diff --git a/database.tf b/database.tf
index d30ba34..f4ae841 100644
--- a/database.tf
+++ b/database.tf
@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@ resource "google_sql_database_instance" "serverpod" {
     }
 
     ip_configuration {
-      ipv4_enabled    = true
-      private_network = google_compute_network.serverpod.id
+      ipv4_enabled        = true
+      private_network     = google_compute_network.serverpod.id
+      
+      dynamic "authorized_networks" {
+        for_each = var.authorized_networks == null ? [] : [var.authorized_networks]
+        content {
+          name = var.authorized_networks.name
+          value = var.authorized_networks.value
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 1853c05..a893089 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ variable "top_domain" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "authorized_networks" {
+  description = "The networks authorized to connect to the database from outside the Serverpod infrastructure."
+  type        = object({
+    name      = string
+    value     = string
+  })
+  default     = null
+}
+
 variable "autoscaling_min_size" {
   description = "The minimum number of instances to run in the autoscaling group. Defaults to 1."
   default     = 1