diff --git a/reflex/config.py b/reflex/config.py
index 6977d74563..a800895154 100644
--- a/reflex/config.py
+++ b/reflex/config.py
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ class BaseConfig:
     # The async database url used by rx.Model.
     async_db_url: str | None = None
 
+    # The arguments to pass to the sqlalchemy engine.
+    connect_args: dict[str, Any] = dataclasses.field(default_factory=dict)
+
     # The redis url
     redis_url: str | None = None
 
@@ -312,7 +315,7 @@ class Config(BaseConfig):
 
     - **App Settings**: `app_name`, `loglevel`, `telemetry_enabled`
     - **Server**: `frontend_port`, `backend_port`, `api_url`, `cors_allowed_origins`
-    - **Database**: `db_url`, `async_db_url`, `redis_url`
+    - **Database**: `db_url`, `async_db_url`, `redis_url`, `connect_args`
     - **Frontend**: `frontend_packages`, `react_strict_mode`
     - **State Management**: `state_manager_mode`, `state_auto_setters`
     - **Plugins**: `plugins`, `disable_plugins`
diff --git a/reflex/model.py b/reflex/model.py
index acfa877988..b7e6bf620b 100644
--- a/reflex/model.py
+++ b/reflex/model.py
@@ -82,9 +82,12 @@ def get_engine_args(url: str | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
         }
         conf = get_config()
         url = url or conf.db_url
+        connect_args = conf.connect_args.copy() if conf.connect_args else {}
         if url is not None and url.startswith("sqlite"):
             # Needed for the admin dash on sqlite.
-            kwargs["connect_args"] = {"check_same_thread": False}
+            connect_args["check_same_thread"] = False
+        if connect_args:
+            kwargs["connect_args"] = connect_args
         return kwargs
 
     def get_engine(url: str | None = None) -> sqlalchemy.engine.Engine:
diff --git a/tests/units/test_connect_args.py b/tests/units/test_connect_args.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90755f3da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/units/test_connect_args.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Test connecting to the database with custom arguments."""
+from unittest import mock
+
+from reflex.model import get_engine_args
+
+
+def test_get_engine_args_connect_args():
+    """Test that connect_args are correctly retrieved from config."""
+    with mock.patch("reflex.model.get_config") as mock_get_config:
+        # Case 1: Postgres with connect_args
+        mock_conf = mock.Mock()
+        mock_conf.db_url = "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/db"
+        mock_conf.connect_args = {"application_name": "test_app"}
+        mock_get_config.return_value = mock_conf
+
+        args = get_engine_args()
+        assert "connect_args" in args
+        assert args["connect_args"]["application_name"] == "test_app"
+
+        # Case 2: Sqlite with connect_args
+        mock_conf.db_url = "sqlite:///test.db"
+        mock_conf.connect_args = {"timeout": 10}
+
+        args = get_engine_args()
+        assert "connect_args" in args
+        assert args["connect_args"]["timeout"] == 10
+        # Ensure sqlite specific check_same_thread is set
+        assert args["connect_args"]["check_same_thread"] is False
+
+        # Case 3: Sqlite without connect_args
+        mock_conf.connect_args = {}
+        args = get_engine_args()
+        assert "connect_args" in args
+        assert args["connect_args"]["check_same_thread"] is False