diff --git a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/ConnectionService.cs b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/ConnectionService.cs
index afbf4ab4..1b62ab50 100644
--- a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/ConnectionService.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/ConnectionService.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data.SqlClient;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.EditorServices.Utility;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting.Protocol;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices.Contracts;
 
-namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Main class for the Connection Management services
@@ -119,25 +121,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
         /// Open a connection with the specified connection details
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="connectionDetails"></param>
-        public ConnectionResult Connect(ConnectionDetails connectionDetails)
+        public async Task<ConnectionResult> Connect(ConnectionDetails connectionDetails)
         {
             // build the connection string from the input parameters
             string connectionString = BuildConnectionString(connectionDetails);
 
             // create a sql connection instance
-            ISqlConnection connection = this.ConnectionFactory.CreateSqlConnection();
+            ISqlConnection connection = ConnectionFactory.CreateSqlConnection(connectionString);
 
             // open the database
-            connection.OpenDatabaseConnection(connectionString);
+            await connection.OpenAsync();
 
             // map the connection id to the connection object for future lookups
-            this.ActiveConnections.Add(++maxConnectionId, connection);
+            ActiveConnections.Add(++maxConnectionId, connection);
 
             // invoke callback notifications
-            foreach (var activity in this.onConnectionActivities)
-            {
-                activity(connection);
-            }
+            var onConnectionCallbackTasks = onConnectionActivities.Select(t => t(connection));
+            await Task.WhenAll(onConnectionCallbackTasks);
+            // TODO: Evaulate if we want to avoid waiting here. We'll need error handling on the other side if we don't wait
 
             // return the connection result
             return new ConnectionResult()
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
             Logger.Write(LogLevel.Verbose, "HandleConnectRequest");
 
             // open connection base on request details
-            ConnectionResult result = ConnectionService.Instance.Connect(connectionDetails);
+            ConnectionResult result = await Connect(connectionDetails);
 
             await requestContext.SendResult(result);
         }
diff --git a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnection.cs b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnection.cs
index a9a255f3..3ee1cb73 100644
--- a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnection.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnection.cs
@@ -3,21 +3,33 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 //
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices.Contracts
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Interface for the SQL Connection wrapper
     /// </summary>
-    public interface ISqlConnection
+    public interface ISqlConnection : IDbConnection
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Open a connection to the provided connection string
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="connectionString"></param>
-        void OpenDatabaseConnection(string connectionString);
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Open a connection to the provided connection string
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="connectionString"></param>
+        //void OpenDatabaseConnection(string connectionString);
 
-        IEnumerable<string> GetServerObjects();
+        //IEnumerable<string> GetServerObjects();
+
+        string DataSource { get; }
+
+        string ServerVersion { get; }
+
+        void ClearPool();
+
+        Task OpenAsync();
+
+        Task OpenAsync(CancellationToken token);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnectionFactory.cs b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnectionFactory.cs
index 0a79ec0d..664ca374 100644
--- a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnectionFactory.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/ISqlConnectionFactory.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices.Contracts
         /// <summary>
         /// Create a new SQL Connection object
         /// </summary>
-        ISqlConnection CreateSqlConnection();
+        ISqlConnection CreateSqlConnection(string connectionString);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnection.cs b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnection.cs
index 937deaa1..ee08af1a 100644
--- a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnection.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnection.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 //
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Data.SqlClient;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices.Contracts
 {
@@ -21,36 +23,161 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices.Contracts
         private SqlConnection connection;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Opens a SqlConnection using provided connection string
+        /// Creates a new instance of the SqlClientConnection with an underlying connection to the
+        /// database server provided in <paramref name="connectionString"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="connectionString"></param>
-        public void OpenDatabaseConnection(string connectionString)
+        /// <param name="connectionString">Connection string for the database to connect to</param>
+        public SqlClientConnection(string connectionString)
         {
-            this.connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
-            this.connection.Open();
+            connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a list of database server schema objects
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public IEnumerable<string> GetServerObjects()
-        {
-            // Select the values from sys.tables to give a super basic
-            // autocomplete experience.  This will be replaced by SMO.
-            SqlCommand command = connection.CreateCommand();
-            command.CommandText = "SELECT name FROM sys.tables";
-            command.CommandTimeout = 15;
-            command.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
-            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Gets a list of database server schema objects
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <returns></returns>
+        //public IEnumerable<string> GetServerObjects()
+        //{
+        //    // Select the values from sys.tables to give a super basic
+        //    // autocomplete experience.  This will be replaced by SMO.
+        //    SqlCommand command = connection.CreateCommand();
+        //    command.CommandText = "SELECT name FROM sys.tables";
+        //    command.CommandTimeout = 15;
+        //    command.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
+        //    var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
 
