diff --git a/dbt-athena/src/dbt/adapters/athena/relation.py b/dbt-athena/src/dbt/adapters/athena/relation.py
index 7862c719..0de8d784 100644
--- a/dbt-athena/src/dbt/adapters/athena/relation.py
+++ b/dbt-athena/src/dbt/adapters/athena/relation.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class AthenaRelation(BaseRelation):
     include_policy: Policy = field(default_factory=lambda: AthenaIncludePolicy())
     s3_path_table_part: Optional[str] = None
     detailed_table_type: Optional[str] = None  # table_type option from the table Parameters in Glue Catalog
+    require_alias: bool = False
 
     def render_hive(self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/dbt-athena/tests/functional/adapter/test_empty.py b/dbt-athena/tests/functional/adapter/test_empty.py
index b9523881..c79fdfc2 100644
--- a/dbt-athena/tests/functional/adapter/test_empty.py
+++ b/dbt-athena/tests/functional/adapter/test_empty.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-from dbt.tests.adapter.empty.test_empty import BaseTestEmpty
+from dbt.tests.adapter.empty.test_empty import BaseTestEmpty, BaseTestEmptyInlineSourceRef
 
 
 class TestAthenaEmpty(BaseTestEmpty):
     pass
+
+
+class TestAthenaEmptyInlineSourceRef(BaseTestEmptyInlineSourceRef):
+    pass