diff --git a/lisp/ob-clojure.el b/lisp/ob-clojure.el
index 299a326e4..4e79a2c24 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-clojure.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-clojure.el
@@ -61,7 +61,13 @@ (add-to-list 'org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '("clojure" . "clj"))
 (add-to-list 'org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '("clojurescript" . "cljs"))
 
 (defvar org-babel-default-header-args:clojure '())
-(defvar org-babel-header-args:clojure '((ns . :any) (package . :any)))
+
+(defvar org-babel-header-args:clojure
+  '((ns . :any)
+    (package . :any)
+    (backend . ((inf-clojure cider slime clj-cli babashka)))
+    (args . :any)))
+
 (defvar org-babel-default-header-args:clojurescript '())
 (defvar org-babel-header-args:clojurescript '((package . :any)))
 
@@ -224,25 +230,47 @@ (defun ob-clojure-eval-with-slime (expanded params)
        ,(buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max)))
      (cdr (assq :package params)))))
 
+(defun ob-clojure-eval-with-babashka (expanded params)
+  "Evaluate EXPANDED code block with PARAMS using babashka."
+  (let ((exe (executable-find "bb")))
+    (unless exe (user-error "babashka CLI (bb) not found."))
+    (org-babel-execute:shell
+     (format "%s -e %S" exe expanded) params)))
+
+(defun ob-clojure-eval-with-clj-cli (expanded params)
+  "Evaluate EXPANDED code block with PARAMS using clojure-cli."
+  (let* ((args (cdr (assq :args params)))
+	 (exe (executable-find "clj")))
+    (unless exe (user-error "clj CLI tool not found."))
+    (org-babel-execute:shell
+     (format "%s %s -e %S" exe args expanded) params)))
+
 (defun org-babel-execute:clojure (body params)
   "Execute a block of Clojure code with Babel."
-  (unless org-babel-clojure-backend
-    (user-error "You need to customize org-babel-clojure-backend"))
-  (let* ((expanded (org-babel-expand-body:clojure body params))
-	 (result-params (cdr (assq :result-params params)))
-	 result)
-    (setq result
-	  (cond
-	   ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'inf-clojure)
-	    (ob-clojure-eval-with-inf-clojure expanded params))
-	   ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'cider)
-	    (ob-clojure-eval-with-cider expanded params))
-	   ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'slime)
-	    (ob-clojure-eval-with-slime expanded params))))
-    (org-babel-result-cond result-params
-      result
-      (condition-case nil (org-babel-script-escape result)
-	(error result)))))
+  (let* ((backend-override (cdr (assq :backend params)))
+	 (org-babel-clojure-backend
+	  (cond (backend-override (intern backend-override))
+		(org-babel-clojure-backend org-babel-clojure-backend)
+		(t (user-error "You need to customize org-babel-clojure-backend")))))
+    (let* ((expanded (org-babel-expand-body:clojure body params))
+	   (result-params (cdr (assq :result-params params)))
+	   result)
+      (setq result
+	    (cond
+	     ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'inf-clojure)
+	      (ob-clojure-eval-with-inf-clojure expanded params))
+	     ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'cider)
+	      (ob-clojure-eval-with-cider expanded params))
+	     ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'slime)
+	      (ob-clojure-eval-with-slime expanded params))
+	     ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'babashka)
+	      (ob-clojure-eval-with-babashka expanded params))
+	     ((eq org-babel-clojure-backend 'clj-cli)
+	      (ob-clojure-eval-with-clj-cli expanded params))))
+      (org-babel-result-cond result-params
+	result
+	(condition-case nil (org-babel-script-escape result)
+	  (error result))))))
 
 (defun org-babel-execute:clojurescript (body params)
   "Evaluate BODY with PARAMS as ClojureScript code."