upper(sch.nspname) = upper('{{ schema }}'){%- if not loop.last %} or {% endif -%}
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/catalog_tests/files.py b/tests/functional/adapter/catalog_tests/files.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c19522e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/catalog_tests/files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+MY_SEED = """
+id,value,record_valid_date
+1,100,2023-01-01 00:00:00
+2,200,2023-01-02 00:00:00
+3,300,2023-01-02 00:00:00
+""".strip()
+
+
+MY_TABLE = """
+{{ config(
+    materialized='table',
+) }}
+select *
+from {{ ref('my_seed') }}
+"""
+
+
+MY_VIEW = """
+{{ config(
+    materialized='view',
+) }}
+select *
+from {{ ref('my_seed') }}
+"""
+
+
+MY_MATERIALIZED_VIEW = """
+{{ config(
+    materialized='materialized_view',
+) }}
+select *
+from {{ ref('my_seed') }}
+"""
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/catalog_tests/test_relation_types.py b/tests/functional/adapter/catalog_tests/test_relation_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b9156dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/catalog_tests/test_relation_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from dbt.contracts.results import CatalogArtifact
+from dbt.tests.util import run_dbt
+import pytest
+
+from tests.functional.adapter.catalog_tests import files
+
+
+class TestCatalogRelationTypes:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
+    def seeds(self):
+        return {"my_seed.csv": files.MY_SEED}
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
+    def models(self):
+        yield {
+            "my_table.sql": files.MY_TABLE,
+            "my_view.sql": files.MY_VIEW,
+            "my_materialized_view.sql": files.MY_MATERIALIZED_VIEW,
+        }
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
+    def docs(self, project):
+        run_dbt(["seed"])
+        run_dbt(["run"])
+        yield run_dbt(["docs", "generate"])
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "node_name,relation_type",
+        [
+            ("seed.test.my_seed", "BASE TABLE"),
+            ("model.test.my_table", "BASE TABLE"),
+            ("model.test.my_view", "VIEW"),
+            ("model.test.my_materialized_view", "MATERIALIZED VIEW"),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_relation_types_populate_correctly(
+        self, docs: CatalogArtifact, node_name: str, relation_type: str
+    ):
+        """
+        This test addresses: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-redshift/issues/652
+        """
+        assert node_name in docs.nodes
+        node = docs.nodes[node_name]
+        assert node.metadata.type == relation_type