-            List<string> results = new List<string>();
-            while (reader.Read())
+        //    List<string> results = new List<string>();
+        //    while (reader.Read())
+        //    {
+        //        results.Add(reader[0].ToString());
+        //    }
+
+        //    return results;
+        //}
+
+        #region ISqlConnection Implementation
+
+        #region Properties
+
+        public string ConnectionString
+        {
+            get { return connection.ConnectionString; }
+            set { connection.ConnectionString = value; }
+        }
+
+        public int ConnectionTimeout
+        {
+            get { return connection.ConnectionTimeout; }
+        }
+
+        public string Database
+        {
+            get { return connection.Database; }
+        }
+
+        public string DataSource
+        {
+            get { return connection.DataSource; }
+        }
+
+        public string ServerVersion
+        {
+            get { return connection.ServerVersion; }
+        }
+
+        public ConnectionState State
+        {
+            get { return connection.State; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Public Methods
+
+        public IDbTransaction BeginTransaction()
+        {
+            return connection.BeginTransaction();
+        }
+
+        public IDbTransaction BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel il)
+        {
+            return connection.BeginTransaction(il);
+        }
+
+        public void ChangeDatabase(string databaseName)
+        {
+            connection.ChangeDatabase(databaseName);
+        }
+
+        public void ClearPool()
+        {
+            if (connection != null)
             {
-                results.Add(reader[0].ToString());
+                SqlConnection.ClearPool(connection);
             }
-
-            return results;
         }
+
+        public void Close()
+        {
+            connection.Close();
+        }
+
+        public IDbCommand CreateCommand()
+        {
+            return connection.CreateCommand();
+        }
+
+        public void Open()
+        {
+            connection.Open();
+        }
+
+        public Task OpenAsync()
+        {
+            return connection.OpenAsync();
+        }
+
+        public Task OpenAsync(CancellationToken token)
+        {
+            return connection.OpenAsync(token);
+        } 
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region IDisposable Implementation
+
+        private bool disposed;
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+        private void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (!disposed)
+            {
+                if (disposing)
+                {
+                    if (connection.State == ConnectionState.Open)
+                    {
+                        connection.Close();
+                    }
+                    connection.Dispose();
+                }
+                disposed = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ~SqlClientConnection()
+        {
+            Dispose(false);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnectionFactory.cs b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnectionFactory.cs
index 79fbae51..9fbe21f0 100644
--- a/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnectionFactory.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceHost/ConnectionServices/Contracts/SqlConnectionFactory.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices.Contracts
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new SqlClientConnection object
         /// </summary>
-        public ISqlConnection CreateSqlConnection()
+        public ISqlConnection CreateSqlConnection(string connectionString)
         {
-            return new SqlClientConnection();
+            return new SqlClientConnection(connectionString);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ServiceHost/Program.cs b/src/ServiceHost/Program.cs
index a3f9cf8b..aa040bad 100644
--- a/src/ServiceHost/Program.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceHost/Program.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.SqlContext;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.WorkspaceServices;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.LanguageServices;
-using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ConnectionServices;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
 {