diff --git a/src/tracksdata/graph/_base_graph.py b/src/tracksdata/graph/_base_graph.py
index b384bdbb..9b14e389 100644
--- a/src/tracksdata/graph/_base_graph.py
+++ b/src/tracksdata/graph/_base_graph.py
@@ -1704,6 +1704,7 @@ def to_geff(
         self,
         geff_store: StoreLike,
         geff_metadata: geff.GeffMetadata | None = None,
+        overwrite: bool = False,
         zarr_format: Literal[2, 3] = 3,
     ) -> None:
         """
@@ -1718,6 +1719,8 @@ def to_geff(
             It automatically generates the metadata with:
             - axes: time (t) and spatial axes ((z), y, x)
             - tracklet node property: tracklet_id
+        overwrite : bool
+            Whether to overwrite the geff data directory if it exists.
         zarr_format : Literal[2, 3]
             The zarr format to write the graph to.
             Defaults to 3.
@@ -1795,6 +1798,7 @@ def to_geff(
             edge_ids=edge_ids.astype(np.uint64),
             edge_props=edge_dict,
             metadata=geff_metadata,
+            overwrite=overwrite,
             zarr_format=zarr_format,
         )
 
diff --git a/src/tracksdata/graph/_test/test_graph_backends.py b/src/tracksdata/graph/_test/test_graph_backends.py
index fc52fe59..241081c6 100644
--- a/src/tracksdata/graph/_test/test_graph_backends.py
+++ b/src/tracksdata/graph/_test/test_graph_backends.py
@@ -2376,6 +2376,27 @@ def test_geff_roundtrip(graph_backend: BaseGraph) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_geff_overwrite(graph_backend: BaseGraph, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Test that to_geff overwrites existing data in the store."""
+    _fill_mock_geff_graph(graph_backend)
+
+    geff_path = tmp_path / "test_overwrite.geff"
+
+    # First write
+    graph_backend.to_geff(geff_store=geff_path)
+
+    # Try to write again without overwrite - should raise error
+    with pytest.raises(FileExistsError):
+        graph_backend.to_geff(geff_store=geff_path, overwrite=False)
+
+    # Now with overwrite=True it should work
+    graph_backend.to_geff(geff_store=geff_path, overwrite=True)
+
+    geff_graph, _ = IndexedRXGraph.from_geff(geff_path)
+
+    assert geff_graph.num_nodes() == 3
+
+
 def test_geff_with_keymapping(graph_backend: BaseGraph) -> None:
     """Test geff roundtrip."""