diff --git a/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 85c0cffef8..75ddb6f408 100644
--- a/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -112,3 +112,8 @@ Steeltoe.Connectors.SqlServer.SqlServerOptions.SqlServerOptions() -> void
 Steeltoe.Connectors.SqlServer.SqlServerServiceCollectionExtensions
 virtual Steeltoe.Connectors.ConnectorCreateConnection.Invoke(System.IServiceProvider! serviceProvider, string! serviceBindingName) -> object!
 virtual Steeltoe.Connectors.ConnectorCreateHealthContributor.Invoke(System.IServiceProvider! serviceProvider, string! serviceBindingName) -> Steeltoe.Common.HealthChecks.IHealthContributor!
+Steeltoe.Connectors.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor
+Steeltoe.Connectors.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(System.Data.Common.DbConnection! connection, string? id, string? host, string? commandText, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<Steeltoe.Connectors.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor!>! logger) -> void
+Steeltoe.Connectors.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(System.Data.Common.DbConnection! connection, string? host, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<Steeltoe.Connectors.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor!>! logger) -> void
+Steeltoe.Connectors.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.CheckHealthAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Steeltoe.Common.HealthChecks.HealthCheckResult?>!
+Steeltoe.Connectors.RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.Dispose() -> void
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diff --git a/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.cs b/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.cs
index 04b1773a41..7e96f1fda0 100644
--- a/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.cs
+++ b/src/Connectors/src/Connectors/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor.cs
@@ -10,24 +10,31 @@
 
 namespace Steeltoe.Connectors;
 
-internal sealed class RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor : IHealthContributor, IDisposable
+public sealed class RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor : IHealthContributor, IDisposable
 {
     private readonly DbConnection _connection;
     private readonly ILogger<RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor> _logger;
+    private readonly string _commandText;
 
     public string Id { get; }
     public string Host { get; }
     public string? ServiceName { get; set; }
 
-    public RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(DbConnection connection, string? host, ILogger<RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor> logger)
+    public RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(DbConnection connection, string? id, string? host, string? commandText, ILogger<RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor> logger)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(connection);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(logger);
 
         _connection = connection;
+        _commandText = commandText ?? "SELECT 1;";
+        Id = id ?? GetDatabaseType(connection);
         Host = host ?? string.Empty;
         _logger = logger;
-        Id = GetDatabaseType(connection);
+    }
+
+    public RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(DbConnection connection, string? host, ILogger<RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor> logger):
+        this(connection, null, host, null, logger)
+    {
     }
 
     public async Task<HealthCheckResult?> CheckHealthAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ public RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(DbConnection connection, string? host
         {
             await _connection.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
             DbCommand command = _connection.CreateCommand();
-            command.CommandText = "SELECT 1;";
+            command.CommandText = _commandText;
             await command.ExecuteScalarAsync(cancellationToken);
 
             result.Status = HealthStatus.Up;
diff --git a/src/Connectors/test/Connectors.Test/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributorTest.cs b/src/Connectors/test/Connectors.Test/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributorTest.cs
index 267d293dac..01aa2a7695 100644
--- a/src/Connectors/test/Connectors.Test/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributorTest.cs
+++ b/src/Connectors/test/Connectors.Test/RelationalDatabaseHealthContributorTest.cs
@@ -181,4 +181,46 @@ public async Task Canceled_Throws()
 
         await action.Should().ThrowExactlyAsync<OperationCanceledException>();
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Uses_Custom_Command_Text()
+    {
+        var commandMock = new Mock<DbCommand>();
+        commandMock.Setup(command => command.ExecuteScalarAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>())).Returns(Task.FromResult<object?>(1));
+
+        var connectionMock = new Mock<DbConnection>();
+        connectionMock.Setup(connection => connection.Open());
+        connectionMock.Protected().Setup<DbCommand>("CreateDbCommand").Returns(() => commandMock.Object);
+
+        using var healthContributor =
+            new RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(connectionMock.Object, null, "localhost", "FOO_COMMAND", NullLogger<RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor>.Instance)
+            {
+                ServiceName = "Example"
+            };
+
+        await healthContributor.CheckHealthAsync(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        commandMock.VerifySet(command => command.CommandText = "FOO_COMMAND", Times.Once());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Uses_Default_Command_Text()
+    {
+        var commandMock = new Mock<DbCommand>();
+        commandMock.Setup(command => command.ExecuteScalarAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>())).Returns(Task.FromResult<object?>(1));
+
+        var connectionMock = new Mock<DbConnection>();
+        connectionMock.Setup(connection => connection.Open());
+        connectionMock.Protected().Setup<DbCommand>("CreateDbCommand").Returns(() => commandMock.Object);
+
+        using var healthContributor =
+            new RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor(connectionMock.Object, "localhost", NullLogger<RelationalDatabaseHealthContributor>.Instance)
+            {
+                ServiceName = "Example"
+            };
+
+        await healthContributor.CheckHealthAsync(TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        commandMock.VerifySet(command => command.CommandText = "SELECT 1;", Times.Once());
+    }
 }