diff --git a/docs/06-concepts/03-data-and-the-database/02-database/12-raw-access.md b/docs/06-concepts/03-data-and-the-database/02-database/12-raw-access.md
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@@ -81,3 +81,5 @@ var result = await db.unsafeQuery(
 :::danger
 Always sanitize your input when using raw query methods. For the `unsafeQuery` and `unsafeExecute` methods, use query parameters to prevent SQL injection. Avoid using `unsafeSimpleQuery` and `unsafeSimpleExecute` unless the simple query protocol is strictly required.
 :::
+
+To apply tracing, metrics, tenant scoping, or policy enforcement across every database operation of a session, including the raw methods above, see [Database interceptors](./database-interceptors).
diff --git a/docs/06-concepts/03-data-and-the-database/02-database/17-database-interceptors.md b/docs/06-concepts/03-data-and-the-database/02-database/17-database-interceptors.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+---
+description: A database interceptor replaces Session.db once per session with a custom database layer for tracing, policy enforcement, tenant scoping, and tests.
+---
+
+# Database interceptors
+
+A database interceptor lets you wrap every database operation of a session in the same behavior, such as query tracing, tenant scoping, or a guard that rejects writes in a protected environment. Serverpod calls the interceptor once when it creates a session, passing the session and the framework database, and whatever the interceptor returns becomes `session.db` for the rest of that session.
+
+Register the interceptor when you construct `Serverpod`:
+
+```dart
+var pod = Serverpod(
+  args,
+  Protocol(),
+  Endpoints(),
+  databaseInterceptor: (session, inner) {
+    session.log('Created a database layer for this session.');
+    return inner;
+  },
+);
+```
+
+Returning `inner` leaves the framework database in place, so this example only observes session creation. Repeated reads of `session.db` return the same instance for the lifetime of the session.
+
+## Return a custom database layer
+
+To intercept the operations themselves, return your own implementation of the `Database` interface exported by `package:serverpod/serverpod.dart`:
+
+```dart
+var pod = Serverpod(
+  args,
+  Protocol(),
+  Endpoints(),
+  databaseInterceptor: (session, inner) {
+    return PolicyDatabase(
+      session: session,
+      inner: inner,
+    );
+  },
+);
+```
+
+The `Database` class has no public constructor to subclass, so implement the interface and let your IDE generate the overrides. Hold on to the supplied `inner` database and delegate every operation the layer does not change. The object you return becomes `Session.db`, so generated calls such as `User.db.find(session)` pass through it as well.
+
+Typical uses are:
+
+- Recording query traces, timings, and metrics.
+- Applying a tenant scope to every supported query.
+- Enforcing read and write policies.
+- Blocking unsafe operations or writes in protected environments.
+- Recording or replacing database behavior in tests.
+
+Pass transaction objects, [runtime parameters](./runtime-parameters), ordering, pagination, [row locks](./row-locking), and return options through without changing their meaning. A layer that enforces a policy also needs to cover [raw access](./raw-access) and transactions, otherwise a caller can reach the database around it. Do not hold on to the session or its inner database after the session closes.
+
+:::warning
+Custom database layers build on the `Database` API from `serverpod_database`, which can change in a breaking way in a minor Serverpod release. Review and test your implementation whenever you upgrade Serverpod.
+:::
+
+## Use an interceptor in tests
+
+The generated [`withServerpod`](../../testing/the-basics) test helper takes the same `databaseInterceptor` callback, so a test can install a recording or restricting database layer without touching the server startup code. The callback runs once for every session the helper creates.
+
+```dart
+var recorder = QueryRecorder();
+
+withServerpod(
+  'Given Companies endpoint',
+  (sessionBuilder, endpoints) {
+    test('then calling `all` records the query', () async {
+      await endpoints.companies.all(sessionBuilder);
+      expect(recorder.queries, isNotEmpty);
+    });
+  },
+  databaseInterceptor: (session, inner) =>
+      RecordingDatabase(inner: inner, recorder: recorder),
+);
+```
diff --git a/docs/06-concepts/08-testing/02-the-basics.md b/docs/06-concepts/08-testing/02-the-basics.md
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@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ The following optional configuration options are available to pass as named argu
 |:-----|:-----|:---:|
 |`applyMigrations`|Whether pending migrations should be applied when starting Serverpod.|`true`|
 |`configOverride`|A function that overrides values in the loaded Serverpod config before the test server starts.|`null`|
+|`databaseInterceptor`|A callback that returns the database used as `Session.db` for each test session. See [Database interceptors](../data-and-the-database/database/database-interceptors).|`null`|
 |`enableSessionLogging`|Whether session logging should be enabled.|`false`|
 |`experimentalFeatures`|Optionally specify experimental features used by Serverpod.|`null`|
 |`rollbackDatabase`|Options for when to rollback the database during the test lifecycle (or disable it). See detailed description [here](#rollback-database-configuration).|`RollbackDatabase.afterEach`|