diff --git a/grammar.js b/grammar.js
index 98eef00f..4e944a01 100644
--- a/grammar.js
+++ b/grammar.js
@@ -1392,6 +1392,7 @@ module.exports = grammar({
     create_database: $ => seq(
       $.keyword_create,
       $.keyword_database,
+      optional($._if_not_exists),
       $.identifier,
       optional($.keyword_with),
       repeat(
diff --git a/test/corpus/create.txt b/test/corpus/create.txt
index 3717b38d..50fa83be 100644
--- a/test/corpus/create.txt
+++ b/test/corpus/create.txt
@@ -1937,6 +1937,24 @@ CREATE DATABASE hollywood
       (keyword_database)
       (identifier))))
 
+================================================================================
+Create database if not exists
+================================================================================
+
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS hollywood
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(program
+  (statement
+    (create_database
+      (keyword_create)
+      (keyword_database)
+      (keyword_if)
+      (keyword_not)
+      (keyword_exists)
+      (identifier))))
+
 ================================================================================
 Create database with settings
 ================================================================================