diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a15846112..c14313bba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
   `check-permissions-ownership.sh` provided in stackable-base image ([#1025]).
 - zookeeper: check for correct permissions and ownerships in /stackable folder via
   `check-permissions-ownership.sh` provided in stackable-base image ([#1043]).
+- spark-k8s: add entrypoint script for Connect servers ([#1059]).
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#1054]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1054
 [#1055]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1055
 [#1056]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1056
+[#1059]: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/pull/1059
 
 ## [25.3.0] - 2025-03-21
 
diff --git a/spark-k8s/Dockerfile b/spark-k8s/Dockerfile
index 4a1276c9d..645c779c5 100644
--- a/spark-k8s/Dockerfile
+++ b/spark-k8s/Dockerfile
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ COPY --chown=${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 --from=spark-builder /stackable/jmx /stacka
 COPY --from=spark-builder /usr/bin/tini /usr/bin/tini
 
 COPY --chown=${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 spark-k8s/stackable/run-spark.sh /stackable/run-spark.sh
+COPY --chown=${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 spark-k8s/stackable/run-spark-connect.sh /stackable/run-spark-connect.sh
 COPY --chown=${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 spark-k8s/licenses /licenses
 
 RUN <<EOF
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ chown -h ${STACKABLE_USER_UID}:0 /stackable/spark/examples/jars/spark-examples.j
 chmod g=u /stackable/spark
 chmod g=u /stackable/jmx
 chmod g=u /stackable/run-spark.sh
+chmod g=u /stackable/run-spark-connect.sh
 EOF
 
 # ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/spark-k8s/stackable/run-spark-connect.sh b/spark-k8s/stackable/run-spark-connect.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d17889cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spark-k8s/stackable/run-spark-connect.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+eval "$_STACKABLE_PRE_HOOK"
+
+containerdebug --output=/stackable/log/containerdebug-state.json --loop &
+
+/stackable/spark/sbin/start-connect-server.sh \
+--deploy-mode client \
+--master k8s://https://${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST}:${KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT_HTTPS} \
+--properties-file /stackable/spark/conf/spark-defaults.conf "$@"
+
+result=$?
+
+eval "$_STACKABLE_POST_HOOK"
+
+exit $result