diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 848104764..4ddf6e2b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "vite",
     "build": "vite build",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext js,jsx --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",
+    "test": "node --test",
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/components/EditorHeader/Modal/Modal.jsx b/src/components/EditorHeader/Modal/Modal.jsx
index 149549d3a..18492d5e8 100644
--- a/src/components/EditorHeader/Modal/Modal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/EditorHeader/Modal/Modal.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 import { isRtl } from "../../../i18n/utils/rtl";
 import { useExtensions } from "../../../context/ExtensionsContext";
 import { importSQL } from "../../../utils/importSQL";
+import { expandPostgresCreateTableLike } from "../../../utils/importSQL/postgresLikeTables";
 import {
   allowedTypesFor,
   normalizeAiDiagram,
@@ -131,7 +132,12 @@ export default function Modal({
       } else {
         const parser = new Parser();
 
-        ast = parser.astify(importSource.src, {
+        const source =
+          targetDatabase === DB.POSTGRES
+            ? expandPostgresCreateTableLike(importSource.src)
+            : importSource.src;
+
+        ast = parser.astify(source, {
           database: targetDatabase,
         });
       }
diff --git a/src/utils/importSQL/postgresLikeTables.js b/src/utils/importSQL/postgresLikeTables.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad789c15a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/importSQL/postgresLikeTables.js
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+const IDENTIFIER =
+  '(?:"(?:[^"]|"")+"|[\\p{L}_][\\p{L}\\p{N}_$]*)(?:\\s*\\.\\s*(?:"(?:[^"]|"")+"|[\\p{L}_][\\p{L}\\p{N}_$]*))*';
+const CREATE_TABLE_PREFIX = new RegExp(
+  `^\\s*CREATE\\s+TABLE\\s+(?:IF\\s+NOT\\s+EXISTS\\s+)?(${IDENTIFIER})\\s*\\(`,
+  "iu",
+);
+const LIKE_PREFIX = new RegExp(`^\\s*LIKE\\s+(${IDENTIFIER})`, "iu");
+const LIKE_OPTION =
+  /^\s*(?:INCLUDING|EXCLUDING)\s+(?:ALL|DEFAULTS|CONSTRAINTS|INDEXES|STORAGE|COMMENTS|GENERATED|IDENTITY|STATISTICS)(?:\s*,\s*(?:INCLUDING|EXCLUDING)\s+(?:ALL|DEFAULTS|CONSTRAINTS|INDEXES|STORAGE|COMMENTS|GENERATED|IDENTITY|STATISTICS))*\s*/i;
+
+function splitPostgresStatements(sql) {
+  const statements = [];
+  let start = 0;
+  let quote = null;
+  let dollarTag = null;
+  let blockCommentDepth = 0;
+  let index = 0;
+
+  while (index < sql.length) {
+    const char = sql[index];
+
+    if (blockCommentDepth > 0) {
+      if (sql.startsWith("/*", index)) {
+        blockCommentDepth += 1;
+        index += 2;
+      } else if (sql.startsWith("*/", index)) {
+        blockCommentDepth -= 1;
+        index += 2;
+      } else {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (dollarTag) {
+      if (sql.startsWith(dollarTag, index)) {
+        index += dollarTag.length;
+        dollarTag = null;
+      } else {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (quote) {
+      if (char === quote) {
+        if (sql[index + 1] === quote) index += 2;
+        else {
+          quote = null;
+          index += 1;
+        }
+      } else {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (char === "'" || char === '"') {
+      quote = char;
+      index += 1;
+    } else if (char === "-" && sql[index + 1] === "-") {
+      index += 2;
+      while (index < sql.length && sql[index] !== "\n" && sql[index] !== "\r") {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (char === "/" && sql[index + 1] === "*") {
+      blockCommentDepth = 1;
+      index += 2;
+    } else if (char === "$") {
+      const closingTag = sql.indexOf("$", index + 1);
+      const candidate =
+        closingTag === -1 ? "" : sql.slice(index, closingTag + 1);
