diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20241031-160641.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20241031-160641.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..758a17ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20241031-160641.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: allows to use prj. vars in python models
+time: 2024-10-31T16:06:41.214334214-03:00
+custom:
+    Author: devmessias
+    Issue: 5617 10914
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql
index d658ff185..1e8c2dc22 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/python_model/python.sql
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ def source(*args, dbt_load_df_function):
 config_dict = {{ config_dict }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
+
+{% macro build_var_dict(model, context) %}
+    {%- set var_dict = {} -%}
+    {% set var_dbt_used = zip(model.config.var_keys_used, model.config.var_keys_defaults) | list %}
+    {%- for key, default in var_dbt_used -%}
+        {# weird type testing with enum, would be much easier to write this logic in Python! #}
+        {%- if key == "language" -%}
+          {%- set value = "python" -%}
+        {%- endif -%}
+        {%- set value = context.var(key, default) -%}
+        {%- do var_dict.update({key: value}) -%}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+var_dict = {{ var_dict }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
 {% macro py_script_postfix(model) %}
 # This part is user provided model code
 # you will need to copy the next section to run the code
@@ -67,6 +82,7 @@ config_dict = {{ config_dict }}
 {{ build_ref_function(model ) }}
 {{ build_source_function(model ) }}
 {{ build_config_dict(model) }}
+{{ build_var_dict(model, context) }}
 
 class config:
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -76,6 +92,15 @@ class config:
     def get(key, default=None):
         return config_dict.get(key, default)
 
+class DbtVar:
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get(key, default=None):
+        return var_dict.get(key, default)
+
+
 class this:
     """dbt.this() or dbt.this.identifier"""
     database = "{{ this.database }}"
@@ -91,6 +116,7 @@ class dbtObj:
         self.source = lambda *args: source(*args, dbt_load_df_function=load_df_function)
         self.ref = lambda *args, **kwargs: ref(*args, **kwargs, dbt_load_df_function=load_df_function)
         self.config = config
+        self.var = DbtVar
         self.this = this()
         self.is_incremental = {{ is_incremental() }}