diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230506-191813.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230506-191813.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c08e2ad930d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230506-191813.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Respect column 'quote' config in model contracts
+time: 2023-05-06T19:18:13.351819+02:00
+custom:
+  Author: jtcohen6
+  Issue: "7370"
diff --git a/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py b/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
index 7bb16c7ea4e..69a17d33b61 100644
--- a/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
+++ b/core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
@@ -1340,7 +1340,8 @@ def render_raw_columns_constraints(cls, raw_columns: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]])
         rendered_column_constraints = []
 
         for v in raw_columns.values():
-            rendered_column_constraint = [f"{v['name']} {v['data_type']}"]
+            col_name = cls.quote(cls, v["name"]) if v.get("quote") else v["name"]
+            rendered_column_constraint = [f"{col_name} {v['data_type']}"]
             for con in v.get("constraints", None):
                 constraint = cls._parse_column_constraint(con)
                 c = cls.process_parsed_constraint(constraint, cls.render_column_constraint)
diff --git a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql
index 8605ab21d02..b98321d94c0 100644
--- a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql
+++ b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
       {%- if col['data_type'] is not defined -%}
         {{ col_err.append(col['name']) }}
       {%- endif -%}
-      cast(null as {{ col['data_type'] }}) as {{ col['name'] }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
+      {% set col_name = adapter.quote(col['name']) if col.get('quote') else col['name'] %}
+      cast(null as {{ col['data_type'] }}) as {{ col_name }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
     {%- endfor -%}
     {%- if (col_err | length) > 0 -%}
       {{ exceptions.column_type_missing(column_names=col_err) }}
diff --git a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_as.sql b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_as.sql
index af70f12bc31..8e15d85d9cd 100644
--- a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_as.sql
+++ b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/table/create_table_as.sql
@@ -36,15 +36,24 @@
   );
 {%- endmacro %}
 
+
+{% macro default__get_column_names() %}
+  {#- loop through user_provided_columns to get column names -#}
+    {%- set user_provided_columns = model['columns'] -%}
+    {%- for i in user_provided_columns %}
+      {%- set col = user_provided_columns[i] -%}
+      {%- set col_name = adapter.quote(col['name']) if col.get('quote') else col['name'] -%}
+      {{ col_name }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
 {% macro get_select_subquery(sql) %}
   {{ return(adapter.dispatch('get_select_subquery', 'dbt')(sql)) }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro default__get_select_subquery(sql) %}
-    select
-    {% for column in model['columns'] %}
-      {{ column }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
-    {% endfor %}
+    select {{ adapter.dispatch('get_column_names', 'dbt')() }}
     from (
         {{ sql }}
     ) as model_subq
diff --git a/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/adapters.sql b/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/adapters.sql
index 07892f35b4b..6e6850a88c5 100644
--- a/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
   {% if contract_config.enforced %}
     {{ get_assert_columns_equivalent(sql) }}
     {{ get_table_columns_and_constraints() }} ;
-    insert into {{ relation }} {{ get_column_names() }}
+    insert into {{ relation }} (
+      {{ adapter.dispatch('get_column_names', 'dbt')() }}
+    )
     {%- set sql = get_select_subquery(sql) %}
   {% else %}
     as
diff --git a/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/utils/columns_spec_ddl.sql b/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/utils/columns_spec_ddl.sql
index b2f83bea4a9..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/utils/columns_spec_ddl.sql
+++ b/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/utils/columns_spec_ddl.sql
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{% macro get_column_names() %}
-  {# loop through user_provided_columns to get column names #}
-    {%- set user_provided_columns = model['columns'] -%}
-    (
-    {% for i in user_provided_columns %}
-      {% set col = user_provided_columns[i] %}
-      {{ col['name'] }} {{ "," if not loop.last }}
-    {% endfor %}
-  )
-{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py
index 3310c59f3df..98511a7c990 100644
--- a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@
   '2019-01-01' as date_day
 """
 
