diff --git a/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml
index aa5346b0..ef7b46f9 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ default = [ "runtime-async-std" ]
 postgres = [ "md-5", "sha2", "base64", "sha-1", "rand", "hmac", "futures-channel/sink", "futures-util/sink" ]
 mysql = [ "sha-1", "sha2", "generic-array", "num-bigint", "base64", "digest", "rand" ]
 sqlite = [ "libsqlite3-sys" ]
+mssql = [ ]
 
 # types
 all-types = [ "chrono", "time", "bigdecimal", "ipnetwork", "json", "uuid" ]
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/arguments.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/arguments.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70b66080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/arguments.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use crate::arguments::Arguments;
+use crate::encode::Encode;
+use crate::mssql::database::MsSql;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct MsSqlArguments {}
+
+impl<'q> Arguments<'q> for MsSqlArguments {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    fn reserve(&mut self, additional: usize, size: usize) {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn add<T>(&mut self, value: T)
+    where
+        T: 'q + Encode<'q, Self::Database>,
+    {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/executor.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/executor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39b9b123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/executor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use either::Either;
+use futures_core::future::BoxFuture;
+use futures_core::stream::BoxStream;
+
+use crate::describe::Describe;
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::executor::{Execute, Executor};
+use crate::mssql::{MsSql, MsSqlConnection, MsSqlRow};
+
+impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut MsSqlConnection {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+        self,
+        query: E,
+    ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<Either<u64, MsSqlRow>, Error>>
+    where
+        'c: 'e,
+        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+    {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+        self,
+        query: E,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<MsSqlRow>, Error>>
+    where
+        'c: 'e,
+        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+    {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn describe<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+        self,
+        query: E,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Describe<Self::Database>, Error>>
+    where
+        'c: 'e,
+        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+    {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da807112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/connection/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
+
+use futures_core::future::BoxFuture;
+
+use crate::connection::{Connect, Connection};
+use crate::error::{BoxDynError, Error};
+use crate::mssql::{MsSql, MsSqlConnectOptions};
+
+mod executor;
+
+pub struct MsSqlConnection {}
+
+impl Debug for MsSqlConnection {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("MsSqlConnection").finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Connection for MsSqlConnection {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    fn close(self) -> BoxFuture<'static, Result<(), Error>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn ping(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_ref(&self) -> &MsSqlConnection {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut MsSqlConnection {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Connect for MsSqlConnection {
+    type Options = MsSqlConnectOptions;
+
+    fn connect_with(options: &Self::Options) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<Self, Error>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/database.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/database.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8f65b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/database.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use crate::database::{Database, HasArguments, HasValueRef};
+use crate::mssql::{
+    MsSqlArguments, MsSqlConnection, MsSqlRow, MsSqlTransactionManager, MsSqlTypeInfo, MsSqlValue,
+    MsSqlValueRef,
+};
+
+/// MSSQL database driver.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct MsSql;
+
+impl Database for MsSql {
+    type Connection = MsSqlConnection;
+
+    type TransactionManager = MsSqlTransactionManager;
+
+    type Row = MsSqlRow;
+
+    type TypeInfo = MsSqlTypeInfo;
+
+    type Value = MsSqlValue;
+}
+
+impl<'r> HasValueRef<'r> for MsSql {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    type ValueRef = MsSqlValueRef<'r>;
+}
+
+impl HasArguments<'_> for MsSql {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    type Arguments = MsSqlArguments;
+
+    type ArgumentBuffer = Vec<u8>;
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/error.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d59beec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use crate::error::DatabaseError;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Formatter};
+
+/// An error returned from the MSSQL database.
+pub struct MsSqlDatabaseError {}
+
+impl Debug for MsSqlDatabaseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for MsSqlDatabaseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for MsSqlDatabaseError {}
+
+impl DatabaseError for MsSqlDatabaseError {
+    #[inline]
+    fn message(&self) -> &str {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    fn as_error(&self) -> &(dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static) {
+        self
+    }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    fn as_error_mut(&mut self) -> &mut (dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static) {
+        self
+    }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    fn into_error(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static> {
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9520aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//! Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) database driver.
