diff --git a/bindings/python/src/lib.rs b/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
index b289354ca..419e9481a 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
@@ -315,9 +315,10 @@ impl Drop for Connection {
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::arc_with_non_send_sync)]
-#[pyfunction]
-pub fn connect(path: &str) -> Result<Connection> {
-    match turso_core::Connection::from_uri(path, false, false) {
+#[pyfunction(signature = (path, experimental_indexes=None))]
+pub fn connect(path: &str, experimental_indexes: Option<bool>) -> Result<Connection> {
+    let experimental_indexes = experimental_indexes.unwrap_or(false);
+    match turso_core::Connection::from_uri(path, experimental_indexes, false) {
         Ok((io, conn)) => Ok(Connection { conn, _io: io }),
         Err(e) => Err(PyErr::new::<ProgrammingError, _>(format!(
             "Failed to create connection: {e:?}"