diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/project-files/connectors.md b/docs/docs/reference/project-files/connectors.md
index 05de056dd99..1fc1dc8618d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/project-files/connectors.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/project-files/connectors.md
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ _[boolean]_ - Indicates whether a secured SSL connection is required
 
 _[string]_ - Cluster name, required for running distributed queries 
 
+### `sync_replicas`
+
+_[boolean]_ - Controls whether to run `SYSTEM SYNC REPLICA` before replacing partitions on a replicated table in a cluster, ensuring all inserted parts are visible across replicas before the partition swap. Defaults to true 
+
 ### `write_dsn`
 
 _[string]_ - Separate connection string for write operations 
diff --git a/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/clickhouse.go b/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
index 07cf1c71c23..d646a5722b0 100644
--- a/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
+++ b/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ type configProperties struct {
 	SSL bool `mapstructure:"ssl"`
 	// Cluster name. If a cluster is configured, Rill will create all models in the cluster as distributed tables.
 	Cluster string `mapstructure:"cluster"`
+	// SyncReplicas controls whether to run `SYSTEM SYNC REPLICA` before replacing partitions on a replicated table in a cluster.
+	// This ensures all inserted parts are visible across replicas before the partition swap. Defaults to true.
+	SyncReplicas bool `mapstructure:"sync_replicas"`
 	// LogQueries controls whether to log the raw SQL passed to OLAP.Execute.
 	LogQueries bool `mapstructure:"log_queries"`
 	// QuerySettingsOverride overrides the default query settings used for OLAP SELECT queries.
@@ -226,6 +229,7 @@ func (d driver) Open(connectorName, instanceID string, config map[string]any, st
 	// Parse config properties
 	conf := &configProperties{
 		CanScaleToZero: true,
+		SyncReplicas:   true,
 		MaxOpenConns:   20,
 		MaxIdleConns:   5,
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/crud.go b/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/crud.go
index cc1a9462b58..98841232111 100644
--- a/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/crud.go
+++ b/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/crud.go
@@ -710,14 +710,44 @@ func (c *Connection) replacePartition(ctx context.Context, src, dest, part strin
 
 // syncReplica syncs the local replicated table across the cluster
 func (c *Connection) syncReplica(ctx context.Context, tableName string) error {
-	if c.config.Cluster == "" {
+	if c.config.Cluster == "" || !c.config.SyncReplicas {
 		return nil
 	}
+	// get current database
+	database, err := c.currentDatabase(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	onClusterClause := "ON CLUSTER " + safeSQLName(c.config.Cluster)
 	return c.Exec(ctx, &drivers.Statement{
-		Query:    fmt.Sprintf("SYSTEM SYNC REPLICA %s %s", onClusterClause, safeSQLName(localTableName(tableName))),
+		Query:    fmt.Sprintf("SYSTEM SYNC REPLICA %s %s.%s", onClusterClause, safeSQLName(database), safeSQLName(localTableName(tableName))),
+		Priority: 1,
+	})
+}
+
+func (c *Connection) currentDatabase(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	if c.config.Database != "" {
+		return c.config.Database, nil
+	}
+	var database string
+	rows, err := c.Query(ctx, &drivers.Statement{
+		Query:    "SELECT currentDatabase()",
 		Priority: 1,
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	for rows.Next() {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&database); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	err = rows.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return database, nil
 }
 
 func isReplicatedEngine(engine string) bool {
diff --git a/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/olap_test.go b/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/olap_test.go
index ebf1425543f..7cb20510ffe 100644
--- a/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/olap_test.go
+++ b/runtime/drivers/clickhouse/olap_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func TestClickhouseCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("InsertTableAsSelect_WithMerge", func(t *testing.T) { testInsertTableAsSelect_WithMerge(t, c, olap) })
 	t.Run("InsertTableAsSelect_WithPartitionOverwrite", func(t *testing.T) { testInsertTableAsSelect_WithPartitionOverwrite(t, c, olap) })
 	t.Run("InsertTableAsSelect_WithPartitionOverwrite_DatePartition", func(t *testing.T) { testInsertTableAsSelect_WithPartitionOverwrite_DatePartition(t, c, olap) })
+	t.Run("SyncReplica_NonDefaultDatabase", func(t *testing.T) { testSyncReplicaNonDefaultDatabase(t, olap, dsn, cluster) })
 	t.Run("TestDictionary", func(t *testing.T) { testDictionary(t, c, olap) })
 	t.Run("QueryAttributesAsSettings", func(t *testing.T) { testQueryAttributesAsSettings(t, olap) })
 }
@@ -388,6 +389,65 @@ func testInsertTableAsSelect_WithPartitionOverwrite_DatePartition(t *testing.T,
 	}
 }
 
