diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter.rb
index 6c7e3d6a5..f8179f86f 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter.rb
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ def supports_optimizer_hints?
         true
       end
 
+      def supports_common_table_expressions?
+        true
+      end
+
       def supports_lazy_transactions?
         true
       end