diff --git a/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/base.py b/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/base.py
index e9125315..3663c524 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/base.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/sqlalchemy/base.py
@@ -583,6 +583,16 @@ def visit_identity_column(self, identity, **kw):
 
 
 class SnowflakeTypeCompiler(compiler.GenericTypeCompiler):
+    def _render_string_type(self, type_, name):
+
+        text = name
+        if type_.length:
+            text += f"({type_.length})" 
+        if type_.collation:
+            # note: whitespace before the statement is important here
+            text += f" COLLATE '{type_.collation}'" 
+        return text
+    
     def visit_BYTEINT(self, type_, **kw):
         return "BYTEINT"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_compiler.py b/tests/test_compiler.py
index 43820623..b389a8f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_compiler.py
+++ b/tests/test_compiler.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2012-2022 Snowflake Computing Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
 
-from sqlalchemy import Integer, String, and_, select
+import pytest
+from sqlalchemy import Integer, MetaData, String, and_, select, Table, Column
 from sqlalchemy.schema import DropColumnComment, DropTableComment
 from sqlalchemy.sql import column, quoted_name, table
 from sqlalchemy.testing import AssertsCompiledSQL
+from .conftest import CONNECTION_PARAMETERS
 
 table1 = table(
     "table1", column("id", Integer), column("name", String), column("value", Integer)
@@ -99,3 +101,24 @@ def test_quoted_name_label(engine_testaccount):
         sel_from_tbl = select(col).group_by(col).select_from(table("abc"))
         compiled_result = sel_from_tbl.compile()
         assert str(compiled_result) == t["output"]
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("collation", ["en", "latin1"])
+def test_string_collation(engine_testaccount, collation):
+    # create a table with a string column with a certain collation
+    metadata = MetaData(bind=engine_testaccount)
+    table = Table(f"collation_test_table_{collation}", 
+            metadata,
+            Column("chars_col", String(collation=collation)),
+            schema=CONNECTION_PARAMETERS["schema"]
+    )
+    table.create(engine_testaccount)
+    insert_stmt = table.insert([
+        {"chars_col": "a"},
+        {"chars_col": "A"},
+        {"chars_col": "b"},
+    ])
+    engine_testaccount.execute(insert_stmt)
+    # retrieve values and check if collation was used properly
+    column_type = engine_testaccount.execute(f"DESCRIBE TABLE {table.schema}.{table.name}").fetchone()["type"]
+    assert f"COLLATE '{collation}'" in column_type
+