diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addDatabaseReferenceQuickpick.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addDatabaseReferenceQuickpick.ts
index 09f00de4cb..8927b38cde 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addDatabaseReferenceQuickpick.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/addDatabaseReferenceQuickpick.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { AddDatabaseReferenceSettings } from '../controllers/projectController';
 import { IDacpacReferenceSettings, IProjectReferenceSettings, ISystemDatabaseReferenceSettings } from '../models/IDatabaseReferenceSettings';
 import { Project } from '../models/project';
 import { getSystemDatabase, getSystemDbOptions, promptDacpacLocation } from './addDatabaseReferenceDialog';
+import { TelemetryActions, TelemetryReporter, TelemetryViews } from '../common/telemetry';
 
 
 
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ async function addProjectReference(otherProjectsInWorkspace: vscode.Uri[]): Prom
 	const suppressErrors = await promptSuppressUnresolvedRefErrors();
 	referenceSettings.suppressMissingDependenciesErrors = suppressErrors;
 
+	TelemetryReporter.createActionEvent(TelemetryViews.ProjectTree, TelemetryActions.addDatabaseReference)
+		.withAdditionalProperties({ referenceType: constants.projectLabel })
+		.send();
+
 	return referenceSettings;
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +122,10 @@ async function addSystemDatabaseReference(project: Project): Promise<ISystemData
 	// 4. Prompt suppress unresolved ref errors
 	const suppressErrors = await promptSuppressUnresolvedRefErrors();
 
+	TelemetryReporter.createActionEvent(TelemetryViews.ProjectTree, TelemetryActions.addDatabaseReference)
+		.withAdditionalProperties({ referenceType: constants.systemDatabase })
+		.send();
+
 	return {
 		databaseVariableLiteralValue: dbName,
 		systemDb: getSystemDatabase(selectedSystemDb),
@@ -184,6 +193,10 @@ async function addDacpacReference(project: Project): Promise<IDacpacReferenceSet
 
 	populateResultWithVars(referenceSettings, dbServerValues);
 
+	TelemetryReporter.createActionEvent(TelemetryViews.ProjectTree, TelemetryActions.addDatabaseReference)
+		.withAdditionalProperties({ referenceType: constants.dacpacText })
+		.send();
+
 	return referenceSettings;
 }