diff --git a/docs/pages/product/configuration/data-sources/duckdb.mdx b/docs/pages/product/configuration/data-sources/duckdb.mdx
index b0e05acba0..faa5b22f09 100644
--- a/docs/pages/product/configuration/data-sources/duckdb.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/product/configuration/data-sources/duckdb.mdx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ deployment][ref-demo-deployment] in Cube Cloud.
 | `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_MEMORY_LIMIT`         | The maximum memory limit for DuckDB. Equivalent to `SET memory_limit=<MEMORY_LIMIT>`. Default is 75% of available RAM | A valid memory limit                                          |    ❌    |                                    ✅                                     |
 | `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_SCHEMA`               | The [default search schema][link-duckdb-configuration-ref]                                                            | A valid schema name                                           |    ❌    |                                    ✅                                     |
 | `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_MOTHERDUCK_TOKEN`     | The service token to use for connections to MotherDuck                                                                | A valid [MotherDuck service token][motherduck-docs-svc-token] |    ❌    |                                    ✅                                     |
+| `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_DATABASE_PATH`        | The database filepath to use for connection to a local database.                                                      | A valid duckdb database file path                             |    ❌    |                                    ✅                                     |
 | `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID`     | The Access Key ID to use for database connections                                                                     | A valid Access Key ID                                         |    ❌    |                                    ✅                                     |
 | `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` | The Secret Access Key to use for database connections                                                                 | A valid Secret Access Key                                     |    ❌    |                                    ✅                                     |
 | `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_S3_ENDPOINT`          | The S3 endpoint                                                                                                       | A valid [S3 endpoint][duckdb-docs-s3-import]                  |    ✅    |                                    ✅                                     |
diff --git a/docs/pages/reference/configuration/environment-variables.mdx b/docs/pages/reference/configuration/environment-variables.mdx
index 95d7f1ea64..5feda05329 100644
--- a/docs/pages/reference/configuration/environment-variables.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/reference/configuration/environment-variables.mdx
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ MotherDuck.
 | -------------------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------- |
 | A valid MotherDuck service token | N/A                    | N/A                   |
 
+## `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_DATABASE_PATH`
+
+The database filepath to use for connection to a local database.
+
+| Possible Values                   | Default in Development | Default in Production |
+| --------------------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------- |
+| A valid duckdb database file path | N/A                    | N/A                   |
+
 ## `CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID`
 
 The AWS Access Key ID to use for S3 connections.
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts b/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts
index 03b2fddb99..398263c8da 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts
@@ -1408,6 +1408,16 @@ const variables: Record<string, (...args: any) => any> = {
     ]
   ),
   
+  duckdbDatabasePath: ({
+    dataSource
+  }: {
+    dataSource: string,
+  }) => (
+    process.env[
+      keyByDataSource('CUBEJS_DB_DUCKDB_DATABASE_PATH', dataSource)
+    ]
+  ),
+
   duckdbS3Region: ({
     dataSource
   }: {
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-duckdb-driver/src/DuckDBDriver.ts b/packages/cubejs-duckdb-driver/src/DuckDBDriver.ts
index 413bf01411..1a80556363 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-duckdb-driver/src/DuckDBDriver.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-duckdb-driver/src/DuckDBDriver.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ export class DuckDBDriver extends BaseDriver implements DriverInterface {
 
   protected async init(): Promise<InitPromise> {
     const token = getEnv('duckdbMotherDuckToken', this.config);
+    const db_path = getEnv('duckdbDatabasePath', this.config);
 
-    const db = new Database(token ? `md:?motherduck_token=${token}&custom_user_agent=Cube/${version}` : ':memory:');
+    const db_url = db_path ? db_path : (token ? `md:?motherduck_token=${token}&custom_user_agent=Cube/${version}` : ':memory:');
+
+    const db = new Database(db_url);
     // Under the hood all methods of Database uses internal default connection, but there is no way to expose it
     const defaultConnection = db.connect();
     const execAsync: (sql: string, ...params: any[]) => Promise<void> = promisify(defaultConnection.exec).bind(defaultConnection) as any;