diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index f9d0557..e298766 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Target Framework supported: netstandard2.0, net462
 - Updated System.Data.SqlClient 4.8.5
+- Added Azure SQL support to MsSqlDialect [#31](https://github.com/NEventStore/NEventStore.Persistence.SQL/issues/31)
 - Fix: NEventStore constraint failed with MySql 8.x (works with 5.7) [#487](https://github.com/NEventStore/NEventStore/issues/487)
 
 ### Breaking Change
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 - The fix for [#487](https://github.com/NEventStore/NEventStore/issues/487) changed how the `Commits` table is created for MySql 8.x:
   to update an existing database in order to run on 8.x you need to manually update the `Commits` table schema and change the constraint of the `CommitId` column
   from: `CommitId binary(16) NOT NULL CHECK (CommitId != 0)` to: `CommitId binary(16) NOT NULL CHECK (CommitId <> 0x00)`.
+- MsSqlDialects now have an `useAzureSql` parameter, if set to `true` the statement `WITH (READCOMMITTEDLOCK)` will be added to any `FROM Commits` query. 
 
 ## 9.0.1 
 
diff --git a/src/NEventStore.Persistence.MsSql.Tests/PersistenceEngineFixture.cs b/src/NEventStore.Persistence.MsSql.Tests/PersistenceEngineFixture.cs
index 0e62580..6ac6d95 100644
--- a/src/NEventStore.Persistence.MsSql.Tests/PersistenceEngineFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NEventStore.Persistence.MsSql.Tests/PersistenceEngineFixture.cs
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 using NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.Tests;
 
-namespace NEventStore.Persistence.AcceptanceTests
-{
+namespace NEventStore.Persistence.AcceptanceTests {
     using NEventStore.Persistence.Sql;
     using NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.SqlDialects;
     using NEventStore.Serialization;
     using System.Data.SqlClient;
     using System.Transactions;
 
-    public partial class PersistenceEngineFixture
-    {
+    public partial class PersistenceEngineFixture {
+        public ISqlDialect SqlDialect { get; set; } = new MsSqlDialect();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// this mimic the current NEventStore default values which is run outside any transaction (creates a scope that
         /// suppresses any transaction)
         /// </summary>
-        public TransactionScopeOption? ScopeOption { get; set; } = null; // the old default: TransactionScopeOption.Suppress;
+        public TransactionScopeOption? ScopeOption { get; set; }  // the old default: TransactionScopeOption.Suppress;
 
         public PersistenceEngineFixture()
         {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public PersistenceEngineFixture()
             _createPersistence = pageSize =>
                 new SqlPersistenceFactory(new EnviromentConnectionFactory("MsSql", "System.Data.SqlClient"),
                     new BinarySerializer(),
-                    new MsSqlDialect(),
+                    SqlDialect,
                     pageSize: pageSize,
                     scopeOption: ScopeOption
                     ).Build();
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public PersistenceEngineFixture()
             _createPersistence = pageSize =>
                 new SqlPersistenceFactory(new EnviromentConnectionFactory("MsSql", SqlClientFactory.Instance),
                     new BinarySerializer(),
-                    new MsSqlDialect(),
+                    SqlDialect,
                     pageSize: pageSize,
                     scopeOption: ScopeOption
                     ).Build();
diff --git a/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.Tests/PersistenceTests.Transactions.cs b/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.Tests/PersistenceTests.Transactions.cs
index 63fd41e..2f1333b 100644
--- a/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.Tests/PersistenceTests.Transactions.cs
+++ b/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.Tests/PersistenceTests.Transactions.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ namespace NEventStore.Persistence.AcceptanceTests
     using Xunit.Should;
 #endif
 
+    // The following tests actually works well only for MsSqlServer
+    // we'll need some refactoring to have initialization work
+    // for different of kinds of databases.
+
     public enum TransactionScopeConcern
     {
         NoTransaction = 0,
@@ -319,11 +323,11 @@ public class Unsupported_Multiple_Completing_TransactionScopes_When_EnlistInAmbi
         public Unsupported_Multiple_Completing_TransactionScopes_When_EnlistInAmbientTransaction_is_and_IsolationLevel_is(
             TransactionScopeConcern enlistInAmbientTransaction,
             IsolationLevel transationIsolationLevel
-            ) : base(enlistInAmbientTransaction, transationIsolationLevel, true)
+            ) : base(enlistInAmbientTransaction, transationIsolationLevel, completeTransaction: true)
         { }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void should_throw_an_Exception_only_if_no_transaction_or_enlist_in_ambient_transaction_and_IsolationLevel_is_Serializable()
+        public void Should_throw_an_Exception_only_if_no_transaction_or_enlist_in_ambient_transaction_and_IsolationLevel_is_Serializable()
         {
             _thrown.Should().BeOfType<AggregateException>();
             _thrown.InnerException.Should().BeOfType<StorageException>();
diff --git a/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql/SqlDialects/MsSqlDialect.cs b/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql/SqlDialects/MsSqlDialect.cs
index 0de1364..061d8cc 100644
--- a/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql/SqlDialects/MsSqlDialect.cs
+++ b/src/NEventStore.Persistence.Sql/SqlDialects/MsSqlDialect.cs
@@ -2,78 +2,77 @@
 using System.Transactions;
 using IsolationLevel = System.Data.IsolationLevel;
 
-namespace NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.SqlDialects
-{
+namespace NEventStore.Persistence.Sql.SqlDialects {
     using System;
     using System.Data.SqlClient;
 
