diff --git a/resources/build.defaults.yaml b/resources/build.defaults.yaml
index 4e477f0..ae494c7 100644
--- a/resources/build.defaults.yaml
+++ b/resources/build.defaults.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 drupal:
   docroot: web
 
+experimental:
+  useNewDatabaseCredentials: false
+
 project_root: /app
diff --git a/src/ConfigurationData.php b/src/ConfigurationData.php
index 171e8c3..10bd44c 100644
--- a/src/ConfigurationData.php
+++ b/src/ConfigurationData.php
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ final class ConfigurationData
     )]
     public array $drupal;
 
+    /**
+     * @var array<string,string|null>
+     */
+    #[Assert\Collection(
+        allowExtraFields: false,
+        fields: ['useNewDatabaseCredentials' => new Assert\Type('boolean')]
+    )]
+    public array $experimental;
+
     #[Assert\Choice(choices: ['node', 'php'])]
     #[Assert\NotBlank]
     public string $language;
diff --git a/templates/env.example.twig b/templates/env.example.twig
index 2b259cf..7c5ee04 100644
--- a/templates/env.example.twig
+++ b/templates/env.example.twig
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ export DOCKER_WEB_VOLUME=.:{{ project_root }}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if "drupal-project" == type %}
+{% if experimental.useNewDatabaseCredentials %}
+export MYSQL_DATABASE=app
+export MYSQL_PASSWORD=app
+export MYSQL_USER=app
+{% else %}
 export MYSQL_DATABASE=drupal
 export MYSQL_PASSWORD=drupal
 export MYSQL_USER=drupal
 {% endif %}
+{% endif %}