diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
index a2dd97db..2824ee38 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
@@ -111,11 +111,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
         public ConnectResponse Connect(ConnectParams connectionParams)
         {
             // Validate parameters
-            if(connectionParams == null || !connectionParams.IsValid())
+            string paramValidationErrorMessage;
+            if (connectionParams == null)
             {
                 return new ConnectResponse()
                 {
-                    Messages = "Error: Invalid connection parameters provided."
+                    Messages = "Error: Connection parameters cannot be null."
+                };
+            }
+            else if (!connectionParams.IsValid(out paramValidationErrorMessage))
+            {
+                return new ConnectResponse()
+                {
+                    Messages = paramValidationErrorMessage
                 };
             }
 
@@ -168,7 +176,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
         public bool Disconnect(DisconnectParams disconnectParams)
         {
             // Validate parameters
-            if (disconnectParams == null || String.IsNullOrEmpty(disconnectParams.OwnerUri))
+            if (disconnectParams == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(disconnectParams.OwnerUri))
             {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -203,7 +211,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
         {
             // Verify parameters
             var owner = listDatabasesParams.OwnerUri;
-            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(owner))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(owner))
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException("OwnerUri cannot be null or empty");
             }
@@ -353,10 +361,123 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
             connectionBuilder["Integrated Security"] = false;
             connectionBuilder["User Id"] = connectionDetails.UserName;
             connectionBuilder["Password"] = connectionDetails.Password;
-            if( !String.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.DatabaseName) )
+
+            // Check for any optional parameters
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.DatabaseName))
             {
                 connectionBuilder["Initial Catalog"] = connectionDetails.DatabaseName;
             }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.AuthenticationType))
+            {
+                switch(connectionDetails.AuthenticationType)
+                {
+                    case "Integrated":
+                        connectionBuilder.IntegratedSecurity = true;
+                        break;
+                    case "SqlLogin":
+                        connectionBuilder.IntegratedSecurity = false;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Invalid value \"{0}\" for AuthenticationType. Valid values are \"Integrated\" and \"SqlLogin\".", connectionDetails.AuthenticationType));
+                }
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.Encrypt.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.Encrypt = connectionDetails.Encrypt.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.TrustServerCertificate.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.TrustServerCertificate = connectionDetails.TrustServerCertificate.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.PersistSecurityInfo.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.PersistSecurityInfo = connectionDetails.PersistSecurityInfo.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.ConnectTimeout.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.ConnectTimeout = connectionDetails.ConnectTimeout.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.ConnectRetryCount.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.ConnectRetryCount = connectionDetails.ConnectRetryCount.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.ConnectRetryInterval.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.ConnectRetryInterval = connectionDetails.ConnectRetryInterval.Value;
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.ApplicationName))
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.ApplicationName = connectionDetails.ApplicationName;
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.WorkstationId))
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.WorkstationID = connectionDetails.WorkstationId;
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.ApplicationIntent))
+            {
+                ApplicationIntent intent;
+                switch (connectionDetails.ApplicationIntent)
+                {
+                    case "ReadOnly":
+                        intent = ApplicationIntent.ReadOnly;
+                        break;
+                    case "ReadWrite":
+                        intent = ApplicationIntent.ReadWrite;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Invalid value \"{0}\" for ApplicationIntent. Valid values are \"ReadWrite\" and \"ReadOnly\".", connectionDetails.ApplicationIntent));
+                }
+                connectionBuilder.ApplicationIntent = intent;
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.CurrentLanguage))
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.CurrentLanguage = connectionDetails.CurrentLanguage;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.Pooling.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.Pooling = connectionDetails.Pooling.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.MaxPoolSize.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.MaxPoolSize = connectionDetails.MaxPoolSize.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.MinPoolSize.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.MinPoolSize = connectionDetails.MinPoolSize.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.LoadBalanceTimeout.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.LoadBalanceTimeout = connectionDetails.LoadBalanceTimeout.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.Replication.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.Replication = connectionDetails.Replication.Value;
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.AttachDbFilename))
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.AttachDBFilename = connectionDetails.AttachDbFilename;
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.FailoverPartner))
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.FailoverPartner = connectionDetails.FailoverPartner;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.MultiSubnetFailover.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.MultiSubnetFailover = connectionDetails.MultiSubnetFailover.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.MultipleActiveResultSets.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.MultipleActiveResultSets = connectionDetails.MultipleActiveResultSets.Value;
+            }
+            if (connectionDetails.PacketSize.HasValue)
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.PacketSize = connectionDetails.PacketSize.Value;
+            }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionDetails.TypeSystemVersion))
+            {
+                connectionBuilder.TypeSystemVersion = connectionDetails.TypeSystemVersion;
+            }
+
             return connectionBuilder.ToString();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectParamsExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectParamsExtensions.cs
