diff --git a/dist/releaseNotes.html b/dist/releaseNotes.html
index 81d63da..c488c93 100644
--- a/dist/releaseNotes.html
+++ b/dist/releaseNotes.html
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ <h3><a href='http://schemaspy.sourceforge.net'>SchemaSpy</a> Release Notes</h3>
         the scope of SchemaSpy, so plug in your own if desired.
         Use -dp to make the specified class visible to SchemaSpy's class loader. 
     </li>
+    <li>Now treats DB2 Materialized Query Tables (MQTs) as views per
+        <a href='https://sourceforge.net/projects/schemaspy/forums/forum/462849/topic/3586068'>
+        Jonas S�derstr�m's suggestion</a>.
+    </li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/dbTypes/db2.properties b/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/dbTypes/db2.properties
index 7dc9e02..8315430 100755
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/dbTypes/db2.properties
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/dbTypes/db2.properties
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ selectIndexIdsSql=select iid index_id, indname index_name, tabname table_name fr
 # this says which schemas to include in our evaluation of "all schemas"
 # basically .* (at the end) matches anything and the rest of it says "except schemas starting with SYS"
 schemaSpec=(?!^SYS.*$).*
+
+# treat DB2's MQTs as views
+viewTypes=VIEW, MATERIALIZED QUERY TABLE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/model/Database.java b/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/model/Database.java
index 92fefdd..8ad1276 100755
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/model/Database.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/schemaspy/model/Database.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ private void initTables(final DatabaseMetaData metadata, final Properties proper
         if (verbose)
             System.out.println();
 
-        String[] types = {"TABLE"};
+        String[] types = getTypes("tableTypes", "TABLE", properties);
         NameValidator validator = new NameValidator("table", include, exclude, verbose, types);
         List<BasicTableMeta> entries = getBasicTableMeta(metadata, true, properties, types);
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ private void initViews(DatabaseMetaData metadata, Properties properties,
         if (verbose)
             System.out.println();
 
-        String[] types = {"VIEW"};
+        String[] types = getTypes("viewTypes", "VIEW", properties);
         NameValidator validator = new NameValidator("view", includeTables, excludeTables, verbose, types);
 
         for (BasicTableMeta entry : getBasicTableMeta(metadata, false, properties, types)) {
@@ -391,6 +391,27 @@ private List<BasicTableMeta> getBasicTableMeta(DatabaseMetaData metadata,
         return basics;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return a database-specific array of types from the .properties file
+     * with the specified property name.
+     *
+     * @param propName
+     * @param defaultValue
+     * @param props
+     * @return
+     */
+    private String[] getTypes(String propName, String defaultValue, Properties props) {
+        String value = props.getProperty(propName, defaultValue);
+        List<String> types = new ArrayList<String>();
+        for (String type : value.split(",")) {
+            type = type.trim();
+            if (type.length() > 0)
+                types.add(type);
+        }
+
+        return types.toArray(new String[types.size()]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Some databases don't play nice with their metadata.
      * E.g. Oracle doesn't have a REMARKS column at all.