diff --git a/docs/dto-mapping-design.md b/docs/dto-mapping-design.md
index 2a46e872bb..e6d3ac63c0 100644
--- a/docs/dto-mapping-design.md
+++ b/docs/dto-mapping-design.md
@@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ the chain.
 
 ### mapTo(Dto.class) runtime wiring (implemented)
 
-`query.mapTo(dtoType)` returns a `MappedQuery<D>` (`findList()`/`findOne()`/`findOneOrEmpty()`).
+`query.mapTo(dtoType)` returns a `MappedQuery<D>` (`findList()`/`findOne()`/`findOneOrEmpty()`/
+`findPagedList()`/`usingMaster(boolean)`/`usingTransaction(Transaction)`/`usingConnection(Connection)`).
 On first use it resolves the generated `DtoMapper<S, D>` for the query's `(getBeanType(), dtoType)`
 pair via a `DtoMapperManager` (a `ServiceLoader`-backed aggregator over all generated
 `DtoMapperRegister`s, analogous to `DtoBeanManager`), then:
@@ -592,6 +593,12 @@ pair via a `DtoMapperManager` (a `ServiceLoader`-backed aggregator over all gene
 An unregistered `(source, dtoType)` pair throws a `PersistenceException` with a suggested
 `@DtoMapping` fix, at first use (i.e. `findList()`/`findOne()`), not at `mapTo(dtoType)` call time.
 
+`MappedQuery<D>.usingMaster(boolean)`, `.usingTransaction(Transaction)`, and `.usingConnection(Connection)`
+all delegate directly to the underlying entity query, mirroring `Query`/`QueryBuilder`. This lets a
+caller retry against the master data source after a read-replica failure by calling
+`usingMaster(true)` on the *same* `MappedQuery` instance and re-invoking a find method - there's no
+need to rebuild the query and call `.mapTo(...)` again.
+
 ## Still open / to revisit during implementation
 
 - Whether `.fetch(...)` calls can still be layered on top of a `mapTo(Dto.class)` query for explicit
diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/MappedQuery.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/MappedQuery.java
index 0838837a17..32b23df475 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/MappedQuery.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/MappedQuery.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -48,4 +49,21 @@ public interface MappedQuery<D> {
    * Execute the query returning an optional mapped DTO.
    */
   Optional<D> findOneOrEmpty();
+
+  /**
+   * Ensure the master DataSource is used when useMaster is true. Otherwise, the read only
+   * data source can be used if defined.
+   */
+  MappedQuery<D> usingMaster(boolean useMaster);
+
+  /**
+   * Use the explicit transaction to execute the query.
+   */
+  MappedQuery<D> usingTransaction(Transaction transaction);
+
+  /**
+   * Execute the query using the given connection.
+   */
+  MappedQuery<D> usingConnection(Connection connection);
+
 }
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultMappedQuery.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultMappedQuery.java
index e191955a07..db35d18937 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultMappedQuery.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultMappedQuery.java
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 import io.ebean.DtoMapper;
 import io.ebean.MappedQuery;
 import io.ebean.PagedList;
+import io.ebean.Transaction;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiEbeanServer;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiQuery;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -91,4 +93,22 @@ public PagedList<D> findPagedList() {
     DtoMapper<T, D> m = mapper();
     return new MappedPagedList<>(query.findPagedList(), m);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public MappedQuery<D> usingMaster(boolean useMaster) {
+    query.usingMaster(useMaster);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MappedQuery<D> usingTransaction(Transaction transaction) {
+    query.usingTransaction(transaction);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MappedQuery<D> usingConnection(Connection connection) {
+    query.usingConnection(connection);
+    return this;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-dto-mapping/src/test/java/org/tests/dtomapping/TestQueryMapTo.java b/tests/test-dto-mapping/src/test/java/org/tests/dtomapping/TestQueryMapTo.java
index 396742d041..cca99d26b7 100644
--- a/tests/test-dto-mapping/src/test/java/org/tests/dtomapping/TestQueryMapTo.java
+++ b/tests/test-dto-mapping/src/test/java/org/tests/dtomapping/TestQueryMapTo.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import io.ebean.DB;
 import io.ebean.LazyInitialisationException;
 import io.ebean.PagedList;
+import io.ebean.Transaction;
 import io.ebean.test.LoggedSql;
 import jakarta.persistence.PersistenceException;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -141,6 +142,61 @@ void mapTo_whenSelectAlreadySet_expectManualFetchSpecPreserved() {
     assertThat(sql.get(0)).doesNotContain("o_address");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void mapTo_usingMaster_expectFluentReturnAndNoError() {
+    Customer customer = new Customer("MasterCo");
+    customer.save();
+
+    // usingMaster() can be called on the MappedQuery itself - e.g. on retry after a read-replica
+    // failure - without needing to rebuild the underlying query and call mapTo() again
+    var mapped = DB.find(Customer.class)
+      .where().idEq(customer.getId())
+      .mapTo(CustomerDto.class);
+
+    assertThat(mapped.usingMaster(false)).isSameAs(mapped);
+    assertThat(mapped.usingMaster(true)).isSameAs(mapped);
+
+    List<CustomerDto> dtos = mapped.findList();
+    assertThat(dtos).hasSize(1);
+    assertThat(dtos.get(0).getName()).isEqualTo("MasterCo");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void mapTo_usingTransaction_expectQueryRunsOnExplicitTransaction() {
+    Customer customer = new Customer("TxnCo");
+    customer.save();
+
+    try (Transaction txn = DB.beginTransaction()) {
+      List<CustomerDto> dtos = DB.find(Customer.class)
+        .where().idEq(customer.getId())
+        .mapTo(CustomerDto.class)
+        .usingTransaction(txn)
+        .findList();
+
+      assertThat(dtos).hasSize(1);
+      assertThat(dtos.get(0).getName()).isEqualTo("TxnCo");
+      txn.commit();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void mapTo_usingConnection_expectFluentReturn() {
+    Customer customer = new Customer("ConnCo");
+    customer.save();
+
+    try (Transaction txn = DB.beginTransaction()) {
+      var mapped = DB.find(Customer.class)
+        .where().idEq(customer.getId())
+        .mapTo(CustomerDto.class);
+
+      assertThat(mapped.usingConnection(txn.connection())).isSameAs(mapped);
+
+      List<CustomerDto> dtos = mapped.findList();
+      assertThat(dtos).hasSize(1);
+      assertThat(dtos.get(0).getName()).isEqualTo("ConnCo");
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   void mapTo_withFilterMany_expectFilteredContactsInDtoGraph() {
     Customer customer = new Customer("FilterManyCo");