diff --git a/app/Services/Forge/ForgeSetting.php b/app/Services/Forge/ForgeSetting.php
index ec3ffbe..12b22f4 100644
--- a/app/Services/Forge/ForgeSetting.php
+++ b/app/Services/Forge/ForgeSetting.php
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ class ForgeSetting
      */
     public bool $dbCreationRequired;
 
+    /**
+     * The name of the database to be created
+     */
+    public ?string $dbName;
+
     /**
      * Flag to auto-source environment variables in deployment.
      */
@@ -196,6 +201,7 @@ class ForgeSetting
         'site_isolation_required' => ['boolean'],
         'job_scheduler_required' => ['boolean'],
         'db_creation_required' => ['boolean'],
+        'db_name' => ['nullable', 'string'],
         'auto_source_required' => ['boolean'],
         'ssl_required' => ['boolean'],
         'wait_on_ssl' => ['boolean'],
diff --git a/app/Services/Forge/Pipeline/CreateDatabase.php b/app/Services/Forge/Pipeline/CreateDatabase.php
index 917c024..85598b2 100644
--- a/app/Services/Forge/Pipeline/CreateDatabase.php
+++ b/app/Services/Forge/Pipeline/CreateDatabase.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function __invoke(ForgeService $service, Closure $next)
         }
 
         $dbPassword = Str::random(16);
-        $dbName = $service->getStandardizedBranchName();
+        $dbName = $service->setting->dbName ?? $service->getStandardizedBranchName();
 
         if (! $this->databaseExists($service, $dbName)) {
             $this->information('Creating database.');
diff --git a/config/forge.php b/config/forge.php
index d423588..cb97ae2 100644
--- a/config/forge.php
+++ b/config/forge.php
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
     // Flag to enable Quick Deploy (default: true).
     'quick_deploy' => env('FORGE_QUICK_DEPLOY', false),
 
+    // Override default database and database username, if needed. Defaults to the site name.
+    'db_name' => env('FORGE_DB_NAME', null),
+
     // Flag to enable SSL certification (default: false).
     'ssl_required' => env('FORGE_SSL_REQUIRED', false),