diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets_experimental/polars/__init__.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets_experimental/polars/__init__.py
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+"""``AbstractDataset`` implementation to load/save to databases using the Polars library."""
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import lazy_loader as lazy
+
+PolarsDatabaseDataset: Any
+
+__getattr__, __dir__, __all__ = lazy.attach(
+    __name__, submod_attrs={"polars_database_dataset": ["PolarsDatabaseDataset"]}
+)
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets_experimental/polars/polars_database_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets_experimental/polars/polars_database_dataset.py
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+import copy
+from pathlib import PurePosixPath
+from typing import Any, NoReturn
+
+import polars as pl
+
+from kedro_datasets.pandas.sql_dataset import SQLQueryDataset, get_filepath_str
+
+
+class PolarsDatabaseDataset(SQLQueryDataset):
+
+    def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
+        self,
+        sql: str | None = None,
+        credentials: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        load_args: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        fs_args: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        filepath: str | None = None,
+        metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Creates a new ``PolarsDatabaseDataset``."""
+        super().__init__(
+            sql=sql,
+            credentials=credentials,
+            load_args=load_args,
+            fs_args=fs_args,
+            filepath=filepath,
+            metadata=metadata,
+        )
+
+    def load(self) -> pl.DataFrame:
+        load_args = copy.deepcopy(self._load_args)
+
+        if self._filepath:
+            load_path = get_filepath_str(PurePosixPath(self._filepath), self._protocol)
+            with self._fs.open(load_path, mode="r") as fs_file:
+                query = fs_file.read()
+        else:
+            query = load_args.pop("sql")
+
+        return pl.read_database(
+            query=query,
+            connection=self._connection_str,
+            **load_args
+        )
+
+    def save(self, data: None) -> NoReturn:
+        pass
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