diff --git a/internal/codegen/golang/go_type.go b/internal/codegen/golang/go_type.go
index c4aac84dd6..280e323814 100644
--- a/internal/codegen/golang/go_type.go
+++ b/internal/codegen/golang/go_type.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func addExtraGoStructTags(tags map[string]string, req *plugin.GenerateRequest, o
 		if oride.GoType.StructTags == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if override.MatchesColumn(col) {
+		if override.MatchesColumn(col, req.Settings.Engine) {
 			for k, v := range oride.GoType.StructTags {
 				tags[k] = v
 			}
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ func goInnerType(req *plugin.GenerateRequest, options *opts.Options, col *plugin
 		if oride.GoType.TypeName == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		if override.MatchesColumn(col) {
+
+		if override.MatchesColumn(col, req.Settings.Engine) {
 			return oride.GoType.TypeName
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override.go b/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override.go
index 6916c0c7f3..8a0632c135 100644
--- a/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override.go
+++ b/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override.go
@@ -77,10 +77,37 @@ func (o *Override) Matches(n *plugin.Identifier, defaultSchema string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (o *Override) MatchesColumn(col *plugin.Column) bool {
-	columnType := sdk.DataType(col.Type)
+func typesMatches(dbType string, colType *plugin.Identifier, isPostgresql bool) bool {
+	if dbType == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	columnType := sdk.DataType(colType)
+	if dbType == columnType {
+		return true
+	}
+	// For example, in PostgreSQL, built-in types are in the 'pg_catalog' schema.
+	// colType Identifier might show them as:
+	// - Schema: "pg_catalog", Name: "json"
+	// - Or Name: "pg_catalog.json"
+	// - Or just Name: "json"
+	// This checks both to match types.
+	if isPostgresql {
+		if strings.TrimPrefix(dbType, "pg_catalog.") == columnType {
+			return true
+		}
+		if colType.Schema == "pg_catalog" && colType.Name == dbType {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		return strings.TrimPrefix(colType.Name, "pg_catalog.") == dbType
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (o *Override) MatchesColumn(col *plugin.Column, engine string) bool {
 	notNull := col.NotNull || col.IsArray
-	return o.DBType != "" && o.DBType == columnType && o.Nullable != notNull && o.Unsigned == col.Unsigned
+	return typesMatches(o.DBType, col.Type, engine == "postgresql") && o.Nullable != notNull && o.Unsigned == col.Unsigned
 }
 
 func (o *Override) parse(req *plugin.GenerateRequest) (err error) {
diff --git a/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override_test.go b/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override_test.go
index 8405666f36..b6b64836d5 100644
--- a/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override_test.go
+++ b/internal/codegen/golang/opts/override_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/sqlc-dev/sqlc/internal/plugin"
 )
 
 func TestTypeOverrides(t *testing.T) {
@@ -115,3 +116,88 @@ func FuzzOverride(f *testing.F) {
 		o.parse(nil)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestOverride_MatchesColumn(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	type testCase struct {
+		specName string
+		override Override
+		Column   *plugin.Column
+		engine   string
+		expected bool
+	}
+
+	testCases := []*testCase{
+		{
+			specName: "matches with pg_catalog in schema and name",
+			override: Override{
+				DBType:   "json",
+				Nullable: false,
+			},
+			Column: &plugin.Column{
+				Name: "data",
+				Type: &plugin.Identifier{
+					Schema: "pg_catalog",
+					Name:   "json",
+				},
+				NotNull: true,
+				IsArray: false,
+			},
+			engine:   "postgresql",
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			specName: "matches only with name",
+			override: Override{
+				DBType:   "json",
+				Nullable: false,
+			},
+			Column: &plugin.Column{
+				Name: "data",
+				Type: &plugin.Identifier{
+					Name: "json",
+				},
+				NotNull: true,
+				IsArray: false,
+			},
+			engine:   "postgresql",
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			specName: "matches with pg_catalog in name",
+			override: Override{
+				DBType:   "json",
+				Nullable: false,
+			},
+			Column: &plugin.Column{
+				Name: "data",
+				Type: &plugin.Identifier{
+					Name: "pg_catalog.json",
+				},
+				NotNull: true,
+				IsArray: false,
+			},
+			engine:   "postgresql",
+			expected: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		tt := *test
+		t.Run(tt.specName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := tt.override.MatchesColumn(tt.Column, tt.engine)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch; got %v; want %v", result, tt.expected)
+			}
+			if tt.engine == "postgresql" && tt.expected == true {
+				tt.override.DBType = "pg_catalog." + tt.override.DBType
+				result = tt.override.MatchesColumn(test.Column, tt.engine)
+				if !result {
+					t.Errorf("mismatch; got %v; want %v", result, tt.expected)
+				}
+			}
+
+		})
+
+	}
+}