diff --git a/pkg/diff/materialized_view_sql_generator.go b/pkg/diff/materialized_view_sql_generator.go
index 9b5d216..6a8cc64 100644
--- a/pkg/diff/materialized_view_sql_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/diff/materialized_view_sql_generator.go
@@ -94,7 +94,14 @@ func (mvsg *materializedViewSQLGenerator) Add(mv schema.MaterializedView) (parti
 		materializedViewSb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(" TABLESPACE %s", schema.EscapeIdentifier(mv.Tablespace)))
 	}
 	materializedViewSb.WriteString(" AS\n")
-	materializedViewSb.WriteString(mv.ViewDefinition)
+	// pg_get_viewdef() may include a trailing semicolon in the view definition. Strip it so
+	// that WITH NO DATA is part of the same CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW statement.
+	materializedViewSb.WriteString(strings.TrimRight(mv.ViewDefinition, "; \n\t"))
+	// Prevent the materialized view's stored query from being executed during schema
+	// reconstruction. Without WITH NO DATA, Postgres defaults to WITH DATA, which populates
+	// the view by running the query with the current connection's privileges. A low-privileged
+	// user could exploit this by planting a materialized view whose body escalates privileges.
+	materializedViewSb.WriteString("\nWITH NO DATA")
 
 	addVertexId := buildMaterializedViewVertexId(mv.SchemaQualifiedName, diffTypeAddAlter)
 
diff --git a/pkg/diff/schema_migration_plan_test.go b/pkg/diff/schema_migration_plan_test.go
index 6d8544b..41e3a5d 100644
--- a/pkg/diff/schema_migration_plan_test.go
+++ b/pkg/diff/schema_migration_plan_test.go
@@ -343,6 +343,88 @@ var (
 			},
 			expectedDiffErrContains: "loop detected",
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "Add materialized view generates WITH NO DATA",
+			oldSchema: schema.Schema{},
+			newSchema: schema.Schema{
+				MaterializedViews: []schema.MaterializedView{
+					{
+						SchemaQualifiedName: schema.SchemaQualifiedName{
+							SchemaName:  "public",
+							EscapedName: schema.EscapeIdentifier("test_mv"),
+						},
+						ViewDefinition: " SELECT 1 AS x",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedStatements: []Statement{
+				{
+					DDL:         "CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW \"public\".\"test_mv\" AS\n SELECT 1 AS x\nWITH NO DATA",
+					Timeout:     statementTimeoutDefault,
+					LockTimeout: lockTimeoutDefault,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Alter materialized view (recreation) generates WITH NO DATA",
+			oldSchema: schema.Schema{
+				MaterializedViews: []schema.MaterializedView{
+					{
+						SchemaQualifiedName: schema.SchemaQualifiedName{
+							SchemaName:  "public",
+							EscapedName: schema.EscapeIdentifier("test_mv"),
+						},
+						ViewDefinition: " SELECT 1 AS x",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			newSchema: schema.Schema{
+				MaterializedViews: []schema.MaterializedView{
+					{
+						SchemaQualifiedName: schema.SchemaQualifiedName{
+							SchemaName:  "public",
+							EscapedName: schema.EscapeIdentifier("test_mv"),
+						},
+						ViewDefinition: " SELECT 2 AS x",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedStatements: []Statement{
+				{
+					DDL:         "DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW \"public\".\"test_mv\"",
+					Timeout:     statementTimeoutDefault,
+					LockTimeout: lockTimeoutDefault,
+				},
+				{
+					DDL:         "CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW \"public\".\"test_mv\" AS\n SELECT 2 AS x\nWITH NO DATA",
+					Timeout:     statementTimeoutDefault,
+					LockTimeout: lockTimeoutDefault,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "Add materialized view with options generates WITH NO DATA",
+			oldSchema: schema.Schema{},
+			newSchema: schema.Schema{
+				MaterializedViews: []schema.MaterializedView{
+					{
+						SchemaQualifiedName: schema.SchemaQualifiedName{
+							SchemaName:  "public",
+							EscapedName: schema.EscapeIdentifier("test_mv"),
+						},
+						ViewDefinition: " SELECT 1 AS x",
+						Options:        map[string]string{"fillfactor": "70"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedStatements: []Statement{
+				{
+					DDL:         "CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW \"public\".\"test_mv\" WITH (fillfactor=70) AS\n SELECT 1 AS x\nWITH NO DATA",
+					Timeout:     statementTimeoutDefault,
+					LockTimeout: lockTimeoutDefault,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 )