diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83e455c..420c115 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ After installation, make sure to commit the `.ddev` directory to version control
 
 | Command | Description |
 | ------- | ----------- |
+| `ddev redis-backend` | Use a different key-value store for Redis |
 | `ddev redis-cli` | Run `redis-cli` inside the Redis container |
 | `ddev redis` | Alias for `ddev redis-cli` |
 | `ddev redis-flush` | Flush all cache inside the Redis container |
@@ -35,6 +36,26 @@ After installation, make sure to commit the `.ddev` directory to version control
 
 Redis is available inside Docker containers with `redis:6379`.
 
+### Swappable Redis backends
+
+Use the `ddev redis-backend` command to swap between Redis backends:
+
+| Command | Docker Image |
+|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
+| `ddev redis-backend redis`           | `redis:7`                                     |
+| `ddev redis-backend redis-alpine`    | `redis:7-alpine`                              |
+| `ddev redis-backend valkey`          | `valkey/valkey:8`                             |
+| `ddev redis-backend valkey-alpine`   | `valkey/valkey:8-alpine`                      |
+| `ddev redis-backend dragonfly`       | `docker.dragonflydb.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly` |
+| `ddev redis-backend garnet`          | `ghcr.io/microsoft/garnet`                    |
+| `ddev redis-backend kvrocks`         | `apache/kvrocks`                              |
+| `ddev redis-backend <image>`         | `<image>` (specify your custom Redis image)   |
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Add `optimize` or `optimized` after the command to enable optimized Redis configuration.
+>
+> Example: `ddev redis-backend redis optimize`
+
 ## Redis Credentials
 
 By default, no authentication is required.
diff --git a/commands/host/redis-backend b/commands/host/redis-backend
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8cbd1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/host/redis-backend
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ddev-generated
+
+## Description: Use a different key-value store for Redis
+## Usage: redis-backend <image> [optimize]
+## Example: ddev redis-backend redis-alpine optimize
+
+REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE=${1:-}
+REDIS_CONFIG=${2:-}
+NAME=$REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE
+
+function show_help() {
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: ddev redis-backend <image|alias> [optimize]
+
+Choose from predefined aliases, or provide any Redis-compatible Docker image.
+
+Available aliases:
+  redis            redis:7
+  redis-alpine     redis:7-alpine
+  valkey           valkey/valkey:8
+  valkey-alpine    valkey/valkey:8-alpine
+  dragonfly        docker.dragonflydb.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly
+  garnet           ghcr.io/microsoft/garnet
+  kvrocks          apache/kvrocks
+
+Custom backend:
+  You can specify any Docker image, e.g.:
+    ddev redis-backend redis:6
+
+Optional:
+  optimize         Apply additional Redis configuration with resource limits
+  optimized        Same as optimize
+
+Examples:
+  ddev redis-backend redis-alpine optimize
+  ddev redis-backend valkey
+  ddev redis-backend redis:7.2-alpine
+EOF
+  exit 0
+}
+
+function optimize_config() {
+  [[ "$REDIS_CONFIG" != "optimized" && "$REDIS_CONFIG" != "optimize" ]] && return
+  ddev dotenv set .ddev/.env.redis --redis-optimized=true
+}
+
+function cleanup() {
+  rm -f "$DDEV_APPROOT/.ddev/.env.redis"
+  rm -rf "$DDEV_APPROOT/.ddev/redis/"
+  rm -f "$DDEV_APPROOT/.ddev/docker-compose.redis.yaml" "$DDEV_APPROOT/.ddev/docker-compose.redis_extra.yaml"
+
+  redis_volume="ddev-$(ddev status -j | docker run -i --rm ddev/ddev-utilities jq -r '.raw.name')_redis"
+  if docker volume ls -q | grep -qw "$redis_volume"; then
+    ddev stop
+    docker volume rm "$redis_volume"
+  fi
+}
+
+function check_docker_image() {
+  echo "Pulling ${REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE}..."
+  if ! docker pull "$REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE"; then
+    echo >&2 "❌ Unable to pull ${REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE}"
+    exit 2
+  fi
+}
+
+function use_docker_image() {
+  [[ "$REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE" != "redis:7" ]] && ddev dotenv set .ddev/.env.redis --redis-docker-image="$REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE"
+  ddev add-on get ddev/ddev-redis
+}
+
+case "$REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE" in
+  redis)
+    NAME="Redis 7"
+    REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE="redis:7"
+    ;;
+  redis-alpine)
+    NAME="Redis 7 Alpine"
+    REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE="redis:7-alpine"
+    ;;
+  valkey)
+    NAME="Valkey 8"
+    REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE="valkey/valkey:8"
+    ;;
+  valkey-alpine)
+    NAME="Valkey 8 Alpine"
+    REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE="valkey/valkey:8-alpine"
+    ;;
+  dragonfly)
+    NAME="Dragonfly"
+    REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE="docker.dragonflydb.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly"
+    ;;
+  garnet)
+    NAME="Garnet"
+    REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE="ghcr.io/microsoft/garnet"
+    ;;
+  kvrocks)
+    NAME="Kvrocks"
+    REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE="apache/kvrocks"
+    ;;
+  ""|--help|-h)
+    show_help
+    ;;
+  *)
+    NAME="$REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE"
+    # Allow unknown image, nothing to override
+    ;;
+esac
+
+check_docker_image
+cleanup
+optimize_config
+use_docker_image
+
+echo
+echo "✅ Redis backend: $REDIS_DOCKER_IMAGE"
+if [[ "$REDIS_CONFIG" == "optimized" || "$REDIS_CONFIG" == "optimize" ]]; then
+  echo "👍 Redis config: optimized"
+else
+  echo "👍 Redis config: default"
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "📝 Make sure to commit the '.ddev' directory to version control"
diff --git a/install.yaml b/install.yaml
index 2cc0d8a..e4361c3 100644
--- a/install.yaml
+++ b/install.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ project_files:
   - redis/network.conf
   - redis/security.conf
   - redis/snapshots.conf
+  - commands/host/redis-backend
   - commands/redis/redis-cli
   - commands/redis/redis-flush