diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a3298b..e3666ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [7.12.5] - 2025-11-12
+### Added
+- Added var `lf_catalog_data_location_access_producer_arns` that is used to give `DATA_LOCATION_ACCESS` permission in LakeFormation on s3 locations of all databases.
+
 ## [7.12.4] - 2025-10-24
 ### Changed
 - Fixed `GlueStatsServiceRole` name to avoid name conflicts when there are multiple apiary instances in same account.
diff --git a/VARIABLES.md b/VARIABLES.md
index 19d46ac..b78d092 100644
--- a/VARIABLES.md
+++ b/VARIABLES.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 | lf\_readonly\_client\_arns                                          | AWS IAM role ARNs granted describe and select permissions on all glue databases and tables using LakeFormation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `list(string)`                   | `[]`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |    no    |
 | lf\_catalog\_client\_arns                                          | AWS IAM role ARNs granted describe permissions on all glue databases and tables using LakeFormation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `list(string)`                   | `[]`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |    no    |
 | lf\_customer\_accounts                                          | AWS account IDs granted describe permissions on all glue databases using LakeFormation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `list(string)`                   | `[]`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |    no    |
+| lf\_catalog\_producer\_arns                               | AWS IAM role ARNs granted ALL permissions on all glue databases and tables using LakeFormation. | `list(string)`                   | `[]`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |    no    |
+| lf\_catalog\_data\_location\_access\_producer\_arns       | AWS IAM role ARNs granted `DATA_LOCATION_ACCESS` permissions on all database s3 locations using LakeFormation. NOTE this permission is not granted by `lf_catalog_producer_arns` | `list(string)`                   | `[]`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |    no    |
 | dashboard\_namespace                                      | k8s namespace to deploy grafana dashboard.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `string`                 | `"monitoring"`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |    no    |
 | db\_apply\_immediately                                    | Specifies whether any cluster modifications are applied immediately, or during the next maintenance window.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `bool`                   | `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |    no    |
 | db\_backup\_retention                                     | The number of days to retain backups for the RDS Metastore DB.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `string`                 | `"7"`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   yes    |
diff --git a/lf.tf b/lf.tf
index 8dd97b1..a859986 100644
--- a/lf.tf
+++ b/lf.tf
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ resource "aws_lakeformation_permissions" "hms_sys_loc_permissions" {
   }
 }
 
+resource "aws_lakeformation_permissions" "data_location_access_permissions" {
+    for_each = var.disable_glue_db_init && var.create_lf_resource ? {
+      for schema in local.catalog_data_location_access_producer_schemas : "${schema["schema_name"]}-${schema["producer_arn"]}"  => schema
+    } : {}
+
+  principal   = each.value.producer_arn
+  permissions = ["DATA_LOCATION_ACCESS"]
+
+  data_location {
+    arn = aws_lakeformation_resource.apiary_data_bucket[each.value.schema_name].arn
+  }
+}
+
 locals {
   # Read clients
   catalog_client_schemas = [
@@ -129,6 +142,12 @@ locals {
       producer_arn = pair[1]
     }
   ]
+  catalog_data_location_access_producer_schemas = [
+    for pair in setproduct(local.schemas_info[*]["schema_name"], var.lf_catalog_data_location_access_producer_arns) : {
+      schema_name  = pair[0]
+      producer_arn = pair[1]
+    }
+  ]
 }
 
 resource "aws_lakeformation_permissions" "catalog_client_permissions" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index adc1dac..156a8df 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -627,6 +627,12 @@ variable "lf_catalog_producer_arns" {
   default     = []
 }
 
+variable lf_catalog_data_location_access_producer_arns {
+  description = "AWS IAM role ARNs granted `DATA_LOCATION_ACCESS` permissions on all database s3 locations using LakeFormation. NOTE this permission is not granted by `lf_catalog_producer_arns`"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+}
+
 variable "lf_catalog_glue_sync_arn" {
   description = "AWS IAM role ARN for glue sync to update table metadata. If empty, aws_iam_role.apiary_hms_readwrite.arn will be used."
   type        = string