+      if (/^\$[A-Za-z0-9_]*\$/.test(candidate)) {
+        dollarTag = candidate;
+        index += candidate.length;
+      } else {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (char === ";") {
+      statements.push(sql.slice(start, index + 1));
+      start = index + 1;
+      index += 1;
+    } else {
+      index += 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (start < sql.length) statements.push(sql.slice(start));
+  return statements;
+}
+
+function identifierParts(identifier) {
+  const partPattern = /"(?:[^"]|"")+"|[\p{L}_][\p{L}\p{N}_$]*/gu;
+  const parts = [];
+  let match;
+  while ((match = partPattern.exec(identifier)) !== null) {
+    const part = match[0];
+    parts.push(
+      part.startsWith('"')
+        ? part.slice(1, -1).replace(/""/g, '"')
+        : part.toLowerCase(),
+    );
+  }
+  return parts;
+}
+
+function canonicalIdentifier(identifier) {
+  return identifierParts(identifier).join(".");
+}
+
+function findCreateTableClose(statement, openIndex) {
+  let depth = 0;
+  let quote = null;
+  let dollarTag = null;
+  let index = openIndex;
+
+  while (index < statement.length) {
+    const char = statement[index];
+
+    if (quote) {
+      if (char === quote) {
+        if (statement[index + 1] === quote) index += 2;
+        else {
+          quote = null;
+          index += 1;
+        }
+      } else {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (dollarTag) {
+      if (statement.startsWith(dollarTag, index)) {
+        index += dollarTag.length;
+        dollarTag = null;
+      } else {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (char === "'" || char === '"') {
+      quote = char;
+      index += 1;
+    } else if (char === "-" && statement[index + 1] === "-") {
+      index += 2;
+      while (index < statement.length && statement[index] !== "\n") {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (char === "/" && statement[index + 1] === "*") {
+      const endIndex = statement.indexOf("*/", index + 2);
+      if (endIndex === -1) return null;
+      index = endIndex + 2;
+    } else if (char === "$") {
+      const closingTag = statement.indexOf("$", index + 1);
+      const candidate =
+        closingTag === -1 ? "" : statement.slice(index, closingTag + 1);
+      if (/^\$[A-Za-z0-9_]*\$/.test(candidate)) {
+        dollarTag = candidate;
+        index += candidate.length;
+      } else {
+        index += 1;
+      }
+    } else if (char === "(") {
+      depth += 1;
+      index += 1;
+    } else if (char === ")") {
+      depth -= 1;
+      index += 1;
+      if (depth === 0) return index - 1;
+    } else {
+      index += 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function resolveTableBody(tableBodies, source) {
+  const sourceParts = identifierParts(source);
+  const directKey = sourceParts.join(".");
+  if (tableBodies.has(directKey)) return tableBodies.get(directKey);
+
+  for (const [key, body] of tableBodies) {
+    const keyParts = key.split(".");
+    if (keyParts.length > sourceParts.length) {
+      const suffix = keyParts.slice(keyParts.length - sourceParts.length);
+      if (suffix.join(".") === directKey) return body;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function createTableParts(statement) {
+  const match = CREATE_TABLE_PREFIX.exec(statement);
+  if (!match) return null;
+
+  const openIndex = match.index + match[0].lastIndexOf("(");
+  const closeIndex = findCreateTableClose(statement, openIndex);
+  if (closeIndex <= openIndex) return null;
+
+  return {
+    target: match[1],
+    prefix: statement.slice(0, openIndex + 1),
+    body: statement.slice(openIndex + 1, closeIndex),
+    suffix: statement.slice(closeIndex),
+  };
+}
+
+function withoutLikeClause(body, tableBodies) {
+  const match = LIKE_PREFIX.exec(body);
+  if (!match) return null;
+
