diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.NetCoreApp.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.NetCoreApp.cs
index eb3e03b1e2..52be62e901 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.NetCoreApp.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.NetCoreApp.cs
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ static SqlAuthenticationProviderManager()
 
             try
             {
-                configurationSection = (SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection(SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection.Name);
+                // New configuration section "SqlClientAuthenticationProviders" for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient accepted to avoid conflicts with older one.
+                configurationSection = FetchConfigurationSection<SqlClientAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection>(SqlClientAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection.Name);
+                if (null == configurationSection)
+                {
+                    // If configuration section is not yet found, try with old Configuration Section name for backwards compatibility
+                    configurationSection = FetchConfigurationSection<SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection>(SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection.Name);
+                }
             }
             catch (ConfigurationErrorsException e)
             {
                 // Don't throw an error for invalid config files
-                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TraceEvent("Unable to load custom SqlAuthenticationProviders. ConfigurationManager failed to load due to configuration errors: {0}", e);
+                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TraceEvent("Unable to load custom SqlAuthenticationProviders or SqlClientAuthenticationProviders. ConfigurationManager failed to load due to configuration errors: {0}", e);
             }
 
             Instance = new SqlAuthenticationProviderManager(configurationSection);
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ public SqlAuthenticationProviderManager(SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSe
 
             if (configSection == null)
             {
-                _sqlAuthLogger.LogInfo(_typeName, methodName, "No SqlAuthProviders configuration section found.");
+                _sqlAuthLogger.LogInfo(_typeName, methodName, "Neither SqlClientAuthenticationProviders nor SqlAuthenticationProviders configuration section found.");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -105,6 +111,24 @@ public SqlAuthenticationProviderManager(SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSe
             }
         }
 
+        private static T FetchConfigurationSection<T>(string name)
+        {
+            Type t = typeof(T);
+            object section = ConfigurationManager.GetSection(name);
+            if (null != section)
+            {
+                if (section is ConfigurationSection configSection && configSection.GetType() == t)
+                {
+                    return (T)section;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    SqlClientEventSource.Log.TraceEvent("Found a custom {0} configuration but it is not of type {1}.", name, t.FullName);
+                }
+            }
+            return default;
+        }
+
         private static SqlAuthenticationMethod AuthenticationEnumFromString(string authentication)
         {
             switch (authentication.ToLowerInvariant())
@@ -143,5 +167,13 @@ internal class SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection : ConfigurationSect
             [ConfigurationProperty("initializerType")]
             public string InitializerType => base["initializerType"] as string;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The configuration section definition for reading app.config.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal class SqlClientAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection : SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection
+        {
+            public new const string Name = "SqlClientAuthenticationProviders";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.cs
index 144a782acb..af9a603898 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.cs
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ static SqlAuthenticationProviderManager()
             SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection configurationSection = null;
             try
             {
-                configurationSection = (SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection(SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection.Name);
+                // New configuration section "SqlClientAuthenticationProviders" for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient accepted to avoid conflicts with older one.
+                configurationSection = FetchConfigurationSection<SqlClientAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection>(SqlClientAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection.Name);
+                if (null == configurationSection)
+                {
+                    // If configuration section is not yet found, try with old Configuration Section name for backwards compatibility
+                    configurationSection = FetchConfigurationSection<SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection>(SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection.Name);
+                }
             }
             catch (ConfigurationErrorsException e)
             {
                 // Don't throw an error for invalid config files
-                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TraceEvent("Unable to load custom SqlAuthenticationProviders. ConfigurationManager failed to load due to configuration errors: {0}", e);
+                SqlClientEventSource.Log.TraceEvent("Unable to load custom SqlAuthenticationProviders or SqlClientAuthenticationProviders. ConfigurationManager failed to load due to configuration errors: {0}", e);
             }
             Instance = new SqlAuthenticationProviderManager(configurationSection);
             Instance.SetProvider(SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryIntegrated, activeDirectoryAuthProvider);
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ public SqlAuthenticationProviderManager(SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSe
 
             if (configSection == null)
             {
-                _sqlAuthLogger.LogInfo(_typeName, methodName, "No SqlAuthProviders configuration section found.");
+                _sqlAuthLogger.LogInfo(_typeName, methodName, "Neither SqlClientAuthenticationProviders nor SqlAuthenticationProviders configuration section found.");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -164,6 +170,24 @@ public bool SetProvider(SqlAuthenticationMethod authenticationMethod, SqlAuthent
             return true;
         }
 
+        private static T FetchConfigurationSection<T>(string name)
+        {
+            Type t = typeof(T);
+            object section = ConfigurationManager.GetSection(name);
+            if (null != section)
+            {
+                if (section is ConfigurationSection configSection && configSection.GetType() == t)
+                {
+                    return (T)section;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    SqlClientEventSource.Log.TraceEvent("Found a custom {0} configuration but it is not of type {1}.", name, t.FullName);
+                }
+            }
+            return default;
+        }
+
         private static SqlAuthenticationMethod AuthenticationEnumFromString(string authentication)
         {
             switch (authentication.ToLowerInvariant())
@@ -211,11 +235,17 @@ internal class SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection : ConfigurationSect
         public string InitializerType => base["initializerType"] as string;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The configuration section definition for reading app.config.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class SqlClientAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection : SqlAuthenticationProviderConfigurationSection
+    {
+        public new const string Name = "SqlClientAuthenticationProviders";
+    }
 
     /// <include file='../../../../../../../doc/snippets/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationInitializer.xml' path='docs/members[@name="SqlAuthenticationInitializer"]/SqlAuthenticationInitializer/*'/>
     public abstract class SqlAuthenticationInitializer
     {
-
         /// <include file='../../../../../../../doc/snippets/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationInitializer.xml' path='docs/members[@name="SqlAuthenticationInitializer"]/Initialize/*'/>
         public abstract void Initialize();
     }