diff --git a/src/config-parser.ts b/src/config-parser.ts
index 70f7fa7..2ba99ae 100644
--- a/src/config-parser.ts
+++ b/src/config-parser.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { parseString } from 'xml2js';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import { DatabaseConnection, WorkspaceConfig } from './types.js';
+import { parseConnectionId } from './utils.js';
 
 const parseXML = promisify(parseString);
 
@@ -273,10 +274,23 @@ export class WorkspaceConfigParser {
 
   async getConnection(connectionId: string): Promise<DatabaseConnection | null> {
     try {
+      const { baseId, databaseOverride } = parseConnectionId(connectionId);
       const connections = await this.parseConnections();
-      return (
-        connections.find((conn) => conn.id === connectionId || conn.name === connectionId) || null
-      );
+      const match = connections.find((conn) => conn.id === baseId || conn.name === baseId) || null;
+
+      if (!match || !databaseOverride) {
+        return match;
+      }
+
+      // Database-override syntax "<id>/<database>": clone the matched connection
+      // with the requested database swapped in. The synthetic id ensures pool
+      // caches keyed on connection.id stay separated per target database.
+      return {
+        ...match,
+        id: `${match.id}/${databaseOverride}`,
+        database: databaseOverride,
+        properties: { ...(match.properties || {}), database: databaseOverride },
+      };
     } catch (error) {
       if (this.config.debug) {
         console.error(`Failed to get connection ${connectionId}: ${error}`);
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index a020183..6937b61 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -95,15 +95,20 @@ export function enforceReadOnly(query: string): string | null {
 }
 
 /**
- * Sanitize connection ID to prevent injection
+ * Sanitize connection ID to prevent injection.
+ *
+ * Allows an optional database-override suffix using the syntax
+ * `<connectionIdOrName>/<database>`. The forward slash is preserved so that
+ * `parseConnectionId` (and downstream lookup) can split it back out.
  */
 export function sanitizeConnectionId(connectionId: string): string {
   if (!connectionId || typeof connectionId !== 'string') {
     throw new Error('Connection ID must be a non-empty string');
   }
 
-  // Remove potentially dangerous characters
-  const sanitized = connectionId.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_\-.]/g, '');
+  // Remove potentially dangerous characters; '/' is allowed for the database
+  // override syntax "<id>/<database>" and is split out by parseConnectionId.
+  const sanitized = connectionId.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_\-./]/g, '');
 
