diff --git a/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriverTest.java b/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriverTest.java
index 2d2fee89d..e3601437c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriverTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriverTest.java
@@ -211,6 +211,24 @@ public void testApplicationName() throws SQLException {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test application name by executing select app_name()
+     * 
+     * @throws SQLException
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testApplicationNameUsingApp_Name() throws SQLException {
+        try (Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionString);
+             Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
+             ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT app_name()")) {
+            if (rs.next()) {
+                assertEquals(SQLServerDriver.constructedAppName, rs.getString(1));
+            }
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            fail(e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * test application name when system properties are empty
      *