diff --git a/src/utilities/util_main.c b/src/utilities/util_main.c
index f41071e51..aa2993f81 100644
--- a/src/utilities/util_main.c
+++ b/src/utilities/util_main.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     size_t len;
     int ch, major_v, minor_v, tret, (*func)(WT_SESSION *, int, char *[]);
     char *p, *secretkey;
-    const char *cmd_config, *conn_config, *p1, *p2, *p3, *readonly_config, *rec_config,
+    const char *cmd_config, *conn_config, *live_restore_path, *p1, *p2, *p3, *readonly_config, *rec_config,
       *salvage_config, *session_config;
     bool backward_compatible, disable_prefetch, logoff, meta_verify, readonly, recover, salvage;

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }

-    cmd_config = conn_config = readonly_config = salvage_config = session_config = secretkey = NULL;
+    cmd_config = conn_config = live_restore_path = readonly_config = salvage_config = session_config = secretkey = NULL;
     /*
      * We default to returning an error if recovery needs to be run. Generally we expect this to be
      * run after a clean shutdown. The printlog command disables logging entirely. If recovery is
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
       false;
     /* Check for standard options. */
     __wt_optwt = 1; /* enable WT-specific behavior */
-    while ((ch = __wt_getopt(progname, argc, argv, "BC:E:h:LmpRrSVv?")) != EOF)
+    while ((ch = __wt_getopt(progname, argc, argv, "BC:E:h:l:LmpRrSVv?")) != EOF)
         switch (ch) {
         case 'B': /* backward compatibility */
             backward_compatible = true;
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
             rec_config = REC_LOGOFF;
             logoff = true;
             break;
+        case 'l':
+            live_restore_path = __wt_optarg;
+            break;
         case 'm': /* verify metadata on connection open */
             cmd_config = "verify_metadata=true";
             meta_verify = true;
@@ -290,6 +293,11 @@ open:
         len += strlen(conn_config);
     if (cmd_config != NULL)
         len += strlen(cmd_config);
+    len += strlen("live_restore=(enabled=,threads_max=0,path=)");
+    if (live_restore_path != NULL)
+        len += strlen(live_restore_path) + strlen("true");
+    else
+        len += strlen("false");
     if (readonly_config != NULL)
         len += strlen(readonly_config);
     if (salvage_config != NULL)
@@ -305,8 +313,8 @@ open:
         (void)util_err(NULL, errno, NULL);
         goto err;
     }
-    if ((ret = __wt_snprintf(p, len, "error_prefix=wt,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s%s%s%s",
-           conn_config == NULL ? "" : conn_config, cmd_config == NULL ? "" : cmd_config,
+    if ((ret = __wt_snprintf(p, len, "error_prefix=wt,%s,%s,live_restore=(enabled=%s,threads_max=0,path=%s),%s,%s,%s%s%s%s",
+           conn_config == NULL ? "" : conn_config, cmd_config == NULL ? "" : cmd_config, live_restore_path == NULL ? "false" : "true", live_restore_path == NULL ? "" : live_restore_path,
            readonly_config == NULL ? "" : readonly_config, rec_config,
            salvage_config == NULL ? "" : salvage_config, p1, p2, p3)) != 0) {
         (void)util_err(NULL, ret, NULL);