+  const sourceBody = resolveTableBody(tableBodies, match[1]);
+  if (sourceBody === null) return null;
+
+  let remainder = body.slice(match.index + match[0].length);
+  let options;
+  while ((options = LIKE_OPTION.exec(remainder)) !== null) {
+    remainder = remainder.slice(options[0].length);
+  }
+
+  remainder = remainder.trimStart();
+  if (remainder.startsWith(",")) {
+    remainder = remainder.slice(1).trimStart();
+  } else if (remainder.length > 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return [sourceBody.trim(), remainder.trim()].filter(Boolean).join(", ");
+}
+
+export function expandPostgresCreateTableLike(sql) {
+  const statements = splitPostgresStatements(sql);
+  const tableBodies = new Map();
+  const expanded = [];
+
+  for (const statement of statements) {
+    const parts = createTableParts(statement);
+    if (!parts) {
+      expanded.push(statement);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const expandedBody = withoutLikeClause(parts.body, tableBodies);
+    const nextStatement = expandedBody
+      ? `${parts.prefix}${expandedBody}${parts.suffix}`
+      : statement;
+    const nextParts = createTableParts(nextStatement);
+    if (nextParts) {
+      tableBodies.set(canonicalIdentifier(nextParts.target), nextParts.body);
+    }
+    expanded.push(nextStatement);
+  }
+
+  return expanded.join("\n");
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/importSQL/postgresLikeTables.test.js b/src/utils/importSQL/postgresLikeTables.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..deb97c7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/importSQL/postgresLikeTables.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { test } from "node:test";
+import nodeSQLParser from "node-sql-parser";
+
+import { expandPostgresCreateTableLike } from "./postgresLikeTables.js";
+
+const { Parser } = nodeSQLParser;
+
+function parse(result) {
+  return new Parser().astify(result, { database: "postgresql" });
+}
+
+test("PostgreSQL CREATE TABLE LIKE expands from an earlier table", () => {
+  const result = expandPostgresCreateTableLike(`CREATE TABLE public.users (
+  id integer PRIMARY KEY,
+  email varchar(255) NOT NULL
+);
+CREATE TABLE public.user_archive (
+  LIKE public.users INCLUDING ALL
+);`);
+
+  assert.ok(result.includes("id integer PRIMARY KEY"));
+  const ast = parse(result);
+  assert.equal(ast.length, 2);
+  assert.equal(ast[1].table[0].table, "user_archive");
+  assert.equal(ast[1].create_definitions.length, 2);
+});
+
+test("LIKE expansion supports extra columns and chained copies", () => {
+  const result = expandPostgresCreateTableLike(`CREATE TABLE public.source (
+  id integer PRIMARY KEY,
+  value text
+);
+CREATE TABLE public.clone (
+  LIKE public.source INCLUDING DEFAULTS,
+  archived_at timestamp
+);
+CREATE TABLE public.clone_copy (
+  LIKE public.clone INCLUDING ALL
+);`);
+
+  const ast = parse(result);
+  const copyColumns = ast[2].create_definitions.map(
+    (definition) => definition.column.column.expr.value,
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(copyColumns, ["id", "value", "archived_at"]);
+});
+
+test("quoted identifiers and semicolons in defaults remain intact", () => {
+  const result =
+    expandPostgresCreateTableLike(`CREATE TABLE public."Source Table" (
+  "value" text DEFAULT 'keep; this'
+);
+CREATE TABLE public."Clone Table" (
+  LIKE public."Source Table"
+);`);
+
+  assert.ok(result.includes("keep; this"));
+  const ast = parse(result);
+  assert.equal(ast[1].table[0].table, "Clone Table");
+  assert.equal(ast[1].create_definitions.length, 1);
+});
+
+test("an unresolved LIKE source is left unchanged", () => {
+  const sql = `CREATE TABLE public.missing_clone (
+  LIKE public.missing_source INCLUDING ALL
+);`;
+
+  assert.equal(expandPostgresCreateTableLike(sql), sql);
+});