diff --git a/src/include/utils/env.hpp b/src/include/utils/env.hpp
index 74a6cba..f21f24a 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/env.hpp
+++ b/src/include/utils/env.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const char *TryGetEnv(const char *name);
 
 std::string GetEnvOrDefault(const char *name, const char *default_value);
 
+uint32_t GetEnvOrDefaultInt(const char *name, uint32_t default_value);
+
 bool IsEnvEnabled(const char *name);
 
 } // namespace duckdb
diff --git a/src/utils/env.cpp b/src/utils/env.cpp
index 720cce7..b8ed6e6 100644
--- a/src/utils/env.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/env.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ std::string GetEnvOrDefault(const char *name, const char *default_value) {
   return default_value;
 }
 
+uint32_t GetEnvOrDefaultInt(const char *name, uint32_t default_value) {
+  const char *res = TryGetEnv(name);
+  if (res) {
+    return std::atoi(res);
+  }
+  return default_value;
+}
+
 bool IsEnvEnabled(const char *name) {
   const char *res = TryGetEnv(name);
   if (!res) {