diff --git a/src/ast/data_type.rs b/src/ast/data_type.rs
index be1acd1a7..81e2b74a9 100644
--- a/src/ast/data_type.rs
+++ b/src/ast/data_type.rs
@@ -465,6 +465,13 @@ pub enum DataType {
     ///
     /// [DuckDB]: https://duckdb.org/docs/sql/data_types/union.html
     Union(Vec<UnionField>),
+    /// Object type, see [Snowflake].
+    ///
+    /// [Snowflake]: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/data-types-semistructured#object
+    Object {
+        /// `None` for bare `OBJECT`, `Some` when parentheses are present (possibly empty).
+        fields: Option<Vec<StructField>>,
+    },
     /// Nullable - special marker NULL represents in ClickHouse as a data type.
     ///
     /// [ClickHouse]: https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/sql-reference/data-types/nullable
@@ -778,6 +785,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for DataType {
             DataType::Union(fields) => {
                 write!(f, "UNION({})", display_comma_separated(fields))
             }
+            DataType::Object { fields } => match fields {
+                None => write!(f, "OBJECT"),
+                Some(fields) => write!(f, "OBJECT({})", display_comma_separated(fields)),
+            },
             // ClickHouse
             DataType::Nullable(data_type) => {
                 write!(f, "Nullable({data_type})")
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index b2b3f42bb..be324a95a 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -3657,6 +3657,32 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [1]: https://duckdb.org/docs/sql/data_types/union.html
+    fn parse_object_data_type(&mut self) -> Result<DataType, ParserError> {
+        self.expect_keyword_is(Keyword::OBJECT)?;
+        // Object type may have no fields: OBJECT or OBJECT()
+        if !self.peek_token_ref().token.eq(&Token::LParen) {
+            return Ok(DataType::Object { fields: None });
+        }
+        self.expect_token(&Token::LParen)?;
+        let fields = if self.peek_token_ref().token == Token::RParen {
+            vec![]
+        } else {
+            self.parse_comma_separated(|parser| {
+                let field_name = parser.parse_identifier()?;
+                let field_type = parser.parse_data_type()?;
+                Ok(StructField {
+                    field_name: Some(field_name),
+                    field_type,
+                    options: None,
+                })
+            })?
+        };
+        self.expect_token(&Token::RParen)?;
+        Ok(DataType::Object {
+            fields: Some(fields),
+        })
+    }
+
     fn parse_union_type_def(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<UnionField>, ParserError> {
         self.expect_keyword_is(Keyword::UNION)?;
 
@@ -13115,6 +13141,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     let fields = self.parse_union_type_def()?;
                     Ok(DataType::Union(fields))
                 }
+                Keyword::OBJECT if dialect_is!(dialect is SnowflakeDialect | GenericDialect) => {
+                    self.prev_token();
+                    self.parse_object_data_type()
+                }
                 Keyword::NULLABLE if dialect_is!(dialect is ClickHouseDialect | GenericDialect) => {
                     Ok(self.parse_sub_type(DataType::Nullable)?)
                 }
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
index 059560dcc..24c653d9f 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
@@ -4912,3 +4912,21 @@ fn test_select_dollar_column_from_stage() {
     // With table function args, without alias
     snowflake().verified_stmt("SELECT $1, $2 FROM @mystage1(file_format => 'myformat')");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_nested_object() {
+    // nested OBJECT with a single field
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("SELECT TRY_CAST(PARSE_JSON('{\"obj_field\":{\"field\":\"value\",}}') AS OBJECT(obj_field OBJECT(field VARCHAR)))");
+
+    // OBJECT with multiple fields
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("SELECT CAST(v AS OBJECT(a VARCHAR, b INT, c BOOLEAN))");
+
+    // nested OBJECT with multiple fields at both levels
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("SELECT CAST(v AS OBJECT(x OBJECT(a INT, b VARCHAR), y NUMBER))");
+
+    // OBJECT with zero fields (empty parentheses)
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("SELECT CAST(v AS OBJECT())");
+
+    // bare OBJECT without parentheses round-trips as OBJECT
+    snowflake().verified_stmt("SELECT CAST(v AS OBJECT)");
+}