diff --git a/clients/databricks/dialect/dialect.go b/clients/databricks/dialect/dialect.go
index d189bedc3..bee1e72eb 100644
--- a/clients/databricks/dialect/dialect.go
+++ b/clients/databricks/dialect/dialect.go
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ package dialect
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
+
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/columns"
+
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/config/constants"
+
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/sql"
 )
 
 type DatabricksDialect struct{}
@@ -13,3 +22,94 @@ func (DatabricksDialect) QuoteIdentifier(identifier string) string {
 func (DatabricksDialect) EscapeStruct(value string) string {
 	panic("not implemented")
 }
+
+func (DatabricksDialect) IsColumnAlreadyExistsErr(err error) bool {
+	return err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "[FIELDS_ALREADY_EXISTS]")
+}
+
+func (DatabricksDialect) IsTableDoesNotExistErr(err error) bool {
+	return err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "[TABLE_OR_VIEW_NOT_FOUND]")
+}
+
+func (DatabricksDialect) BuildCreateTableQuery(tableID sql.TableIdentifier, _ bool, colSQLParts []string) string {
+	// Databricks doesn't have a concept of temporary tables.
+	return fmt.Sprintf("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %s (%s)", tableID.FullyQualifiedName(), strings.Join(colSQLParts, ", "))
+}
+
+func (DatabricksDialect) BuildAlterColumnQuery(tableID sql.TableIdentifier, columnOp constants.ColumnOperation, colSQLPart string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %s %s COLUMN %s", tableID.FullyQualifiedName(), columnOp, colSQLPart)
+}
+
+func (DatabricksDialect) BuildIsNotToastValueExpression(tableAlias constants.TableAlias, column columns.Column) string {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (DatabricksDialect) BuildDedupeTableQuery(tableID sql.TableIdentifier, primaryKeys []string) string {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (DatabricksDialect) BuildDedupeQueries(_, _ sql.TableIdentifier, _ []string, _ bool) []string {
+	panic("not implemented") // We don't currently support deduping for MS SQL.
+}
+
+func (d DatabricksDialect) BuildMergeQueries(
+	tableID sql.TableIdentifier,
+	subQuery string,
+	primaryKeys []columns.Column,
+	additionalEqualityStrings []string,
+	cols []columns.Column,
+	softDelete bool,
+	_ bool,
+) ([]string, error) {
+	// Build the base equality condition for the MERGE query
+	equalitySQLParts := sql.BuildColumnComparisons(primaryKeys, constants.TargetAlias, constants.StagingAlias, sql.Equal, d)
+	if len(additionalEqualityStrings) > 0 {
+		equalitySQLParts = append(equalitySQLParts, additionalEqualityStrings...)
+	}
+
+	// Construct the base MERGE query
+	baseQuery := fmt.Sprintf(`MERGE INTO %s %s USING %s %s ON %s`, tableID.FullyQualifiedName(), constants.TargetAlias, subQuery, constants.StagingAlias, strings.Join(equalitySQLParts, " AND "))
+	// Remove columns with only the delete marker, as they are handled separately
+	cols, err := columns.RemoveOnlySetDeleteColumnMarker(cols)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if softDelete {
+		// If softDelete is enabled, handle both update and soft-delete logic
+		return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
+WHEN MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false THEN UPDATE SET %s
+WHEN MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = true THEN UPDATE SET %s
+WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+			sql.GetQuotedOnlySetDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, d),
+			sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, d),
+			sql.GetQuotedOnlySetDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, d),
+			sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment([]columns.Column{columns.NewColumn(constants.DeleteColumnMarker, typing.Boolean)}, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, d),
+			strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, d), ","),
+			strings.Join(sql.QuoteTableAliasColumns(constants.StagingAlias, cols, d), ","),
+		)}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Remove the delete marker for hard-delete logic
+	cols, err = columns.RemoveDeleteColumnMarker(cols)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Handle the case where hard-deletes are included
+	return []string{baseQuery + fmt.Sprintf(`
+WHEN MATCHED AND %s THEN DELETE
+WHEN MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false THEN UPDATE SET %s
+WHEN NOT MATCHED AND IFNULL(%s, false) = false THEN INSERT (%s) VALUES (%s);`,
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, d),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, d),
+		sql.BuildColumnsUpdateFragment(cols, constants.StagingAlias, constants.TargetAlias, d),
+		sql.QuotedDeleteColumnMarker(constants.StagingAlias, d),
+		strings.Join(sql.QuoteColumns(cols, d), ","),
+		strings.Join(sql.QuoteTableAliasColumns(constants.StagingAlias, cols, d), ","),
+	)}, nil
+}
+
+func (d DatabricksDialect) GetDefaultValueStrategy() sql.DefaultValueStrategy {
+	return sql.Native
+}