diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/ExclusionOperator.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/ExclusionOperator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ae3529a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/ExclusionOperator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*-
+ * #%L
+ * JSQLParser library
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2004 - 2026 JSQLParser
+ * %%
+ * Dual licensed under GNU LGPL 2.1 or Apache License 2.0
+ * #L%
+ */
+package net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create.table;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/** An exclusion operator, optionally qualified and enclosed in PostgreSQL OPERATOR(...). */
+public class ExclusionOperator implements Serializable {
+    private String schemaName;
+    private String name;
+    private boolean useOperatorKeyword;
+
+    public String getSchemaName() {
+        return schemaName;
+    }
+
+    public void setSchemaName(String schemaName) {
+        this.schemaName = schemaName;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isUseOperatorKeyword() {
+        return useOperatorKeyword;
+    }
+
+    public void setUseOperatorKeyword(boolean useOperatorKeyword) {
+        this.useOperatorKeyword = useOperatorKeyword;
+    }
+
+    public ExclusionOperator withSchemaName(String schemaName) {
+        setSchemaName(schemaName);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ExclusionOperator withName(String name) {
+        setName(name);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public ExclusionOperator withUseOperatorKeyword(boolean useOperatorKeyword) {
+        setUseOperatorKeyword(useOperatorKeyword);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns the qualified name without an OPERATOR wrapper, preserving identifier quotes. */
+    public String getQualifiedName() {
+        return (schemaName == null ? "" : schemaName + ".") + name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return useOperatorKeyword ? "OPERATOR(" + getQualifiedName() + ")" : getQualifiedName();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/Index.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/Index.java
index bf1bbbf40..ffd6bad08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/Index.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/create/table/Index.java
@@ -414,16 +414,32 @@ public enum NullOrdering {
         private List<Option> operatorClassParameters;
         private SortOrder sortOrder;
         private NullOrdering nullOrdering;
-        private String exclusionOperator;
+        private ExclusionOperator exclusionOperator;
 
         public String getExclusionOperator() {
-            return exclusionOperator;
+            return exclusionOperator == null ? null : exclusionOperator.toString();
         }
 
+        /** Replaces the complete operator text; retained for source compatibility. */
         public void setExclusionOperator(String exclusionOperator) {
+            this.exclusionOperator = exclusionOperator == null ? null
+                    : new ExclusionOperator().withName(exclusionOperator);
+        }
+
+        /** Returns the editable operator reference, or null when this is not an exclusion key. */
+        public ExclusionOperator getExclusionOperatorReference() {
+            return exclusionOperator;
+        }
+
+        public void setExclusionOperatorReference(ExclusionOperator exclusionOperator) {
             this.exclusionOperator = exclusionOperator;
         }
 
+        public ColumnParams withExclusionOperatorReference(ExclusionOperator exclusionOperator) {
+            setExclusionOperatorReference(exclusionOperator);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public ColumnParams(String columnName) {
             this.columnName = columnName;
             this.params = null;
diff --git a/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt b/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt
index 1411612de..5c7c50818 100644
--- a/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt
+++ b/src/main/jjtree/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/JSqlParserCC.jjt
@@ -14918,12 +14918,23 @@ Index.ColumnParams PostgreSqlExcludeElement():
 {
     Index.ColumnParams column;
     Token operator;
+    ExclusionOperator reference;
 }
 {
     column=IndexColumnWithParams() <K_WITH>
-    ( operator="=" | operator=<OP_NOTEQUALSSTANDARD> | operator=<OP_NOTEQUALSBANG> | operator="<" | operator=">"
-        | operator=<OP_MINORTHANEQUALS> | operator=<OP_GREATERTHANEQUALS> | operator="&&" | operator="@>" | operator="<@" )
-    { column.setExclusionOperator(operator.image); return column; }
+    (
+        LOOKAHEAD({ Dialect.POSTGRESQL.name().equals(getAsString(Feature.dialect))
+                && isKeywordAhead("OPERATOR") })
+        TypeDdlKeyword("OPERATOR") "(" reference=PostgreSqlOperatorReference() ")" {
+            reference.setUseOperatorKeyword(true);
+            column.setExclusionOperatorReference(reference);
+        }
+        |
+        ( operator="=" | operator=<OP_NOTEQUALSSTANDARD> | operator=<OP_NOTEQUALSBANG> | operator="<" | operator=">"
+            | operator=<OP_MINORTHANEQUALS> | operator=<OP_GREATERTHANEQUALS> | operator="&&" | operator="@>" | operator="<@" )
+        { column.setExclusionOperator(operator.image); }
+    )
+    { return column; }
 }
 
