diff --git a/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml b/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml
index 6c227f400d7..24e5d8912b3 100644
--- a/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml
+++ b/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml
@@ -357,6 +357,16 @@ services:
       DB_USER: ${AIRFLOW_DB_USER:-airflow_user}
       DB_SCHEME: ${AIRFLOW_DB_SCHEME:-postgresql+psycopg2}
       DB_PASSWORD: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PASSWORD:-airflow_pass}
+      # extra connection-string properties for the database
+      # EXAMPLE 
+      # require SSL (only for Postgres)
+      # properties: "?sslmode=require"
+      DB_PROPERTIES: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PROPERTIES:-""}
+      # To test the lineage backend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__BACKEND: airflow_provider_openmetadata.lineage.backend.OpenMetadataLineageBackend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__AIRFLOW_SERVICE_NAME: local_airflow
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__OPENMETADATA_API_ENDPOINT: http://openmetadata-server:8585/api
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__JWT_TOKEN: ...
     entrypoint: /bin/bash
     command:
       - "/opt/airflow/ingestion_dependency.sh"
diff --git a/docker/development/docker-compose.yml b/docker/development/docker-compose.yml
index e72232ccf83..120963184b2 100644
--- a/docker/development/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/development/docker-compose.yml
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ services:
       # EXAMPLE 
       # require SSL (only for Postgres)
       # properties: "?sslmode=require"
-      DB_PROPERTIES: ""
+      DB_PROPERTIES: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PROPERTIES:-""}
       
       # To test the lineage backend
       # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__BACKEND: airflow_provider_openmetadata.lineage.backend.OpenMetadataLineageBackend
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/docker-compose-ingestion.yml b/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/docker-compose-ingestion.yml
index 74a32326bea..f4a4ebdadd4 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/docker-compose-ingestion.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/docker-compose-ingestion.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ services:
       DB_SCHEME: ${AIRFLOW_DB_SCHEME:-mysql+pymysql}
       DB_USER: ${AIRFLOW_DB_USER:-airflow_user}
       DB_PASSWORD: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PASSWORD:-airflow_pass}
+      # extra connection-string properties for the database
+      # EXAMPLE 
+      # require SSL (only for Postgres)
+      # properties: "?sslmode=require"
+      DB_PROPERTIES: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PROPERTIES:-""}
+      # To test the lineage backend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__BACKEND: airflow_provider_openmetadata.lineage.backend.OpenMetadataLineageBackend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__AIRFLOW_SERVICE_NAME: local_airflow
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__OPENMETADATA_API_ENDPOINT: http://openmetadata-server:8585/api
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__JWT_TOKEN: ...
     entrypoint: /bin/bash
     command:
       - "/opt/airflow/ingestion_dependency.sh"
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-mysql b/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-mysql
index f55b4b2efff..01c07fbc619 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-mysql
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-mysql
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ AIRFLOW_DB_PORT="3306"
 AIRFLOW_DB="airflow_db"
 AIRFLOW_DB_SCHEME="mysql+pymysql"
 AIRFLOW_DB_USER="airflow_user"
-AIRFLOW_DB_PASSWORD="airflow_pass"
\ No newline at end of file
+AIRFLOW_DB_PASSWORD="airflow_pass"
+AIRFLOW_DB_PROPERTIES=""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-postgres b/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-postgres
index c5fccf6e4b8..61fd2dc937c 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-postgres
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-ingestion/env-postgres
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ AIRFLOW_DB="airflow_db"
 DB_USER="airflow_user"
 DB_SCHEME="postgresql+psycopg2"
 DB_PASSWORD="airflow_pass"
+AIRFLOW_DB_PROPERTIES=""
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose-postgres.yml b/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose-postgres.yml
index 2ccbf93a7fa..a016768c78c 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose-postgres.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose-postgres.yml
@@ -368,6 +368,16 @@ services:
       DB_USER: ${AIRFLOW_DB_USER:-airflow_user}
       DB_SCHEME: ${AIRFLOW_DB_SCHEME:-postgresql+psycopg2}
       DB_PASSWORD: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PASSWORD:-airflow_pass}
+      # extra connection-string properties for the database
+      # EXAMPLE 
+      # require SSL (only for Postgres)
+      # properties: "?sslmode=require"
+      DB_PROPERTIES: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PROPERTIES:-""}
+      # To test the lineage backend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__BACKEND: airflow_provider_openmetadata.lineage.backend.OpenMetadataLineageBackend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__AIRFLOW_SERVICE_NAME: local_airflow
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__OPENMETADATA_API_ENDPOINT: http://openmetadata-server:8585/api
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__JWT_TOKEN: ...
     entrypoint: /bin/bash
     command:
       - "/opt/airflow/ingestion_dependency.sh"
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose.yml
index 75e09d5a699..0303f8b98e3 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-quickstart/docker-compose.yml
@@ -366,6 +366,16 @@ services:
       DB_SCHEME: ${AIRFLOW_DB_SCHEME:-mysql+pymysql}
       DB_USER: ${AIRFLOW_DB_USER:-airflow_user}
       DB_PASSWORD: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PASSWORD:-airflow_pass}
+      # extra connection-string properties for the database
+      # EXAMPLE 
+      # require SSL (only for Postgres)
+      # properties: "?sslmode=require"
+      DB_PROPERTIES: ${AIRFLOW_DB_PROPERTIES:-""}
+      # To test the lineage backend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__BACKEND: airflow_provider_openmetadata.lineage.backend.OpenMetadataLineageBackend
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__AIRFLOW_SERVICE_NAME: local_airflow
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__OPENMETADATA_API_ENDPOINT: http://openmetadata-server:8585/api
+      # AIRFLOW__LINEAGE__JWT_TOKEN: ...
     entrypoint: /bin/bash
     command:
       - "/opt/airflow/ingestion_dependency.sh"