diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/connection/ConnectionDialog.vue b/apps/desktop/src/components/connection/ConnectionDialog.vue
index 6042e1050e..b877e89b2c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/connection/ConnectionDialog.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/connection/ConnectionDialog.vue
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ function defaultSshTunnel(): SshTunnelConfig {
     connect_timeout_secs: 5,
     expose_lan: false,
     use_ssh_agent: false,
+    ssh_agent_sock_path: "",
   };
 }
 
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ function normalizeSshTunnel(hop: Partial<SshTunnelConfig>): SshTunnelConfig {
     connect_timeout_secs: Number(hop.connect_timeout_secs) || 5,
     expose_lan: !!hop.expose_lan,
     use_ssh_agent: !!hop.use_ssh_agent,
+    ssh_agent_sock_path: hop.ssh_agent_sock_path || "",
   };
 }
 
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ function sshLayersForConfig(config: LegacyConnectionConfig): SshTunnelConfig[] {
         connect_timeout_secs: config.ssh_connect_timeout_secs || 5,
         expose_lan: config.ssh_expose_lan || false,
         use_ssh_agent: false,
+        ssh_agent_sock_path: "",
       }),
     ];
   }
@@ -3477,6 +3480,10 @@ function openExternalUrl(url: string) {
                         <span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{{ t("connection.sshUseAgent") }}</span>
                       </label>
                     </div>
+                    <div v-if="selectedSshLayer.use_ssh_agent" class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
+                      <Label class="text-right text-xs">{{ t("connection.sshAgentSockPath") }}</Label>
+                      <Input v-model="selectedSshLayer.ssh_agent_sock_path" class="col-span-3" :placeholder="t('connection.sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder')" :disabled="selectedSshLayer.enabled === false" />
+                    </div>
                     <div class="grid grid-cols-4 items-center gap-4">
                       <span />
                       <label class="col-span-3 flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 65867818df..295f7f1a88 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ export default {
     sshHopInvalidPort: "{hop}: SSH port must be between 1 and 65535",
     sshHopInvalidAuth: "{hop}: password, key path, or ssh-agent is required",
     sshUseAgent: "Use ssh-agent",
+    sshAgentSockPath: "Agent Socket Path",
+    sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder: "e.g. ~/.ssh/agent.sock",
     sshHopInvalidTimeout: "{hop}: SSH timeout must be between 1 and 300 seconds",
     connectTimeout: "Connection Timeout (seconds)",
     queryTimeout: "Query Timeout (seconds)",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 3b32f9e7c2..cf4b3a08b1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ export default {
     sshHopInvalidPort: "{hop}: el puerto SSH debe estar entre 1 y 65535",
     sshHopInvalidAuth: "{hop}: se requiere contraseña, ruta de clave o ssh-agent",
     sshUseAgent: "Usar ssh-agent",
+    sshAgentSockPath: "Ruta del socket del agente",
+    sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder: "ej. ~/.ssh/agent.sock",
     sshHopInvalidTimeout: "{hop}: el tiempo de espera SSH debe estar entre 1 y 300 segundos",
     connectTimeout: "Tiempo de espera de conexión (segundos)",
     queryTimeout: "Tiempo de espera de consulta (segundos)",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 6cee3a5d72..472958b592 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export default {
     sshHopInvalidPort: "{hop}: La porta SSH deve essere compresa tra 1 e 65535",
     sshHopInvalidAuth: "{hop}: password, percorso chiave o ssh-agent richiesti",
     sshUseAgent: "Usa ssh-agent",
+    sshAgentSockPath: "Percorso socket agent",
+    sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder: "es. ~/.ssh/agent.sock",
     sshHopInvalidTimeout: "{hop}: Il timeout SSH deve essere compreso tra 1 e 300 secondi",
     connectTimeout: "Timeout Connessione (secondi)",
     queryTimeout: "Timeout Query (secondi)",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 9afbe8868c..09fc13dfe5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ export default {
     sshHopInvalidPort: "{hop}: SSHポートは1〜65535の範囲で指定してください",
