diff --git a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
index f05e1c11b5fc..aaaeba5ac568 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import pyarrow as pa
 import sqlalchemy as sa
+import sqlglot as sg
 from packaging.version import parse as vparse
 from sqlalchemy.ext.compiler import compiles
 
@@ -472,6 +473,58 @@ def list_schemas(
 
         return self._filter_with_like(schemata, like)
 
+    def list_tables(
+        self,
+        like: str | None = None,
+        database: str | None = None,
+        schema: str | None = None,
+    ) -> list[str]:
+        """List the tables in the database.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        like
+            A pattern to use for listing tables.
+        database
+            The database (catalog) to perform the list against.
+        schema
+            The schema inside `database` to perform the list against.
+
+            ::: {.callout-warning}
+            ## `schema` refers to database hierarchy
+
+            The `schema` parameter does **not** refer to the column names and
+            types of `table`.
+            :::
+        """
+        query = "SHOW TABLES"
+
+        if database is not None and schema is None:
+            util.warn_deprecated(
+                "database",
+                instead=(
+                    f"{self.name} cannot list tables only using `database` specifier. "
+                    "Include a `schema` argument."
+                ),
+                as_of="7.1",
+                removed_in="8.0",
+            )
+            database = sg.parse_one(database, into=sg.exp.Table).sql(dialect=self.name)
+        elif database is None and schema is not None:
+            database = sg.parse_one(schema, into=sg.exp.Table).sql(dialect=self.name)
+        else:
+            database = (
+                sg.table(schema, db=database, quoted=True).sql(dialect=self.name)
+                or None
+            )
+        if database is not None:
+            query += f" IN {database}"
+
+        with self.begin() as con:
+            tables = [row["name"] for row in con.exec_driver_sql(query).mappings()]
+
+        return self._filter_with_like(tables, like=like)
+
     def _register_in_memory_table(self, op: ops.InMemoryTable) -> None:
         import pyarrow.parquet as pq