diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/base.py b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/base.py
index 54a27c0920..bd435db76f 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/base.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/engine_adapter/base.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ def with_settings(self, **kwargs: t.Any) -> EngineAdapter:
             "query_execution_tracker": kwargs.pop(
                 "query_execution_tracker", self._query_execution_tracker
             ),
+            "pre_ping": kwargs.pop("pre_ping", self._pre_ping),
             **self._extra_config,
             **kwargs,
         }
diff --git a/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_base.py b/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_base.py
index 2b9bcc665f..1971ba3bbc 100644
--- a/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/core/engine_adapter/test_base.py
@@ -3522,6 +3522,15 @@ def test_pre_ping(mocker: MockerFixture, make_mocked_engine_adapter: t.Callable)
     adapter._connection_pool.get().close.assert_called_once()
 
 
+def test_with_settings_preserves_pre_ping(make_mocked_engine_adapter: t.Callable):
+    adapter = make_mocked_engine_adapter(EngineAdapter, pre_ping=True)
+    assert adapter.with_settings()._pre_ping is True
+    assert adapter.with_settings(pre_ping=False)._pre_ping is False
+
+    adapter = make_mocked_engine_adapter(EngineAdapter)
+    assert adapter.with_settings()._pre_ping is False
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "partitioned_by",
     [