+func testSyncReplicaNonDefaultDatabase(t *testing.T, olap drivers.OLAPStore, dsn, cluster string) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// create a non-default database on the cluster
+	err := olap.Exec(ctx, &drivers.Statement{Query: fmt.Sprintf("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS sync_repl_db ON CLUSTER %s", cluster)})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = olap.Exec(context.Background(), &drivers.Statement{Query: fmt.Sprintf("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS sync_repl_db ON CLUSTER %s", cluster)})
+	})
+
+	// open a connection scoped to the non-default database (the database is taken from the DSN path)
+	conn, err := drivers.Open("clickhouse", "", "default", map[string]any{"dsn": dsn + "/sync_repl_db", "cluster": cluster, "mode": "readwrite"}, storage.MustNew(t.TempDir(), nil), activity.NewNoopClient(), zap.NewNop())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer conn.Close()
+	c := conn.(*Connection)
+	dbOLAP, ok := conn.AsOLAP("default")
+	require.True(t, ok)
+
+	props := &ModelOutputProperties{
+		Engine:                 "ReplicatedMergeTree",
+		Table:                  "repl_tbl",
+		DistributedShardingKey: "rand()",
+		IncrementalStrategy:    drivers.IncrementalStrategyPartitionOverwrite,
+		OrderBy:                "id",
+		PartitionBy:            "id",
+		PrimaryKey:             "id",
+	}
+	_, err = c.createTableAsSelect(ctx, "repl_tbl", "SELECT generate_series AS id, 'insert' AS value FROM generate_series(0, 4)", props, "", "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = c.dropTable(context.Background(), "repl_tbl") })
+
+	insertOpts := &InsertTableOptions{Strategy: drivers.IncrementalStrategyPartitionOverwrite}
+	_, err = c.insertTableAsSelect(ctx, "repl_tbl", "SELECT generate_series AS id, 'replace' AS value FROM generate_series(2, 5)", insertOpts, props)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	res, err := dbOLAP.Query(ctx, &drivers.Statement{Query: "SELECT id, value FROM repl_tbl ORDER BY id"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	resultSet := make(map[int]string)
+	for res.Next() {
+		var id int
+		var value string
+		require.NoError(t, res.Scan(&id, &value))
+		resultSet[id] = value
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, res.Err())
+	require.NoError(t, res.Close())
+
+	expected := map[int]string{
+		0: "insert",
+		1: "insert",
+		2: "replace",
+		3: "replace",
+		4: "replace",
+		5: "replace",
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, expected, resultSet)
+}
+
 func testDictionary(t *testing.T, c *Connection, olap drivers.OLAPStore) {
 	props := &ModelOutputProperties{
 		Typ:        "DICTIONARY",
diff --git a/runtime/parser/schema/project.schema.yaml b/runtime/parser/schema/project.schema.yaml
index 89bed113237..803ac675077 100644
--- a/runtime/parser/schema/project.schema.yaml
+++ b/runtime/parser/schema/project.schema.yaml
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ definitions:
             cluster:
               type: string
               description: Cluster name, required for running distributed queries
+            sync_replicas:
+              type: boolean
+              description: "Controls whether to run `SYSTEM SYNC REPLICA` before replacing partitions on a replicated table in a cluster, ensuring all inserted parts are visible across replicas before the partition swap. Defaults to true"
             write_dsn:
               type: string
               description: Separate connection string for write operations