diff --git a/source/_integrations/sql.markdown b/source/_integrations/sql.markdown
index 02d301b42ad..59e453c34fd 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/sql.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/sql.markdown
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ Use the same Database URL as for the `recorder` integration. Change `DB_NAME` to
 
 Example Database URL: `"mssql+pyodbc://username:password@SERVER_IP:1433/DB_NAME?charset=utf8&driver=FreeTDS"`
 
+<div class='note info'>
+Connecting with MSSQL requires "pyodbc" to be installed on your system, which can only be done on systems using the Home Assistant Core installation type to be able to install the necessary dependencies.
+  
+"pyodbc" has special requirements which need to be pre-installed before installation, see the ["pyodbc" wiki](https://github.com/mkleehammer/pyodbc/wiki/Install) for installation instructions
+</div>
+
 ```sql
 SELECT TOP 1 SUM(m.size) * 8 / 1024 as size FROM sys.master_files m INNER JOIN sys.databases d ON d.database_id=m.database_id WHERE d.name='DB_NAME';
 ```