diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_config.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_config.py
index 04d8a59cd8..508d506326 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_config.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_config.py
@@ -361,6 +361,20 @@ class SnowflakeV2Config(
         "Only applicable if `use_queries_v2` is enabled.",
     )
 
+    push_down_database_pattern_access_history: bool = Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="If enabled, pushes down database pattern filtering to the access_history table for improved performance. "
+        "This filters on the accessed objects in access_history.",
+    )
+
+    additional_database_names_allowlist: List[str] = Field(
+        default=[],
+        description="Additional database names (no pattern matching) to be included in the access_history filter. "
+        "Only applies if push_down_database_pattern_access_history=True. "
+        "These databases will be included in the filter being pushed down regardless of database_pattern settings."
+        "This may be required in the case of _eg_ temporary tables being created in a different database than the ones in the database_name patterns.",
+    )
+
     @validator("convert_urns_to_lowercase")
     def validate_convert_urns_to_lowercase(cls, v):
         if not v:
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_v2.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_v2.py
index 6afa29ba4f..54cce9b8ae 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_v2.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_v2.py
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ class SnowflakeV2Source(
                         user_email_pattern=self.config.user_email_pattern,
                         pushdown_deny_usernames=self.config.pushdown_deny_usernames,
                         query_dedup_strategy=self.config.query_dedup_strategy,
+                        push_down_database_pattern_access_history=self.config.push_down_database_pattern_access_history,
+                        additional_database_names_allowlist=self.config.additional_database_names_allowlist,
                     ),
                     structured_report=self.report,
                     filters=self.filters,