diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPlugin.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPlugin.java
index c546fa03c856..41391acda0c3 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPlugin.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPlugin.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 import static com.appsmith.external.helpers.PluginUtils.getIdenticalColumns;
 import static com.appsmith.external.helpers.PluginUtils.getPSParamLabel;
 import static com.appsmith.external.helpers.SmartSubstitutionHelper.replaceQuestionMarkWithDollarIndex;
+import static com.appsmith.external.models.Connection.Mode.READ_ONLY;
 import static com.external.plugins.constants.MssqlPluginConstants.GENERATE_CRUD_PAGE_SELECT_QUERY;
 import static com.external.plugins.exceptions.MssqlErrorMessages.CONNECTION_CLOSED_ERROR_MSG;
 import static com.external.plugins.exceptions.MssqlErrorMessages.CONNECTION_INVALID_ERROR_MSG;
@@ -626,6 +627,12 @@ private static HikariDataSource createConnectionPool(
 
         addSslOptionsToUrlBuilder(datasourceConfiguration, urlBuilder);
 
+        com.appsmith.external.models.Connection configurationConnection = datasourceConfiguration.getConnection();
+        if (configurationConnection != null && configurationConnection.getMode() == READ_ONLY) {
+            urlBuilder.append("ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly;");
+            hikariConfig.setReadOnly(true);
+        }
+
         hikariConfig.setJdbcUrl(urlBuilder.toString());
 
         try {
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/resources/form.json b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/resources/form.json
index 7731ac9421aa..457d02d3ab2f 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/resources/form.json
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/main/resources/form.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
           "configProperty": "datasourceConfiguration.connection.mode",
           "controlType": "SEGMENTED_CONTROL",
           "initialValue": "READ_WRITE",
+          "tooltipText": "Read-only adds ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly to the JDBC URL. With Always On Availability Groups, SQL Server can route this session to a secondary replica. On a single instance or other topologies, the server may still accept writes—use database roles and permissions if you need strict read-only enforcement.",
           "options": [
             {
               "label": "Read / Write",
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPluginTest.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPluginTest.java
index 7be16681867a..a53fae958603 100755
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPluginTest.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/mssqlPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/MssqlPluginTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.appsmith.external.models.ActionConfiguration;
 import com.appsmith.external.models.ActionExecutionRequest;
 import com.appsmith.external.models.ActionExecutionResult;
+import com.appsmith.external.models.Connection;
 import com.appsmith.external.models.DBAuth;
 import com.appsmith.external.models.DatasourceConfiguration;
 import com.appsmith.external.models.DatasourceTestResult;
@@ -44,11 +45,14 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static com.appsmith.external.constants.ActionConstants.ACTION_CONFIGURATION_BODY;
+import static com.appsmith.external.models.Connection.Mode.READ_ONLY;
+import static com.appsmith.external.models.Connection.Mode.READ_WRITE;
 import static com.external.plugins.MssqlTestDBContainerManager.createDatasourceConfiguration;
 import static com.external.plugins.MssqlTestDBContainerManager.mssqlPluginExecutor;
 import static com.external.plugins.MssqlTestDBContainerManager.runSQLQueryOnMssqlTestDB;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
@@ -773,4 +777,44 @@ public void testGetEndpointIdentifierForRateLimit_HostPresentPortAbsent_ReturnsC
                 })
                 .verifyComplete();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReadOnlyConnectionMode() {
+        DatasourceConfiguration dsConfig = createDatasourceConfiguration(container);
+
+        Connection connection = new Connection();
+        connection.setMode(READ_ONLY);
+        dsConfig.setConnection(connection);
+
+        HikariDataSource connectionPool =
+                mssqlPluginExecutor.datasourceCreate(dsConfig).block();
+
+        assertNotNull(connectionPool);
+        String jdbcUrl = connectionPool.getJdbcUrl();
+        assertTrue(
+                jdbcUrl.contains("ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly"),
+                "JDBC URL should contain ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly parameter");
+
+        connectionPool.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testReadWriteConnectionMode() {
+        DatasourceConfiguration dsConfig = createDatasourceConfiguration(container);
+
+        Connection connection = new Connection();
+        connection.setMode(READ_WRITE);
+        dsConfig.setConnection(connection);
+
+        HikariDataSource connectionPool =
+                mssqlPluginExecutor.datasourceCreate(dsConfig).block();
+
+        assertNotNull(connectionPool);
+        String jdbcUrl = connectionPool.getJdbcUrl();
+        assertFalse(
+                jdbcUrl.contains("ApplicationIntent"),
+                "JDBC URL should not contain ApplicationIntent parameter for READ_WRITE mode");
+
+        connectionPool.close();
+    }
 }