diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.SqlServer/Services/SqlServerDatabaseProviderMetadata.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.SqlServer/Services/SqlServerDatabaseProviderMetadata.cs
index 89612b3603..63e058df6c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.SqlServer/Services/SqlServerDatabaseProviderMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.SqlServer/Services/SqlServerDatabaseProviderMetadata.cs
@@ -73,8 +73,37 @@ public class SqlServerDatabaseProviderMetadata : IDatabaseProviderMetadata
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public string GenerateConnectionString(DatabaseModel databaseModel) =>
-        databaseModel.IntegratedAuth
-            ? $"Server={databaseModel.Server};Database={databaseModel.DatabaseName};Integrated Security=true"
-            : $"Server={databaseModel.Server};Database={databaseModel.DatabaseName};User Id={databaseModel.Login};Password={databaseModel.Password}";
+    public string GenerateConnectionString(DatabaseModel databaseModel)
+    {
+        string connectionString = $"Server={databaseModel.Server};Database={databaseModel.DatabaseName};";
+        connectionString = HandleIntegratedAuthentication(connectionString, databaseModel);
+        connectionString = HandleTrustServerCertificate(connectionString, databaseModel);
+
+        return connectionString;
+    }
+
+    private string HandleIntegratedAuthentication(string connectionString, DatabaseModel databaseModel)
+    {
+        if (databaseModel.IntegratedAuth)
+        {
+            connectionString += "Integrated Security=true";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            connectionString += $"User Id={databaseModel.Login};Password={databaseModel.Password}";
+        }
+
+        return connectionString;
+    }
+
+    private string HandleTrustServerCertificate(string connectionString, DatabaseModel databaseModel)
+    {
+        if (databaseModel.TrustServerCertificate)
+        {
+            connectionString += ";TrustServerCertificate=true;";
+        }
+
+        return connectionString;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Install/Models/DatabaseModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Install/Models/DatabaseModel.cs
index b52fc84fa9..1c632081ce 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Install/Models/DatabaseModel.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Install/Models/DatabaseModel.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public class DatabaseModel
     [DataMember(Name = "integratedAuth")]
     public bool IntegratedAuth { get; set; }
 
+    [DataMember(Name = "trustServerCertificate")]
+    public bool TrustServerCertificate { get; set; }
+
     [DataMember(Name = "connectionString")]
     public string? ConnectionString { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html
index 4282770e75..f1617277e8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/database.html
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@
                 Use integrated authentication
               </label>
             </div>
+
+            <div class="controls">
+              <label class="checkbox">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  ng-model="installer.current.model.trustServerCertificate"
+                />
+                Trust the database certificate
+              </label>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>