diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 83aa554a2e0..62a7b564ec8 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/net462/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.EnableCo
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.EnableConnectionLevelAttributes.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Enrich.get -> System.Action<System.Diagnostics.Activity, string, object>
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Enrich.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Filter.get -> System.Func<System.Diagnostics.Activity, string, object, bool>
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Filter.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SetDbStatement.get -> bool
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SetDbStatement.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions() -> void
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 097e255db3b..42cf24637a5 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.EnableCo
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.EnableConnectionLevelAttributes.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Enrich.get -> System.Action<System.Diagnostics.Activity, string, object>
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Enrich.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Filter.get -> System.Func<System.Diagnostics.Activity, string, object, bool>
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Filter.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.RecordException.get -> bool
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.RecordException.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SetDbStatementForStoredProcedure.get -> bool
@@ -11,4 +13,4 @@ OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SetDbSta
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SetDbStatementForText.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions() -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilderExtensions
-static OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilderExtensions.AddSqlClientInstrumentation(this OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions> configureSqlClientInstrumentationOptions = null) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
\ No newline at end of file
+static OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilderExtensions.AddSqlClientInstrumentation(this OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder builder, System.Action<OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions> configureSqlClientInstrumentationOptions = null) -> OpenTelemetry.Trace.TracerProviderBuilder
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs
index 151a4080548..10df5c5d269 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ public override void OnCustom(string name, Activity activity, object payload)
 
                         if (activity.IsAllDataRequested)
                         {
+                            try
+                            {
+                                if (this.options.EventFilter(activity, "OnCustom", command) == false)
+                                {
+                                    SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.Log.FilterException(activity.OperationName);
+                                    activity.IsAllDataRequested = false;
+                                    activity.ActivityTraceFlags &= ~ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded;
+                                    return;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            catch (Exception ex)
+                            {
+                                SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.Log.FilterException(ex);
+                                activity.IsAllDataRequested = false;
+                                activity.ActivityTraceFlags &= ~ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded;
+                                return;
+                            }
+
                             _ = this.connectionFetcher.TryFetch(command, out var connection);
                             _ = this.databaseFetcher.TryFetch(connection, out var database);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs
index 75e4c7f55af..459756d43e1 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs
@@ -75,5 +75,20 @@ public void EnrichmentException(string exception)
         {
             this.WriteEvent(5, exception);
         }
+
+        [NonEvent]
+        public void FilterException(Exception ex)
+        {
+            if (this.IsEnabled(EventLevel.Error, EventKeywords.All))
+            {
+                this.FilterException(ex.ToInvariantString());
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Event(6, Message = "Filter threw exception. Exception {0}.", Level = EventLevel.Error)]
+        public void FilterException(string exception)
+        {
+            this.WriteEvent(6, exception);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs
index d3f2fd1ab1f..865c0282ea1 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Implementation;
 using OpenTelemetry.Trace;
 
 namespace OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient
@@ -129,6 +131,14 @@ public class SqlClientInstrumentationOptions
         /// </example>
         public Action<Activity, string, object> Enrich { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a Filter function that determines whether or not to collect telemetry about requests on a per request basis.
+        /// The Filter gets the Activity, EventName and the Command, and should return a boolean.
+        /// If Filter returns true, the request is collected.
+        /// If Filter returns false or throw exception, the request is filtered out.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Func<Activity, string, object, bool> Filter { get; set; }
+
 #if !NETFRAMEWORK
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the exception will be recorded as ActivityEvent or not. Default value: False.
@@ -258,6 +268,22 @@ internal void AddConnectionLevelDetailsToActivity(string dataSource, Activity sq
             }
         }
 
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        internal bool EventFilter(Activity activity, string eventName, object arg1)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return
+                    this.Filter == null ||
+                    this.Filter(activity, eventName, arg1);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.Log.FilterException(ex);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         internal class SqlConnectionDetails
         {
             public string ServerHostName { get; set; }
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs
index 6c1979d0d58..224066bcd64 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs
@@ -308,6 +308,61 @@ public void SqlClientCreatesActivityWithDbSystem(
 
             VerifySamplingParameters(sampler.LatestSamplingParameters);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SqlClientShouldNotCollectWhenInstrumentationFilterApplied()
+        {
+            using var sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(TestConnectionString);
+            using var sqlCommand = sqlConnection.CreateCommand();
+
+            var activities = new List<Activity>();
+            using (Sdk.CreateTracerProviderBuilder()
+                    .AddSqlClientInstrumentation(
+                        (opt) =>
+                        {
+                            opt.Filter = (activity, eventName, rawObject) =>
+                            {
+                                if (rawObject is SqlCommand command)
+                                {
+                                    return !(command.CommandType == CommandType.StoredProcedure);
+                                }
+
+                                return true;
+                            };
+                        })
+                    .AddInMemoryExporter(activities)
+                    .Build())
+            {
+                var operationId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                sqlCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
+                sqlCommand.CommandText = "SP_GetOrders";
+
+                var beforeExecuteEventData = new
+                {
+                    OperationId = operationId,
+                    Command = sqlCommand,
+                    Timestamp = (long?)1000000L,
+                };
+
+                this.fakeSqlClientDiagnosticSource.Write(
+                    SqlClientDiagnosticListener.SqlDataBeforeExecuteCommand,
+                    beforeExecuteEventData);
+
+                var afterExecuteEventData = new
+                {
+                    OperationId = operationId,
+                    Command = sqlCommand,
+                    Timestamp = 2000000L,
+                };
+
+                this.fakeSqlClientDiagnosticSource.Write(
+                    SqlClientDiagnosticListener.SqlMicrosoftAfterExecuteCommand,
+                    afterExecuteEventData);
+            }
+
+            Assert.Empty(activities);
+        }
+
 #endif
 
         private static void VerifyActivityData(