diff --git a/providers/snowflake/docs/connections/snowflake.rst b/providers/snowflake/docs/connections/snowflake.rst
index 2d7076d120f55..6a314279efba6 100644
--- a/providers/snowflake/docs/connections/snowflake.rst
+++ b/providers/snowflake/docs/connections/snowflake.rst
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Extra (optional)
     * ``authenticator``: To connect using OAuth set this parameter ``oauth``.
     * ``refresh_token``: Specify refresh_token for OAuth connection.
     * ``private_key_file``: Specify the path to the private key file.
-    * ``private_key_content``: Specify the content of the private key file.
+    * ``private_key_content``: Specify the content of the private key file. To input a PEM-formatted private key, replace all actual newlines with the literal ``\n`` in the key. Ensure the entire key, including the headers and footers, is on a single line with ``\n`` used to represent line breaks.
     * ``session_parameters``: Specify `session level parameters <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/python-connector-example.html#setting-session-parameters>`_.
     * ``insecure_mode``: Turn off OCSP certificate checks. For details, see: `How To: Turn Off OCSP Checking in Snowflake Client Drivers - Snowflake Community <https://community.snowflake.com/s/article/How-to-turn-off-OCSP-checking-in-Snowflake-client-drivers>`_.
     * ``host``: Target Snowflake hostname to connect to (e.g., for local testing with LocalStack).
diff --git a/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake.py b/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake.py
index f997d20aecdef..6267d2c3c611b 100644
--- a/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake.py
+++ b/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def _get_conn_params(self) -> dict[str, str | None]:
                 raise ValueError("The private_key_file size is too big. Please keep it less than 4 KB.")
             private_key_pem = Path(private_key_file_path).read_bytes()
         elif private_key_content:
-            private_key_pem = private_key_content.encode()
+            private_key_pem = private_key_content.replace("\\n", "\n").encode()
 
         if private_key_pem:
             passphrase = None
diff --git a/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake_sql_api.py b/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake_sql_api.py
index 8770492d06ec1..cf90a9eea8af3 100644
--- a/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake_sql_api.py
+++ b/providers/snowflake/src/airflow/providers/snowflake/hooks/snowflake_sql_api.py
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ def get_private_key(self) -> None:
         elif private_key_file:
             private_key_pem = Path(private_key_file).read_bytes()
         elif private_key_content:
-            private_key_pem = private_key_content.encode()
+            # BS3PasswordFieldWidget treats input text literally. So, \n is converted to \\n.
+            # We need to convert it back to \n.
+            private_key_pem = private_key_content.replace("\\n", "\n").encode()
 
         if private_key_pem:
             passphrase = None
diff --git a/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake.py b/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake.py
index b1a65b4293b66..8ccdc24d28fc8 100644
--- a/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake.py
+++ b/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake.py
@@ -358,6 +358,25 @@ def test_get_conn_params_should_support_private_auth_in_connection(
         with mock.patch.dict("os.environ", AIRFLOW_CONN_TEST_CONN=Connection(**connection_kwargs).get_uri()):
             assert "private_key" in SnowflakeHook(snowflake_conn_id="test_conn")._get_conn_params
 
+        # \\n should be replaced with \n when invoking load_pem_private_key
+        connection_kwargs["extra"]["private_key_content"] = connection_kwargs["extra"][
+            "private_key_content"
+        ].replace("\n", "\\n")
+        with (
+            mock.patch.dict("os.environ", AIRFLOW_CONN_TEST_CONN=Connection(**connection_kwargs).get_uri()),
+            mock.patch(
+                "cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.load_pem_private_key"
+            ) as mock_load_pem_private_key,
+        ):
+            from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+
+            SnowflakeHook(snowflake_conn_id="test_conn")._get_conn_params
+            mock_load_pem_private_key.assert_called_once_with(
+                str(encrypted_temporary_private_key.read_text()).encode(),
+                password=_PASSWORD.encode(),
+                backend=default_backend(),
+            )
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("include_params", [True, False])
     def test_hook_param_beats_extra(self, include_params):
         """When both hook params and extras are supplied, hook params should
diff --git a/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake_sql_api.py b/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake_sql_api.py
index 1247e3e031820..e40f99c95d100 100644
--- a/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake_sql_api.py
+++ b/providers/snowflake/tests/unit/snowflake/hooks/test_snowflake_sql_api.py
@@ -423,6 +423,25 @@ def test_get_private_key_should_support_private_auth_in_connection(
             hook.get_private_key()
             assert hook.private_key is not None
 
+        # \\n should be replaced with \n when invoking load_pem_private_key
+        connection_kwargs["extra"]["private_key_content"] = connection_kwargs["extra"][
+            "private_key_content"
+        ].replace("\n", "\\n")
+        with (
+            mock.patch.dict("os.environ", AIRFLOW_CONN_TEST_CONN=Connection(**connection_kwargs).get_uri()),
+            mock.patch(
+                "cryptography.hazmat.primitives.serialization.load_pem_private_key"
+            ) as mock_load_pem_private_key,
+        ):
+            from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+
+            SnowflakeSqlApiHook(snowflake_conn_id="test_conn")._get_conn_params
+            mock_load_pem_private_key.assert_called_once_with(
+                str(encrypted_temporary_private_key.read_text()).encode(),
+                password=_PASSWORD.encode(),
+                backend=default_backend(),
+            )
+
     def test_get_private_key_raise_exception(self, encrypted_temporary_private_key: Path):
         """
         Test get_private_key function with private_key_content and private_key_file in connection