diff --git a/sqlmodel/_compat.py b/sqlmodel/_compat.py
index a220b193f1..cb3d296e79 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/_compat.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/_compat.py
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ def sqlmodel_table_construct(
         _extra = {}
         for k, v in values.items():
             _extra[k] = v
+    setattr_ = (
+        object.__setattr__ if self_instance.model_config.get("frozen") else setattr
+    )
     # SQLModel override, do not include everything, only the model fields
     # else:
     #     fields_values.update(values)
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ def sqlmodel_table_construct(
     # object.__setattr__(new_obj, "__dict__", fields_values)
     # instrumentation
     for key, value in {**old_dict, **fields_values}.items():
-        setattr(self_instance, key, value)
+        setattr_(self_instance, key, value)
     # End SQLModel override
     object.__setattr__(self_instance, "__pydantic_fields_set__", _fields_set)
     if not cls.__pydantic_root_model__:
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ def sqlmodel_table_construct(
     for key in self_instance.__sqlmodel_relationships__:
         value = values.get(key, Undefined)
         if value is not Undefined:
-            setattr(self_instance, key, value)
+            setattr_(self_instance, key, value)
     # End SQLModel override
     return self_instance
 
@@ -305,6 +308,7 @@ def sqlmodel_validate(
         context=context,
         self_instance=new_obj,
     )
+    setattr_ = object.__setattr__ if new_obj.model_config.get("frozen") else setattr
     # Capture fields set to restore it later
     fields_set = new_obj.__pydantic_fields_set__.copy()
     if not is_table_model_class(cls):
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ def sqlmodel_validate(
         # Do not set __dict__, instead use setattr to trigger SQLAlchemy
         # instrumentation
         for key, value in {**old_dict, **new_obj.__dict__}.items():
-            setattr(new_obj, key, value)
+            setattr_(new_obj, key, value)
     # Restore fields set
     object.__setattr__(new_obj, "__pydantic_fields_set__", fields_set)
     # Get and set any relationship objects
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ def sqlmodel_validate(
         for key in new_obj.__sqlmodel_relationships__:
             value = getattr(use_obj, key, Undefined)
             if value is not Undefined:
-                setattr(new_obj, key, value)
+                setattr_(new_obj, key, value)
     return new_obj
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_frozen.py b/tests/test_frozen.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b11befe71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_frozen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import pytest
+from pydantic import ConfigDict, ValidationError
+from sqlmodel import Field, Session, SQLModel, create_engine, select
+
+
+def test_frozen_non_table_model_creation(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class HeroBase(SQLModel):
+        model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+        name: str
+        age: int | None = None
+
+    hero = HeroBase(name="Deadpond", age=30)
+
+    assert hero.name == "Deadpond"
+    assert hero.age == 30
+
+
+def test_frozen_non_table_model_is_immutable(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class HeroBase(SQLModel):
+        model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+        name: str
+        age: int | None = None
+
+    hero = HeroBase(name="Deadpond", age=30)
+
+    with pytest.raises((ValidationError, TypeError)):
+        hero.name = "Spider-Boy"  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+
+def test_frozen_table_model_creation(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
+        model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+        id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+        name: str
+        age: int | None = None
+
+    hero = Hero(name="Deadpond", age=30)
+
+    assert hero.name == "Deadpond"
+    assert hero.age == 30
+
+
+def test_frozen_table_model_persists_and_retrieves(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
+        model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+        id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+        name: str
+        age: int | None = None
+
+    engine = create_engine("sqlite://")
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        hero = Hero(name="Deadpond", age=30)
+        session.add(hero)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(hero)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        retrieved = session.exec(select(Hero)).one()
+        assert retrieved.name == "Deadpond"
+        assert retrieved.age == 30
+
+
+def test_frozen_table_model_validate(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
+        model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+        id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+        name: str
+        age: int | None = None
+
+    hero = Hero.model_validate({"name": "Deadpond", "age": 30})
+
+    assert hero.name == "Deadpond"
+    assert hero.age == 30