diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 097e255db3b..efaab3dc114 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/.publicApi/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.EnableCo
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.EnableConnectionLevelAttributes.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Enrich.get -> System.Action<System.Diagnostics.Activity, string, object>
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Enrich.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Filter.get -> System.Func<object, bool>
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.Filter.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.RecordException.get -> bool
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.RecordException.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.SetDbStatementForStoredProcedure.get -> bool
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/CHANGELOG.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/CHANGELOG.md
index 309777b215c..63b5dec1c1c 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Released 2022-Oct-17
   respectively to set activity status.
   ([#3118](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/issues/3118))
   ([#3751](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3751))
+* Add support for Filter option for non .NET Framework Targets
+  ([#3743](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/pull/3743))
 
 ## 1.0.0-rc9.7
 
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs
index aa6f2ccc4e3..b383ab03896 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientDiagnosticListener.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,24 @@ public override void OnEventWritten(string name, object payload)
 
                         if (activity.IsAllDataRequested)
                         {
+                            try
+                            {
+                                if (this.options.Filter?.Invoke(command) == false)
+                                {
+                                    SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.Log.CommandIsFilteredOut(activity.OperationName);
+                                    activity.IsAllDataRequested = false;
+                                    activity.ActivityTraceFlags &= ~ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded;
+                                    return;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            catch (Exception ex)
+                            {
+                                SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.Log.CommandFilterException(ex);
+                                activity.IsAllDataRequested = false;
+                                activity.ActivityTraceFlags &= ~ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded;
+                                return;
+                            }
+
                             _ = this.connectionFetcher.TryFetch(command, out var connection);
                             _ = this.databaseFetcher.TryFetch(connection, out var database);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs
index 75e4c7f55af..2011b4b74bf 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/Implementation/SqlClientInstrumentationEventSource.cs
@@ -75,5 +75,26 @@ public void EnrichmentException(string exception)
         {
             this.WriteEvent(5, exception);
         }
+
+        [Event(6, Message = "Command is filtered out. Activity {0}", Level = EventLevel.Verbose)]
+        public void CommandIsFilteredOut(string activityName)
+        {
+            this.WriteEvent(6, activityName);
+        }
+
+        [NonEvent]
+        public void CommandFilterException(Exception ex)
+        {
+            if (this.IsEnabled(EventLevel.Error, EventKeywords.All))
+            {
+                this.CommandFilterException(ex.ToInvariantString());
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Event(7, Message = "Command filter threw exception. Command will not be collected. Exception {0}.", Level = EventLevel.Error)]
+        public void CommandFilterException(string exception)
+        {
+            this.WriteEvent(7, exception);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/README.md b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/README.md
index 82005adc737..7999dfe91a5 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/README.md
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/README.md
@@ -221,6 +221,37 @@ using var tracerProvider = Sdk.CreateTracerProviderBuilder()
     .Build();
 ```
 
+## Filter
+
+This option allows to filter out activities based on the properties of the
+`SqlCommand` object being instrumented using a `Func<object, bool>`.
+The function receives an instance of the raw `SqlCommand` and should return
+`true` if the telemetry is to be collected, and `false` if it should not.
+The parameter of the Func delegate is of type `object` and needs to
+be cast to the appropriate type of `SqlCommand`, either
+`Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand` or `System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand`.
+The example below filters out all commands that are not stored procedures.
+
+```csharp
+using var traceProvider = Sdk.CreateTracerProviderBuilder()
+   .AddSqlClientInstrumentation(
+       opt =>
+       {
+           opt.Filter = cmd =>
+           {
+               if (cmd is SqlCommand command)
+               {
+                   return command.CommandType == CommandType.StoredProcedure;
+               }
