diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index b131e4c..176ff6a 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 type conn struct {
 	athena         athenaAPI
+	catalog        string
 	db             string
 	OutputLocation string
 
@@ -57,11 +58,15 @@ func (c *conn) runQuery(ctx context.Context, query string) (driver.Rows, error)
 
 // startQuery starts an Athena query and returns its ID.
 func (c *conn) startQuery(ctx context.Context, query string) (string, error) {
+	queryCtx := &types.QueryExecutionContext{
+		Database: aws.String(c.db),
+	}
+	if c.catalog != "" {
+		queryCtx.Catalog = aws.String(c.catalog)
+	}
 	resp, err := c.athena.StartQueryExecution(ctx, &athena.StartQueryExecutionInput{
-		QueryString: aws.String(query),
-		QueryExecutionContext: &types.QueryExecutionContext{
-			Database: aws.String(c.db),
-		},
+		QueryString:           aws.String(query),
+		QueryExecutionContext: queryCtx,
 		ResultConfiguration: &types.ResultConfiguration{
 			OutputLocation: aws.String(c.OutputLocation),
 		},
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index a784853..48ade7d 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	awsConfig, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err, "LoadDefaultConfig")
 	db, err := Open(DriverConfig{
-		Config: &awsConfig,
+		Config:         &awsConfig,
 		Database:       AthenaDatabase,
 		OutputLocation: fmt.Sprintf("s3://%s/noop", S3Bucket),
 	})
@@ -129,6 +129,28 @@ func TestOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Query")
 }
 
+func TestDriverWithDBCatalog(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	catalogName := os.Getenv("ATHENA_CATALOG")
+	if catalogName == "" {
+		t.Skip("ATHENA_CATALOG not set")
+	}
+
+	tableName := os.Getenv("ATHENA_TABLE")
+	if tableName == "" {
+		tableName = "catalog_test_table"
+	}
+	connStr := fmt.Sprintf("catalog=%s&db=%s&output_location=s3://%s/output", catalogName, AthenaDatabase, S3Bucket)
+	db, err := sql.Open("athena", connStr)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Open")
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	harness := &athenaHarness{t: t, db: db, table: tableName}
+	defer harness.teardown(ctx)
+	harness.mustExec(ctx, `CREATE TABLE %s ( value string )`, tableName)
+	harness.mustExec(ctx, `INSERT INTO %s VALUES ('foo')`, tableName)
+}
+
 type dummyRow struct {
 	NullValue     *struct{}       `json:"nullValue"`
 	SmallintType  int             `json:"smallintType"`
diff --git a/driver.go b/driver.go
index 03dceca..c311117 100644
--- a/driver.go
+++ b/driver.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Open(connStr string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 	return &conn{
 		athena:         athena.NewFromConfig(*cfg.Config),
 		db:             cfg.Database,
+		catalog:        cfg.Catalog,
 		OutputLocation: cfg.OutputLocation,
 		pollFrequency:  cfg.PollFrequency,
 	}, nil
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ func Open(cfg DriverConfig) (*sql.DB, error) {
 type DriverConfig struct {
 	Config         *aws.Config
 	Database       string
+	Catalog        string
 	OutputLocation string
 
 	PollFrequency time.Duration
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ func configFromConnectionString(ctx context.Context, connStr string) (*DriverCon
 	cfg.Config = &awsConfig
 
 	cfg.Database = args.Get("db")
+	cfg.Catalog = args.Get("catalog")
 	cfg.OutputLocation = args.Get("output_location")
 
 	frequencyStr := args.Get("poll_frequency")