diff --git a/database/sqlserver/sqlserver.go b/database/sqlserver/sqlserver.go
index 24b2c2345..046f9e733 100644
--- a/database/sqlserver/sqlserver.go
+++ b/database/sqlserver/sqlserver.go
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ var lockErrorMap = map[mssql.ReturnStatus]string{
 
 // Config for database
 type Config struct {
-	MigrationsTable string
-	DatabaseName    string
-	SchemaName      string
+	MigrationsTable       string
+	DatabaseName          string
+	SchemaName            string
+	BatchStatementEnabled bool
 }
 
 // SQL Server connection
@@ -170,9 +171,18 @@ func (ss *SQLServer) Open(url string) (database.Driver, error) {
 
 	migrationsTable := purl.Query().Get("x-migrations-table")
 
+	batchStatementEnabled := false
+	if s := purl.Query().Get("x-batch"); len(s) > 0 {
+		batchStatementEnabled, err = strconv.ParseBool(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse option x-batch: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	px, err := WithInstance(db, &Config{
-		DatabaseName:    purl.Path,
-		MigrationsTable: migrationsTable,
+		DatabaseName:          purl.Path,
+		MigrationsTable:       migrationsTable,
+		BatchStatementEnabled: batchStatementEnabled,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -243,7 +253,12 @@ func (ss *SQLServer) Run(migration io.Reader) error {
 
 	// run migration
 	query := string(migr[:])
-	scripts := batch.Split(query, "go")
+	scripts := []string{query}
+
+	if ss.config.BatchStatementEnabled {
+		scripts = batch.Split(query, "go")
+	}
+
 	for _, script := range scripts {
 		if _, err := ss.conn.ExecContext(context.Background(), script); err != nil {
 			if msErr, ok := err.(mssql.Error); ok {
diff --git a/database/sqlserver/sqlserver_test.go b/database/sqlserver/sqlserver_test.go
index 41b9700a6..57cd56ddd 100644
--- a/database/sqlserver/sqlserver_test.go
+++ b/database/sqlserver/sqlserver_test.go
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-func msConnectionString(host, port string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("sqlserver://sa:%v@%v:%v?database=master", saPassword, host, port)
+func msConnectionString(host, port string, options ...string) string {
+	options = append(options, "database=master")
+	return fmt.Sprintf("sqlserver://sa:%v@%v:%v?%s", saPassword, host, port, strings.Join(options, "&"))
 }
 
 func msConnectionStringMsiWithPassword(host, port string, useMsi bool) string {
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ func TestBatchedStatement(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		addr := msConnectionString(ip, port)
+		addr := msConnectionString(ip, port, "x-batch=true")
 		ms := &SQLServer{}
 		d, err := ms.Open(addr)
 		if err != nil {