diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e70cbb94ea..41eb3d1d16 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ postgresql postgres:
 regenerate-test-snapshots:
 	hatch -v run dev-env:python metricflow/test/generate_snapshots.py
 
+# Populate persistent source schemas for all relevant SQL engines.
+.PHONY: populate-persistent-source-schemas
+populate-persistent-source-schemas:
+	hatch -v run dev-env:python metricflow/test/populate_persistent_source_schemas.py
+
 # Re-generate snapshots for the default SQL engine.
 .PHONY: test-snap
 test-snap:
diff --git a/metricflow/test/generate_snapshots.py b/metricflow/test/generate_snapshots.py
index ceb1568e84..3be91cb750 100644
--- a/metricflow/test/generate_snapshots.py
+++ b/metricflow/test/generate_snapshots.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Optional, Sequence
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Sequence
 
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.enum_extension import assert_values_exhausted
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.base import FrozenBaseModel
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ def run_command(command: str) -> None:  # noqa: D
         raise RuntimeError(f"Error running command: {command}")
 
 
-def run_tests(test_configuration: MetricFlowTestConfiguration) -> None:  # noqa: D
+def set_engine_env_variables(test_configuration: MetricFlowTestConfiguration) -> None:
+    """Set connection env variables dynamically for the engine being used.
+
+    Requires MF_TEST_ENGINE_CREDENTIALS env variable to be set with creds for all engines.
+    """
     if test_configuration.credential_set.engine_url is None:
         if "MF_SQL_ENGINE_URL" in os.environ:
             del os.environ["MF_SQL_ENGINE_URL"]
@@ -120,6 +124,10 @@ def run_tests(test_configuration: MetricFlowTestConfiguration) -> None:  # noqa:
     else:
         os.environ["MF_SQL_ENGINE_PASSWORD"] = test_configuration.credential_set.engine_password
 
+
+def run_tests(test_configuration: MetricFlowTestConfiguration) -> None:  # noqa: D
+    set_engine_env_variables(test_configuration)
+
     if test_configuration.engine is SqlEngine.DUCKDB:
         # DuckDB is fast, so generate all snapshots, including the engine-agnostic ones
         run_command(f"pytest -x -vv -n 4 --overwrite-snapshots -k 'not itest' {TEST_DIRECTORY}")
@@ -145,7 +153,7 @@ def run_tests(test_configuration: MetricFlowTestConfiguration) -> None:  # noqa:
         assert_values_exhausted(test_configuration.engine)
 
 
-def run_cli() -> None:  # noqa: D
+def run_cli(function_to_run: Callable) -> None:  # noqa: D
     # Setup logging.
     dev_format = "%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(filename)s:%(lineno)d [%(threadName)s] - %(message)s"
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format=dev_format)
@@ -165,8 +173,8 @@ def run_cli() -> None:  # noqa: D
         logger.info(
             f"Running tests for {test_configuration.engine} with URL: {test_configuration.credential_set.engine_url}"
         )
-        run_tests(test_configuration)
+        function_to_run(test_configuration)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run_cli()
+    run_cli(run_tests)
diff --git a/metricflow/test/populate_persistent_source_schemas.py b/metricflow/test/populate_persistent_source_schemas.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f0ff6f59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricflow/test/populate_persistent_source_schemas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""Script to help generate persistent source schemas with test data for all relevant engines."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.enum_extension import assert_values_exhausted
+
+from metricflow.protocols.sql_client import SqlEngine
+from metricflow.test.generate_snapshots import (
+    MetricFlowTestConfiguration,
+    run_cli,
+    run_command,
+    set_engine_env_variables,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def populate_schemas(test_configuration: MetricFlowTestConfiguration) -> None:  # noqa: D
+    set_engine_env_variables(test_configuration)
+
+    if test_configuration.engine is SqlEngine.DUCKDB or test_configuration.engine is SqlEngine.POSTGRES:
+        # DuckDB & Postgres don't use persistent source schema
+        return None
+    elif (
+        test_configuration.engine is SqlEngine.SNOWFLAKE
+        or test_configuration.engine is SqlEngine.BIGQUERY
+        or test_configuration.engine is SqlEngine.DATABRICKS
+        or test_configuration.engine is SqlEngine.REDSHIFT
+    ):
+        engine_name = test_configuration.engine.value.lower()
+        os.environ["MF_TEST_ADAPTER_TYPE"] = engine_name
+        hatch_env = f"{engine_name}-env"
+        run_command(
+            f"hatch -v run {hatch_env}:pytest -vv --use-persistent-source-schema "
+            "metricflow/test/source_schema_tools.py::populate_source_schema"
+        )
+    else:
+        assert_values_exhausted(test_configuration.engine)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_cli(populate_schemas)