+
+mod arguments;
+mod connection;
+mod database;
+mod error;
+mod options;
+mod row;
+mod transaction;
+mod type_info;
+mod value;
+
+pub use arguments::MsSqlArguments;
+pub use connection::MsSqlConnection;
+pub use database::MsSql;
+pub use error::MsSqlDatabaseError;
+pub use options::MsSqlConnectOptions;
+pub use row::MsSqlRow;
+pub use transaction::MsSqlTransactionManager;
+pub use type_info::MsSqlTypeInfo;
+pub use value::{MsSqlValue, MsSqlValueRef};
+
+/// An alias for [`Pool`][crate::pool::Pool], specialized for MySQL.
+pub type MsSqlPool = crate::pool::Pool<MsSql>;
+
+// NOTE: required due to the lack of lazy normalization
+impl_into_arguments_for_arguments!(MsSqlArguments);
+impl_executor_for_pool_connection!(MsSql, MsSqlConnection, MsSqlRow);
+impl_executor_for_transaction!(MsSql, MsSqlRow);
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/options.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/options.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcfa1bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/options.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use crate::error::BoxDynError;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct MsSqlConnectOptions {}
+
+impl FromStr for MsSqlConnectOptions {
+    type Err = BoxDynError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/row.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c79d2050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/row.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::mssql::{MsSql, MsSqlValueRef};
+use crate::row::{ColumnIndex, Row};
+
+pub struct MsSqlRow {}
+
+impl crate::row::private_row::Sealed for MsSqlRow {}
+
+impl Row for MsSqlRow {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> Result<MsSqlValueRef<'_>, Error>
+    where
+        I: ColumnIndex<Self>,
+    {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/transaction.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/transaction.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df3bff57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/transaction.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use futures_core::future::BoxFuture;
+
+use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::executor::Executor;
+use crate::mssql::{MsSql, MsSqlConnection};
+use crate::transaction::{
+    begin_ansi_transaction_sql, commit_ansi_transaction_sql, rollback_ansi_transaction_sql,
+    TransactionManager,
+};
+
+/// Implementation of [`TransactionManager`] for MSSQL.
+pub struct MsSqlTransactionManager;
+
+impl TransactionManager for MsSqlTransactionManager {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    fn begin(conn: &mut MsSqlConnection, depth: usize) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn commit(conn: &mut MsSqlConnection, depth: usize) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn rollback(conn: &mut MsSqlConnection, depth: usize) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn start_rollback(conn: &mut MsSqlConnection, depth: usize) {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/type_info.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/type_info.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa5c866d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/type_info.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
+
+use crate::type_info::TypeInfo;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct MsSqlTypeInfo {}
+
+impl TypeInfo for MsSqlTypeInfo {}
+
+impl Display for MsSqlTypeInfo {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<MsSqlTypeInfo> for MsSqlTypeInfo {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &MsSqlTypeInfo) -> bool {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eq for MsSqlTypeInfo {}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mssql/value.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/value.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de37a252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mssql/value.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+use crate::database::HasValueRef;
+use crate::mssql::{MsSql, MsSqlTypeInfo};
+use crate::value::{Value, ValueRef};
+
+/// Implementation of [`ValueRef`] for MSSQL.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct MsSqlValueRef<'r> {
+    phantom: PhantomData<&'r ()>,
+}
+
+impl ValueRef<'_> for MsSqlValueRef<'_> {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    fn to_owned(&self) -> MsSqlValue {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn type_info(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, MsSqlTypeInfo>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Implementation of [`Value`] for MSSQL.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct MsSqlValue {}
+
+impl Value for MsSqlValue {
+    type Database = MsSql;
+
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> <Self::Database as HasValueRef<'_>>::ValueRef {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn type_info(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, MsSqlTypeInfo>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}