     sshHopInvalidAuth: "{hop}: パスワード、鍵パス、またはssh-agentが必要です",
     sshUseAgent: "ssh-agentを使用",
+    sshAgentSockPath: "Agentソケットパス",
+    sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder: "例: ~/.ssh/agent.sock",
     sshHopInvalidTimeout: "{hop}: SSHタイムアウトは1〜300秒の範囲で指定してください",
     connectTimeout: "接続タイムアウト（秒）",
     queryTimeout: "クエリタイムアウト（秒）",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index d631af32df..069dbe3172 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export default {
     sshHopInvalidPort: "{hop}: a porta SSH deve estar entre 1 e 65535",
     sshHopInvalidAuth: "{hop}: senha, caminho da chave ou ssh-agent é obrigatório",
     sshUseAgent: "Usar ssh-agent",
+    sshAgentSockPath: "Caminho do socket do agente",
+    sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder: "ex. ~/.ssh/agent.sock",
     sshHopInvalidTimeout: "{hop}: o timeout SSH deve estar entre 1 e 300 segundos",
     connectTimeout: "Timeout de Conexão (segundos)",
     queryTimeout: "Timeout de Consulta (segundos)",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 84f023cf9e..755a81a42d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ export default {
     sshHopInvalidPort: "{hop}：SSH 端口必须在 1 到 65535 之间",
     sshHopInvalidAuth: "{hop}：需要填写密码、密钥路径或勾选使用 ssh-agent",
     sshUseAgent: "使用 ssh-agent",
+    sshAgentSockPath: "Agent Socket 路径",
+    sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder: "如 ~/.ssh/agent.sock",
     sshHopInvalidTimeout: "{hop}：SSH 超时时间必须在 1 到 300 秒之间",
     connectTimeout: "连接超时（秒）",
     queryTimeout: "查询超时（秒）",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index eb04424129..487153cd6c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export default {
     sshHopInvalidPort: "{hop}：SSH 埠必須在 1 到 65535 之間",
     sshHopInvalidAuth: "{hop}：需要填寫密碼、金鑰路徑或勾選使用 ssh-agent",
     sshUseAgent: "使用 ssh-agent",
+    sshAgentSockPath: "Agent Socket 路徑",
+    sshAgentSockPathPlaceholder: "如 ~/.ssh/agent.sock",
     sshHopInvalidTimeout: "{hop}：SSH 逾時時間必須在 1 到 300 秒之間",
     connectTimeout: "連線逾時（秒）",
     queryTimeout: "查詢逾時（秒）",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts b/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
index 42e51d6566..8da5c6dd74 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export interface SshTunnelConfig {
   connect_timeout_secs?: number;
   expose_lan?: boolean;
   use_ssh_agent?: boolean;
+  ssh_agent_sock_path?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ProxyTunnelConfig {
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ssh_tunnel.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ssh_tunnel.rs
index dfc18f8584..d571f9edb3 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ssh_tunnel.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/ssh_tunnel.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ async fn connect_and_authenticate(
     ssh_key_path: &str,
     ssh_key_passphrase: &str,
     use_ssh_agent: bool,
+    ssh_agent_sock_path: &str,
     connect_timeout_secs: u64,
 ) -> Result<Handle<SshClient>, String> {
     let config = Arc::new(ssh_client_config());
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ async fn connect_and_authenticate(
             return Err("SSH password authentication failed".to_string());
         }
     } else if use_ssh_agent {
-        match try_authenticate_with_agent(&mut session, ssh_user, &connect_timeout).await {
+        match try_authenticate_with_agent(&mut session, ssh_user, ssh_agent_sock_path, &connect_timeout).await {
             Ok(()) => {}
             Err(agent_err) => return Err(agent_err),
         }
@@ -124,13 +125,26 @@ async fn connect_and_authenticate(
 async fn try_authenticate_with_agent(
     session: &mut Handle<SshClient>,
     ssh_user: &str,
+    ssh_agent_sock_path: &str,
     connect_timeout: &Duration,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     #[cfg(unix)]
-    let mut agent = match AgentClient::connect_env().await {
-        Ok(a) => a,
-        Err(e) => {
-            return Err(format!("No SSH password or key provided, and ssh-agent is unavailable: {e}"));
+    let mut agent = if ssh_agent_sock_path.is_empty() {
+        match AgentClient::connect_env().await {
+            Ok(a) => a,
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Err(format!("No SSH password or key provided, and ssh-agent is unavailable: {e}"));
