diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20231008-195410.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20231008-195410.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fac7167e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20231008-195410.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Add support for checking table-last-modified by metadata
+time: 2023-10-08T19:54:10.503476-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: peterallenwebb
+  Issue: "785"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
index 3f8124a9a..6f71fec1a 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ class SnowflakeAdapter(SQLAdapter):
         ConstraintType.foreign_key: ConstraintSupport.NOT_ENFORCED,
     }
 
-    _capabilities = CapabilityDict(
-        {Capability.SchemaMetadataByRelations: CapabilitySupport(support=Support.Full)}
+    _capabilities: CapabilityDict = CapabilityDict(
+        {
+            Capability.SchemaMetadataByRelations: CapabilitySupport(support=Support.Full),
+            Capability.TableLastModifiedMetadata: CapabilitySupport(support=Support.Full),
+        }
     )
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/metadata.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/metadata.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..667082fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/metadata.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{% macro snowflake__get_relation_last_modified(information_schema, relations) -%}
+
+  {%- call statement('last_modified', fetch_result=True) -%}
+        select table_schema as schema,
+               table_name as identifier,
+               last_altered as last_modified,
+               {{ current_timestamp() }} as snapshotted_at
+        from {{ information_schema }}.tables
+        where (
+          {%- for relation in relations -%}
+            (upper(table_schema) = upper('{{ relation.schema }}') and
+             upper(table_name) = upper('{{ relation.identifier }}')){%- if not loop.last %} or {% endif -%}
+          {%- endfor -%}
+        )
+  {%- endcall -%}
+
+  {{ return(load_result('last_modified')) }}
+
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/test_get_last_relation_modified.py b/tests/functional/adapter/test_get_last_relation_modified.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60547cd49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/test_get_last_relation_modified.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os
+import pytest
+
+from dbt.cli.main import dbtRunner
+
+
+freshness_via_metadata_schema_yml = """version: 2
+sources:
+  - name: test_source
+    freshness:
+      warn_after: {count: 10, period: hour}
+      error_after: {count: 1, period: day}
+    schema: "{{ env_var('DBT_GET_LAST_RELATION_TEST_SCHEMA') }}"
+    tables:
+      - name: test_table
+"""
+
+
+class TestGetLastRelationModified:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
+    def set_env_vars(self, project):
+        os.environ["DBT_GET_LAST_RELATION_TEST_SCHEMA"] = project.test_schema
+        yield
+        del os.environ["DBT_GET_LAST_RELATION_TEST_SCHEMA"]
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {"schema.yml": freshness_via_metadata_schema_yml}
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def custom_schema(self, project, set_env_vars):
+        with project.adapter.connection_named("__test"):
+            relation = project.adapter.Relation.create(
+                database=project.database, schema=os.environ["DBT_GET_LAST_RELATION_TEST_SCHEMA"]
+            )
+            project.adapter.drop_schema(relation)
+            project.adapter.create_schema(relation)
+
+        yield relation.schema
+
+        with project.adapter.connection_named("__test"):
+            project.adapter.drop_schema(relation)
+
+    @pytest.mark.skip()
+    def test_get_last_relation_modified(self, project, set_env_vars, custom_schema):
+        project.run_sql(
+            f"create table {custom_schema}.test_table (id integer autoincrement, name varchar(100) not null);"
+        )
+
+        warning_or_error = False
+
+        def probe(e):
+            nonlocal warning_or_error
+            if e.info.level in ["warning", "error"]:
+                warning_or_error = True
+
+        runner = dbtRunner(callbacks=[probe])
+        runner.invoke(["source", "freshness"])
+
+        # The 'source freshness' command should succeed without warnings or errors.
+        assert not warning_or_error
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/test_list_relations_without_caching.py b/tests/functional/adapter/test_list_relations_without_caching.py
index dd1d03b78..f6dfc2144 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/test_list_relations_without_caching.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/test_list_relations_without_caching.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def find_exc_info_in_parsed_logs(parsed_logs, exc_info_name):
     )
 
 
-class TestListRelationsWithoutCaching:
+class TestListRelationsWithoutCachingSingle:
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def models(self):
         my_models = {"my_model_base.sql": TABLE_BASE_SQL}
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ def models(self):
     def macros(self):
         return {
             "validate_list_relations_without_caching.sql": MACROS__VALIDATE__SNOWFLAKE__LIST_RELATIONS_WITHOUT_CACHING,
-            "validate_list_relations_without_caching_raise_error.sql": MACROS__VALIDATE__SNOWFLAKE__LIST_RELATIONS_WITHOUT_CACHING_RAISE_ERROR,
         }
 
     def test__snowflake__list_relations_without_caching_termination(self, project):
@@ -96,8 +95,7 @@ def test__snowflake__list_relations_without_caching_termination(self, project):
         validates that we do NOT trigger pagination logic snowflake__list_relations_without_caching
         macro when there are fewer than max_results_per_iter relations in the target schema
         """
-
-        _ = run_dbt(["run", "-s", "my_model_base"])
+        run_dbt(["run", "-s", "my_model_base"])
 
         database = project.database
         schemas = project.created_schemas
@@ -121,6 +119,23 @@ def test__snowflake__list_relations_without_caching_termination(self, project):
 
             assert n_relations == "n_relations: 1"
 
+
+class TestListRelationsWithoutCachingFull:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        my_models = {"my_model_base.sql": TABLE_BASE_SQL}
+        for view in range(0, NUM_VIEWS):
+            my_models.update({f"my_model_{view}.sql": VIEW_X_SQL})
+
+        return my_models
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def macros(self):
+        return {
+            "validate_list_relations_without_caching.sql": MACROS__VALIDATE__SNOWFLAKE__LIST_RELATIONS_WITHOUT_CACHING,
+            "validate_list_relations_without_caching_raise_error.sql": MACROS__VALIDATE__SNOWFLAKE__LIST_RELATIONS_WITHOUT_CACHING_RAISE_ERROR,
+        }
+
     def test__snowflake__list_relations_without_caching(self, project):
         """
         validates pagination logic in snowflake__list_relations_without_caching macro counts
@@ -128,7 +143,7 @@ def test__snowflake__list_relations_without_caching(self, project):
         calls of SHOW TERSE OBJECTS.
         """
         # purpose of the first run is to create the replicated views in the target schema
-        _ = run_dbt(["run", "--exclude", "my_model_base"])
+        run_dbt(["run"])
 
         database = project.database
         schemas = project.created_schemas
@@ -157,6 +172,8 @@ def test__snowflake__list_relations_without_caching_raise_error(self, project):
         validates pagination logic terminates and raises a compilation error
         when exceeding the limit of how many results to return.
         """
+        run_dbt(["run"])
+
         database = project.database
         schemas = project.created_schemas