diff --git a/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go b/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go
index 08f610ac7c..1dcf4eb294 100644
--- a/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go
+++ b/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go
@@ -128,13 +128,19 @@ func (c *SQLConnectionProducer) Connection(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, er
 	// Otherwise, attempt to make connection
 	conn := c.ConnectionURL
 
-	// Ensure timezone is set to UTC for all the connections
+	// PostgreSQL specific settings
 	if strings.HasPrefix(conn, "postgres://") || strings.HasPrefix(conn, "postgresql://") {
+		// Ensure timezone is set to UTC for all the connections
 		if strings.Contains(conn, "?") {
 			conn += "&timezone=UTC"
 		} else {
 			conn += "?timezone=UTC"
 		}
+
+		// Ensure a reasonable application_name is set
+		if !strings.Contains(conn, "application_name") {
+			conn += "&application_name=vault"
+		}
 	}
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go
index 08f610ac7c..1dcf4eb294 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/connutil/sql.go
@@ -128,13 +128,19 @@ func (c *SQLConnectionProducer) Connection(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, er
 	// Otherwise, attempt to make connection
 	conn := c.ConnectionURL
 
-	// Ensure timezone is set to UTC for all the connections
+	// PostgreSQL specific settings
 	if strings.HasPrefix(conn, "postgres://") || strings.HasPrefix(conn, "postgresql://") {
+		// Ensure timezone is set to UTC for all the connections
 		if strings.Contains(conn, "?") {
 			conn += "&timezone=UTC"
 		} else {
 			conn += "?timezone=UTC"
 		}
+
+		// Ensure a reasonable application_name is set
+		if !strings.Contains(conn, "application_name") {
+			conn += "&application_name=vault"
+		}
 	}
 
 	var err error