diff --git a/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachConnectionOptions.ts b/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachConnectionOptions.ts
index ac2cd56a13..16c67af943 100644
--- a/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachConnectionOptions.ts
+++ b/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachConnectionOptions.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ export interface CockroachConnectionOptions
         readonly slaves: CockroachConnectionCredentialsOptions[]
     }
 
+    /**
+     * sets the application_name var to help db administrators identify
+     * the service using this connection. Defaults to 'undefined'
+     */
+    readonly applicationName?: string
+
     /*
      * Function handling errors thrown by drivers pool.
      * Defaults to logging error with `warn` level.
diff --git a/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachDriver.ts b/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachDriver.ts
index 40d3e980fd..d46821cc4e 100644
--- a/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachDriver.ts
+++ b/src/driver/cockroachdb/CockroachDriver.ts
@@ -923,6 +923,7 @@ export class CockroachDriver implements Driver {
                 database: credentials.database,
                 port: credentials.port,
                 ssl: credentials.ssl,
+                application_name: options.applicationName,
             },
             options.extra || {},
         )