diff --git a/BUILDGUIDE.md b/BUILDGUIDE.md
index 7335c61cda..dcb2257745 100644
--- a/BUILDGUIDE.md
+++ b/BUILDGUIDE.md
@@ -319,6 +319,12 @@ TLS 1.3 has been excluded due to the fact that the driver lacks full support. To
 
 `Switch.Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.EnableSecureProtocolsByOS`
 
+## Suppressing TLS security warning
+
+When connecting to a server, if a protocol lower than TLS 1.2 is negotiated, a security warning is output to the console. This warning can be suppressed on SQL connections with `Encrypt = false` by enabling the following AppContext switch on application startup:
+
+`Switch.Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SuppressInsecureTLSWarning`
+
 ## Debugging SqlClient on Linux from Windows
 
 For enhanced developer experience, we support debugging SqlClient on Linux from Windows, using the project "**Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.DockerLinuxTest**" that requires "Container Tools" to be enabled in Visual Studio. You may import configuration: [VS19Components.vsconfig](./tools/vsconfig/VS19Components.vsconfig) if not enabled already.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs
index aae80fc871..6b77e98c2e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Security.Authentication;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -960,8 +959,16 @@ private PreLoginHandshakeStatus ConsumePreLoginHandshake(bool encrypt, bool trus
                             string warningMessage = protocol.GetProtocolWarning();
                             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(warningMessage))
                             {
-                                // This logs console warning of insecure protocol in use.
-                                _logger.LogWarning(GetType().Name, MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name, warningMessage);
+                                if (!encrypt && LocalAppContextSwitches.SuppressInsecureTLSWarning)
+                                {
+                                    // Skip console warning
+                                    SqlClientEventSource.Log.TryTraceEvent("<sc|{0}|{1}|{2}>{3}", nameof(TdsParser), nameof(ConsumePreLoginHandshake), SqlClientLogger.LogLevel.Warning, warningMessage);
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    // This logs console warning of insecure protocol in use.
+                                    _logger.LogWarning(nameof(TdsParser), nameof(ConsumePreLoginHandshake), warningMessage);
+                                }
                             }
 
                             // create a new packet encryption changes the internal packet size
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs
index 46900770b9..f0e2512372 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
@@ -1339,8 +1338,16 @@ private PreLoginHandshakeStatus ConsumePreLoginHandshake(SqlAuthenticationMethod
                             string warningMessage = SslProtocolsHelper.GetProtocolWarning(protocolVersion);
                             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(warningMessage))
                             {
-                                // This logs console warning of insecure protocol in use.
-                                _logger.LogWarning(GetType().Name, MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name, warningMessage);
+                                if (!encrypt && LocalAppContextSwitches.SuppressInsecureTLSWarning)
+                                {
+                                    // Skip console warning
+                                    SqlClientEventSource.Log.TryTraceEvent("<sc|{0}|{1}|{2}>{3}", nameof(TdsParser), nameof(ConsumePreLoginHandshake), SqlClientLogger.LogLevel.Warning, warningMessage);
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    // This logs console warning of insecure protocol in use.
+                                    _logger.LogWarning(nameof(TdsParser), nameof(ConsumePreLoginHandshake), warningMessage);
+                                }
                             }
 
                             // Validate server certificate
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/LocalAppContextSwitches.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/LocalAppContextSwitches.cs
index c0d7295944..8e390b21d6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/LocalAppContextSwitches.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/LocalAppContextSwitches.cs
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ internal static partial class LocalAppContextSwitches
         internal const string MakeReadAsyncBlockingString = @"Switch.Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.MakeReadAsyncBlocking";
         internal const string LegacyRowVersionNullString = @"Switch.Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.LegacyRowVersionNullBehavior";
         internal const string UseSystemDefaultSecureProtocolsString = @"Switch.Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.UseSystemDefaultSecureProtocols";
+        internal const string SuppressInsecureTLSWarningString = @"Switch.Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SuppressInsecureTLSWarning";
 
-        private static bool _makeReadAsyncBlocking;
+        private static bool s_makeReadAsyncBlocking;
         private static bool? s_LegacyRowVersionNullBehavior;
         private static bool? s_UseSystemDefaultSecureProtocols;
+        private static bool? s_SuppressInsecureTLSWarning;
 
 #if !NETFRAMEWORK
         static LocalAppContextSwitches()
@@ -35,12 +37,26 @@ static LocalAppContextSwitches()
         }
 #endif
 
+        public static bool SuppressInsecureTLSWarning
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (s_SuppressInsecureTLSWarning is null)
+                {
+                    bool result;
+                    result = AppContext.TryGetSwitch(SuppressInsecureTLSWarningString, out result) ? result : false;
+                    s_SuppressInsecureTLSWarning = result;
+                }
+                return s_SuppressInsecureTLSWarning.Value;
+            }
+        }
+
         public static bool MakeReadAsyncBlocking
         {
             [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
             get
             {
-                return AppContext.TryGetSwitch(MakeReadAsyncBlockingString, out _makeReadAsyncBlocking) ? _makeReadAsyncBlocking : false;
+                return AppContext.TryGetSwitch(MakeReadAsyncBlockingString, out s_makeReadAsyncBlocking) ? s_makeReadAsyncBlocking : false;
             }
         }