diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5be8e74de..93e48a8f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Create extra databases"
           sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE nservicebus1"
           sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE nservicebus2"
+          sqlcmd -Q "CREATE DATABASE [n service.bus&#]"
 
           echo "Create additional schemas"
           sqlcmd -Q "CREATE SCHEMA receiver AUTHORIZATION db_owner" -d "nservicebus"
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4c20b415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+namespace NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests.MultiCatalog
+{
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+    using AcceptanceTesting;
+    using NUnit.Framework;
+
+    public class When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint : MultiCatalogAcceptanceTest
+    {
+        static string EndpointConnectionString => WithCustomCatalog(GetDefaultConnectionString(), "n service.bus&#");
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task Should_be_able_to_send_messages_to_the_endpoint()
+        {
+            await Scenario.Define<Context>()
+                .WithEndpoint<AnEndpoint>(c => c.When(s => s.SendLocal(new Message())))
+                .Done(c => c.MessageReceived)
+                .Run();
+
+            Assert.Pass();
+        }
+
+        public class AnEndpoint : EndpointConfigurationBuilder
+        {
+            public AnEndpoint() =>
+                EndpointSetup(new CustomizedServer(EndpointConnectionString), (_, __) => { });
+
+            class Handler : IHandleMessages<Message>
+            {
+                public Handler(Context scenarioContext)
+                {
+                    ScenarioContext = scenarioContext;
+                }
+
+                public Task Handle(Message message, IMessageHandlerContext context)
+                {
+                    ScenarioContext.MessageReceived = true;
+
+                    return Task.FromResult(0);
+                }
+
+                Context ScenarioContext;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public class Message : ICommand
+        {
+        }
+
+        class Context : ScenarioContext
+        {
+            public bool MessageReceived { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlConstants.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlConstants.cs
index c574cd360..c68e38752 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlConstants.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlConstants.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ THEN DATEADD(ms, @TimeToBeReceivedMs, GETUTCDATE()) END,
 
         public static string CheckIfTableHasRecoverableText { get; set; } = @"
 SELECT COUNT(*)
-FROM {0}.sys.columns c
+FROM [{0}].sys.columns c
 WHERE c.object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'{1}')
     AND c.name = 'Recoverable'";