   if (sanitized.length === 0) {
     throw new Error('Connection ID contains no valid characters');
@@ -112,6 +117,32 @@ export function sanitizeConnectionId(connectionId: string): string {
   return sanitized;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Split an incoming connection identifier into its base ID/name and an optional
+ * database-override component. Returns `databaseOverride: null` when no
+ * override is present.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *   "my-conn"                 -> { baseId: "my-conn", databaseOverride: null }
+ *   "my-conn/analytics"       -> { baseId: "my-conn", databaseOverride: "analytics" }
+ *   "postgres-jdbc-abc/orders" -> { baseId: "postgres-jdbc-abc", databaseOverride: "orders" }
+ */
+export function parseConnectionId(connectionId: string): {
+  baseId: string;
+  databaseOverride: string | null;
+} {
+  const slashIdx = connectionId.indexOf('/');
+  if (slashIdx < 0) {
+    return { baseId: connectionId, databaseOverride: null };
+  }
+  const baseId = connectionId.slice(0, slashIdx);
+  const databaseOverride = connectionId.slice(slashIdx + 1);
+  if (!baseId || !databaseOverride) {
+    return { baseId: connectionId, databaseOverride: null };
+  }
+  return { baseId, databaseOverride };
+}
+
 /**
  * Sanitize SQL identifier (table name, schema name, column name)
  * Escapes single quotes and validates the identifier
diff --git a/tests/config-parser.test.ts b/tests/config-parser.test.ts
index 3b9def4..4f78060 100644
--- a/tests/config-parser.test.ts
+++ b/tests/config-parser.test.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,72 @@ describe('WorkspaceConfigParser', () => {
       expect(connections).toEqual([]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getConnection database-override syntax', () => {
+    const baseConnection = {
+      id: 'conn-1',
+      name: 'my-conn',
+      driver: 'postgres-jdbc',
+      url: 'jdbc:postgresql://host:5432/postgres',
+      host: 'host',
+      port: 5432,
+      database: 'postgres',
+      user: 'app',
+      properties: { user: 'app', host: 'host', database: 'postgres', sslmode: 'require' },
+    };
+
+    it('should look up by base id when no slash is present', async () => {
+      const { WorkspaceConfigParser } = await import('../src/config-parser.js');
+      const parser = new WorkspaceConfigParser({});
+      vi.spyOn(parser, 'parseConnections').mockResolvedValue([baseConnection]);
+
+      const result = await parser.getConnection('conn-1');
+      expect(result).toEqual(baseConnection);
+    });
+
+    it('should look up by name when no slash is present', async () => {
+      const { WorkspaceConfigParser } = await import('../src/config-parser.js');
+      const parser = new WorkspaceConfigParser({});
+      vi.spyOn(parser, 'parseConnections').mockResolvedValue([baseConnection]);
+
+      const result = await parser.getConnection('my-conn');
+      expect(result).toEqual(baseConnection);
+    });
+
+    it('should override database when "<id>/<database>" syntax is used', async () => {
+      const { WorkspaceConfigParser } = await import('../src/config-parser.js');
+      const parser = new WorkspaceConfigParser({});
+      vi.spyOn(parser, 'parseConnections').mockResolvedValue([baseConnection]);
+
+      const result = await parser.getConnection('conn-1/analytics');
+      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(result!.id).toBe('conn-1/analytics');
+      expect(result!.database).toBe('analytics');
+      expect(result!.properties?.database).toBe('analytics');
+      // Other fields remain intact
+      expect(result!.host).toBe('host');
+      expect(result!.user).toBe('app');
+      expect(result!.properties?.sslmode).toBe('require');
+    });
+
+    it('should not mutate the cached connection when overriding', async () => {
+      const { WorkspaceConfigParser } = await import('../src/config-parser.js');
+      const parser = new WorkspaceConfigParser({});
+      vi.spyOn(parser, 'parseConnections').mockResolvedValue([baseConnection]);
+
+      await parser.getConnection('conn-1/analytics');
+      expect(baseConnection.id).toBe('conn-1');
+      expect(baseConnection.database).toBe('postgres');
+      expect(baseConnection.properties.database).toBe('postgres');
+    });
+
+    it('should return null when the base id does not match', async () => {
+      const { WorkspaceConfigParser } = await import('../src/config-parser.js');
+      const parser = new WorkspaceConfigParser({});
+      vi.spyOn(parser, 'parseConnections').mockResolvedValue([baseConnection]);
+
+      const result = await parser.getConnection('does-not-exist/analytics');
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/utils.test.ts b/tests/utils.test.ts
index 81c8250..bf32b00 100644
--- a/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   sanitizeConnectionId,
   sanitizeIdentifier,
   getTestQuery,
+  parseConnectionId,
 } from '../src/utils.js';
 
 describe('validateQuery', () => {
@@ -130,6 +131,45 @@ describe('sanitizeConnectionId', () => {
     expect(sanitizeConnectionId('conn;DROP TABLE')).toBe('connDROPTABLE');
     expect(sanitizeConnectionId('test<script>')).toBe('testscript');
   });
+
+  it('should preserve "/" for the database-override suffix', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeConnectionId('my-conn/analytics')).toBe('my-conn/analytics');
+    expect(sanitizeConnectionId('postgres-jdbc-abc/orders')).toBe('postgres-jdbc-abc/orders');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('parseConnectionId', () => {
+  it('should return baseId and null override when no slash is present', () => {
+    expect(parseConnectionId('my-conn')).toEqual({
+      baseId: 'my-conn',
+      databaseOverride: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should split on the first slash into base and override', () => {
+    expect(parseConnectionId('my-conn/analytics')).toEqual({
+      baseId: 'my-conn',
+      databaseOverride: 'analytics',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should treat empty halves as no override', () => {
+    expect(parseConnectionId('/analytics')).toEqual({
+      baseId: '/analytics',
+      databaseOverride: null,
+    });
+    expect(parseConnectionId('my-conn/')).toEqual({
+      baseId: 'my-conn/',
+      databaseOverride: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve later slashes inside the database name', () => {
+    expect(parseConnectionId('my-conn/foo/bar')).toEqual({
+      baseId: 'my-conn',
+      databaseOverride: 'foo/bar',
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('sanitizeIdentifier', () => {