index d8596447..9f2c7356 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectParamsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectParamsExtensions.cs
@@ -15,15 +15,42 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
         /// <summary>
         /// Check that the fields in ConnectParams are all valid
         /// </summary>
-        public static bool IsValid(this ConnectParams parameters)
+        public static bool IsValid(this ConnectParams parameters, out string errorMessage)
         {
-            return !(
-                String.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.OwnerUri) ||
-                parameters.Connection == null ||
-                String.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.Connection.Password) ||
-                String.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.Connection.ServerName) ||
-                String.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.Connection.UserName)
-            );
+            errorMessage = string.Empty;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.OwnerUri))
+            {
+                errorMessage = "Error: OwnerUri cannot be null or empty."; 
+            }
+            else if (parameters.Connection == null)
+            {
+                errorMessage = "Error: Connection details object cannot be null.";
+            }
+            else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.Connection.ServerName))
+            {
+                errorMessage = "Error: ServerName cannot be null or empty.";
+            }
+            else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.Connection.AuthenticationType) || parameters.Connection.AuthenticationType == "SqlLogin")
+            {
+                // For SqlLogin, username/password cannot be empty
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.Connection.UserName))
+                {
+                    errorMessage = "Error: UserName cannot be null or empty when using SqlLogin authentication.";
+                }
+                else if( string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.Connection.Password))
+                {
+                    errorMessage = "Error: Password cannot be null or empty when using SqlLogin authentication.";
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorMessage))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetails.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetails.cs
index 0acac867..ce1c6208 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetails.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetails.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
     /// <summary>
     /// Message format for the initial connection request
     /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If this contract is ever changed, be sure to update ConnectionDetailsExtensions methods.
+    /// </remarks>
     public class ConnectionDetails : ConnectionSummary
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -16,6 +19,114 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
         /// <returns></returns>
         public string Password { get; set; }
 
-        // TODO Handle full set of properties
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the authentication to use.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string AuthenticationType { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether SQL Server uses SSL encryption for all data sent between the client and server if the server has a certificate installed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? Encrypt { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the channel will be encrypted while bypassing walking the certificate chain to validate trust.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? TrustServerCertificate { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates if security-sensitive information, such as the password, is not returned as part of the connection if the connection is open or has ever been in an open state.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? PersistSecurityInfo { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the length of time (in seconds) to wait for a connection to the server before terminating the attempt and generating an error.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? ConnectTimeout { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The number of reconnections attempted after identifying that there was an idle connection failure.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? ConnectRetryCount { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Amount of time (in seconds) between each reconnection attempt after identifying that there was an idle connection failure.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? ConnectRetryInterval { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name of the application associated with the connection string.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ApplicationName { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name of the workstation connecting to SQL Server.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string WorkstationId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Declares the application workload type when connecting to a database in an SQL Server Availability Group.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ApplicationIntent { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the SQL Server Language record name.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string CurrentLanguage { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether the connection will be pooled or explicitly opened every time that the connection is requested.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? Pooling { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the maximum number of connections allowed in the connection pool for this specific connection string.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? MaxPoolSize { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the minimum number of connections allowed in the connection pool for this specific connection string.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? MinPoolSize { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the minimum time, in seconds, for the connection to live in the connection pool before being destroyed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? LoadBalanceTimeout { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates whether replication is supported using the connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? Replication { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a string that contains the name of the primary data file. This includes the full path name of an attachable database.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string AttachDbFilename { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name or address of the partner server to connect to if the primary server is down.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string FailoverPartner { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If your application is connecting to an AlwaysOn availability group (AG) on different subnets, setting MultiSubnetFailover=true provides faster detection of and connection to the (currently) active server.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? MultiSubnetFailover { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// When true, an application can maintain multiple active result sets (MARS).
