diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
index 36ed613a..b6f7b17a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/ConnectionService.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Data.Common;
 using System.Data.SqlClient;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common;
@@ -195,11 +197,57 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
             return true;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// List all databases on the server specified
+        /// </summary>
+        public ListDatabasesResponse ListDatabases(ListDatabasesParams listDatabasesParams)
+        {
+            // Verify parameters
+            var owner = listDatabasesParams.OwnerUri;
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(owner))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("OwnerUri cannot be null or empty");
+            }
+
+            // Use the existing connection as a base for the search
+            ConnectionInfo info;
+            if (!TryFindConnection(owner, out info))
+            {
+                throw new Exception("Specified OwnerUri \"" + owner + "\" does not have an existing connection");
+            }
+            ConnectionDetails connectionDetails = info.ConnectionDetails.Clone();
+
+            // Connect to master and query sys.databases
+            connectionDetails.DatabaseName = "master";
+            var connection = this.ConnectionFactory.CreateSqlConnection(BuildConnectionString(connectionDetails));
+            connection.Open();
+            
+            DbCommand command = connection.CreateCommand();
+            command.CommandText = "SELECT name FROM sys.databases";
+            command.CommandTimeout = 15;
+            command.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
+            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
+
+            List<string> results = new List<string>();
+            while (reader.Read())
+            {
+                results.Add(reader[0].ToString());
+            }
+
+            connection.Close();
+
+            ListDatabasesResponse response = new ListDatabasesResponse();
+            response.DatabaseNames = results.ToArray();
+
+            return response;
+        }
+
         public void InitializeService(IProtocolEndpoint serviceHost)
         {
             // Register request and event handlers with the Service Host
             serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(ConnectionRequest.Type, HandleConnectRequest);
             serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(DisconnectRequest.Type, HandleDisconnectRequest);
+            serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(ListDatabasesRequest.Type, HandleListDatabasesRequest);
 
             // Register the configuration update handler
             WorkspaceService<SqlToolsSettings>.Instance.RegisterConfigChangeCallback(HandleDidChangeConfigurationNotification);
@@ -266,6 +314,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection
             }
 
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handle requests to list databases on the current server
+        /// </summary>
+        protected async Task HandleListDatabasesRequest(
+            ListDatabasesParams listDatabasesParams,
+            RequestContext<ListDatabasesResponse> requestContext)
+        {
+            Logger.Write(LogLevel.Verbose, "ListDatabasesRequest");
+
+            try
+            {
+                ListDatabasesResponse result = ConnectionService.Instance.ListDatabases(listDatabasesParams);
+                await requestContext.SendResult(result);
+            }
+            catch(Exception ex)
+            {
+                await requestContext.SendError(ex.ToString());
+            }
+        }
         
         public Task HandleDidChangeConfigurationNotification(
             SqlToolsSettings newSettings, 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetailsExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetailsExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de278dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ConnectionDetailsExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for the ConnectionDetails contract class
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class ConnectionDetailsExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a copy of a connection details object.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ConnectionDetails Clone(this ConnectionDetails details)
+        {
+            return new ConnectionDetails()
+            {
+                ServerName = details.ServerName,
+                DatabaseName = details.DatabaseName,
+                UserName = details.UserName,
+                Password = details.Password
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesParams.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesParams.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa607e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesParams.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parameters for the List Databases Request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ListDatabasesParams
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// URI of the owner of the connection requesting the list of databases.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string OwnerUri { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesRequest.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01c12a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting.Protocol.Contracts;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// List databases request mapping entry 
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ListDatabasesRequest
+    {
+        public static readonly
+            RequestType<ListDatabasesParams, ListDatabasesResponse> Type =
+            RequestType<ListDatabasesParams, ListDatabasesResponse>.Create("connection/listdatabases");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesResponse.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68610803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Connection/Contracts/ListDatabasesResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection.Contracts
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Message format for the list databases response
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ListDatabasesResponse
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the list of database names.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string[] DatabaseNames { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs
index 6333bbd6..b6888b0a 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test/Connection/ConnectionServiceTests.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 //
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Data.Common;
 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;
+using Moq.Protected;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Connection
@@ -20,6 +25,32 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Connection
     public class ConnectionServiceTests
     {
         /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a mock db command that returns a predefined result set
+        /// </summary>
+        public static DbCommand CreateTestCommand(Dictionary<string, string>[][] data)
+        {
+            var commandMock = new Mock<DbCommand> { CallBase = true };
+            var commandMockSetup = commandMock.Protected()
+                .Setup<DbDataReader>("ExecuteDbDataReader", It.IsAny<CommandBehavior>());
+
+            commandMockSetup.Returns(new TestDbDataReader(data));
+
+            return commandMock.Object;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a mock db connection that returns predefined data when queried for a result set
+        /// </summary>
+        public DbConnection CreateMockDbConnection(Dictionary<string, string>[][] data)
+        {
+            var connectionMock = new Mock<DbConnection> { CallBase = true };
+            connectionMock.Protected()
+                .Setup<DbCommand>("CreateDbCommand")
+                .Returns(CreateTestCommand(data));
+
+            return connectionMock.Object;
+        }
+
         /// Verify that we can connect to the default database when no database name is
         /// provided as a parameter.
         /// </summary>
@@ -331,6 +362,55 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Connection
             Assert.False(disconnectResult);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies the the list databases operation lists database names for the server used by a connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public void ListDatabasesOnServerForCurrentConnectionReturnsDatabaseNames()
+        {
+            // Result set for the query of database names
+            Dictionary<string, string>[] data =
+            {
+                new Dictionary<string, string> { {"name", "master" } },
+                new Dictionary<string, string> { {"name", "model" } },
+                new Dictionary<string, string> { {"name", "msdb" } },
+                new Dictionary<string, string> { {"name", "tempdb" } },
+                new Dictionary<string, string> { {"name", "mydatabase" } },
+            };
+
+            // Setup mock connection factory to inject query results
+            var mockFactory = new Mock<ISqlConnectionFactory>();
+            mockFactory.Setup(factory => factory.CreateSqlConnection(It.IsAny<string>()))
+                .Returns(CreateMockDbConnection(new[] {data}));
+            var connectionService = new ConnectionService(mockFactory.Object);
+
+            // connect to a database instance 
+            string ownerUri = "file://my/sample/file.sql";
+            var connectionResult =
+                connectionService
+                .Connect(new ConnectParams()
+                {
+                    OwnerUri = ownerUri,
+                    Connection = TestObjects.GetTestConnectionDetails()
+                });
+
+            // verify that a valid connection id was returned
+            Assert.NotEmpty(connectionResult.ConnectionId);
+
+            // list databases for the connection
+            ListDatabasesParams parameters = new ListDatabasesParams();
+            parameters.OwnerUri = ownerUri;
+            var listDatabasesResult = connectionService.ListDatabases(parameters);
+            string[] databaseNames = listDatabasesResult.DatabaseNames;
+
+            Assert.Equal(databaseNames.Length, 5);
+            Assert.Equal(databaseNames[0], "master");
+            Assert.Equal(databaseNames[1], "model");
+            Assert.Equal(databaseNames[2], "msdb");
+            Assert.Equal(databaseNames[3], "tempdb");
+            Assert.Equal(databaseNames[4], "mydatabase");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Verify that the SQL parser correctly detects errors in text
         /// </summary>