diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240628-190140.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240628-190140.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c58b465fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240628-190140.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Fix scenario where using the `--empty` flag causes metadata queries to contain
+  limit clauses
+time: 2024-06-28T19:01:40.558234-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: mikealfare
+  Issue: "1033"
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
index 6e7ea8f6c..f0ac8ab35 100644
--- a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 
 {% macro snowflake__get_columns_in_relation(relation) -%}
   {%- set sql -%}
-    describe table {{ relation }}
+    describe table {{ relation.render() }}
   {%- endset -%}
   {%- set result = run_query(sql) -%}
 
   {% set maximum = 10000 %}
   {% if (result | length) >= maximum %}
     {% set msg %}
-      Too many columns in relation {{ relation }}! dbt can only get
+      Too many columns in relation {{ relation.render() }}! dbt can only get
       information about relations with fewer than {{ maximum }} columns.
     {% endset %}
     {% do exceptions.raise_compiler_error(msg) %}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 
 {% macro snowflake__alter_column_type(relation, column_name, new_column_type) -%}
   {% call statement('alter_column_type') %}
-    alter table {{ relation }} alter {{ adapter.quote(column_name) }} set data type {{ new_column_type }};
+    alter table {{ relation.render() }} alter {{ adapter.quote(column_name) }} set data type {{ new_column_type }};
   {% endcall %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     {%- else -%}
         {%- set relation_type = relation.type -%}
     {%- endif -%}
-    comment on {{ relation_type }} {{ relation }} IS $${{ relation_comment | replace('$', '[$]') }}$$;
+    comment on {{ relation_type }} {{ relation.render() }} IS $${{ relation_comment | replace('$', '[$]') }}$$;
 {% endmacro %}
 
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     {% else -%}
         {% set relation_type = relation.type %}
     {% endif %}
-    alter {{ relation_type }} {{ relation }} alter
+    alter {{ relation_type }} {{ relation.render() }} alter
     {% for column_name in existing_columns if (column_name in existing_columns) or (column_name|lower in existing_columns) %}
         {{ get_column_comment_sql(column_name, column_dict) }} {{- ',' if not loop.last else ';' }}
     {% endfor %}
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
     {% if add_columns %}
 
     {% set sql -%}
-       alter {{ relation_type }} {{ relation }} add column
+       alter {{ relation_type }} {{ relation.render() }} add column
           {% for column in add_columns %}
             {{ column.name }} {{ column.data_type }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
           {% endfor %}
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
     {% if remove_columns %}
 
     {% set sql -%}
-        alter {{ relation_type }} {{ relation }} drop column
+        alter {{ relation_type }} {{ relation.render() }} drop column
             {% for column in remove_columns %}
                 {{ column.name }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
             {% endfor %}
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 
 {% macro snowflake__truncate_relation(relation) -%}
   {% set truncate_dml %}
-    truncate table {{ relation }}
+    truncate table {{ relation.render() }}
   {% endset %}
   {% call statement('truncate_relation') -%}
     {{ snowflake_dml_explicit_transaction(truncate_dml) }}
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/empty/_models.py b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..698e4f1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+SEED = """
+my_id,my_value
+1,a
+2,b
+3,c
+""".strip()
+
+
+SCHEMA = """
+version: 2
+
+seeds:
+  - name: my_seed
+    description: "This is my_seed"
+    columns:
+      - name: id
+        description: "This is my_seed.my_id"
+"""
+
+CONTROL = """
+select * from {{ ref("my_seed") }}
+"""
+
+
+GET_COLUMNS_IN_RELATION = """
+{{ config(materialized="table") }}
+{% set columns = adapter.get_columns_in_relation(ref("my_seed")) %}
+select * from {{ ref("my_seed") }}
+"""
+
+
+ALTER_COLUMN_TYPE = """
+{{ config(materialized="table") }}
+{{ alter_column_type(ref("my_seed"), "MY_VALUE", "varchar") }}
+select * from {{ ref("my_seed") }}
+"""
+
+
+ALTER_RELATION_COMMENT = """
+{{ config(
+    materialized="table",
+    persist_docs={"relations": True},
+) }}
+select * from {{ ref("my_seed") }}
+"""
+
+
+ALTER_COLUMN_COMMENT = """
+{{ config(
+    materialized="table",
+    persist_docs={"columns": True},
+) }}
+select * from {{ ref("my_seed") }}
+"""
+
+
+ALTER_RELATION_ADD_REMOVE_COLUMNS = """
+{{ config(materialized="table") }}
+{% set my_seed = adapter.Relation.create(this.database, this.schema, "my_seed", "table") %}
+{% set my_column = api.Column("my_column", "varchar") %}
+{% do alter_relation_add_remove_columns(my_seed, [my_column], none) %}
+{% do alter_relation_add_remove_columns(my_seed, none, [my_column]) %}
+select * from {{ ref("my_seed") }}
+"""
+
+
+TRUNCATE_RELATION = """
+{{ config(materialized="table") }}
+{% set my_seed = adapter.Relation.create(this.database, this.schema, "my_seed", "table") %}
+{{ truncate_relation(my_seed) }}
+select * from {{ ref("my_seed") }}
+"""
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
index 401179b71..fe07fc081 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/empty/test_empty.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 from dbt.tests.adapter.empty.test_empty import BaseTestEmpty, BaseTestEmptyInlineSourceRef
+from dbt.tests.util import run_dbt
+import pytest
+
+from tests.functional.adapter.empty import _models
 
 
 class TestSnowflakeEmpty(BaseTestEmpty):
@@ -7,3 +11,41 @@ class TestSnowflakeEmpty(BaseTestEmpty):
 
 class TestSnowflakeEmptyInlineSourceRef(BaseTestEmptyInlineSourceRef):
     pass
+
+
+class TestMetadataWithEmptyFlag:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def seeds(self):
+        return {"my_seed.csv": _models.SEED}
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "schema.yml": _models.SCHEMA,
+            "control.sql": _models.CONTROL,
+            "get_columns_in_relation.sql": _models.GET_COLUMNS_IN_RELATION,
+            "alter_column_type.sql": _models.ALTER_COLUMN_TYPE,
+            "alter_relation_comment.sql": _models.ALTER_RELATION_COMMENT,
+            "alter_column_comment.sql": _models.ALTER_COLUMN_COMMENT,
+            "alter_relation_add_remove_columns.sql": _models.ALTER_RELATION_ADD_REMOVE_COLUMNS,
+            "truncate_relation.sql": _models.TRUNCATE_RELATION,
+        }
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
+    def setup(self, project):
+        run_dbt(["seed"])
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "model",
+        [
+            "control",
+            "get_columns_in_relation",
+            "alter_column_type",
+            "alter_relation_comment",
+            "alter_column_comment",
+            "alter_relation_add_remove_columns",
+            "truncate_relation",
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_run(self, project, model):
+        run_dbt(["run", "--empty", "--select", model])