+
+# 'from' is a reserved word, so it must be quoted
+my_model_with_quoted_column_name_sql = """
+select
+  'blue' as "from",
+  1 as id,
+  '2019-01-01' as date_day
+"""
+
+
 model_schema_yml = """
 version: 2
 models:
@@ -188,7 +198,6 @@
         enforced: true
     columns:
       - name: id
-        quote: true
         data_type: integer
         description: hello
         constraints:
@@ -278,7 +287,6 @@
         name: strange_uniqueness_requirement
     columns:
       - name: id
-        quote: true
         data_type: integer
         description: hello
         constraints:
@@ -303,3 +311,33 @@
       - name: wrong_data_type_column_name
         data_type: {data_type}
 """
+
+
+model_quoted_column_schema_yml = """
+version: 2
+models:
+  - name: my_model
+    config:
+      contract: {enforced: true}
+      materialized: table
+    constraints:
+      - type: check
+        # this one is the on the user
+        expression: ("from" = 'blue')
+        columns: [ '"from"' ]
+    columns:
+      - name: id
+        data_type: integer
+        description: hello
+        constraints:
+          - type: not_null
+        tests:
+          - unique
+      - name: from  # reserved word
+        quote: true
+        data_type: text
+        constraints:
+          - type: not_null
+      - name: date_day
+        data_type: text
+"""
diff --git a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/test_constraints.py b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/test_constraints.py
index 79140f03bbd..add5794640b 100644
--- a/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/test_constraints.py
+++ b/tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/test_constraints.py
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
     my_model_incremental_wrong_name_sql,
     my_model_with_nulls_sql,
     my_model_incremental_with_nulls_sql,
+    my_model_with_quoted_column_name_sql,
     model_schema_yml,
     constrained_model_schema_yml,
+    model_quoted_column_schema_yml,
 )
 
 
@@ -158,7 +160,8 @@ def test__constraints_correct_column_data_types(self, project, data_types):
 
 
 def _normalize_whitespace(input: str) -> str:
-    return re.sub(r"\s+", " ", input).lower().strip()
+    subbed = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", input)
+    return re.sub(r"\s?([\(\),])\s?", r"\1", subbed).lower().strip()
 
 
 class BaseConstraintsRuntimeDdlEnforcement:
@@ -211,15 +214,11 @@ def test__constraints_ddl(self, project, expected_sql):
         # the name is not what we're testing here anyways and varies based on materialization
         # TODO: consider refactoring this to introspect logs instead
         generated_sql = read_file("target", "run", "test", "models", "my_model.sql")
-        generated_sql_modified = _normalize_whitespace(generated_sql)
-        generated_sql_list = generated_sql_modified.split(" ")
+        generated_sql_list = generated_sql.split(" ")
         for idx in [n for n, x in enumerate(generated_sql_list) if "my_model" in x]:
             generated_sql_list[idx] = "<model_identifier>"
         generated_sql_generic = " ".join(generated_sql_list)
-
-        expected_sql_check = _normalize_whitespace(expected_sql)
-
-        assert expected_sql_check == generated_sql_generic
+        assert _normalize_whitespace(expected_sql) == _normalize_whitespace(generated_sql_generic)
 
 
 class BaseConstraintsRollback:
@@ -407,13 +406,44 @@ def test__model_constraints_ddl(self, project, expected_sql):
         results = run_dbt(["run", "-s", "my_model"])
         assert len(results) == 1
         generated_sql = read_file("target", "run", "test", "models", "my_model.sql")
-        generated_sql_list = _normalize_whitespace(generated_sql).split(" ")
-        generated_sql_list = [
-            "<model_identifier>" if "my_model" in s else s for s in generated_sql_list
-        ]
+        generated_sql_list = generated_sql.split(" ")
+        for idx in [n for n, x in enumerate(generated_sql_list) if "my_model" in x]:
+            generated_sql_list[idx] = "<model_identifier>"
         generated_sql_generic = " ".join(generated_sql_list)
-        assert _normalize_whitespace(expected_sql) == generated_sql_generic
+        assert _normalize_whitespace(expected_sql) == _normalize_whitespace(generated_sql_generic)
 
 
 class TestModelConstraintsRuntimeEnforcement(BaseModelConstraintsRuntimeEnforcement):
     pass
+
+
+class TestConstraintQuotedColumn(BaseConstraintsRuntimeDdlEnforcement):
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "my_model.sql": my_model_with_quoted_column_name_sql,
+            "constraints_schema.yml": model_quoted_column_schema_yml,
+        }
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def expected_sql(self):
+        return """
+create table <model_identifier> (
+    id integer not null,
+    "from" text not null,
+    date_day text,
+    check ("from" = 'blue')
+) ;
+insert into <model_identifier> (
+    id, "from", date_day
+)
+(
+    select id, "from", date_day
+    from (
+        select
+          'blue' as "from",
+          1 as id,
+          '2019-01-01' as date_day
+    ) as model_subq
+);
+"""