diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/duckdb.py b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/duckdb.py
index 169a7a7f94..00be5f426a 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/duckdb.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/duckdb.py
@@ -142,3 +142,56 @@ def _normalize_decimal_value(self, col: exp.Expression, precision: int) -> exp.E
             exp.cast(col, "DOUBLE"),
             f"DECIMAL(38, {precision})",
         )
+
+    def _create_table(
+        self,
+        table_name_or_schema: t.Union[exp.Schema, TableName],
+        expression: t.Optional[exp.Expression],
+        exists: bool = True,
+        replace: bool = False,
+        columns_to_types: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, exp.DataType]] = None,
+        table_description: t.Optional[str] = None,
+        column_descriptions: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        table_kind: t.Optional[str] = None,
+        **kwargs: t.Any,
+    ) -> None:
+        catalog = self.get_current_catalog()
+        catalog_type_tuple = self.fetchone(
+            exp.select("type")
+            .from_("duckdb_databases()")
+            .where(exp.column("database_name").eq(catalog))
+        )
+        catalog_type = catalog_type_tuple[0] if catalog_type_tuple else None
+
+        partitioned_by_exps = None
+        if catalog_type == "ducklake":
+            partitioned_by_exps = kwargs.pop("partitioned_by", None)
+
+        super()._create_table(
+            table_name_or_schema,
+            expression,
+            exists,
+            replace,
+            columns_to_types,
+            table_description,
+            column_descriptions,
+            table_kind,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        if partitioned_by_exps:
+            # Schema object contains column definitions, so we extract Table
+            table_name = (
+                table_name_or_schema.this
+                if isinstance(table_name_or_schema, exp.Schema)
+                else table_name_or_schema
+            )
+            table_name_str = (
+                table_name.sql(dialect=self.dialect)
+                if isinstance(table_name, exp.Table)
+                else table_name
+            )
+            partitioned_by_str = ", ".join(
+                expr.sql(dialect=self.dialect) for expr in partitioned_by_exps
+            )
+            self.execute(f"ALTER TABLE {table_name_str} SET PARTITIONED BY ({partitioned_by_str});")
diff --git a/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_duckdb.py b/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_duckdb.py
index 543b2e2f18..6442b1a0b4 100644
--- a/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_duckdb.py
+++ b/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_duckdb.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 import pandas as pd  # noqa: TID253
 import pytest
+from pytest_mock.plugin import MockerFixture
 from sqlglot import expressions as exp
 from sqlglot import parse_one
-
 from sqlmesh.core.engine_adapter import DuckDBEngineAdapter, EngineAdapter
 from tests.core.engine_adapter import to_sql_calls
 
@@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ def test_set_current_catalog(make_mocked_engine_adapter: t.Callable, duck_conn):
     ]
 
 
-def test_temporary_table(make_mocked_engine_adapter: t.Callable, duck_conn):
+def test_temporary_table(make_mocked_engine_adapter: t.Callable, mocker: MockerFixture):
     adapter = make_mocked_engine_adapter(DuckDBEngineAdapter)
 
+    mocker.patch.object(adapter, "get_current_catalog", return_value="test_catalog")
+    mocker.patch.object(adapter, "fetchone", return_value=("test_catalog",))
+
     adapter.create_table(
         "test_table",
         {"a": exp.DataType.build("INT"), "b": exp.DataType.build("INT")},
@@ -103,3 +106,33 @@ def test_drop_catalog(make_mocked_engine_adapter: t.Callable) -> None:
     adapter.drop_catalog(exp.to_identifier("foo"))
 
     assert to_sql_calls(adapter) == ['DETACH DATABASE IF EXISTS "foo"']
+
+
+def test_ducklake_partitioning(adapter: EngineAdapter, duck_conn, tmp_path):
+    catalog = "a_ducklake_db"
+
+    duck_conn.install_extension("ducklake")
+    duck_conn.load_extension("ducklake")
+    duck_conn.execute(
+        f"ATTACH 'ducklake:{catalog}.ducklake' AS {catalog} (DATA_PATH '{tmp_path}');"
+    )
+
+    # no partitions on catalog creation
+    partition_info = duck_conn.execute(
+        f"SELECT * FROM __ducklake_metadata_{catalog}.main.ducklake_partition_info"
+    ).fetchdf()
+    assert partition_info.empty
+
+    adapter.set_current_catalog(catalog)
+    adapter.create_schema("test_schema")
+    adapter.create_table(
+        "test_schema.test_table",
+        {"a": exp.DataType.build("INT"), "b": exp.DataType.build("INT")},
+        partitioned_by=[exp.to_column("a"), exp.to_column("b")],
+    )
+
+    # 1 partition after table creation
+    partition_info = duck_conn.execute(
+        f"SELECT * FROM __ducklake_metadata_{catalog}.main.ducklake_partition_info"
+    ).fetchdf()
+    assert partition_info.shape[0] == 1