diff --git a/internal/praefect/config/config.go b/internal/praefect/config/config.go
index 31b1b4d256726db8b3828b56f6f1e9d7994d6527..6e26cd8c545c2d2641cf14439b61fd31e15e0aa5 100644
--- a/internal/praefect/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/praefect/config/config.go
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ type DB struct {
 	Port                         int    `toml:"port"`
 	User                         string `toml:"user"`
 	Password                     string `toml:"password"`
+	Role                         string `toml:"role"`
 	DBName                       string `toml:"dbname"`
 	SSLMode                      string `toml:"sslmode"`
 	SSLCert                      string `toml:"sslcert"`
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ func (db DB) ToPQString() string {
 		{"host", db.Host},
 		{"user", db.User},
 		{"password", db.Password},
+		{"role", db.Role},
 		{"dbname", db.DBName},
 		{"sslmode", db.SSLMode},
 		{"sslcert", db.SSLCert},
diff --git a/internal/praefect/config/config_test.go b/internal/praefect/config/config_test.go
index 1ffde42eef0dcec151451d3d0f519f3beee6c656..432c0a0bfe844bd91a67246ce76ac4c945525839 100644
--- a/internal/praefect/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/praefect/config/config_test.go
@@ -365,6 +365,13 @@ func TestToPQString(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			out: `statement_timeout=0 password=secret\ foo\'bar binary_parameters=yes`,
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "with role defined",
+			in: DB{
+				Role: "praefect-owner",
+			},
+			out: `statement_timeout=0 role=praefect-owner binary_parameters=yes`,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {