diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e875790b..a84e15f1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - `ConnectOptions::test_before_acquire_if_idle_for(Duration)` — ping a pooled connection before it is handed out only once it has been idle for at least the given duration, instead of on every acquire (`test_before_acquire`). Setting it disables `test_before_acquire`.
 - `ConnectOptions::map_sqlx_postgres_before_acquire` / `map_sqlx_mysql_before_acquire` / `map_sqlx_sqlite_before_acquire` — install a per-backend SQLx `before_acquire` callback. Composes with the idle-ping shorthand above: the idle-ping runs first, then the callback.
 - `ConnectOptions::get_test_before_acquire` / `get_test_before_acquire_if_idle_for` getters.
+- `MigratorTrait::get_pending_migrations_read_only` / `get_applied_migrations_read_only` / `get_migration_with_status_read_only` (and the `with-self` equivalents) — query migration status without running `CREATE TABLE`, so a database user without DDL privileges can check pending migrations. If the migration table does not exist, all migrations are reported as pending. ([#3141])
+
+[#3141]: https://github.com/SeaQL/sea-orm/discussions/3141
 
 ## 2.0.0 - 2026-07-19
 
diff --git a/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator.rs b/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator.rs
index bdae6073d..389ad7e8a 100644
--- a/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,52 @@ pub trait MigratorTrait: Send {
             .collect())
     }
 
+    /// Get list of migrations with status, without creating the migration table.
+    ///
+    /// Unlike [`get_migration_with_status`](Self::get_migration_with_status), this never runs
+    /// `CREATE TABLE`, so it can be called by a database user without DDL privileges (for
+    /// example, checking pending migrations from a read-only connection). If the migration
+    /// table does not exist, every migration is reported as [`MigrationStatus::Pending`].
+    async fn get_migration_with_status_read_only<C>(db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        get_migration_with_status(
+            Self::get_migration_files(),
+            get_migration_models_read_only(db, Self::migration_table_name()).await?,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Get list of pending migrations without creating the migration table.
+    ///
+    /// The read-only counterpart of [`get_pending_migrations`](Self::get_pending_migrations);
+    /// see [`get_migration_with_status_read_only`](Self::get_migration_with_status_read_only).
+    async fn get_pending_migrations_read_only<C>(db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        Ok(Self::get_migration_with_status_read_only(db)
+            .await?
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|file| file.status == MigrationStatus::Pending)
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    /// Get list of applied migrations without creating the migration table.
+    ///
+    /// The read-only counterpart of [`get_applied_migrations`](Self::get_applied_migrations);
+    /// see [`get_migration_with_status_read_only`](Self::get_migration_with_status_read_only).
+    async fn get_applied_migrations_read_only<C>(db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        Ok(Self::get_migration_with_status_read_only(db)
+            .await?
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|file| file.status == MigrationStatus::Applied)
+            .collect())
+    }
+
     /// Create migration table `seaql_migrations` in the database
     async fn install<C>(db: &C) -> Result<(), DbErr>
     where
diff --git a/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/exec.rs b/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/exec.rs
index daaaeadc0..a02753d04 100644
--- a/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/exec.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/exec.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ where
         .collect()
 }
 
+pub async fn get_migration_models_read_only<C>(
+    db: &C,
+    migration_table_name: DynIden,
+) -> Result<Vec<seaql_migrations::Model>, DbErr>
+where
+    C: ConnectionTrait,
+{
+    // Unlike `get_migration_models`, this never issues `CREATE TABLE` (see `install`), so it
+    // works for a database user without DDL privileges. Existence is probed with a read-only
+    // information-schema query; a missing table means nothing has been recorded yet.
+    if !crate::manager::has_table(db, migration_table_name.to_string()).await? {
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+    get_migration_models(db, migration_table_name).await
+}
+
 pub fn get_migration_with_status(
     migration_files: Vec<Migration>,
     migration_models: Vec<seaql_migrations::Model>,
diff --git a/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/with_self.rs b/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/with_self.rs
index d679bb0f8..d92fd084e 100644
--- a/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/with_self.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-migration/src/migrator/with_self.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,54 @@ pub trait MigratorTraitSelf: Sized + Send + Sync {
             .collect())
     }
 
