diff --git a/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py b/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py
index aa6f5ff4d..f824ac265 100644
--- a/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py
+++ b/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ def __init__(
         user: str,
         account: str,
         api_key: Secret = Secret.from_env_var("SNOWFLAKE_API_KEY"),  # noqa: B008
+        private_key_file: Optional[str] = None,
+        private_key_file_pwd: Optional[str] = None,
         database: Optional[str] = None,
         db_schema: Optional[str] = None,
         warehouse: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -82,11 +84,18 @@ def __init__(
         :param db_schema: Name of the schema to use.
         :param warehouse: Name of the warehouse to use.
         :param login_timeout: Timeout in seconds for login. By default, 60 seconds.
+        :param private_key_file: Location of private key-pair file.
+            This is mutually exclusive to password, if key_file is provided this auth method will be used.
+            See Snowflake documentation on Key-Pair authentication for further information:
+              https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/key-pair-auth
+        :param private_key_file_pwd: Password for private key file
         """
 
         self.user = user
         self.account = account
         self.api_key = api_key
+        self.private_key_file = private_key_file
+        self.private_key_file_pwd = private_key_file_pwd
         self.database = database
         self.db_schema = db_schema
         self.warehouse = warehouse
@@ -104,6 +113,8 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             user=self.user,
             account=self.account,
             api_key=self.api_key.to_dict(),
+            private_key_file=self.private_key_file,
+            private_key_file_pwd=self.private_key_file_pwd,
             database=self.database,
             db_schema=self.db_schema,
             warehouse=self.warehouse,
@@ -275,18 +286,22 @@ def _fetch_data(
         if not query:
             return df
         try:
+            # Build up param connection
+            connect_params = {
+                "user": self.user,
+                "account": self.account,
+                "private_key_file": self.private_key_file,
+                "private_key_file_pwd": self.private_key_file_pwd,
+                "database": self.database,
+                "schema": self.db_schema,
+                "warehouse": self.warehouse,
+                "login_timeout": self.login_timeout,
+            }
+            # Check if private key has been provided
+            if self.private_key_file is None:
+                connect_params["password"] = self.api_key.resolve_value()
             # Create a new connection with every run
-            conn = self._snowflake_connector(
-                connect_params={
-                    "user": self.user,
-                    "account": self.account,
-                    "password": self.api_key.resolve_value(),
-                    "database": self.database,
-                    "schema": self.db_schema,
-                    "warehouse": self.warehouse,
-                    "login_timeout": self.login_timeout,
-                }
-            )
+            conn = self._snowflake_connector(connect_params=connect_params)
             if conn is None:
                 return df
         except (ForbiddenError, ProgrammingError) as e:
diff --git a/integrations/snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_table_retriever.py b/integrations/snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_table_retriever.py
index f5b8fee37..5991ba9da 100644
--- a/integrations/snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_table_retriever.py
+++ b/integrations/snowflake/tests/test_snowflake_table_retriever.py
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ def test_to_dict_default(self, monkeypatch: MagicMock) -> None:
             db_schema="test_schema",
             warehouse="test_warehouse",
             login_timeout=30,
+            private_key_file=None,
+            private_key_file_pwd=None,
         )
 
         data = component.to_dict()
@@ -494,6 +496,8 @@ def test_to_dict_default(self, monkeypatch: MagicMock) -> None:
                 "db_schema": "test_schema",
                 "warehouse": "test_warehouse",
                 "login_timeout": 30,
+                "private_key_file": None,
+                "private_key_file_pwd": None,
             },
         }
 
@@ -529,6 +533,8 @@ def test_to_dict_with_parameters(self, monkeypatch: MagicMock) -> None:
                 "db_schema": "SMALL_TOWNS",
                 "warehouse": "COMPUTE_WH",
                 "login_timeout": 30,
+                "private_key_file": None,
+                "private_key_file_pwd": None,
             },
         }