diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
index 3daf3dbead..2b1fcc6849 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ export const noAzureFunctionsProjectsInWorkspace = localize('noAzureFunctionsPro
 export const addPackage = localize('addPackage', "Add Package");
 export const createNewLocalAppSetting = localize('createNewLocalAppSetting', 'Create new local app setting');
 export const createNewLocalAppSettingWithIcon = `$(add) ${createNewLocalAppSetting}`;
+export const sqlConnectionStringSetting = 'SqlConnectionString';
 export const valueMustNotBeEmpty = localize('valueMustNotBeEmpty', "Value must not be empty");
 export const enterConnectionStringSettingName = localize('enterConnectionStringSettingName', "Enter connection string setting name");
 export const enterConnectionString = localize('enterConnectionString', "Enter connection string");
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts
index 809b3fab8d..c4e31b57b9 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addSqlBindingQuickpick.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export async function launchAddSqlBindingQuickpick(uri: vscode.Uri | undefined,
 		}
 
 		existingSettings.unshift({ label: constants.createNewLocalAppSettingWithIcon, isCreateNew: true });
+		let sqlConnectionStringSettingExists = existingSettings.find(s => s.label === constants.sqlConnectionStringSetting);
 
 		while (!connectionStringSettingName) {
 			const selectedSetting = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(existingSettings, {
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ export async function launchAddSqlBindingQuickpick(uri: vscode.Uri | undefined,
 					{
 						title: constants.enterConnectionStringSettingName,
 						ignoreFocusOut: true,
+						value: sqlConnectionStringSettingExists ? '' : constants.sqlConnectionStringSetting,
 						validateInput: input => input ? undefined : constants.nameMustNotBeEmpty
 					}
 				) ?? '';
@@ -210,4 +212,3 @@ export async function launchAddSqlBindingQuickpick(uri: vscode.Uri | undefined,
 	// 6. Add sql extension package reference to project. If the reference is already there, it doesn't get added again
 	await packageHelper.addPackageToAFProjectContainingFile(uri, constants.sqlExtensionPackageName);
 }
-