diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.test.tsx b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.test.tsx
index 613f9732fdf..69279fdf337 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.test.tsx
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.test.tsx
@@ -143,6 +143,41 @@ describe('Test Retention Period Component', () => {
     expect(mockOnUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('69 days and 16 hours');
   });
 
+  it('Should render correctly with ISO 8601 duration P0Y0M4D', () => {
+    render(
+      <RetentionPeriod
+        {...mockRetentionPeriodProps}
+        retentionPeriod="P0Y0M4D"
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('4 days')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('Should render correctly with ISO 8601 duration P0Y0M4W', () => {
+    render(
+      <RetentionPeriod
+        {...mockRetentionPeriodProps}
+        retentionPeriod="P0Y0M4W"
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('4 weeks')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('Should render correctly with ISO 8601 duration P0Y1M1DT1H30M', () => {
+    render(
+      <RetentionPeriod
+        {...mockRetentionPeriodProps}
+        retentionPeriod="P2Y1M1DT1H30M"
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('2 years 1 month 1 day 1 hour 30 minutes')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('Should not render Retention Period Component if has no permission', () => {
     render(
       <RetentionPeriod {...mockRetentionPeriodProps} hasPermission={false} />
diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.tsx b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.tsx
index bc39d633430..83a1699ef05 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.tsx
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/components/Database/RetentionPeriod/RetentionPeriod.component.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from 'antd';
 import { useForm } from 'antd/lib/form/Form';
 import { AxiosError } from 'axios';
+import { Duration } from 'luxon';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { ReactComponent as EditIcon } from '../../../assets/svg/edit-new.svg';
@@ -34,6 +35,58 @@ import { showErrorToast } from '../../../utils/ToastUtils';
 import { ExtraInfoLabel } from '../../DataAssets/DataAssetsHeader/DataAssetsHeader.component';
 import { RetentionPeriodProps } from './RetentionPeriod.interface';
 
+// Helper function to detect and format ISO 8601 duration
+const formatRetentionPeriod = (retentionPeriod: string | undefined) => {
+  if (!retentionPeriod) {
+    return NO_DATA_PLACEHOLDER;
+  }
+
+  const isoDurationRegex =
+    /^P(?!$)(\d+Y)?(\d+M)?(\d+W)?(\d+D)?(T(\d+H)?(\d+M)?(\d+S)?)?$/;
+  // Check if the string matches the ISO 8601 duration format
+  if (isoDurationRegex.test(retentionPeriod)) {
+    const duration = Duration.fromISO(retentionPeriod);
+
+    const years = duration.years
+      ? `${duration.years} year${duration.years > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+      : '';
+    const months = duration.months
+      ? `${duration.months} month${duration.months > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+      : '';
+    const weeks = duration.weeks
+      ? `${duration.weeks} week${duration.weeks > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+      : '';
+    const days = duration.days
+      ? `${duration.days} day${duration.days > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+      : '';
+    const hours = duration.hours
+      ? `${duration.hours} hour${duration.hours > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+      : '';
+    const minutes = duration.minutes
+      ? `${duration.minutes} minute${duration.minutes > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+      : '';
+    const seconds = duration.seconds
+      ? `${duration.seconds} second${duration.seconds > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+      : '';
+
+    const formattedDuration = [
+      years,
+      months,
+      weeks,
+      days,
+      hours,
+      minutes,
+      seconds,
+    ]
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .join(' ');
+
+    return formattedDuration || NO_DATA_PLACEHOLDER;
+  }
+
+  // If it's not ISO, return the plain string
+  return retentionPeriod;
+};
 const RetentionPeriod = ({
   retentionPeriod,
   onUpdate,
@@ -67,7 +120,7 @@ const RetentionPeriod = ({
       <Space data-testid="retention-period-container">
         <ExtraInfoLabel
           label={t('label.retention-period')}
-          value={retentionPeriod ?? NO_DATA_PLACEHOLDER}
+          value={formatRetentionPeriod(retentionPeriod) ?? NO_DATA_PLACEHOLDER}
         />
 
         {hasPermission && (