diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 104b3e325461d..3e65008ed3bc3 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@
  */
 'dbtableprefix' => '',
 
+/**
+ *  Enable persistent connexions to the database.
+ *  This setting uses the "persistent" option from doctrine dbal, wich in turns 
+ *  uses the PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT option from de pdo driver.
+ */
+'dbpersistent' => '',
 
 /**
  * Indicates whether the Nextcloud instance was installed successfully; ``true``
diff --git a/lib/private/DB/ConnectionFactory.php b/lib/private/DB/ConnectionFactory.php
index 95f3185bcdb17..1b0ac4363647a 100644
--- a/lib/private/DB/ConnectionFactory.php
+++ b/lib/private/DB/ConnectionFactory.php
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ public function createConnectionParams(string $configPrefix = '') {
 			];
 		}
 
+		if ($this->config->getValue('dbpersistent', false)) {
+			$connectionParams['persistent'] = true;
+		}
+
 		return $connectionParams;
 	}