diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/Common/DbConnectionStringCommon.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/Common/DbConnectionStringCommon.cs
index f8a31231c0..7e21441852 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/Common/DbConnectionStringCommon.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/Common/DbConnectionStringCommon.cs
@@ -816,10 +816,18 @@ internal static SqlConnectionEncryptOption ConvertToSqlConnectionEncryptOption(s
             {
                 return DbConnectionStringDefaults.Encrypt;
             }
+            else if(value is SqlConnectionEncryptOption eValue)
+            {
+                return eValue;
+            }
             else if (value is string sValue)
             {
                 return SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Parse(sValue);
             }
+            else if(value is bool bValue)
+            {
+                return SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Parse(bValue);
+            }
 
             throw ADP.InvalidConnectionOptionValue(keyword);
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnectionEncryptOption.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnectionEncryptOption.cs
index fde49b3980..ecabdb9f04 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnectionEncryptOption.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnectionEncryptOption.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ public static SqlConnectionEncryptOption Parse(string value)
             }
         }
 
+        internal static SqlConnectionEncryptOption Parse(bool value)
+        {
+            return value ? Mandatory : Optional;
+        }
+
         /// <include file='../../../../../../doc/snippets/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/SqlConnectionEncryptOption.xml' path='docs/members[@name="SqlConnectionEncryptOption"]/TryParse/*' />
         public static bool TryParse(string value, out SqlConnectionEncryptOption result)
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionStringBuilderTest.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionStringBuilderTest.cs
index 0825760e45..2bc842566a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionStringBuilderTest.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/FunctionalTests/SqlConnectionStringBuilderTest.cs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public void SetInvalidPacketSize_Throws(int invalid)
         }
 
         [Theory]
-        [InlineData("AttachDBFilename","somefile.db")]
+        [InlineData("AttachDBFilename", "somefile.db")]
         public void SetKeyword(string keyword, string value)
         {
             SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ public void ConnectionBuilderEncryptBackwardsCompatibility()
             builder.Encrypt = false;
             Assert.Equal("Encrypt=False", builder.ConnectionString);
             Assert.False(builder.Encrypt);
-            
+
             builder.Encrypt = true;
             Assert.Equal("Encrypt=True", builder.ConnectionString);
             Assert.True(builder.Encrypt);
@@ -402,6 +402,18 @@ public void ConnectionBuilderEncryptBackwardsCompatibility()
             Assert.True(builder.Encrypt);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void EncryptParserValidValuesPropertyIndexerForEncryptionOption()
+        {
+            SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new();
+            builder["Encrypt"] = SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Strict;
+            CheckEncryptType(builder, SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Strict);
+            builder["Encrypt"] = SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Optional;
+            CheckEncryptType(builder, SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Optional);
+            builder["Encrypt"] = SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Mandatory;
+            CheckEncryptType(builder, SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Mandatory);
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData("true", "True")]
         [InlineData("mandatory", "True")]
@@ -413,6 +425,16 @@ public void ConnectionBuilderEncryptBackwardsCompatibility()
         public void EncryptParserValidValuesParsesSuccessfully(string value, string expectedValue)
             => Assert.Equal(expectedValue, SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Parse(value).ToString());
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public void EncryptParserValidValuesPropertyIndexerForBoolean(bool value)
+        {
+            SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new();
+            builder["Encrypt"] = value;
+            CheckEncryptType(builder, value ? SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Mandatory : SqlConnectionEncryptOption.Optional);
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData("something")]
         [InlineData("")]
@@ -467,5 +489,11 @@ internal void ExecuteConnectionStringTests(string connectionString)
                 Assert.NotNull(connection);
             }
         }
+
+        internal static void CheckEncryptType(SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder, SqlConnectionEncryptOption expectedValue)
+        {
+            Assert.IsType<SqlConnectionEncryptOption>(builder.Encrypt);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedValue, builder.Encrypt);
+        }
     }
 }