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? MultipleActiveResultSets { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the size in bytes of the network packets used to communicate with an instance of SQL Server.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? PacketSize { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a string value that indicates the type system the application expects.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string TypeSystemVersion { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetailsExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetailsExtensions.cs
index de278dbc..106fa06e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetailsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetailsExtensions.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
                 ServerName = details.ServerName,
                 DatabaseName = details.DatabaseName,
                 UserName = details.UserName,
-                Password = details.Password
+                Password = details.Password,
+                AuthenticationType = details.AuthenticationType,
+                Encrypt = details.Encrypt,
+                TrustServerCertificate = details.TrustServerCertificate,
+                PersistSecurityInfo = details.PersistSecurityInfo,
+                ConnectTimeout = details.ConnectTimeout,
+                ConnectRetryCount = details.ConnectRetryCount,
+                ConnectRetryInterval = details.ConnectRetryInterval,
+                ApplicationName = details.ApplicationName,
+                WorkstationId = details.WorkstationId,
+                ApplicationIntent = details.ApplicationIntent,
+                CurrentLanguage = details.CurrentLanguage,
+                Pooling = details.Pooling,
+                MaxPoolSize = details.MaxPoolSize,
+                MinPoolSize = details.MinPoolSize,
+                LoadBalanceTimeout = details.LoadBalanceTimeout,
+                Replication = details.Replication,
+                AttachDbFilename = details.AttachDbFilename,
+                FailoverPartner = details.FailoverPartner,
+                MultiSubnetFailover = details.MultiSubnetFailover,
+                MultipleActiveResultSets = details.MultipleActiveResultSets,
+                PacketSize = details.PacketSize,
+                TypeSystemVersion = details.TypeSystemVersion
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs
index b6888b0a..29367d4c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Data.Common;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts;
-using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting.Protocol;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Utility;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.Test.Utility;
 using Moq;
@@ -152,15 +152,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Connection
         /// Verify that when connecting with invalid parameters, an error is thrown.
         /// </summary>
         [Theory]
-        [InlineDataAttribute(null, "my-server", "test", "sa", "123456")]
-        [InlineDataAttribute("file://my/sample/file.sql", null, "test", "sa", "123456")]
-        [InlineDataAttribute("file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", null, "123456")]
-        [InlineDataAttribute("file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", "sa", null)]
-        [InlineDataAttribute("", "my-server", "test", "sa", "123456")]
-        [InlineDataAttribute("file://my/sample/file.sql", "", "test", "sa", "123456")]
-        [InlineDataAttribute("file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", "", "123456")]
-        [InlineDataAttribute("file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", "sa", "")]
-        public void ConnectingWithInvalidParametersYieldsErrorMessage(string ownerUri, string server, string database, string userName, string password)
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", null, "my-server", "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", "file://my/sample/file.sql", null, "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", "file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", null, "123456")]
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", "file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", "sa", null)]
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", "", "my-server", "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", "file://my/sample/file.sql", "", "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", "file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", "", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("SqlLogin", "file://my/sample/file.sql", "my-server", "test", "sa", "")]
+        [InlineData("Integrated", null, "my-server", "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("Integrated", "file://my/sample/file.sql", null, "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("Integrated", "", "my-server", "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        [InlineData("Integrated", "file://my/sample/file.sql", "", "test", "sa", "123456")]
+        public void ConnectingWithInvalidParametersYieldsErrorMessage(string authType, string ownerUri, string server, string database, string userName, string password)
         {
             // Connect with invalid parameters
             var connectionResult =
@@ -172,7 +176,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Connection
                         ServerName = server,
                         DatabaseName = database,
                         UserName = userName,
-                        Password = password
+                        Password = password,
+                        AuthenticationType = authType
                     }
                 });
             
@@ -181,6 +186,40 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Connection
             Assert.NotEqual(String.Empty, connectionResult.Messages);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verify that when using integrated authentication, the username and/or password can be empty.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(null, null)]
+        [InlineData(null, "")]
+        [InlineData("", null)]
+        [InlineData("", "")]
+        [InlineData("sa", null)]
+        [InlineData("sa", "")]
+        [InlineData(null, "12345678")]
+        [InlineData("", "12345678")]
+        public void ConnectingWithNoUsernameOrPasswordWorksForIntegratedAuth(string userName, string password)
+        {
+            // Connect
+            var connectionResult =
+                TestObjects.GetTestConnectionService()
+                .Connect(new ConnectParams()
+                {
+                    OwnerUri = "file:///my/test/file.sql",
+                    Connection = new ConnectionDetails() {
+                        ServerName = "my-server",
+                        DatabaseName = "test",
+                        UserName = userName,
+                        Password = password,
+                        AuthenticationType = "Integrated"
+                    }
+                });
+            
+            // check that the connection was successful
+            Assert.NotEmpty(connectionResult.ConnectionId);
+            Assert.Null(connectionResult.Messages);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Verify that when connecting with a null parameters object, an error is thrown.
