diff --git a/narwhals/_duckdb/dataframe.py b/narwhals/_duckdb/dataframe.py
index 76ff68ae0..2ff0e085a 100644
--- a/narwhals/_duckdb/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/_duckdb/dataframe.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def join(
         if isinstance(right_on, str):
             right_on = [right_on]
 
-        if how not in ("inner", "left"):
+        if how not in ("inner", "left", "semi"):
             msg = "Only inner and left join is implemented for DuckDB"
             raise NotImplementedError(msg)
 
@@ -242,12 +242,15 @@ def join(
             other._native_frame.set_alias("rhs"), condition=condition, how=how
         )
 
-        select = [f"lhs.{x}" for x in self._native_frame.columns]
-        for col in other._native_frame.columns:
-            if col in self._native_frame.columns and col not in right_on:
-                select.append(f"rhs.{col} as {col}{suffix}")
-            elif col not in right_on:
-                select.append(col)
+        if how in ("inner", "left"):
+            select = [f"lhs.{x}" for x in self._native_frame.columns]
+            for col in other._native_frame.columns:
+                if col in self._native_frame.columns and col not in right_on:
+                    select.append(f"rhs.{col} as {col}{suffix}")
+                elif col not in right_on:
+                    select.append(col)
+        else:  # semi
+            select = [f"lhs.{x}" for x in self._native_frame.columns]
 
         res = rel.select(", ".join(select)).set_alias(original_alias)
         return self._from_native_frame(res)
diff --git a/tests/frame/join_test.py b/tests/frame/join_test.py
index 7332cb254..242696394 100644
--- a/tests/frame/join_test.py
+++ b/tests/frame/join_test.py
@@ -206,10 +206,7 @@ def test_semi_join(
     join_key: list[str],
     filter_expr: nw.Expr,
     expected: dict[str, list[Any]],
-    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
 ) -> None:
-    if "duckdb" in str(constructor):
-        request.applymarker(pytest.mark.xfail)
     data = {"antananarivo": [1, 3, 2], "bob": [4, 4, 6], "zorro": [7.0, 8, 9]}
     df = nw.from_native(constructor(data))
     other = df.filter(filter_expr)
diff --git a/tpch/execute.py b/tpch/execute.py
index f2f3041df..ea4cc3a8a 100644
--- a/tpch/execute.py
+++ b/tpch/execute.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "dask": lambda x: x.compute(),
 }
 
-DUCKDB_XFAILS = ["q11", "q14", "q15", "q18", "q22"]
+DUCKDB_SKIPS = ["q11", "q14", "q15", "q22"]
 
 QUERY_DATA_PATH_MAP = {
     "q1": (LINEITEM_PATH,),
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def execute_query(query_id: str) -> None:
     data_paths = QUERY_DATA_PATH_MAP[query_id]
 
     for backend, (native_namespace, kwargs) in BACKEND_NAMESPACE_KWARGS_MAP.items():
-        if backend == "duckdb" and query_id in DUCKDB_XFAILS:
+        if backend == "duckdb" and query_id in DUCKDB_SKIPS:
             print(f"\nSkipping {query_id} for DuckDB")  # noqa: T201
             continue