diff --git a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
index 7e46b9bc3b24..0cf52a69d9b5 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/duckdb/__init__.py
@@ -841,6 +841,59 @@ def read_parquet(
         )
         return self.table(table_name)
 
+    @util.experimental
+    def read_vortex(
+        self,
+        path: str | Path,
+        /,
+        *,
+        table_name: str | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> ir.Table:
+        """Register a vortex file as a table in the current database.
+
+        :: {.callout-note}
+        ## This feature requires duckdb>=1.4.2
+        :::
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        path
+            The data source(s). May be a path to a file or a glob pattern
+            for vortex files.
+        table_name
+            An optional name to use for the created table. This defaults to
+            a sequentially generated name.
+        **kwargs
+            Additional keyword arguments passed to DuckDB's `read_vortex`
+            function. See https://duckdb.org/docs/stable/core_extensions/vortex
+            for more information.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ir.Table
+            The just-registered table.
+        """
+        path = util.normalize_filename(path)
+
+        if not table_name:
+            table_name = util.gen_name("read_vortex")
+
+        extensions = ["vortex"]
+        if path.startswith(("http://", "https://", "s3://")):
+            extensions.append("httpfs")
+
+        self._load_extensions(extensions)
+
+        options = [
+            sg.to_identifier(key).eq(sge.convert(val)) for key, val in kwargs.items()
+        ]
+        self._create_temp_view(
+            table_name,
+            sg.select(STAR).from_(self.compiler.f.read_vortex(path, *options)),
+        )
+        return self.table(table_name)
+
     def read_delta(
         self, path: str | Path, /, *, table_name: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any
     ) -> ir.Table:
@@ -1539,6 +1592,47 @@ def to_parquet(
         with self._safe_raw_sql(copy_cmd):
             pass
 
+    @util.experimental
+    def to_vortex(
+        self,
+        expr: ir.Table,
+        /,
+        path: str | Path,
+        *,
+        params: Mapping[ir.Scalar, Any] | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Write the results of executing the given expression to a vortex file.
+
+        :: {.callout-note}
+        ## This feature requires duckdb>=1.4.2
+        :::
+
+        This method is eager and will execute the associated expression
+        immediately.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        expr
+            The ibis expression to execute and persist to a vortex file.
+        path
+            The data source. A string or Path to the vortex file.
+        params
+            Mapping of scalar parameter expressions to value.
+        **kwargs
+            DuckDB Vortex writer arguments. See https://duckdb.org/docs/stable/core_extensions/vortex
+            for more information.
+
+        """
+
+        self._run_pre_execute_hooks(expr)
+        self._load_extensions(["vortex"])
+        query = self.compile(expr, params=params)
+        args = ["FORMAT vortex", *(f"{k.upper()} {v!r}" for k, v in kwargs.items())]
+        copy_cmd = f"COPY ({query}) TO {str(path)!r} ({', '.join(args)})"
+        with self._safe_raw_sql(copy_cmd):
+            pass
+
     @util.experimental
     def to_csv(
         self,
diff --git a/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_io.py b/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_io.py
index 85a0decc3105..c2a0080b8854 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_io.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/duckdb/tests/test_io.py
@@ -417,6 +417,45 @@ def test_memtable_null_column_parquet_dtype_roundtrip(con, tmp_path):
     assert before.a.type() == after.a.type()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    LINUX and SANDBOXED,
+    reason="nix on linux cannot download duckdb extensions or data due to sandboxing",
+)
+def test_read_vortex(con, data_dir, tmp_path):
+    # convert the contents of a parquet file to vortex, then read it back
+    t = con.read_parquet(data_dir / "parquet" / "functional_alltypes.parquet")
+    path = tmp_path / "functional_alltypes.vortex"
+    con.to_vortex(t, path)
+    vt = con.read_vortex(path)
+    assert vt.count().execute() == t.count().execute()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    LINUX and SANDBOXED,
+    reason="nix on linux cannot download duckdb extensions or data due to sandboxing",
+)
+def test_roundtrip_vortex(con, tmp_path):
+    original = ibis.memtable({"x": [1, 2, 3], "y": ["a", "b", "c"]})
+    path = tmp_path / "test.vortex"
+    con.to_vortex(original, path)
+    result = con.read_vortex(path)
+    assert result.count().execute() == 3
+    assert result.columns == ("x", "y")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    LINUX and SANDBOXED,
+    reason="nix on linux cannot download duckdb extensions or data due to sandboxing",
+)
+def test_roundtrip_vortex_with_table_name(con, tmp_path):
+    original = ibis.memtable({"a": [10, 20, 30]})
+    path = tmp_path / "named.vortex"
+    con.to_vortex(original, path)
+    result = con.read_vortex(path, table_name="my_vortex_table")
+    assert result.count().execute() == 3
+    assert "my_vortex_table" in con.list_tables()
+
+
 def test_read_json_no_auto_detection(con, tmp_path):
     ndjson_data = """
     {"year": 2007}