diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20220729-173231.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20220729-173231.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c07f453827b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20220729-173231.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+kind: Features
+body: use MethodName.File when value ends with .csv
+time: 2022-07-29T17:32:31.395677157+02:00
+custom:
+  Author: Goodkat
+  Issue: "5578"
+  PR: "5581"
diff --git a/core/dbt/graph/selector_spec.py b/core/dbt/graph/selector_spec.py
index f929a45b0ad..991ae7fcb89 100644
--- a/core/dbt/graph/selector_spec.py
+++ b/core/dbt/graph/selector_spec.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def __post_init__(self):
     def default_method(cls, value: str) -> MethodName:
         if _probably_path(value):
             return MethodName.Path
-        elif value.lower().endswith((".sql", ".py")):
+        elif value.lower().endswith((".sql", ".py", ".csv")):
             return MethodName.File
         else:
             return MethodName.FQN
diff --git a/test/unit/test_graph_selector_methods.py b/test/unit/test_graph_selector_methods.py
index 3e1738ee7e0..4d225b0874c 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_graph_selector_methods.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_graph_selector_methods.py
@@ -489,6 +489,17 @@ def table_model_py(seed):
         path='subdirectory/table_model.py'
     )
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def table_model_csv(seed):
+    return make_model(
+        'pkg',
+        'table_model_csv',
+        'select * from {{ ref("seed") }}',
+        config_kwargs={'materialized': 'table'},
+        refs=[seed],
+        tags=[],
+        path='subdirectory/table_model.csv'
+    )
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def ext_source():
@@ -607,11 +618,11 @@ def namespaced_union_model(seed, ext_source):
     )
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def manifest(seed, source, ephemeral_model, view_model, table_model, table_model_py, ext_source, ext_model, union_model, ext_source_2, 
+def manifest(seed, source, ephemeral_model, view_model, table_model, table_model_py, table_model_csv, ext_source, ext_model, union_model, ext_source_2, 
     ext_source_other, ext_source_other_2, table_id_unique, table_id_not_null, view_id_unique, ext_source_id_unique, 
     view_test_nothing, namespaced_seed, namespace_model, namespaced_union_model, macro_test_unique, macro_default_test_unique,
     macro_test_not_null, macro_default_test_not_null):
-    nodes = [seed, ephemeral_model, view_model, table_model, table_model_py, union_model, ext_model,
+    nodes = [seed, ephemeral_model, view_model, table_model, table_model_py, table_model_csv, union_model, ext_model,
              table_id_unique, table_id_not_null, view_id_unique, ext_source_id_unique, view_test_nothing,
              namespaced_seed, namespace_model, namespaced_union_model]
     sources = [source, ext_source, ext_source_2,
@@ -649,7 +660,7 @@ def test_select_fqn(manifest):
     assert not search_manifest_using_method(manifest, method, 'ext.unions')
     # sources don't show up, because selection pretends they have no FQN. Should it?
     assert search_manifest_using_method(manifest, method, 'pkg') == {
-        'union_model', 'table_model', 'table_model_py', 'view_model', 'ephemeral_model', 'seed',
+        'union_model', 'table_model', 'table_model_py', 'table_model_csv', 'view_model', 'ephemeral_model', 'seed',
         'mynamespace.union_model', 'mynamespace.ephemeral_model', 'mynamespace.seed'}
     assert search_manifest_using_method(
         manifest, method, 'ext') == {'ext_model'}
@@ -730,6 +741,8 @@ def test_select_file(manifest):
         manifest, method, 'table_model.sql') == {'table_model'}
     assert search_manifest_using_method(
         manifest, method, 'table_model.py') == {'table_model_py'}
+    assert search_manifest_using_method(
+        manifest, method, 'table_model.csv') == {'table_model_csv'}
     assert search_manifest_using_method(
         manifest, method, 'union_model.sql') == {'union_model', 'mynamespace.union_model'}
     assert not search_manifest_using_method(
@@ -744,7 +757,7 @@ def test_select_package(manifest):
     assert isinstance(method, PackageSelectorMethod)
     assert method.arguments == []
 
-    assert search_manifest_using_method(manifest, method, 'pkg') == {'union_model', 'table_model', 'table_model_py', 'view_model', 'ephemeral_model',
+    assert search_manifest_using_method(manifest, method, 'pkg') == {'union_model', 'table_model', 'table_model_py', 'table_model_csv', 'view_model', 'ephemeral_model',
                                                                      'seed', 'raw.seed', 'unique_table_model_id', 'not_null_table_model_id', 'unique_view_model_id', 'view_test_nothing',
                                                                      'mynamespace.seed', 'mynamespace.ephemeral_model', 'mynamespace.union_model',
                                                                      }
@@ -763,7 +776,7 @@ def test_select_config_materialized(manifest):
     assert search_manifest_using_method(manifest, method, 'view') == {
         'view_model', 'ext_model'}
     assert search_manifest_using_method(manifest, method, 'table') == {
-        'table_model', 'table_model_py', 'union_model', 'mynamespace.union_model'}
+        'table_model', 'table_model_py', 'table_model_csv', 'union_model', 'mynamespace.union_model'}
 
 
 def test_select_test_name(manifest):