diff --git a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
index 210670164316..5219d249e305 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
@@ -493,6 +493,49 @@ def read_csv(
             con.exec_driver_sql(view)
         return self.table(table_name)
 
+    def read_geo(
+        self,
+        source: str,
+        table_name: str | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> ir.Table:
+        """Register a GEO file as a table in the current database.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        source
+            The data source(s). Path to a file of geospatial files supported
+            by duckdb.
+            See https://duckdb.org/docs/extensions/spatial.html#st_read---read-spatial-data-from-files
+        table_name
+            An optional name to use for the created table. This defaults to
+            a sequentially generated name.
+        **kwargs
+            Additional keyword arguments passed to DuckDB loading function.
+            See https://duckdb.org/docs/extensions/spatial.html#st_read---read-spatial-data-from-files
+            for more information.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ir.Table
+            The just-registered table
+        """
+
+        if not table_name:
+            table_name = util.gen_name("read_geo")
+
+        # load geospatial extension
+        self.load_extension("spatial")
+
+        source_expr = sa.select(sa.literal_column("*")).select_from(
+            sa.func.st_read(util.normalize_filename(source), _format_kwargs(kwargs))
+        )
+
+        view = self._compile_temp_view(table_name, source_expr)
+        with self.begin() as con:
+            con.exec_driver_sql(view)
+        return self.table(table_name)
+
     def read_parquet(
         self,
         source_list: str | Iterable[str],
diff --git a/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/conftest.py b/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/conftest.py
index 2c96dd8ca852..d873591904bf 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/conftest.py
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ def con(data_dir, tmp_path_factory, worker_id):
     return TestConf.load_data(data_dir, tmp_path_factory, worker_id).connection
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def zones(con, data_dir):
+    # pending merge https://github.com/ibis-project/testing-data/pull/5
+    zones = con.read_geo(data_dir / "geojson" / "zones.geojson")
+    return zones
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def zones_gdf(data_dir):
     # pending merge https://github.com/ibis-project/testing-data/pull/5
diff --git a/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_register.py b/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_register.py
index 50c1682e4264..8cc913946e61 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_register.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_register.py
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ def test_read_parquet(data_dir):
     assert t.count().execute()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=duckdb.duckdb.CatalogException, reason="ST_AsEWKB")
+def test_read_geo_fail(con, data_dir):
+    t = con.read_geo(data_dir / "geojson" / "zones.geojson")
+    # can't convert geometry to arrow type yet
+    assert t.head().to_pyarrow()
+
+
+def test_read_geo(con, data_dir):
+    t = con.read_geo(data_dir / "geojson" / "zones.geojson")
+    assert t.count().execute()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.xfail_version(
     duckdb=["duckdb<0.7.0"], reason="read_json_auto doesn't exist", raises=exc.IbisError
 )