diff --git a/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md b/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md
index 800918eda..225add6b9 100644
--- a/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md
+++ b/doc/7-icinga-template-library.md
@@ -1649,6 +1649,7 @@ mssql_health_password            | **Optional.** The password for the database c
 mssql_health_warning             | **Optional.** The warning threshold depending on the mode.
 mssql_health_critical            | **Optional.** The critical threshold depending on the mode.
 mssql_health_mode                | **Required.** The mode uses predefined keywords for the different checks. For example "connection-time", "database-free" or "sql".
+mssql_health_method              | **Optional.** How the plugin should connect to the database (dbi for the perl module `DBD::Sybase` (default) and `sqlrelay` for the SQLRelay proxy).
 mssql_health_name                | **Optional.** Depending on the mode this could be the database name or a SQL statement.
 mssql_health_name2               | **Optional.** If "mssql_health_name" is a sql statement, "mssql_health_name2" can be used to appear in the output and the performance data.
 mssql_health_regexp              | **Optional.** If set to true, "mssql_health_name" will be interpreted as a regular expression. Defaults to false.
@@ -1674,6 +1675,7 @@ mysql_health_database            | **Optional.** The database to connect to. Def
 mysql_health_warning             | **Optional.** The warning threshold depending on the mode.
 mysql_health_critical            | **Optional.** The critical threshold depending on the mode.
 mysql_health_mode                | **Required.** The mode uses predefined keywords for the different checks. For example "connection-time", "slave-lag" or "sql".
+mysql_health_method              | **Optional.** How the plugin should connect to the database (`dbi` for using DBD::Mysql (default), `mysql` for using the mysql-Tool).
 mysql_health_name                | **Optional.** The SQL statement to be executed with "mysql_health_mode" sql.
 mysql_health_name2               | **Optional.** If "mysql_health_name" is a sql statement, "mysql_health_name2" can be used to appear in the output and the performance data.
 mysql_health_units               | **Optional.** This is used for a better output of mode=sql and for specifying thresholds for mode=tablespace-free. Possible values are "%", "KB", "MB" and "GB".
@@ -1694,6 +1696,7 @@ oracle_health_password           | **Optional.** The password for the database c
 oracle_health_warning            | **Optional.** The warning threshold depending on the mode.
 oracle_health_critical           | **Optional.** The critical threshold depending on the mode.
 oracle_health_mode               | **Required.** The mode uses predefined keywords for the different checks. For example "connection-time", "flash-recovery-area-usage" or "sql".
+oracle_health_method             | **Optional.** How the plugin should connect to the database (`dbi` for using DBD::Oracle (default), `sqlplus` for using the sqlplus-Tool).
 oracle_health_name               | **Optional.** The tablespace, datafile, wait event, latch, enqueue depending on the mode or SQL statement to be executed with "oracle_health_mode" sql.
 oracle_health_name2              | **Optional.** If "oracle_health_name" is a sql statement, "oracle_health_name2" can be used to appear in the output and the performance data.
 oracle_health_regexp             | **Optional.** If set to true, "oracle_health_name" will be interpreted as a regular expression. Defaults to false.
diff --git a/itl/plugins-contrib.d/databases.conf b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/databases.conf
index adf9a14a9..b80ee42d4 100644
--- a/itl/plugins-contrib.d/databases.conf
+++ b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/databases.conf
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ object CheckCommand "mssql_health" {
 			value = "$mssql_health_mode$"
 			description = "the mode of the plugin"
 		}
+		"--method" = {
+			value = "$mssql_health_method$"
+			description = "how the plugin should connect to the database (dbi for using DBD::Sybase (default), sqlrelay for the SQLRelay proxy)"
+		}
 		"--name" = {
 			value = "$mssql_health_name$"
 			description = "the name of the database etc depending on the mode"
@@ -133,6 +137,10 @@ object CheckCommand "mysql_health" {
 			value = "$mysql_health_mode$"
 			description = "the mode of the plugin"
 		}
+		"--method" = {
+			value = "$mysql_health_method$"
+			description = "how the plugin should connect to the database (dbi for using DBD::mysql (default), mysql for using the mysql-Tool)"
+		}
 		"--name" = {
 			value = "$mysql_health_name$"
 			description = "currently only used for sql statements"
@@ -184,6 +192,10 @@ object CheckCommand "oracle_health" {
 			value = "$oracle_health_mode$"
 			description = "the mode of the plugin"
 		}
+		"--method" = {
+			value = "$oracle_health_method$"
+			description = "how the plugin should connect to the database (dbi for using DBD::Oracle (default), sqlplus for using the sqlplus-Tool)"
+		}
 		"--name" = {
 			value = "$oracle_health_name$"
 			description = "the name of the tablespace, datafile, wait event, latch, enqueue, or sql statement depending on the mode"