+
+               return false;
+           };
+       })
+   .AddConsoleExporter()
+   .Build();
+{
+```
+
 ## References
 
 * [OpenTelemetry Project](https://opentelemetry.io/)
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs
index d3f2fd1ab1f..3074bf2b372 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient/SqlClientInstrumentationOptions.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ public class SqlClientInstrumentationOptions
         public Action<Activity, string, object> Enrich { get; set; }
 
 #if !NETFRAMEWORK
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a Filter function that determines whether or not to collect telemetry about a command
+        /// The Filter gets the SqlCommand, and should return a boolean.
+        /// If Filter returns true, the request is collected.
+        /// If Filter returns false or throw exception, the request is filtered out.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>object: the raw <c>SqlCommand</c> object to interrogate for a decision on whether to trace or not.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <returns>true to collect request, false to filter out.</returns>
+        public Func<object, bool> Filter { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the exception will be recorded as ActivityEvent or not. Default value: False.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs
index 68cc737246d..7164ba8d18e 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient.Tests/SqlClientTests.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // </copyright>
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Diagnostics;
@@ -308,6 +309,63 @@ public void SqlClientCreatesActivityWithDbSystem(
 
             VerifySamplingParameters(sampler.LatestSamplingParameters);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldCollectTelemetryWhenFilterEvaluatesToTrue()
+        {
+            var activities = this.RunCommandWithFilter(
+                cmd =>
+                {
+                    cmd.CommandText = "select 2";
+                },
+                cmd =>
+                {
+                    if (cmd is SqlCommand command)
+                    {
+                        return command.CommandText == "select 2";
+                    }
+
+                    return true;
+                });
+
+            Assert.Single(activities);
+            Assert.True(activities[0].IsAllDataRequested);
+            Assert.True(activities[0].ActivityTraceFlags.HasFlag(ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldNotCollectTelemetryWhenFilterEvaluatesToFalse()
+        {
+            var activities = this.RunCommandWithFilter(
+                cmd =>
+                {
+                    cmd.CommandText = "select 1";
+                },
+                cmd =>
+                {
+                    if (cmd is SqlCommand command)
+                    {
+                        return command.CommandText == "select 2";
+                    }
+
+                    return true;
+                });
+
+            Assert.Empty(activities);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldNotCollectTelemetryAndShouldNotPropagateExceptionWhenFilterThrowsException()
+        {
+            var activities = this.RunCommandWithFilter(
+                cmd =>
+                {
+                    cmd.CommandText = "select 1";
+                },
+                cmd => throw new InvalidOperationException("foobar"));
+
+            Assert.Empty(activities);
+        }
 #endif
 
         private static void VerifyActivityData(
@@ -414,6 +472,52 @@ private static void ActivityEnrichment(Activity activity, string method, object
             }
         }
 
+#if !NETFRAMEWORK
+        private Activity[] RunCommandWithFilter(Action<SqlCommand> sqlCommandSetup, Func<object, bool> filter)
+        {
+            using var sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(TestConnectionString);
+            using var sqlCommand = sqlConnection.CreateCommand();
+
+            var activities = new List<Activity>();
+            using (Sdk.CreateTracerProviderBuilder()
+               .AddSqlClientInstrumentation(
+                   options =>
+                   {
+                       options.Filter = filter;
+                   })
+               .AddInMemoryExporter(activities)
+               .Build())
+            {
+                var operationId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                sqlCommandSetup(sqlCommand);
+
+                var beforeExecuteEventData = new
+                {
+                    OperationId = operationId,
+                    Command = sqlCommand,
+                    Timestamp = (long?)1000000L,
+                };
+
+                this.fakeSqlClientDiagnosticSource.Write(
+                    SqlClientDiagnosticListener.SqlMicrosoftBeforeExecuteCommand,
+                    beforeExecuteEventData);
+
+                var afterExecuteEventData = new
+                {
+                    OperationId = operationId,
+                    Command = sqlCommand,
+                    Timestamp = 2000000L,
+                };
+
+                this.fakeSqlClientDiagnosticSource.Write(
+                    SqlClientDiagnosticListener.SqlMicrosoftAfterExecuteCommand,
+                    afterExecuteEventData);
+            }
+
+            return activities.ToArray();
+        }
+#endif
+
         private class FakeSqlClientDiagnosticSource : IDisposable
         {
             private readonly DiagnosticListener listener;