diff --git a/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java b/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
index 559fcbe6fa3d0..a5ab0f15c4e3e 100644
--- a/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/datasource/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/datasource/deployment/devservices/DevServicesDatasourceProcessor.java
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ private RunningDevService startDevDb(
                             e.getValue());
                 }
             }
+            setDataSourceProperties(propertiesMap, dbName, devServicesPrefix + "reuse",
+                    String.valueOf(dataSourceBuildTimeConfig.devservices().reuse()));
 
             Map<String, String> devDebProperties = new HashMap<>();
             for (DevServicesDatasourceConfigurationHandlerBuildItem devDbConfigurationHandlerBuildItem : configHandlers) {