diff --git a/narwhals/_duckdb/expr_dt.py b/narwhals/_duckdb/expr_dt.py
index c3ed9710e..fa8e0c618 100644
--- a/narwhals/_duckdb/expr_dt.py
+++ b/narwhals/_duckdb/expr_dt.py
@@ -130,3 +130,55 @@ def date(self) -> DuckDBExpr:
             "date",
             returns_scalar=self._compliant_expr._returns_scalar,
         )
+
+    def total_minutes(self) -> DuckDBExpr:
+        from duckdb import ConstantExpression
+        from duckdb import FunctionExpression
+
+        return self._compliant_expr._from_call(
+            lambda _input: FunctionExpression(
+                "datepart", ConstantExpression("minute"), _input
+            ),
+            "total_minutes",
+            returns_scalar=self._compliant_expr._returns_scalar,
+        )
+
+    def total_seconds(self) -> DuckDBExpr:
+        from duckdb import ConstantExpression
+        from duckdb import FunctionExpression
+
+        return self._compliant_expr._from_call(
+            lambda _input: 60
+            * FunctionExpression("datepart", ConstantExpression("minute"), _input)
+            + FunctionExpression("datepart", ConstantExpression("second"), _input),
+            "total_seconds",
+            returns_scalar=self._compliant_expr._returns_scalar,
+        )
+
+    def total_milliseconds(self) -> DuckDBExpr:
+        from duckdb import ConstantExpression
+        from duckdb import FunctionExpression
+
+        return self._compliant_expr._from_call(
+            lambda _input: 60_000
+            * FunctionExpression("datepart", ConstantExpression("minute"), _input)
+            + FunctionExpression("datepart", ConstantExpression("millisecond"), _input),
+            "total_milliseconds",
+            returns_scalar=self._compliant_expr._returns_scalar,
+        )
+
+    def total_microseconds(self) -> DuckDBExpr:
+        from duckdb import ConstantExpression
+        from duckdb import FunctionExpression
+
+        return self._compliant_expr._from_call(
+            lambda _input: 60_000_000
+            * FunctionExpression("datepart", ConstantExpression("minute"), _input)
+            + FunctionExpression("datepart", ConstantExpression("microsecond"), _input),
+            "total_microseconds",
+            returns_scalar=self._compliant_expr._returns_scalar,
+        )
+
+    def total_nanoseconds(self) -> DuckDBExpr:
+        msg = "`total_nanoseconds` is not implemented for DuckDB"
+        raise NotImplementedError(msg)
diff --git a/tests/expr_and_series/dt/datetime_duration_test.py b/tests/expr_and_series/dt/datetime_duration_test.py
index 7ec281daa..32bf5d904 100644
--- a/tests/expr_and_series/dt/datetime_duration_test.py
+++ b/tests/expr_and_series/dt/datetime_duration_test.py
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ def test_duration_attributes(
 ) -> None:
     if PANDAS_VERSION < (2, 2) and "pandas_pyarrow" in str(constructor):
         request.applymarker(pytest.mark.xfail)
-    if ("pyspark" in str(constructor)) or "duckdb" in str(constructor):
+    if "pyspark" in str(constructor):
+        request.applymarker(pytest.mark.xfail)
+    if "duckdb" in str(constructor) and attribute == "total_nanoseconds":
         request.applymarker(pytest.mark.xfail)
 
     df = nw.from_native(constructor(data))