diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.CoreServices/Connection/ConnectionServiceCore.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.CoreServices/Connection/ConnectionServiceCore.cs
index 4bbe6ae7..8b4aba4f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.CoreServices/Connection/ConnectionServiceCore.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.CoreServices/Connection/ConnectionServiceCore.cs
@@ -1023,6 +1023,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.CoreServices.Connection
                         break;
                     case "SqlLogin":
                         break;
+                    case "ActiveDirectoryPassword":
+                        connectionBuilder.Authentication = SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryPassword;
+                        break;
                     default:
                         throw new ArgumentException(SR.ConnectionServiceConnStringInvalidAuthType(connectionDetails.AuthenticationType));
                 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
index affd6334..984bbe84 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
@@ -1135,6 +1135,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
                         connectionBuilder.UserID = "";
                         connectionBuilder.Password = "";
                         break;
+                    case "ActiveDirectoryPassword":
+                        connectionBuilder.Authentication = SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryPassword;
+                        break;
                     default:
                         throw new ArgumentException(SR.ConnectionServiceConnStringInvalidAuthType(connectionDetails.AuthenticationType));
                 }