-    public class MsSqlDialect : CommonSqlDialect
-    {
+    public class MsSqlDialect : CommonSqlDialect {
         private const int UniqueIndexViolation = 2601;
         private const int UniqueKeyViolation = 2627;
 
-        public override string InitializeStorage
-        {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Add "WITH (READCOMMITTEDLOCK)" hint to any "FROM Commits" clause
+        /// (#31) Make MsSqlDialect compatible with AzureSql and READ COMMITTED SNAPSHOT
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly bool _addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits">Add "WITH (READCOMMITTEDLOCK)" hint to any "FROM Commits" clause, can have an impact on multiple transactions scenarios</param>
+        public MsSqlDialect(bool addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits = false) {
+            _addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits = addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits;
+        }
+
+        public override string InitializeStorage {
             get { return MsSqlStatements.InitializeStorage; }
         }
 
-        public override string GetSnapshot
-        {
+        public override string GetSnapshot {
             get { return "SET ROWCOUNT 1;\n" + base.GetSnapshot.Replace("LIMIT 1;", ";"); }
         }
 
-        public override string GetCommitsFromStartingRevision
-        {
-            get { return NaturalPaging(base.GetCommitsFromStartingRevision); }
+        public override string GetCommitsFromStartingRevision {
+            get { return AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(NaturalPaging(base.GetCommitsFromStartingRevision)); }
         }
 
-        public override string GetCommitsFromInstant
-        {
-            get { return CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromInstant); }
+        public override string GetCommitsFromInstant {
+            get { return AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromInstant)); }
         }
 
-        public override string GetCommitsFromToInstant
-        {
-            get { return CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromToInstant); }
+        public override string GetCommitsFromToInstant {
+            get { return AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromToInstant)); }
         }
 
-        public override string PersistCommit
-        {
+        public override string PersistCommit {
             get { return MsSqlStatements.PersistCommits; }
         }
 
-        public override string GetCommitsFromCheckpoint
-        {
-            get { return CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromCheckpoint); }
+        public override string GetCommitsFromCheckpoint {
+            get { return AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromCheckpoint)); }
         }
 
-        public override string GetCommitsFromToCheckpoint
-        {
-            get { return CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromToCheckpoint); }
+        public override string GetCommitsFromToCheckpoint {
+            get { return AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromToCheckpoint)); }
         }
 
-        public override string GetCommitsFromBucketAndCheckpoint
-        {
-            get { return CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromBucketAndCheckpoint); }
+        public override string GetCommitsFromBucketAndCheckpoint {
+            get { return AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromBucketAndCheckpoint)); }
         }
 
-        public override string GetCommitsFromToBucketAndCheckpoint
-        {
-            get { return CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromToBucketAndCheckpoint); }
+        public override string GetCommitsFromToBucketAndCheckpoint {
+            get { return AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(CommonTableExpressionPaging(base.GetCommitsFromToBucketAndCheckpoint)); }
         }
 
-        public override string GetStreamsRequiringSnapshots
-        {
+        public override string GetStreamsRequiringSnapshots {
             get { return NaturalPaging(base.GetStreamsRequiringSnapshots); }
         }
 
-        private static string NaturalPaging(string query)
-        {
+        private static string NaturalPaging(string query) {
             return "SET ROWCOUNT @Limit;\n" + RemovePaging(query);
         }
 
-        private static string CommonTableExpressionPaging(string query)
-        {
+        private static string CommonTableExpressionPaging(string query) {
             query = RemovePaging(query);
             int orderByIndex = query.IndexOf("ORDER BY");
             string orderBy = query.Substring(orderByIndex).Replace(";", string.Empty);
@@ -83,37 +82,45 @@ private static string CommonTableExpressionPaging(string query)
             string from = query.Substring(fromIndex);
             string select = query.Substring(0, fromIndex);
 
-            string value = MsSqlStatements.PagedQueryFormat.FormatWith(select, orderBy, from);
-            return value;
+            return MsSqlStatements.PagedQueryFormat.FormatWith(select, orderBy, from);
         }
 
-        private static string RemovePaging(string query)
-        {
+        private static string RemovePaging(string query) {
             return query
                 .Replace("\n LIMIT @Limit OFFSET @Skip;", ";")
                 .Replace("\n LIMIT @Limit;", ";");
         }
 
-        public override bool IsDuplicate(Exception exception)
-        {
+        public override bool IsDuplicate(Exception exception) {
             var dbException = exception as SqlException;
             return dbException != null
                    && (dbException.Number == UniqueIndexViolation || dbException.Number == UniqueKeyViolation);
         }
 
-        public override IDbTransaction OpenTransaction(IDbConnection connection)
-        {
+        public override IDbTransaction OpenTransaction(IDbConnection connection) {
             if (Transaction.Current == null)
                 return connection.BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel.ReadCommitted);
 
             return base.OpenTransaction(connection);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// (#31) Add 'WITH (READCOMMITTEDLOCK)' to all 'FROM Commits' statements
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="query"></param>
+        private string AddReadCommittedLockToFromCommits(string query) {
+            if (!_addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits) {
+                return query;
+            }
+            return query.Replace("FROM Commits", "FROM Commits WITH (READCOMMITTEDLOCK)");
+        }
     }
 
-    public class MsSql2005Dialect : MsSqlDialect
-    {
-        public override DbType GetDateTimeDbType()
-        {
+    public class MsSql2005Dialect : MsSqlDialect {
+        public MsSql2005Dialect(bool addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits = false) : base(addReadCommittedLockToFromCommits) {
+        }
+
+        public override DbType GetDateTimeDbType() {
             return DbType.DateTime;
         }
     }