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        match AgentClient::connect_uds(ssh_agent_sock_path).await {
+            Ok(a) => a,
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "No SSH password or key provided, and ssh-agent at '{}' is unavailable: {e}",
+                    ssh_agent_sock_path
+                ));
+            }
         }
     };
 
@@ -430,6 +444,7 @@ async fn tunnel_reconnect_loop(
     ssh_key_path: String,
     ssh_key_passphrase: String,
     use_ssh_agent: bool,
+    ssh_agent_sock_path: String,
     connect_timeout_secs: u64,
     listener: TcpListener,
     remote_host: String,
@@ -464,6 +479,7 @@ async fn tunnel_reconnect_loop(
                 &ssh_key_path,
                 &ssh_key_passphrase,
                 use_ssh_agent,
+                &ssh_agent_sock_path,
                 connect_timeout_secs,
             )
             .await
@@ -533,6 +549,7 @@ impl TunnelManager {
         ssh_key_path: &str,
         ssh_key_passphrase: &str,
         use_ssh_agent: bool,
+        ssh_agent_sock_path: &str,
         connect_timeout_secs: u64,
         remote_host: &str,
         remote_port: u16,
@@ -555,6 +572,7 @@ impl TunnelManager {
             ssh_key_path,
             ssh_key_passphrase,
             use_ssh_agent,
+            ssh_agent_sock_path,
             connect_timeout_secs,
             remote_host,
             remote_port,
@@ -624,6 +642,7 @@ impl TunnelManager {
                 &hop.key_path,
                 &hop.key_passphrase,
                 hop.use_ssh_agent,
+                &hop.ssh_agent_sock_path,
                 effective_hop_timeout(hop),
                 &target_host,
                 target_port,
@@ -671,6 +690,7 @@ async fn spawn_tunnel(
     ssh_key_path: &str,
     ssh_key_passphrase: &str,
     use_ssh_agent: bool,
+    ssh_agent_sock_path: &str,
     connect_timeout_secs: u64,
     remote_host: &str,
     remote_port: u16,
@@ -691,6 +711,7 @@ async fn spawn_tunnel(
         ssh_key_path,
         ssh_key_passphrase,
         use_ssh_agent,
+        ssh_agent_sock_path,
         connect_timeout_secs,
     )
     .await?;
@@ -704,6 +725,7 @@ async fn spawn_tunnel(
         ssh_key_path.to_string(),
         ssh_key_passphrase.to_string(),
         use_ssh_agent,
+        ssh_agent_sock_path.to_string(),
         connect_timeout_secs,
         listener,
         remote_host.to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/transport_layer_tunnel.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/transport_layer_tunnel.rs
index b895c66a4b..4d288bcbe2 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/db/transport_layer_tunnel.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/db/transport_layer_tunnel.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub async fn start_transport_layers(
                     &ssh.key_path,
                     &ssh.key_passphrase,
                     ssh.use_ssh_agent,
+                    &ssh.ssh_agent_sock_path,
                     effective_ssh_connect_timeout_secs(ssh.connect_timeout_secs),
                     &target_endpoint.host,
                     target_endpoint.port,
diff --git a/crates/dbx-core/src/models/connection.rs b/crates/dbx-core/src/models/connection.rs
index 04d0133a65..9155febf0d 100644
--- a/crates/dbx-core/src/models/connection.rs
+++ b/crates/dbx-core/src/models/connection.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ pub struct SshTunnelConfig {
     pub expose_lan: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub use_ssh_agent: bool,
+    /// Custom SSH agent socket path (e.g. `~/.ssh/agent.sock`).
+    /// When set and `use_ssh_agent` is true, this path is used instead of
+    /// the `SSH_AUTH_SOCK` environment variable.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub ssh_agent_sock_path: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/packages/node-core/src/connections.ts b/packages/node-core/src/connections.ts
index 08234ac478..0a15b05bc1 100644
--- a/packages/node-core/src/connections.ts
+++ b/packages/node-core/src/connections.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export interface SshTunnelConfig {
   connect_timeout_secs?: number;
   expose_lan?: boolean;
   use_ssh_agent?: boolean;
+  ssh_agent_sock_path?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ProxyTunnelConfig {