diff --git a/marimo/_dependencies/dependencies.py b/marimo/_dependencies/dependencies.py
index 169733de5a3..d0e5f951b94 100644
--- a/marimo/_dependencies/dependencies.py
+++ b/marimo/_dependencies/dependencies.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ class DependencyManager:
     boto3 = Dependency("boto3")
 
     redshift_connector = Dependency("redshift_connector")
+    starrocks = Dependency("starrocks")
     mcp = Dependency("mcp")
     pydantic_ai = Dependency(
         "pydantic_ai", pkg_name_to_install="pydantic-ai-slim"
diff --git a/marimo/_sql/engines/sqlalchemy.py b/marimo/_sql/engines/sqlalchemy.py
index 638e7ab186f..ac2b6c9e1cc 100644
--- a/marimo/_sql/engines/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/marimo/_sql/engines/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ def _quote_identifier(self, identifier: str) -> str:
         """Quote an identifier based on the SQL dialect's quoting rules."""
         dialect_quoting: dict[str, tuple[re.Pattern[str], str, str]] = {
             "snowflake": (_SNOWFLAKE_NEEDS_QUOTING_RE, '"', '"'),
+            "starrocks": (_SNOWFLAKE_NEEDS_QUOTING_RE, "`", "`"),
         }
 
         if self.dialect not in dialect_quoting:
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ def _get_inspector(self, database: str) -> Iterator[Optional[Inspector]]:
 
         _use_database_dialect_command: dict[str, str] = {
             "snowflake": f"USE DATABASE {self._quote_identifier(database)}",
+            "starrocks": f"SET CATALOG {self._quote_identifier(database)}",
         }
         dialect_command = _use_database_dialect_command.get(self.dialect)
 
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ def get_default_database(self) -> Optional[str]:
             "postgresql": "SELECT current_database()",
             "mssql": "SELECT DB_NAME()",
             "timeplus": "SELECT current_database()",
+            "starrocks": "SELECT CATALOG()",
         }
 
         # Try to get the database name by querying the database directly
@@ -350,6 +353,18 @@ def _get_snowflake_database_names(self) -> list[str]:
 
         return database_names
 
+    def _get_starrocks_database_names(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Get catalog names for StarRocks via 'SHOW CATALOGS'.
+
+        StarRocks uses a three-level hierarchy (Catalog → Database → Table)
+        which maps to marimo's (Database → Schema → Table).
+        """
+        from sqlalchemy import text
+
+        with self._connection.connect() as connection:
+            result = connection.execute(text("SHOW CATALOGS"))
+            return [str(row[0]) for row in result.fetchall()]
+
     @safe_execute(
         fallback=[],
         message="Failed to get database names",
@@ -361,8 +376,11 @@ def _get_database_names(self) -> list[str]:
         Returns a single-element list with the default database when
         the dialect has no dedicated discovery mechanism.
         """
-        if self.dialect.lower() == "snowflake":
+        dialect = self.dialect.lower()
+        if dialect == "snowflake":
             return self._get_snowflake_database_names()
+        if dialect == "starrocks":
+            return self._get_starrocks_database_names()
 
         return [self.default_database] if self.default_database else []
 
@@ -468,6 +486,8 @@ def _get_meta_schemas(self) -> list[str]:
         dialect = self.dialect.lower()
         if dialect == "postgresql":
             return ["information_schema", "pg_catalog"]
+        if dialect == "starrocks":
+            return ["information_schema", "sys", "_statistics_"]
         return ["information_schema"]
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------- #
diff --git a/marimo/_sql/sql.py b/marimo/_sql/sql.py
index 6d8d3b284c3..19d74e68381 100644
--- a/marimo/_sql/sql.py
+++ b/marimo/_sql/sql.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def sql(
                 break
         else:
             raise ValueError(
-                "Unsupported engine. Must be a SQLAlchemy, Ibis, Clickhouse, DuckDB, Redshift or DBAPI 2.0 compatible engine."
+                "Unsupported engine. Must be a SQLAlchemy, Ibis, Clickhouse, DuckDB, Redshift, StarRocks or DBAPI 2.0 compatible engine."
             )
 
