diff --git a/src/ast/query.rs b/src/ast/query.rs
index 34ad74da6..ad5727cef 100644
--- a/src/ast/query.rs
+++ b/src/ast/query.rs
@@ -524,12 +524,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for WildcardAdditionalOptions {
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "visitor", derive(Visit, VisitMut))]
 pub struct IlikeSelectItem {
-    pub pattern: Expr,
+    pub pattern: String,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for IlikeSelectItem {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "ILIKE {}", self.pattern)?;
+        write!(f, "ILIKE '{}'", self.pattern)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 0515b1b60..26845978b 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -8818,10 +8818,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         &mut self,
     ) -> Result<Option<IlikeSelectItem>, ParserError> {
         let opt_ilike = if self.parse_keyword(Keyword::ILIKE) {
-            let pattern = self.parse_value()?;
-            Some(IlikeSelectItem {
-                pattern: Expr::Value(pattern),
-            })
+            let pattern = self.parse_literal_string()?;
+            Some(IlikeSelectItem { pattern })
         } else {
             None
         };
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
index 135781fc4..ca8958fd4 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_snowflake.rs
@@ -1621,13 +1621,31 @@ fn test_select_wildcard_with_ilike() {
     let select = snowflake_and_generic().verified_only_select(r#"SELECT * ILIKE '%id%' FROM tbl"#);
     let expected = SelectItem::Wildcard(WildcardAdditionalOptions {
         opt_ilike: Some(IlikeSelectItem {
-            pattern: Expr::Value(Value::SingleQuotedString("%id%".to_owned())),
+            pattern: "%id%".to_owned(),
         }),
         ..Default::default()
     });
     assert_eq!(expected, select.projection[0]);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_select_wildcard_with_ilike_non_literal() {
+    let res = snowflake().parse_sql_statements(r#"SELECT * ILIKE %id FROM tbl"#);
+    assert_eq!(
+        res.unwrap_err().to_string(),
+        "sql parser error: Expected literal string, found: %"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_select_wildcard_with_ilike_number() {
+    let res = snowflake().parse_sql_statements(r#"SELECT * ILIKE 42 FROM tbl"#);
+    assert_eq!(
+        res.unwrap_err().to_string(),
+        "sql parser error: Expected literal string, found: 42"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_select_wildcard_with_ilike_replace() {
     let res = snowflake().parse_sql_statements(r#"SELECT * ILIKE '%id%' EXCLUDE col FROM tbl"#);