diff --git a/docs/data-source-options.md b/docs/data-source-options.md
index e8db9a5042..80a4b68676 100644
--- a/docs/data-source-options.md
+++ b/docs/data-source-options.md
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ Different RDBMS-es have their own specific options.
 
 -   `options.appName` - Application name used for identifying a specific application in profiling, logging or tracing tools of SQL Server. (default: `node-mssql`)
 
+-   `options.trustServerCertificate` - A boolean, controlling whether encryption occurs if there is no verifiable server certificate. (default: `false`)
+
 -   `options.debug.packet` - A boolean, controlling whether `debug` events will be emitted with text describing packet
     details (default: `false`).
 
diff --git a/src/driver/sqlserver/SqlServerConnectionOptions.ts b/src/driver/sqlserver/SqlServerConnectionOptions.ts
index 6a68bf71ae..564511c91e 100644
--- a/src/driver/sqlserver/SqlServerConnectionOptions.ts
+++ b/src/driver/sqlserver/SqlServerConnectionOptions.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ export interface SqlServerConnectionOptions
          * (default: node-mssql)
          */
         readonly appName?: string
+
+        /**
+         * A boolean, controlling whether encryption occurs if there is no verifiable server certificate.
+         * (default: false)
+         */
+        readonly trustServerCertificate?: boolean
     }
 
     /**