diff --git a/narwhals/_arrow/dataframe.py b/narwhals/_arrow/dataframe.py
index 56540e8e90..9d2c8479c5 100644
--- a/narwhals/_arrow/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/_arrow/dataframe.py
@@ -561,6 +561,16 @@ def lazy(self, *, backend: Implementation | None = None) -> CompliantLazyFrameAn
                 backend_version=parse_version(dask),
                 version=self._version,
             )
+        elif backend.is_ibis():
+            import ibis  # ignore-banned-import
+
+            from narwhals._ibis.dataframe import IbisLazyFrame
+
+            return IbisLazyFrame(
+                ibis.memtable(self.native, columns=self.columns),
+                backend_version=parse_version(ibis),
+                version=self._version,
+            )
         raise AssertionError  # pragma: no cover
 
     def collect(
diff --git a/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py b/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py
index c2bc20fd4d..a4d606de41 100644
--- a/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py
@@ -819,6 +819,16 @@ def lazy(self, *, backend: Implementation | None = None) -> CompliantLazyFrameAn
                 backend_version=parse_version(dask),
                 version=self._version,
             )
+        elif backend.is_ibis():
+            import ibis  # ignore-banned-import
+
+            from narwhals._ibis.dataframe import IbisLazyFrame
+
+            return IbisLazyFrame(
+                ibis.memtable(pandas_df, columns=self.columns),
+                backend_version=parse_version(ibis),
+                version=self._version,
+            )
         raise AssertionError  # pragma: no cover
 
     @property
diff --git a/narwhals/_polars/dataframe.py b/narwhals/_polars/dataframe.py
index fb0f49402a..1caffea696 100644
--- a/narwhals/_polars/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/_polars/dataframe.py
@@ -477,6 +477,16 @@ def lazy(self, *, backend: Implementation | None = None) -> CompliantLazyFrameAn
                 backend_version=parse_version(dask),
                 version=self._version,
             )
+        elif backend.is_ibis():
+            import ibis  # ignore-banned-import
+
+            from narwhals._ibis.dataframe import IbisLazyFrame
+
+            return IbisLazyFrame(
+                ibis.memtable(self.native, columns=self.columns),
+                backend_version=parse_version(ibis),
+                version=self._version,
+            )
         raise AssertionError  # pragma: no cover
 
     @overload
diff --git a/narwhals/dataframe.py b/narwhals/dataframe.py
index b5acc9059c..0924681988 100644
--- a/narwhals/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/dataframe.py
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ def lazy(
 
                 `backend` can be specified in various ways
 
-                - As `Implementation.<BACKEND>` with `BACKEND` being `DASK`, `DUCKDB`
-                    or `POLARS`.
-                - As a string: `"dask"`, `"duckdb"` or `"polars"`
-                - Directly as a module `dask.dataframe`, `duckdb` or `polars`.
+                - As `Implementation.<BACKEND>` with `BACKEND` being `DASK`, `DUCKDB`,
+                    `IBIS` or `POLARS`.
+                - As a string: `"dask"`, `"duckdb"`, `"ibis"` or `"polars"`
+                - Directly as a module `dask.dataframe`, `duckdb`, `ibis` or `polars`.
 
         Returns:
             A new LazyFrame.
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ def lazy(
             Implementation.DASK,
             Implementation.DUCKDB,
             Implementation.POLARS,
+            Implementation.IBIS,
         )
         if lazy_backend is not None and lazy_backend not in supported_lazy_backends:
             msg = (
diff --git a/tests/frame/lazy_test.py b/tests/frame/lazy_test.py
index e88703b84d..87176efc89 100644
--- a/tests/frame/lazy_test.py
+++ b/tests/frame/lazy_test.py
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ def test_lazy_to_default(constructor_eager: ConstructorEager) -> None:
         Implementation.POLARS,
         Implementation.DUCKDB,
         Implementation.DASK,
+        Implementation.IBIS,
         "polars",
         "duckdb",
         "dask",
+        "ibis",
     ],
 )
 def test_lazy_backend(