diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a39884795ed6..f26e87beff58 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5884,7 +5884,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlparser"
 version = "0.55.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Embucket/datafusion-sqlparser-rs.git?rev=12655c2be19d4796236154f8826e23f84d2978b0#12655c2be19d4796236154f8826e23f84d2978b0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Embucket/datafusion-sqlparser-rs.git?rev=4a91f2fd6af1b6d413621949e724c55c34f8a29b#4a91f2fd6af1b6d413621949e724c55c34f8a29b"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "recursive",
@@ -5894,7 +5894,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlparser_derive"
 version = "0.3.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Embucket/datafusion-sqlparser-rs.git?rev=12655c2be19d4796236154f8826e23f84d2978b0#12655c2be19d4796236154f8826e23f84d2978b0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Embucket/datafusion-sqlparser-rs.git?rev=4a91f2fd6af1b6d413621949e724c55c34f8a29b#4a91f2fd6af1b6d413621949e724c55c34f8a29b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c4880b9b0cca..f559f0d171af 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ recursive = "0.1.1"
 regex = "1.8"
 rstest = "0.24.0"
 serde_json = "1"
-sqlparser = { git = "https://github.com/Embucket/datafusion-sqlparser-rs.git", rev = "12655c2be19d4796236154f8826e23f84d2978b0", features = [
+sqlparser = { git = "https://github.com/Embucket/datafusion-sqlparser-rs.git", rev = "4a91f2fd6af1b6d413621949e724c55c34f8a29b", features = [
     "visitor",
 ] }
 tempfile = "3"
diff --git a/datafusion/sql/src/parser.rs b/datafusion/sql/src/parser.rs
index 3b204731b10f..108b8edfd87b 100644
--- a/datafusion/sql/src/parser.rs
+++ b/datafusion/sql/src/parser.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,12 @@ impl<'a> DFParser<'a> {
             Token::Word(w) => {
                 match w.keyword {
                     Keyword::CREATE => {
+                        if let Token::Word(w) = self.parser.peek_nth_token(2).token {
+                            // use native parser for CREATE EXTERNAL VOLUME
+                            if w.keyword == Keyword::VOLUME {
+                                return self.parse_and_handle_statement();
+                            }
+                        }
                         self.parser.next_token(); // CREATE
                         self.parse_create()
                     }
@@ -1595,6 +1601,24 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn skip_external_volume() -> Result<(), DataFusionError> {
+        let sql = "CREATE OR REPLACE EXTERNAL VOLUME exvol STORAGE_LOCATIONS =
+        ((NAME = 's3' STORAGE_PROVIDER = 'S3' STORAGE_BASE_URL = 's3://my-example-bucket/' ))";
+        let dialect = Box::new(SnowflakeDialect);
+        let statements = DFParser::parse_sql_with_dialect(sql, dialect.as_ref())?;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            statements.len(),
+            1,
+            "Expected to parse exactly one statement"
+        );
+        if let Statement::CreateExternalTable(_) = &statements[0] {
+            panic!("Expected non CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE statement, but was successful: {statements:?}");
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn explain_copy_to_table_to_table() -> Result<(), DataFusionError> {
         let cases = vec![