diff --git a/src/ast/data_type.rs b/src/ast/data_type.rs
index fbfdc2dcf..ccca7f4cb 100644
--- a/src/ast/data_type.rs
+++ b/src/ast/data_type.rs
@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@ pub enum DataType {
     FixedString(u64),
     /// Bytea
     Bytea,
+    /// Bit string, e.g. [Postgres], [MySQL], or [MSSQL]
+    ///
+    /// [Postgres]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/datatype-bit.html
+    /// [MySQL]: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/9.1/en/bit-type.html
+    /// [MSSQL]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/data-types/bit-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16
+    Bit(Option<u64>),
+    /// Variable-length bit string e.g. [Postgres]
+    ///
+    /// [Postgres]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/datatype-bit.html
+    BitVarying(Option<u64>),
     /// Custom type such as enums
     Custom(ObjectName, Vec<String>),
     /// Arrays
@@ -518,6 +528,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for DataType {
             DataType::LongText => write!(f, "LONGTEXT"),
             DataType::String(size) => format_type_with_optional_length(f, "STRING", size, false),
             DataType::Bytea => write!(f, "BYTEA"),
+            DataType::Bit(size) => format_type_with_optional_length(f, "BIT", size, false),
+            DataType::BitVarying(size) => {
+                format_type_with_optional_length(f, "BIT VARYING", size, false)
+            }
             DataType::Array(ty) => match ty {
                 ArrayElemTypeDef::None => write!(f, "ARRAY"),
                 ArrayElemTypeDef::SquareBracket(t, None) => write!(f, "{t}[]"),
diff --git a/src/keywords.rs b/src/keywords.rs
index 4ec088941..e00e26a62 100644
--- a/src/keywords.rs
+++ b/src/keywords.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ define_keywords!(
     BIGNUMERIC,
     BINARY,
     BINDING,
+    BIT,
     BLOB,
     BLOOMFILTER,
     BOOL,
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 90665e9f9..efdf0d6d0 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -8134,6 +8134,13 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 Keyword::MEDIUMBLOB => Ok(DataType::MediumBlob),
                 Keyword::LONGBLOB => Ok(DataType::LongBlob),
                 Keyword::BYTES => Ok(DataType::Bytes(self.parse_optional_precision()?)),
+                Keyword::BIT => {
+                    if self.parse_keyword(Keyword::VARYING) {
+                        Ok(DataType::BitVarying(self.parse_optional_precision()?))
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(DataType::Bit(self.parse_optional_precision()?))
+                    }
+                }
                 Keyword::UUID => Ok(DataType::Uuid),
                 Keyword::DATE => Ok(DataType::Date),
                 Keyword::DATE32 => Ok(DataType::Date32),
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index 4e0cac45b..f146b298e 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -12440,3 +12440,22 @@ fn test_reserved_keywords_for_identifiers() {
     let sql = "SELECT MAX(interval) FROM tbl";
     dialects.parse_sql_statements(sql).unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_create_table_with_bit_types() {
+    let sql = "CREATE TABLE t (a BIT, b BIT VARYING, c BIT(42), d BIT VARYING(43))";
+    match verified_stmt(sql) {
+        Statement::CreateTable(CreateTable { columns, .. }) => {
+            assert_eq!(columns.len(), 4);
+            assert_eq!(columns[0].data_type, DataType::Bit(None));
+            assert_eq!(columns[0].to_string(), "a BIT");
+            assert_eq!(columns[1].data_type, DataType::BitVarying(None));
+            assert_eq!(columns[1].to_string(), "b BIT VARYING");
+            assert_eq!(columns[2].data_type, DataType::Bit(Some(42)));
+            assert_eq!(columns[2].to_string(), "c BIT(42)");
+            assert_eq!(columns[3].data_type, DataType::BitVarying(Some(43)));
+            assert_eq!(columns[3].to_string(), "d BIT VARYING(43)");
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}