diff --git a/src/commands/database/db-status.ts b/src/commands/database/db-status.ts
index 346024c3384..a21a01ec49c 100644
--- a/src/commands/database/db-status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/database/db-status.ts
@@ -410,9 +410,13 @@ export const statusDb = async (options: DatabaseStatusOptions, command: BaseComm
       throw new Error(`You must be logged in with ${netlifyCommand()} login to target a remote branch.`)
     }
 
-    connectionString = await fetchBranchConnectionString({ siteId, accessToken, basePath }, branch)
-    fetchApplied = remoteAppliedMigrations({ siteId, accessToken, basePath, branch })
     branchLabel = branch
+    if (siteHasDatabase) {
+      connectionString = await fetchBranchConnectionString({ siteId, accessToken, basePath }, branch)
+      fetchApplied = remoteAppliedMigrations({ siteId, accessToken, basePath, branch })
+    } else {
+      fetchApplied = () => Promise.resolve([])
+    }
   } else {
     isLocal = true
     branchLabel = 'local'
diff --git a/src/commands/database/util/applied-migrations.ts b/src/commands/database/util/applied-migrations.ts
index 1fecaf34634..42cf733a980 100644
--- a/src/commands/database/util/applied-migrations.ts
+++ b/src/commands/database/util/applied-migrations.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface RemoteMigration {
 }
 
 interface ListMigrationsResponse {
-  migrations: RemoteMigration[]
+  migrations: RemoteMigration[] | null
 }
 
 export const remoteAppliedMigrations =
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ export const remoteAppliedMigrations =
     }
 
     const data = (await response.json()) as ListMigrationsResponse
-    return data.migrations.filter((m) => m.applied).map((m) => ({ version: m.version, name: m.name, path: m.path }))
+    return (
+      data.migrations?.filter((m) => m.applied).map((m) => ({ version: m.version, name: m.name, path: m.path })) ?? []
+    )
   }
 
 interface LocalOptions {
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts b/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts
index 8dc31ae79d3..2c6afed971e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/database/db-status.test.ts
@@ -767,6 +767,26 @@ describe('statusDb', () => {
       expect(jsonMessages[0]).toMatchObject({ target: 'feature-x' })
     })
 
+    test('does not fetch branch connection string or remote applied migrations when database is not enabled', async () => {
+      setupFetchRouter({ siteDatabase: null })
+
+      await expect(statusDb({ branch: 'feature-x' }, createMockCommand())).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+
+      const fetchedUrls = mockFetch.mock.calls.map((c) => {
+        const u = c[0] as URL | string
+        return typeof u === 'string' ? u : u.toString()
+      })
+      expect(fetchedUrls.some((u) => u.includes('/database/branch/'))).toBe(false)
+      expect(fetchedUrls.some((u) => u.includes('/database/migrations'))).toBe(false)
+      expect(mockConnectToDatabase).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      const output = logMessages.join('\n')
+      expect(output).toContain('Netlify Database is not enabled for this project')
+      expect(output).toContain('Applied migrations (0)')
+      expect(output).toContain('Pending migrations (0)')
+      expect(output).not.toContain('Connected to database branch')
+    })
+
     test('throws a helpful error when the branch endpoint 404s', async () => {
       setupFetchRouter({ siteDatabase: { connection_string: PROD_CONN } })