diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Platform.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Platform.php
index 2bfb3863a..e05251801 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Platform.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Platform.php
@@ -345,14 +345,20 @@ class Platform
     /**
      * Return whether it's possible to connect to a MSSQL database
      *
-     * Checks whether the mssql pdo extension has been loaded and Zend framework adapter for MSSQL is available
+     * Checks whether the mssql/dblib pdo or sqlsrv extension has
+     * been loaded and Zend framework adapter for MSSQL is available
      *
      * @return  bool
      */
     public static function hasMssqlSupport()
     {
-        return (static::extensionLoaded('mssql') || static::extensionLoaded('pdo_dblib'))
-            && static::classExists('Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mssql');
+        if ((static::extensionLoaded('mssql') || static::extensionLoaded('pdo_dblib'))
+            && static::classExists('Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mssql')
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return static::extensionLoaded('sqlsrv') && static::classExists('Zend_Db_Adapter_Sqlsrv');
     }
 
     /**