diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/config.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/config.py
index 0a852282ea..9ca34f6f98 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/config.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/config.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class WorkspaceConfig:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
 
     # Whether the assessment should capture a specific list of databases, if not specified, it will list all databases.
     include_databases: list[str] | None = None
+    # Whether the assessment should capture databases matching specific prefixes, if not specified, it will list all databases.
+    include_database_prefixes: list[str] | None = None
 
     # Whether the tables in mounts crawler should crawl a specific list of mounts.
     # If not specified, it will list all mounts.
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/install.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/install.py
index cfdeedd1c5..40ac7d744c 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/install.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/install.py
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ def _prompt_for_new_installation(self) -> WorkspaceConfig:
         configure_groups = ConfigureGroups(self.prompts)
         configure_groups.run()
         include_databases = self._select_databases()
+        include_database_prefixes = self._select_database_prefixes()
 
         skip_tacl_migration = self.prompts.confirm("Do you want to skip TACL migration when migrating tables?")
 
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ def _prompt_for_new_installation(self) -> WorkspaceConfig:
             log_level=log_level,
             num_threads=num_threads,
             include_databases=include_databases,
+            include_database_prefixes=include_database_prefixes,
             trigger_job=trigger_job,
             recon_tolerance_percent=recon_tolerance_percent,
             upload_dependencies=upload_dependencies,
@@ -428,6 +430,16 @@ def _select_databases(self):
             return [x.strip() for x in selected_databases.split(",")]
         return None
 
+    def _select_database_prefixes(self):
+        selected_prefixes = self.prompts.question(
+            "Comma-separated list of database prefixes to include (e.g., 'dev_', 'test_'). "
+            "If not specified, prefix filtering will not be applied",
+            default="<NONE>",
+        )
+        if selected_prefixes != "<NONE>":
+            return [x.strip() for x in selected_prefixes.split(",")]
+        return None
+
     def configure_warehouse(self) -> str:
         def warehouse_type(_):
             return _.warehouse_type.value if not _.enable_serverless_compute else "SERVERLESS"