diff --git a/lib/contracts/IDBSQLSession.ts b/lib/contracts/IDBSQLSession.ts
index 392f3108..08ebad26 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/IDBSQLSession.ts
+++ b/lib/contracts/IDBSQLSession.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ export type ExecuteStatementOptions = {
    * These tags apply only to this statement and do not persist across queries.
    */
   queryTags?: Record<string, string | null | undefined>;
+  /**
+   * Enable metric-view metadata expansion for this statement. When `true`, the
+   * Spark conf `spark.databricks.optimizer.enableMetricViewMetadata=true` is
+   * forwarded via the Thrift `confOverlay`. Applies to a single statement only;
+   * does not persist across queries.
+   *
+   * Setting `false` is equivalent to omitting the option — both leave
+   * `confOverlay` untouched and the server's session default applies. The
+   * option is opt-in only; there is no way to explicitly clear a server
+   * default from the client.
+   *
+   * Equivalent SEA wiring will route the same key through napi `statementConf`
+   * once the kernel statement-options surface lands — until then this knob is
+   * honored only on the Thrift backend.
+   */
+  metricViewMetadata?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type TypeInfoRequest = {
diff --git a/lib/thrift-backend/ThriftSessionBackend.ts b/lib/thrift-backend/ThriftSessionBackend.ts
index c103ab4f..4a53a057 100644
--- a/lib/thrift-backend/ThriftSessionBackend.ts
+++ b/lib/thrift-backend/ThriftSessionBackend.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ export default class ThriftSessionBackend implements ISessionBackend {
       request.confOverlay = { ...request.confOverlay, query_tags: serializedQueryTags };
     }
 
+    if (options.metricViewMetadata === true) {
+      request.confOverlay = {
+        ...request.confOverlay,
+        'spark.databricks.optimizer.enableMetricViewMetadata': 'true',
+      };
+    }
+
     if (ProtocolVersion.supportsCloudFetch(this.serverProtocolVersion)) {
       request.canDownloadResult = options.useCloudFetch ?? clientConfig.useCloudFetch;
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/DBSQLSession.test.ts b/tests/unit/DBSQLSession.test.ts
index 51b27133..ffc3f551 100644
--- a/tests/unit/DBSQLSession.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/DBSQLSession.test.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,64 @@ describe('DBSQLSession', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('executeStatement with metricViewMetadata', () => {
+    const metricViewConfKey = 'spark.databricks.optimizer.enableMetricViewMetadata';
+
+    it('should forward the metric-view conf via confOverlay when metricViewMetadata is true', async () => {
+      const context = new ClientContextStub();
+      const driver = sinon.spy(context.driver);
+      const session = createSessionForTest({ handle: sessionHandleStub, context });
+
+      await session.executeStatement('SELECT * FROM my_metric_view', { metricViewMetadata: true });
+
+      expect(driver.executeStatement.callCount).to.eq(1);
+      const req = driver.executeStatement.firstCall.args[0];
+      expect(req.confOverlay).to.deep.include({ [metricViewConfKey]: 'true' });
+    });
+
+    it('should not set the metric-view conf when metricViewMetadata is omitted', async () => {
+      const context = new ClientContextStub();
+      const driver = sinon.spy(context.driver);
+      const session = createSessionForTest({ handle: sessionHandleStub, context });
+
+      await session.executeStatement('SELECT 1');
+
+      expect(driver.executeStatement.callCount).to.eq(1);
+      const req = driver.executeStatement.firstCall.args[0];
+      expect(req.confOverlay?.[metricViewConfKey]).to.be.undefined;
+    });
+
+    it('should not set the metric-view conf when metricViewMetadata is false', async () => {
+      const context = new ClientContextStub();
+      const driver = sinon.spy(context.driver);
+      const session = createSessionForTest({ handle: sessionHandleStub, context });
+
+      await session.executeStatement('SELECT 1', { metricViewMetadata: false });
+
+      expect(driver.executeStatement.callCount).to.eq(1);
+      const req = driver.executeStatement.firstCall.args[0];
+      expect(req.confOverlay?.[metricViewConfKey]).to.be.undefined;
+    });
+
+    it('should coexist with queryTags in the same confOverlay', async () => {
+      const context = new ClientContextStub();
+      const driver = sinon.spy(context.driver);
+      const session = createSessionForTest({ handle: sessionHandleStub, context });
+
+      await session.executeStatement('SELECT 1', {
+        metricViewMetadata: true,
+        queryTags: { team: 'eng' },
+      });
+
+      expect(driver.executeStatement.callCount).to.eq(1);
+      const req = driver.executeStatement.firstCall.args[0];
+      expect(req.confOverlay).to.deep.include({
+        [metricViewConfKey]: 'true',
+        query_tags: 'team:eng',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getTypeInfo', () => {
     it('should run operation', async () => {
       const session = createSessionForTest({ handle: sessionHandleStub, context: new ClientContextStub() });