diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241011-103317.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241011-103317.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba0e26d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241011-103317.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Foreign key constraint on incremental model results in Database Error
+time: 2024-10-11T10:33:17.860744-04:00
+custom:
+    Author: bdgeise
+    Issue: "628"
diff --git a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/adapters.sql
index 8b74933bd..9b612efa8 100644
--- a/dbt/include/redshift/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/redshift/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -42,37 +42,28 @@
   {%- set backup = config.get('backup') -%}
 
   {{ sql_header if sql_header is not none }}
-
-  {%- set contract_config = config.get('contract') -%}
-  {%- if contract_config.enforced -%}
-
   create {% if temporary -%}temporary{%- endif %} table
     {{ relation.include(database=(not temporary), schema=(not temporary)) }}
-    {{ get_table_columns_and_constraints() }}
-    {{ get_assert_columns_equivalent(sql) }}
-    {%- set sql = get_select_subquery(sql) %}
     {% if backup == false -%}backup no{%- endif %}
     {{ dist(_dist) }}
     {{ sort(_sort_type, _sort) }}
-  ;
-
-  insert into {{ relation.include(database=(not temporary), schema=(not temporary)) }}
-    (
-      {{ sql }}
-    )
-  ;
 
+  {%- set contract_config = config.get('contract') -%}
+  {%- if contract_config.enforced -%}
+    {{ get_assert_columns_equivalent(sql) }}
+  {% endif -%}
+  {% if contract_config.enforced and (not temporary) -%}
+	{{ get_table_columns_and_constraints() }};
+	{%- set sql = get_select_subquery(sql) %}
+	 insert into {{ relation.include(database=(not temporary), schema=(not temporary)) }}
+	(
+	  {{ sql }}
+	)
+	;
   {%- else %}
-
-  create {% if temporary -%}temporary{%- endif %} table
-    {{ relation.include(database=(not temporary), schema=(not temporary)) }}
-    {% if backup == false -%}backup no{%- endif %}
-    {{ dist(_dist) }}
-    {{ sort(_sort_type, _sort) }}
   as (
     {{ sql }}
   );
-
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/test_constraints.py b/tests/functional/adapter/test_constraints.py
index a97c66bbd..15a477224 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/test_constraints.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/test_constraints.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     BaseIncrementalConstraintsRollback,
     BaseModelConstraintsRuntimeEnforcement,
     BaseConstraintQuotedColumn,
+    TestIncrementalForeignKeyConstraint,
 )
 
 _expected_sql_redshift = """
@@ -147,3 +148,54 @@ def expected_sql(self):
     ) as model_subq
 );
 """
+
+
+class TestRedshiftIncrementalForeignKeyConstraint(TestIncrementalForeignKeyConstraint):
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def macros(self):
+        return {
+            "create_table.sql": """
+{% macro create_table_macro() %}
+create table if not exists numbers (n int not null primary key)
+{% endmacro %}
+""",
+        }
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "schema.yml": """
+version: 2
+models:
+  - name: raw_numbers
+    config:
+      contract:
+        enforced: true
+      materialized: table
+    columns:
+        - name: n
+          data_type: integer
+          constraints:
+            - type: primary_key
+            - type: not_null
+  - name: stg_numbers
+    config:
+      contract:
+        enforced: true
+      materialized: incremental
+      on_schema_change: append_new_columns
+      unique_key: n
+    columns:
+      - name: n
+        data_type: integer
+        constraints:
+          - type: foreign_key
+            expression: {schema}.raw_numbers (n)
+""",
+            "raw_numbers.sql": """
+select 1 as n
+""",
+            "stg_numbers.sql": """
+select * from {{ ref('raw_numbers') }}
+""",
+        }