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@@ -166,6 +166,28 @@ your GUI client below. When entering the hostname, use `localhost` rather than
 
 </ScopedBlock>
 
+## SQL Server with Azure Data Studio
+
+In Azure Data Studio create a connection using your proxy's endpoint. This is
+`localhost,62652` in the example above. On a Windows machine, using an address in
+ the format `127.0.0.1,62652` could be required instead of `localhost`. (See
+[Get connection information](./gui-clients.mdx#get-connection-information) for
+more information.)
+
+Create a connection with Microsoft SQL Server with these settings:
+
+|Connection Detail|Value|
+|---|---|
+|Server|`host`,`port` of proxy endpoint|
+|Authentication Type|SQL Login|
+|Password|empty|
+|Encrypt|`False`|
+
+Example:
+![Azure Data Studio connection options](../../img/database-access/azure-data-studio-connection.png)
+
+Click **Connect** to connect.
+
 ## PostgreSQL pgAdmin 4
 
 [pgAdmin 4](https://www.pgadmin.org/) is a popular graphical client for
@@ -311,6 +333,29 @@ empty:
 
 Click "OK" to connect.
 
+## Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
+
+In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio connect to a database engine using
+your proxy's endpoint. This is `localhost,62652` in the example above. Using
+the IP `127.0.0.1,62652` connection could be required on a Windows machine
+instead of `localhost`. (See [Get connection information](./gui-clients.mdx#get-connection-information) for
+more information.)
+
+Create a connection with Microsoft SQL Server with these settings:
+
+|Connection Detail|Value|
+|---|---|
+|Server type|Database Engine|
+|Server name|`host`,`port` of proxy endpoint|
+|Authentication|SQL Server Authentication|
+|Password|empty|
+|Encryption|do not enable|
+
+Example:
+[Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio connection options](../../img/database-access/msft-sql-server-management-studio-connection.png)
+
+Click Connect to connect.
+
 ## Redis Insight
 
 <Admonition type="note">
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/sql-server-ad.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/sql-server-ad.mdx
index 619ca4eab2e55..6a9dd0c3043d8 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/sql-server-ad.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/sql-server-ad.mdx
@@ -361,11 +361,18 @@ $ tsh db connect --db-user=teleport sqlserver
 ```
 
 <Admonition type="note">
-  The `mssql-cli` command-line client should be available in `PATH` of the machine
-  you're running `tsh db connect` from.  
-  
-  `mssql-cli` is not required for SQL Server connections.  Use `tsh proxy db --db-user=teleport --tunnel sqlserver`
-   to connect from other DB Clients such as Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
+When you run the `tsh db connect` command above, `tsh` attempts to execute
+the `mssql-cli` command-line client, which must be available in the user's
+`PATH`. If you do not have `mssql-cli` available on your system, you can run the
+following command to start a local proxy server that you can connect
+to with your SQL Server client:
+
+```code
+$ tsh proxy db --db-user=teleport --tunnel sqlserver
+```
+
+Read the [Database Access GUI Clients](../../connect-your-client/gui-clients.mdx#sql-server-with-azure-data-studio) 
+guide for how to connect your DB GUI client to the local proxy.
 </Admonition>
 
 To log out of the database and remove credentials: