diff --git a/data/special-requirements b/data/special-requirements
index 4d1a32c..8b85fd3 100644
--- a/data/special-requirements
+++ b/data/special-requirements
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 enchant !7.2-alpine3.12 !7.3-alpine3.12 !7.4-alpine3.12
 parallel zts
+pdo_sqlsrv !7.0-alpine3.7 !7.1-alpine3.7 !7.1-alpine3.8 !7.2-alpine3.7 !7.2-alpine3.8 !7.3-alpine3.8
 pthreads zts
+sqlsrv !7.0-alpine3.7 !7.1-alpine3.7 !7.1-alpine3.8 !7.1-alpine3.9 !7.1-alpine3.10 !7.2-alpine3.7 !7.2-alpine3.8 !7.3-alpine3.8
 tdlib !alpine3.7 !jessie
diff --git a/install-php-extensions b/install-php-extensions
index 139692e..25afde5 100755
--- a/install-php-extensions
+++ b/install-php-extensions
@@ -667,14 +667,6 @@ buildRequiredPackageLists() {
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent libpq5"
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile libpq-dev"
 				;;
-			pdo_sqlsrv@alpine)
-				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent libstdc++ unixodbc"
-				buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile unixodbc-dev"
-				;;
-			pdo_sqlsrv@debian)
-				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent libodbc1 odbcinst"
-				buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile unixodbc-dev"
-				;;
 			pgsql@alpine)
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent postgresql-libs"
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile postgresql-dev"
@@ -772,13 +764,16 @@ buildRequiredPackageLists() {
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent libcurl3-gnutls"
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile libcurl4-gnutls-dev libxml2-dev"
 				;;
-			sqlsrv@alpine)
+			sqlsrv@alpine | pdo_sqlsrv@alpine)
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent libstdc++ unixodbc"
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile unixodbc-dev"
 				;;
-			sqlsrv@debian)
+			sqlsrv@debian | pdo_sqlsrv@debian)
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent unixodbc"
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile unixodbc-dev"
+				if ! isMicrosoftSqlServerODBCInstalled; then
+					buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile="$buildRequiredPackageLists_volatile gnupg apt-transport-https"
+				fi
 				;;
 			ssh2@alpine)
 				buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent="$buildRequiredPackageLists_persistent libssh2"
@@ -1170,6 +1165,41 @@ installOracleInstantClient() {
 	esac
 }
 
+# Check if the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver is installed
+#
+# Return:
+#   0 (true): if the string is in the list
+#   1 (false): if the string is not in the list
+isMicrosoftSqlServerODBCInstalled() {
+	test -d /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql*/
+}
+
+# Install the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver
+installMicrosoftSqlServerODBC() {
+	printf 'Installing the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver\n'
+	case "$DISTRO" in
+		alpine)
+			# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server#alpine17
+			rm -rf /tmp/src/msodbcsql.apk
+			curl -sSLf -o /tmp/src/msodbcsql.apk https://download.microsoft.com/download/e/4/e/e4e67866-dffd-428c-aac7-8d28ddafb39b/msodbcsql17_17.6.1.1-1_amd64.apk
+			printf '\n' | apk add --allow-untrusted /tmp/src/msodbcsql.apk
+			rm -rf /tmp/src/msodbcsql.apk
+			;;
+		debian)
+			# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server#debian17
+			printf -- '- installing the Microsoft APT key\n'
+			curl -sSLf https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add -
+			if ! test -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list; then
+				printf -- '- adding the Microsoft APT source list\n'
+				curl -sSLf https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/$DISTRO_VERSION_NUMBER/prod.list >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
+				DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -q update
+			fi
+			printf -- '- installing the APT package\n'
+			DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get -qy install '^msodbcsql[0-9]+$'
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
 # Install Composer
 installComposer() {
 	installComposer_version="$(getWantedPHPModuleVersion @composer)"
@@ -1681,6 +1711,9 @@ installRemoteModule() {
 					installRemoteModule_version=5.8.1
 				fi
 			fi
+			if ! isMicrosoftSqlServerODBCInstalled; then
+				installMicrosoftSqlServerODBC
+			fi
 			;;
 		propro)
 			if test -z "$installRemoteModule_version"; then
diff --git a/scripts/tests/pdo_sqlsrv b/scripts/tests/pdo_sqlsrv
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7eb93f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tests/pdo_sqlsrv
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+
+error_reporting(-1);
+
+set_error_handler(
+    static function ($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
+        $msg = "Error {$errno}: {$errstr}\n";
+        if ($errfile) {
+            $msg .= "File: {$errfile}\n";
+            if ($errline) {
+                $msg .= "Line: {$errline}\n";
+            }
+        }
+        fwrite(STDERR, $msg);
+        exit(1);
+    },
+    -1
+);
+
+try {
+    new PDO('sqlsrv:server=localhost; Authentication=SqlPassword; ConnectRetryCount=0; Database=example; LoginTimeout=1', 'userName', 'password');
+} catch (PDOException $x) {
+    if (stripos($x->getMessage(), 'This extension requires the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server') !== false) {
+        fwrite(STDERR, trim($x->getMessage() . "\n"));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/tests/sqlsrv b/scripts/tests/sqlsrv
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..afc53ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tests/sqlsrv
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+
+error_reporting(-1);
+
+set_error_handler(
+    static function ($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline) {
+        $msg = "Error {$errno}: {$errstr}\n";
+        if ($errfile) {
+            $msg .= "File: {$errfile}\n";
+            if ($errline) {
+                $msg .= "Line: {$errline}\n";
+            }
+        }
+        fwrite(STDERR, $msg);
+        exit(1);
+    },
+    -1
+);
+
+sqlsrv_connect(
+    'localhost, 50000',
+    [
+        'Authentication' => 'SqlPassword',
+        'ConnectRetryCount' => 0,
+        'Database' => 'example',
+        'LoginTimeout' => 1, // string for PDO_SQLSRV
+        'UID' => 'userName', // not for PDO_SQLSRV
+        'PWD' => 'password',
+    ]
+);
+$errors = sqlsrv_errors(SQLSRV_ERR_ALL);
+if (is_array($errors)) {
+    foreach ($errors as $error) {
+        if (isset($error['message']) && stripos($error['message'], 'This extension requires the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server') !== false) {
+            fwrite(STDERR, trim($error['message']) . "\n");
+        }
+    }
+}