diff --git a/misc/dbt-materialize/CHANGELOG.md b/misc/dbt-materialize/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ed74fec5adab..9f74a00775a5e 100644
--- a/misc/dbt-materialize/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/misc/dbt-materialize/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 * Remove the dependency of data contracts pre-flight checks on the existence of
   the pre-installed `default` cluster. Fixes [#23600](https://github.com/MaterializeInc/materialize/issues/23600).
 
+* Work around [dbt-core #8353](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8353)
+  while a permanent fix doesn't land in dbt Core to unblock users using UUID
+  types.
+
 ## 1.7.0 - 2023-11-20
 
 * Support specifying the materialization type used to store test failures via
diff --git a/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/adapters/materialize/connections.py b/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/adapters/materialize/connections.py
index 4a840a6927b6e..54563de538885 100644
--- a/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/adapters/materialize/connections.py
+++ b/misc/dbt-materialize/dbt/adapters/materialize/connections.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 import psycopg2
+from psycopg2.extras import register_uuid
 
 import dbt.adapters.postgres.connections
 import dbt.exceptions
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ def connect(**kwargs):
         *(kwargs.get("options") or []),
     ]
     kwargs["options"] = " ".join(options)
+
+    # NOTE(morsapaes): work around dbt-core #8353 while #8900 doesn't land to
+    # unblock users using UUID types.
+    register_uuid()
+
     return _connect(**kwargs)