diff --git a/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py
index 6698a0a755803..26afdf046c9ab 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/clickhouse/__init__.py
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ def insert(
         obj: pd.DataFrame | ir.Table,
         settings: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
         overwrite: bool = False,
+        database: str | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         import pandas as pd
@@ -436,18 +437,24 @@ def insert(
             self.truncate_table(name)
 
         if isinstance(obj, pa.Table):
-            return self.con.insert_arrow(name, obj, settings=settings, **kwargs)
+            return self.con.insert_arrow(
+                name, obj, database=database, settings=settings, **kwargs
+            )
         elif isinstance(obj, pd.DataFrame):
             return self.con.insert_arrow(
-                name, pa.Table.from_pandas(obj), settings=settings, **kwargs
+                name,
+                pa.Table.from_pandas(obj),
+                database=database,
+                settings=settings,
+                **kwargs,
             )
         elif not isinstance(obj, ir.Table):
             obj = ibis.memtable(obj)
 
-        query = self._build_insert_from_table(target=name, source=obj)
+        query = self._build_insert_from_table(target=name, source=obj, db=database)
         external_tables = self._collect_in_memory_tables(obj, {})
         external_data = self._normalize_external_tables(external_tables)
-        return self.con.command(query.sql(self.name), external_data=external_data)
+        return self.con.command(query.sql(self.dialect), external_data=external_data)
 
     def raw_sql(
         self,