+    /// Get list of migrations with status, without creating the migration table.
+    ///
+    /// Unlike [`get_migration_with_status`](Self::get_migration_with_status), this never runs
+    /// `CREATE TABLE`, so it can be called by a database user without DDL privileges (for
+    /// example, checking pending migrations from a read-only connection). If the migration
+    /// table does not exist, every migration is reported as [`MigrationStatus::Pending`].
+    async fn get_migration_with_status_read_only<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        get_migration_with_status(
+            self.get_migration_files(),
+            get_migration_models_read_only(db, self.migration_table_name()).await?,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Get list of pending migrations without creating the migration table.
+    ///
+    /// The read-only counterpart of [`get_pending_migrations`](Self::get_pending_migrations);
+    /// see [`get_migration_with_status_read_only`](Self::get_migration_with_status_read_only).
+    async fn get_pending_migrations_read_only<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        Ok(self
+            .get_migration_with_status_read_only(db)
+            .await?
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|file| file.status == MigrationStatus::Pending)
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    /// Get list of applied migrations without creating the migration table.
+    ///
+    /// The read-only counterpart of [`get_applied_migrations`](Self::get_applied_migrations);
+    /// see [`get_migration_with_status_read_only`](Self::get_migration_with_status_read_only).
+    async fn get_applied_migrations_read_only<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        Ok(self
+            .get_migration_with_status_read_only(db)
+            .await?
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|file| file.status == MigrationStatus::Applied)
+            .collect())
+    }
+
     /// Create migration table `seaql_migrations` in the database
     async fn install<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<(), DbErr>
     where
@@ -202,6 +250,27 @@ where
         M::get_pending_migrations(db).await
     }
 
+    async fn get_migration_with_status_read_only<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        M::get_migration_with_status_read_only(db).await
+    }
+
+    async fn get_pending_migrations_read_only<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        M::get_pending_migrations_read_only(db).await
+    }
+
+    async fn get_applied_migrations_read_only<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
+    where
+        C: ConnectionTrait,
+    {
+        M::get_applied_migrations_read_only(db).await
+    }
+
     async fn get_applied_migrations<C>(&self, db: &C) -> Result<Vec<Migration>, DbErr>
     where
         C: ConnectionTrait,
diff --git a/sea-orm-migration/tests/main.rs b/sea-orm-migration/tests/main.rs
index 9d1a0240a..3ea45509f 100644
--- a/sea-orm-migration/tests/main.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-migration/tests/main.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,77 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), DbErr> {
 
     run_transaction_test(url, "sea_orm_migration_txn", "public").await?;
 
+    run_read_only_test(
+        url,
+        default::Migrator,
+        "sea_orm_migration_read_only",
+        "public",
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Coverage for the read-only migration-status API (discussion #3141): querying status must
+/// not run `CREATE TABLE`, so it works for a database user without DDL privileges. Runs on
+/// every backend the suite is pointed at.
+async fn run_read_only_test<M>(
+    url: &str,
+    migrator: M,
+    db_name: &str,
+    schema: &str,
+) -> Result<(), DbErr>
+where
+    M: MigratorTraitSelf,
+{
+    let db = &create_db(url, db_name, schema).await?;
+    let manager = SchemaManager::new(db);
+    let table = migrator.migration_table_name().to_string();
+    let total = migrator.get_migration_files().len();
+
+    // Fresh database: the migration table does not exist yet.
+    assert!(!manager.has_table(table.as_str()).await?);
+
+    // Read-only queries report every migration as pending, WITHOUT creating the table.
+    assert_eq!(
+        migrator.get_pending_migrations_read_only(db).await?.len(),
+        total
+    );
+    assert!(
+        migrator
+            .get_applied_migrations_read_only(db)
+            .await?
+            .is_empty()
+    );
+    assert!(
+        migrator
+            .get_migration_with_status_read_only(db)
+            .await?
+            .iter()
+            .all(|m| m.status() == MigrationStatus::Pending)
+    );
+    assert!(!manager.has_table(table.as_str()).await?);
+
+    // With the table present but empty (created here by the installing path), the read-only
+    // queries still work and report everything pending.
+    migrator.install(db).await?;
+    assert!(manager.has_table(table.as_str()).await?);
+    assert_eq!(
+        migrator.get_pending_migrations_read_only(db).await?.len(),
+        total
+    );
+
+    // After applying one migration, the read-only queries reflect the applied state.
+    migrator.up(db, Some(1)).await?;
+    assert_eq!(
+        migrator.get_applied_migrations_read_only(db).await?.len(),
+        1
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        migrator.get_pending_migrations_read_only(db).await?.len(),
+        total - 1
+    );
+
     Ok(())
 }