diff --git a/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/data.py b/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/data.py
index 06efffc362c6..470b66eeb0a2 100644
--- a/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/data.py
+++ b/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/data.py
@@ -159,7 +159,12 @@ async def _connect(self) -> None:
         coros: list[Coroutine] = []
         for dataset, instrument_ids in self._instrument_ids.items():
             loading_ids: list[InstrumentId] = sorted(instrument_ids)
-            coros.append(self._instrument_provider.load_ids_async(instrument_ids=loading_ids))
+            filters = {"parent_symbols": list(self._parent_symbols.get(dataset, []))}
+            coro = self._instrument_provider.load_ids_async(
+                instrument_ids=loading_ids,
+                filters=filters,
+            )
+            coros.append(coro)
             await self._subscribe_instrument_ids(dataset, instrument_ids=loading_ids)
 
         try:
diff --git a/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/providers.py b/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/providers.py
index 5ff46034dc2c..7b7198c48c41 100644
--- a/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/providers.py
+++ b/nautilus_trader/adapters/databento/providers.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from nautilus_trader.adapters.databento.enums import DatabentoSchema
 from nautilus_trader.adapters.databento.loaders import DatabentoDataLoader
 from nautilus_trader.common.component import LiveClock
+from nautilus_trader.common.enums import LogColor
 from nautilus_trader.common.providers import InstrumentProvider
 from nautilus_trader.config import InstrumentProviderConfig
 from nautilus_trader.core import nautilus_pyo3
@@ -123,13 +124,15 @@ async def load_ids_async(
             publishers_path=str(PUBLISHERS_PATH),
         )
 
+        parent_symbols = list(filters.get("parent_symbols", [])) if filters is not None else None
+
         pyo3_instruments = []
         success_msg = "All instruments received and decoded."
 
         def receive_instruments(pyo3_instrument: Any) -> None:
             pyo3_instruments.append(pyo3_instrument)
             instrument_ids_to_decode.discard(pyo3_instrument.id.value)
-            if not instrument_ids_to_decode:
+            if not parent_symbols and not instrument_ids_to_decode:
                 raise asyncio.CancelledError(success_msg)
 
         await live_client.subscribe(
@@ -138,6 +141,15 @@ def receive_instruments(pyo3_instrument: Any) -> None:
             start=0,  # From start of current week (latest definitions)
         )
 
+        if parent_symbols:
+            self._log.info(f"Requesting parent symbols {parent_symbols}.", LogColor.BLUE)
+            await live_client.subscribe(
+                schema=DatabentoSchema.DEFINITION.value,
+                stype_in="parent",
+                symbols=",".join(parent_symbols),
+                start=0,  # From start of current week (latest definitions)
+            )
+
         try:
             await asyncio.wait_for(live_client.start(callback=receive_instruments), timeout=5.0)
             # TODO: Improve this so that `live_client.start` isn't raising a `ValueError`