 
@@ -19131,7 +19142,12 @@ RoutineReference RoutineReference(boolean aggregate):
 }
 
 String ExtensionOperatorName():
-{ String schema = null; String operator = ""; Token token; }
+{ ExclusionOperator operator; }
+{ operator=PostgreSqlOperatorReference() { return operator.getQualifiedName(); } }
+
+/** Shared schema-qualified operator spelling used in DDL references. */
+ExclusionOperator PostgreSqlOperatorReference():
+{ String schema = null; Token token; }
 {
     [ LOOKAHEAD(RelObjectName() ".") schema=RelObjectName() "." ]
     ( token="+" | token="-" | token="*" | token="/" | token="%" | token="="
@@ -19139,7 +19155,7 @@ String ExtensionOperatorName():
       | token=<OP_MINORTHANEQUALS> | token=<OP_GREATERTHANEQUALS> | token="&&" | token="@>" | token="<@" | token="~"
       | token="~*" | token="!~" | token="!~*" | token="?" | token="?|" | token="?&"
       | token=<OP_CONCAT> )
-    { operator = token.image; return (schema == null ? "" : schema + ".") + operator; }
+    { return new ExclusionOperator().withSchemaName(schema).withName(token.image); }
 }
 
 ColDataType ExtensionOperatorType():
diff --git a/src/site/sphinx/usage.rst b/src/site/sphinx/usage.rst
index 6e4c96feb..6fd946e9a 100644
--- a/src/site/sphinx/usage.rst
+++ b/src/site/sphinx/usage.rst
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@ Ordinary views expose ordered ``ViewOption`` values for ``security_barrier``, ``
 
 Table constraints expose ``Index.getNullsDistinct()``, ``getIncludeColumns()``, storage parameters and ``ConstraintAttributes``. ``ExcludeConstraint`` reuses ``Index.ColumnParams`` for its keys; each key exposes its expression and exclusion operator. Column identity clauses are represented by ``ColumnOption.Kind.IDENTITY`` and ``IdentityDefinition``, with a generation mode and ordered ``Sequence.Parameter`` values. These APIs cover the schema clauses described in `CREATE TABLE <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/sql-createtable.html>`_.
 
+Exclusion keys expose ``getExclusionOperatorReference()`` for structured access
+to an operator's ``schemaName``, ``name`` and ``useOperatorKeyword`` flag. In
+``Dialect.POSTGRESQL``, both CREATE and ALTER accept ``WITH OPERATOR(pg_catalog.&&)``.
+Editing the reference updates both statement renderers. The existing string
+``getExclusionOperator()`` returns its complete SQL spelling; its setter remains
+available for replacing opaque operator text. New code can construct a reference
+with ``new ExclusionOperator().withSchemaName("pg_catalog").withName("&&")
+.withUseOperatorKeyword(true)``.
+
 .. code-block:: java
 
