diff --git a/duckdb_engine/__init__.py b/duckdb_engine/__init__.py
index e6b1680e2..0f1abb9cc 100644
--- a/duckdb_engine/__init__.py
+++ b/duckdb_engine/__init__.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 duckdb_version: str = duckdb.__version__
 supports_attach: bool = duckdb_version >= "0.7.0"
 supports_user_agent: bool = duckdb_version >= "0.9.2"
+returns_complex_description = duckdb_version >= "1.4.0"
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from sqlalchemy.base import Connection
@@ -166,6 +167,14 @@ def connection(self) -> "Connection":
     def close(self) -> None:
         pass  # closing cursors is not supported in duckdb
 
+    @property
+    def description(self) -> tuple:
+        descr = self.__c.description
+        if returns_complex_description and descr is not None:
+            return [(name, typ.id, *rest) for (name, typ, *rest) in descr]
+        else:
+            return descr
+
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
         return getattr(self.__c, name)
 
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 53db72843..35195317b 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def group(title: str) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
 # TODO: "0.5.1", "0.6.1", "0.7.1", "0.8.1"
 # TODO: 3.11, 3.12, 3.13
 @nox.session(py=["3.9", "3.10"])
-@nox.parametrize("duckdb", ["0.9.2", "1.0.0", "1.2.2", "1.3.2"])
+@nox.parametrize("duckdb", ["0.9.2", "1.0.0", "1.2.2", "1.3.2", "1.4.1"])
 @nox.parametrize("sqlalchemy", ["1.3", "1.4", "2.0.35"])
 def tests(session: nox.Session, duckdb: str, sqlalchemy: str) -> None:
     tests_core(session, duckdb, sqlalchemy)