diff --git a/freqtrade/data/metrics.py b/freqtrade/data/metrics.py
index 8573505c7..5aaf6fac2 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/metrics.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/metrics.py
@@ -493,6 +493,43 @@ def calculate_sharpe_from_balance(
     return _calculate_annualized_ratio(expected_returns_mean, up_stdev)
 
 
+def calculate_max_drawdown_from_balance(
+    balance_history: pd.DataFrame,
+    date_col: str = "date",
+    balance_col: str = "total_quote",
+    relative: bool = False,
+) -> DrawDownResult:
+    """
+    Calculate max drawdown from historical balance snapshots.
+
+    :param balance_history: DataFrame containing at least date and balance columns
+    :param date_col: Column containing timestamps
+    :param balance_col: Column containing historical balance values
+    :param relative: If True, use relative drawdown for max calculation instead of absolute
+    :return: DrawDownResult object
+    :raise: ValueError if balance-history dataframe was found empty.
+    """
+    wallet = _prepare_balance_history(
+        balance_history=balance_history,
+        date_col=date_col,
+        balance_col=balance_col,
+    )
+
+    if len(wallet) < 2:
+        raise ValueError("Balance-history dataframe empty.")
+
+    starting_balance = float(wallet[balance_col].iloc[0])
+    wallet.loc[:, "total_balance"] = wallet[balance_col].diff().fillna(0.0)
+
+    return calculate_max_drawdown(
+        wallet,
+        date_col=date_col,
+        value_col="total_balance",
+        starting_balance=starting_balance,
+        relative=relative,
+    )
+
+
 def calculate_calmar(
     trades: pd.DataFrame,
     min_date: datetime | None,
diff --git a/tests/data/test_metrics.py b/tests/data/test_metrics.py
index 53f8ef0be..610cbd8ee 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_metrics.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_metrics.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from freqtrade.data.metrics import (
     calculate_expectancy,
     calculate_market_change,
     calculate_max_drawdown,
+    calculate_max_drawdown_from_balance,
     calculate_sharpe,
     calculate_sharpe_from_balance,
     calculate_sortino,
@@ -145,6 +146,48 @@ def test_calculate_max_drawdown(testdatadir):
         calculate_underwater(DataFrame())
 
 
+def test_calculate_max_drawdown_from_balance():
+    balance_history = DataFrame(
+        {
+            "date": to_datetime(
+                [
+                    "2025-01-01 00:00:00+00:00",
+                    "2025-01-01 12:00:00+00:00",
+                    "2025-01-01 18:00:00+00:00",
+                    "2025-01-04 00:00:00+00:00",
+                ],
+                utc=True,
+            ),
+            "total_quote": [100.0, 120.0, 80.0, 110.0],
+        }
+    )
+
+    drawdown = calculate_max_drawdown_from_balance(balance_history)
+    assert isinstance(drawdown.relative_account_drawdown, float)
+    assert pytest.approx(drawdown.relative_account_drawdown) == 1 / 3
+    assert pytest.approx(drawdown.drawdown_abs) == 40
+    assert pytest.approx(drawdown.current_high_value) == 20
+    assert pytest.approx(drawdown.low_value) == -20
+    assert pytest.approx(drawdown.high_value) == 20
+
+    assert drawdown.high_date == Timestamp("2025-01-01 12:00:00", tz="UTC")
+    assert drawdown.low_date == Timestamp("2025-01-01 18:00:00", tz="UTC")
+
+
+def test_calculate_max_drawdown_from_balance_empty_or_short():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Balance-history dataframe empty\."):
+        calculate_max_drawdown_from_balance(DataFrame())
+
+    one_point = DataFrame(
+        {
+            "date": to_datetime(["2025-01-01 00:00:00+00:00"], utc=True),
+            "total_quote": [100.0],
+        }
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Balance-history dataframe empty\."):
+        calculate_max_drawdown_from_balance(one_point)
+
+
 def test_calculate_csum(testdatadir):
     filename = testdatadir / "backtest_results/backtest-result.json"
     bt_data = load_backtest_data(filename)