         /// </summary>
@@ -197,6 +236,57 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Connection
             Assert.NotEqual(String.Empty, connectionResult.Messages);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verify that optional parameters can be built into a connection string for connecting.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("AuthenticationType", "Integrated", "Integrated Security")]
+        [InlineData("AuthenticationType", "SqlLogin", "Integrated Security")]
+        [InlineData("Encrypt", true, "Encrypt")]
+        [InlineData("Encrypt", false, "Encrypt")]
+        [InlineData("TrustServerCertificate", true, "TrustServerCertificate")]
+        [InlineData("TrustServerCertificate", false, "TrustServerCertificate")]
+        [InlineData("PersistSecurityInfo", true, "Persist Security Info")]
+        [InlineData("PersistSecurityInfo", false, "Persist Security Info")]
+        [InlineData("ConnectTimeout", 15, "Connect Timeout")]
+        [InlineData("ConnectRetryCount", 1, "ConnectRetryCount")]
+        [InlineData("ConnectRetryInterval", 10, "ConnectRetryInterval")]
+        [InlineData("ApplicationName", "vscode-mssql", "Application Name")]
+        [InlineData("WorkstationId", "mycomputer", "Workstation ID")]
+        [InlineData("ApplicationIntent", "ReadWrite", "ApplicationIntent")]
+        [InlineData("ApplicationIntent", "ReadOnly", "ApplicationIntent")]
+        [InlineData("CurrentLanguage", "test", "Current Language")]
+        [InlineData("Pooling", false, "Pooling")]
+        [InlineData("Pooling", true, "Pooling")]
+        [InlineData("MaxPoolSize", 100, "Max Pool Size")]
+        [InlineData("MinPoolSize", 0, "Min Pool Size")]
+        [InlineData("LoadBalanceTimeout", 0, "Load Balance Timeout")]
+        [InlineData("Replication", true, "Replication")]
+        [InlineData("Replication", false, "Replication")]
+        [InlineData("AttachDbFilename", "myfile", "AttachDbFilename")]
+        [InlineData("FailoverPartner", "partner", "Failover Partner")]
+        [InlineData("MultiSubnetFailover", true, "MultiSubnetFailover")]
+        [InlineData("MultiSubnetFailover", false, "MultiSubnetFailover")]
+        [InlineData("MultipleActiveResultSets", false, "MultipleActiveResultSets")]
+        [InlineData("MultipleActiveResultSets", true, "MultipleActiveResultSets")]
+        [InlineData("PacketSize", 8192, "Packet Size")]
+        [InlineData("TypeSystemVersion", "Latest", "Type System Version")]
+        public void ConnectingWithOptionalParametersBuildsConnectionString(string propertyName, object propertyValue, string connectionStringMarker)
+        {
+            // Create a test connection details object and set the property to a specific value
+            ConnectionDetails details = TestObjects.GetTestConnectionDetails();
+            PropertyInfo info = details.GetType().GetProperty(propertyName);
+            info.SetValue(details, propertyValue);
+
+            // Test that a connection string can be created without exceptions
+            string connectionString = ConnectionService.BuildConnectionString(details);
+            Assert.NotNull(connectionString);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(connectionString);
+
+            // Verify that the parameter is in the connection string
+            Assert.True(connectionString.Contains(connectionStringMarker));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Verify that the SQL parser correctly detects errors in text
         /// </summary>