diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/mod.rs
index a0d71378b5..c8c8b45809 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/mod.rs
@@ -87,34 +87,6 @@ impl AnyConnection {
     pub fn private_get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut AnyConnectionKind {
         &mut self.0
     }
-
-    /// Returns the runtime DBMS name for this connection.
-    ///
-    /// For most built-in drivers this returns a well-known constant string:
-    /// - Postgres -> "PostgreSQL"
-    /// - MySQL -> "MySQL"
-    /// - SQLite -> "SQLite"
-    /// - MSSQL -> "Microsoft SQL Server"
-    ///
-    /// For ODBC, this queries the driver at runtime via `SQL_DBMS_NAME`.
-    pub async fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> Result<String, Error> {
-        match &mut self.0 {
-            #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
-            AnyConnectionKind::Postgres(_) => Ok("PostgreSQL".to_string()),
-
-            #[cfg(feature = "mysql")]
-            AnyConnectionKind::MySql(_) => Ok("MySQL".to_string()),
-
-            #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
-            AnyConnectionKind::Sqlite(_) => Ok("SQLite".to_string()),
-
-            #[cfg(feature = "mssql")]
-            AnyConnectionKind::Mssql(_) => Ok("Microsoft SQL Server".to_string()),
-
-            #[cfg(feature = "odbc")]
-            AnyConnectionKind::Odbc(conn) => conn.dbms_name().await,
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 macro_rules! delegate_to {
@@ -264,6 +236,25 @@ impl Connection for AnyConnection {
     fn should_flush(&self) -> bool {
         delegate_to!(self.should_flush())
     }
+
+    fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<String, Error>> {
+        match &mut self.0 {
+            #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
+            AnyConnectionKind::Postgres(conn) => conn.dbms_name(),
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "mysql")]
+            AnyConnectionKind::MySql(conn) => conn.dbms_name(),
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
+            AnyConnectionKind::Sqlite(conn) => conn.dbms_name(),
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "mssql")]
+            AnyConnectionKind::Mssql(conn) => conn.dbms_name(),
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "odbc")]
+            AnyConnectionKind::Odbc(conn) => conn.dbms_name(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
index ae0ae0d649..11c5f21708 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,25 @@ pub trait Connection: Send {
         Box::pin(async move { Ok(()) })
     }
 
+    /// Returns the name of the Database Management System (DBMS) this connection
+    /// is talking to.
+    ///
+    /// This is intended to be compatible with the ODBC `SQL_DBMS_NAME` info value
+    /// and should generally return the same string as an ODBC driver for the same
+    /// database. This makes it easier to write conditional SQL or feature probes
+    /// that work across both native and ODBC connections.
+    ///
+    /// Typical return values include:
+    /// - "PostgreSQL"
+    /// - "MySQL"
+    /// - "SQLite"
+    /// - "Microsoft SQL Server" (includes Azure SQL)
+    /// - ODBC: the exact string reported by the driver via `SQL_DBMS_NAME`
+    ///
+    /// Implementations for built-in drivers return a well-known constant string,
+    /// while the ODBC driver queries the underlying driver at runtime.
+    fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<String, Error>>;
+
     #[doc(hidden)]
     fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>>;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/mod.rs
index 5ba9e95dd0..a3aac85f88 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/mod.rs
@@ -81,4 +81,8 @@ impl Connection for MssqlConnection {
     fn should_flush(&self) -> bool {
         !self.stream.wbuf.is_empty()
     }
+
+    fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<String, Error>> {
+        futures_util::future::ready(Ok("Microsoft SQL Server".to_string())).boxed()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs
index 1f87eaa918..8401798f61 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs
@@ -107,4 +107,8 @@ impl Connection for MySqlConnection {
     {
         Transaction::begin(self)
     }
+
+    fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<String, Error>> {
+        futures_util::future::ready(Ok("MySQL".to_string())).boxed()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/odbc/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/odbc/connection/mod.rs
index 84d5572c84..391f118351 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/odbc/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/odbc/connection/mod.rs
@@ -95,14 +95,7 @@ impl OdbcConnection {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Returns the name of the actual Database Management System (DBMS) this
-    /// connection is talking to as reported by the ODBC driver.
-    pub async fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> Result<String, Error> {
-        self.with_conn("dbms_name", move |conn| {
-            Ok(conn.database_management_system_name()?)
-        })
-        .await
-    }
+    // (dbms_name moved to the Connection trait implementation)
 
     pub(crate) async fn ping_blocking(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.with_conn("ping", move |conn| {
@@ -237,6 +230,15 @@ impl Connection for OdbcConnection {
     fn clear_cached_statements(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
         Box::pin(self.clear_cached_statements())
     }
+
+    fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<String, Error>> {
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            self.with_conn("dbms_name", move |conn| {
+                Ok(conn.database_management_system_name()?)
+            })
+            .await
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 // moved helpers to connection/inner.rs
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
index 325b565c3b..5c6e7bd429 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
@@ -205,4 +205,8 @@ impl Connection for PgConnection {
     fn should_flush(&self) -> bool {
         !self.stream.wbuf.is_empty()
     }
+
+    fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<String, Error>> {
+        futures_util::future::ready(Ok("PostgreSQL".to_string())).boxed()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs
index 9a43e3f9c2..0ed5c0f1db 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sqlite/connection/mod.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ impl Connection for SqliteConnection {
     fn should_flush(&self) -> bool {
         false
     }
+
+    fn dbms_name(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<String, Error>> {
+        Box::pin(async move { Ok("SQLite".to_string()) })
+    }
 }
 
 impl LockedSqliteHandle<'_> {