diff --git a/core/dbt/artifacts/resources/v1/config.py b/core/dbt/artifacts/resources/v1/config.py
index d58d2ff4c5d..f608a7141a9 100644
--- a/core/dbt/artifacts/resources/v1/config.py
+++ b/core/dbt/artifacts/resources/v1/config.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class TestConfig(NodeAndTestConfig):
     severity: Annotated[Severity, Pattern(SEVERITY_PATTERN)] = Severity("ERROR")
     store_failures: Optional[bool] = None
     store_failures_as: Optional[str] = None
+    sql_header: Optional[str] = None
     where: Optional[str] = None
     limit: Optional[int] = None
     fail_calc: str = "count(*)"
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ def same_contents(cls, unrendered: Dict[str, Any], other: Dict[str, Any]) -> boo
             "error_if",
             "store_failures",
             "store_failures_as",
+            "sql_header",
         ]
 
         seen = set()
diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/generic_test_builders.py b/core/dbt/parser/generic_test_builders.py
index bc9d75fc3c5..c6fdf0d8c84 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/generic_test_builders.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/generic_test_builders.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class TestBuilder(Generic[Testable]):
         "fail_calc",
         "store_failures",
         "store_failures_as",
+        "sql_header",
         "meta",
         "database",
         "schema",
@@ -248,6 +249,10 @@ def store_failures(self) -> Optional[bool]:
     def store_failures_as(self) -> Optional[bool]:
         return self.config.get("store_failures_as")
 
+    @property
+    def sql_header(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return self.config.get("sql_header")
+
     @property
     def where(self) -> Optional[str]:
         return self.config.get("where")
@@ -302,6 +307,8 @@ def get_static_config(self):
             config["store_failures"] = self.store_failures
         if self.store_failures_as is not None:
             config["store_failures_as"] = self.store_failures_as
+        if self.sql_header is not None:
+            config["sql_header"] = self.sql_header
         if self.meta is not None:
             config["meta"] = self.meta
         if self.database is not None: