diff --git a/pkg/resources/database_grant.go b/pkg/resources/database_grant.go
index 96362ca5ab..4238d0c053 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/database_grant.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/database_grant.go
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ func ReadDatabaseGrant(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// IMPORTED PRIVILEGES is not a real resource, so we can't actually verify
+	// that it is still there. However, it is needed to grant usage for the snowflake database to custom roles.
+	// Just exit for now
+	if grantID.Privilege == "IMPORTED PRIVILEGES" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	builder := snowflake.DatabaseGrant(grantID.DatabaseName)
 	return readGenericGrant(d, meta, databaseGrantSchema, builder, false, validDatabasePrivileges)
 }