     try:
diff --git a/marimo/_sql/sql_quoting.py b/marimo/_sql/sql_quoting.py
index 1d20977b5db..b9d952d0bde 100644
--- a/marimo/_sql/sql_quoting.py
+++ b/marimo/_sql/sql_quoting.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def quote_sql_identifier(identifier: str, *, dialect: str = "duckdb") -> str:
         identifier: The raw identifier string (database, schema, or table name).
         dialect: The SQL dialect.
             Double-quote style: "duckdb", "redshift", "postgresql"/"postgres".
-            Backtick style: "clickhouse", "mysql", "bigquery".
+            Backtick style: "clickhouse", "mysql", "bigquery", "starrocks".
             Unknown dialects return the identifier unquoted.
 
     Returns:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def quote_sql_identifier(identifier: str, *, dialect: str = "duckdb") -> str:
         # Double-quote style: escape embedded " as ""
         escaped = identifier.replace('"', '""')
         return f'"{escaped}"'
-    elif dialect in ("clickhouse", "mysql", "bigquery"):
+    elif dialect in ("clickhouse", "mysql", "bigquery", "starrocks"):
         # Backtick style: escape embedded ` as ``
         escaped = identifier.replace("`", "``")
         return f"`{escaped}`"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2cd03b1f388..e829fb3f64c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ test-optional = [
     "chdb>=3; platform_system != 'Windows'", # there is no suitable wheel for windows
     "clickhouse-connect>=0.8.18",
     "redshift-connector[full]>=2.1.7",
+    # For testing starrocks
+    "starrocks>=1.3.0",
     "pandas>=1.5.3",
     "hvplot~=0.11.3",
     "geopandas>=1.1.0",
@@ -440,6 +442,7 @@ banned-module-level-imports = [
     "typing_extensions",
     "pyiceberg",
     "redshift_connector",
+    "starrocks",
     "pydantic_ai",
     # a top-level import of zmq may break WASM
     "zmq"
diff --git a/tests/_sql/test_sql_quoting.py b/tests/_sql/test_sql_quoting.py
index a5be8661b01..7e60ac28be7 100644
--- a/tests/_sql/test_sql_quoting.py
+++ b/tests/_sql/test_sql_quoting.py
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ class TestQuoteSqlIdentifier:
             ("table", "bigquery", "`table`"),
             ("my table", "bigquery", "`my table`"),
             ("has`backtick", "bigquery", "`has``backtick`"),
+            # StarRocks uses backtick style
+            ("table", "starrocks", "`table`"),
+            ("my table", "starrocks", "`my table`"),
+            ("nested.namespace", "starrocks", "`nested.namespace`"),
+            ("has`backtick", "starrocks", "`has``backtick`"),
+            ('has"quotes', "starrocks", '`has"quotes`'),
             # Unknown dialect returns unquoted
             ("table", "sqlite", "table"),
             ("my table", "unknown", "my table"),
@@ -98,6 +104,24 @@ def test_clickhouse_roundtrip_safe(self, identifier: str) -> None:
         inner = quoted[1:-1]
         assert inner.replace("``", "`") == identifier
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "identifier",
+        [
+            "simple",
+            "with spaces",
+            "with.dots",
+            "with`backticks",
+            'with"quotes',
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_starrocks_roundtrip_safe(self, identifier: str) -> None:
+        """Verify that quoting an identifier produces valid StarRocks syntax."""
+        quoted = quote_sql_identifier(identifier, dialect="starrocks")
+        assert quoted.startswith("`")
+        assert quoted.endswith("`")
+        inner = quoted[1:-1]
+        assert inner.replace("``", "`") == identifier
+
 
 class TestQuoteQualifiedName:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -127,6 +151,12 @@ class TestQuoteQualifiedName:
                 "redshift",
                 '"catalog"."schema"."table"',
             ),
+            # StarRocks 3-part name (catalog.database.table)
+            (
+                ("iceberg_catalog", "tpch", "orders"),
+                "starrocks",
+                "`iceberg_catalog`.`tpch`.`orders`",
+            ),
             # Single part
             (
                 ("just_table",),