     Alter alter = (Alter) CCJSqlParserUtil.parse(
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/alter/PostgreSqlExclusionOperatorTest.java b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/alter/PostgreSqlExclusionOperatorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b72c4c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/net/sf/jsqlparser/statement/alter/PostgreSqlExclusionOperatorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*-
+ * #%L
+ * JSQLParser library
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2004 - 2026 JSQLParser
+ * %%
+ * Dual licensed under GNU LGPL 2.1 or Apache License 2.0
+ * #L%
+ */
+package net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.alter;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.JSQLParserException;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.parser.AbstractJSqlParser.Dialect;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.parser.CCJSqlParserUtil;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.Statement;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create.table.CreateTable;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create.table.ExcludeConstraint;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create.table.ExclusionOperator;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.statement.create.table.Index;
+import net.sf.jsqlparser.util.deparser.StatementDeParser;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+
+class PostgreSqlExclusionOperatorTest {
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(strings = {"OPERATOR(pg_catalog.&&)", "OPERATOR(&&)", "OPERATOR(\"My.Schema\".&&)",
+            "OPERATOR(pg_catalog.=)", "&&"})
+    void supportsSharedCreateAndAlterGrammar(String operator) throws JSQLParserException {
+        for (String sql : new String[] {
+                "CREATE TABLE t (c INT4RANGE, CONSTRAINT ex EXCLUDE USING gist (c WITH " + operator
+                        + "))",
+                "ALTER TABLE t ADD CONSTRAINT ex EXCLUDE USING gist (c WITH " + operator + ")"}) {
+            Statement statement = parse(sql);
+            assertEquals(sql, statement.toString());
+            assertEquals(operator,
+                    constraint(statement).getColumns().get(0).getExclusionOperator());
+            roundTrip(statement);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void exposesEditableSchemaAndSymbolAndSupportsLegacySetter() throws JSQLParserException {
+        Statement statement = parse(
+                "ALTER TABLE t ADD CONSTRAINT ex EXCLUDE USING gist (c WITH OPERATOR(pg_catalog.&&))");
+        Index.ColumnParams key = constraint(statement).getColumns().get(0);
+        ExclusionOperator operator = key.getExclusionOperatorReference();
+        assertEquals("pg_catalog", operator.getSchemaName());
+        assertEquals("&&", operator.getName());
+        assertTrue(operator.isUseOperatorKeyword());
+        operator.setSchemaName("\"My.Schema\"");
+        operator.setName("=");
+        assertEquals("OPERATOR(\"My.Schema\".=)", key.getExclusionOperator());
+        roundTrip(statement);
+        key.setExclusionOperator("&&");
+        assertEquals("&&", key.getExclusionOperator());
+        assertNull(key.getExclusionOperatorReference().getSchemaName());
+        roundTrip(statement);
+        key.setExclusionOperator(null);
+        assertNull(key.getExclusionOperatorReference());
+        key.setExclusionOperatorReference(new ExclusionOperator().withSchemaName("pg_catalog")
+                .withName("&&").withUseOperatorKeyword(true));
+        roundTrip(statement);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void preservesElementOptionsAndMultipleElementsAndDefaultSyntax() throws JSQLParserException {
+        roundTrip(parse(
+                "ALTER TABLE t ADD EXCLUDE USING gist (c WITH OPERATOR(pg_catalog.&&), d WITH =) WHERE (c IS NOT NULL) DEFERRABLE INITIALLY DEFERRED"
+                        .replace("\n", "")));
+        String legacy = "CREATE TABLE t (c INT4RANGE, EXCLUDE USING gist (c WITH &&))";
+        assertEquals(legacy, CCJSqlParserUtil.parse(legacy).toString());
+        roundTrip(parse(
+                "ALTER TABLE t ADD EXCLUDE USING gist ((c) WITH OPERATOR(pg_catalog.&&)), ADD COLUMN extra INT"));
+    }
+
+    private static ExcludeConstraint constraint(Statement statement) {
+        return (ExcludeConstraint) (statement instanceof Alter
+                ? ((Alter) statement).getAlterExpressions().get(0).getIndex()
+                : ((CreateTable) statement).getIndexes().get(0));
+    }
+
+    private static Statement parse(String sql) throws JSQLParserException {
+        return CCJSqlParserUtil.parse(sql, p -> p.withDialect(Dialect.POSTGRESQL));
+    }
+
+    private static void roundTrip(Statement statement) throws JSQLParserException {
+        StringBuilder sql = new StringBuilder();
+        statement.accept(new StatementDeParser(sql), null);
+        assertEquals(statement.toString(), sql.toString());
+        assertEquals(sql.toString(), parse(sql.toString()).toString());
+    }
+}