diff --git a/src/sqlfluff/rules/references/RF01.py b/src/sqlfluff/rules/references/RF01.py
index 3ef60bbd8..71717aea6 100644
--- a/src/sqlfluff/rules/references/RF01.py
+++ b/src/sqlfluff/rules/references/RF01.py
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ class Rule_RF01(BaseRule):
         # https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/operators#field_access_operator
         # Databricks:
         # https://docs.databricks.com/en/sql/language-manual/functions/dotsign.html
+        # DuckDB:
+        # https://duckdb.org/docs/sql/data_types/struct#retrieving-from-structs
         # Redshift:
         # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/query-super.html
         # TODO: all doc links to all referenced dialects
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ class Rule_RF01(BaseRule):
             "athena",
             "bigquery",
             "databricks",
+            "duckdb",
             "hive",
             "redshift",
             "soql",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/rules/std_rule_cases/RF01.yml b/test/fixtures/rules/std_rule_cases/RF01.yml
index 01253a089..10276c065 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/rules/std_rule_cases/RF01.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/rules/std_rule_cases/RF01.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test_pass_object_referenced_3:
     SELECT * FROM db.sc.tbl2
     WHERE a NOT IN (SELECT tbl2.a FROM db.sc.tbl1)

-test_pass_object_referenced_4:
+test_pass_object_referenced_4a:
   # Test ambiguous column reference caused by use of BigQuery structure fields.
   # Here, 'et2' could either be a schema name or a table name.
   # https://github.com/sqlfluff/sqlfluff/issues/1079
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ test_pass_object_referenced_4:
       references.from:
         force_enable: true

+test_pass_object_referenced_4b:
+  # DuckDB allows dot-access to its MAP objects, which requires special handling
+  # to ensure `ex.x` is not interpreted as `{table}.{field}` instead of
+  # `{schema}.{table}`. The following returns `'there'` if executed.
+  pass_str: |
+    SELECT ex.x.hi
+    FROM (SELECT { 'hi': 'there' } AS x) AS ex
+  configs:
+    core:
+      dialect: duckdb
+
 test_pass_object_referenced_5a:
   # Test ambiguous column reference caused by use of BigQuery structure fields.
   # Here, column,field should not trigger the rule as by default this rule is