diff --git a/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/dialect/SqlServerDialect.java b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/dialect/SqlServerDialect.java
index 0ce8dc4ca..d0bf8bad6 100644
--- a/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/dialect/SqlServerDialect.java
+++ b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/dialect/SqlServerDialect.java
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ public class SqlServerDialect implements JdbcDataSourceDialect {
         SqlServerSourceConfig sqlserverSourceConfig = (SqlServerSourceConfig) sourceConfig;
         try (JdbcConnection jdbcConnection = openJdbcConnection(sourceConfig)) {
             return SqlServerConnectionUtils.listTables(
-                    jdbcConnection, sqlserverSourceConfig.getTableFilters());
+                    jdbcConnection,
+                    sqlserverSourceConfig.getTableFilters(),
+                    sqlserverSourceConfig.getDatabaseList());
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new FlinkRuntimeException("Error to discover tables: " + e.getMessage(), e);
         }
diff --git a/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/utils/SqlServerConnectionUtils.java b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/utils/SqlServerConnectionUtils.java
index 2d52d5ad4..c689acba1 100644
--- a/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/utils/SqlServerConnectionUtils.java
+++ b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/main/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/source/utils/SqlServerConnectionUtils.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public class SqlServerConnectionUtils {
                 false);
     }
 
-    public static List<TableId> listTables(JdbcConnection jdbc, RelationalTableFilters tableFilters)
+    public static List<TableId> listTables(
+            JdbcConnection jdbc, RelationalTableFilters tableFilters, List<String> databaseList)
             throws SQLException {
         final List<TableId> capturedTableIds = new ArrayList<>();
         // -------------------
@@ -68,7 +69,12 @@ public class SqlServerConnectionUtils {
                 "SELECT name, database_id, create_date  \n" + "FROM sys.databases;  ",
                 rs -> {
                     while (rs.next()) {
-                        databaseNames.add(rs.getString(1));
+                        // Because sqlserver table filter cannot filter by database name, we need to
+                        // filter here
+                        String databaseName = rs.getString(1);
+                        if (databaseList.contains(databaseName)) {
+                            databaseNames.add(databaseName);
+                        }
                     }
                 });
         LOG.info("\t list of available databases is: {}", databaseNames);
diff --git a/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/test/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/table/SqlServerConnectorITCase.java b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/test/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/table/SqlServerConnectorITCase.java
index 6539a11ac..891021376 100644
--- a/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/test/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/table/SqlServerConnectorITCase.java
+++ b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/test/java/com/ververica/cdc/connectors/sqlserver/table/SqlServerConnectorITCase.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public class SqlServerConnectorITCase extends SqlServerTestBase {
     public void testConsumingAllEvents()
             throws SQLException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         initializeSqlServerTable("inventory");
+        initializeSqlServerTable("product");
         String sourceDDL =
                 String.format(
                         "CREATE TABLE debezium_source ("
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ public class SqlServerConnectorITCase extends SqlServerTestBase {
                     "UPDATE inventory.dbo.products SET description='new water resistent white wind breaker', weight='0.5' WHERE id=110;");
             statement.execute("UPDATE inventory.dbo.products SET weight='5.17' WHERE id=111;");
             statement.execute("DELETE FROM inventory.dbo.products WHERE id=111;");
+
+            statement.execute(
+                    "INSERT INTO product.dbo.products (name,description,weight) VALUES ('scooter','Big 2-wheel scooter ',5.18);");
         }
 
         waitForSinkSize("sink", 20);
diff --git a/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/test/resources/ddl/product.sql b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/test/resources/ddl/product.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c309c594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flink-connector-sqlserver-cdc/src/test/resources/ddl/product.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-- Copyright 2023 Ververica Inc.
+--
+-- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+-- you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+-- You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+-- software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+-- "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+-- KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+-- specific language governing permissions and limitations
+-- under the License.
+
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- DATABASE:  product
+-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Create the product database
+CREATE DATABASE product;
+
+USE product;
+EXEC sys.sp_cdc_enable_db;
+
+CREATE TABLE products (
+                          id INTEGER IDENTITY(1001,1) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+                          name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+                          description VARCHAR(512),
+                          weight FLOAT
+);
+insert into products(name,description,weight)values ('scooter','Small 2-wheel scooter',99.8);
+EXEC sys.sp_cdc_enable_table @source_schema = 'dbo', @source_name = 'products', @role_name = NULL, @supports_net_changes = 0;