diff --git a/.github/workflows/Java-alpine.yml b/.github/workflows/Java-alpine.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39533f8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/Java-alpine.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: DuckDB-JDBC Alpine Compilation
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:  
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  java-alpine-amd64:
+    name: Java Linux (Alpine x86_64)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: alpine:latest 
+    env:
+      GEN: ninja
+      DUCKDB_PLATFORM: linux_amd64
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Prepare Alpine Container
+        shell: sh
+
+        run: |
+          # Update package lists and install essential build tools
+          apk update
+          apk add --no-cache build-base gcc g++ libstdc++ cmake make ninja git pkgconfig boost-dev openjdk17 openjdk17-jdk
+          
+          rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+          # Set Java environment variables
+          echo "JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk/bin:${PATH}" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set Compiler Flags (Optional)
+        run: |
+          echo "CXXFLAGS=-Wno-stringop-overflow -Wno-return-local-addr -DICU_DISABLE_WARNINGS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CFLAGS=-Wno-stringop-overflow" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Build DuckDB JDBC
+        run: |
+          # Add any specific build commands for DuckDB-JDBC
+          # This might need adjustment based on your specific build process
+          echo $CFLAGS
+          echo $CXXFLAGS
+          make release
+
+      - name: Package JDBC Artifact
+        run: |
+          # Copy or rename the JDBC jar as needed
+          cp build/release/duckdb_jdbc.jar duckdb_jdbc-linux-alpine-x86_64.jar
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: java-alpine-amd64
+          path: build/release/duckdb_jdbc.jar
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b418ee9d7..ce9b0167e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
 endif()
 
-
 set(OS_NAME "unknown")
 set(OS_ARCH "amd64")
 
@@ -65,12 +64,46 @@ if(OVERRIDE_JDBC_OS_ARCH)
   set(OS_ARCH ${OVERRIDE_JDBC_OS_ARCH})
 endif()
 
+
+# Function to check if the current system is Alpine Linux
+function(is_alpine_linux RESULT)
+  if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    # Read the contents of /etc/os-release if it exists
+    if(EXISTS "/etc/os-release")
+      file(READ "/etc/os-release" OS_RELEASE_CONTENTS)
+      
+      # Check if the contents contain "Alpine Linux"
+      string(FIND "${OS_RELEASE_CONTENTS}" "Alpine Linux" ALPINE_FOUND)
+      
+      if(ALPINE_FOUND GREATER -1)
+        set(${RESULT} TRUE PARENT_SCOPE)
+      else()
+        set(${RESULT} FALSE PARENT_SCOPE)
+      endif()
+    else()
+      set(${RESULT} FALSE PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endif()
+  else()
+    set(${RESULT} FALSE PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+# Option to force static libcpp
+option(STATIC_LIBCPP "Statically link C++ standard library" OFF)
+
+# Automatically detect and set STATIC_LIBCPP for Alpine
+is_alpine_linux(IS_ALPINE)
+if(IS_ALPINE)
+  set(STATIC_LIBCPP ON CACHE BOOL "Automatically enabled static linking for Alpine" FORCE)
+  message(STATUS "Detected Alpine Linux - Enabling static C++ library linking")
+endif()
+
+
 add_jar(duckdb_jdbc ${JAVA_SRC_FILES} META-INF/services/java.sql.Driver
         GENERATE_NATIVE_HEADERS duckdb-native)
 add_jar(duckdb_jdbc_tests ${JAVA_TEST_FILES} INCLUDE_JARS duckdb_jdbc)
 
 
-
 set(DUCKDB_SYSTEM_LIBS ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
 if(MSVC)
@@ -82,6 +115,11 @@ target_compile_options(duckdb_java PRIVATE -fexceptions)
 target_link_libraries(duckdb_java duckdb-native )
 target_link_libraries(duckdb_java ${DUCKDB_SYSTEM_LIBS})
 
+if(STATIC_LIBCPP)
+  message("Statically linking C++ standard library")
+  target_link_libraries(duckdb_java -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc)
+endif()
+
 string(JOIN "_" LIB_SUFFIX ".so" ${OS_NAME} ${OS_ARCH})
 set_target_properties(duckdb_java PROPERTIES SUFFIX ${LIB_SUFFIX})
 set_target_properties(duckdb_java PROPERTIES PREFIX "lib")