diff --git a/src/IConnectionOptions.ts b/src/IConnectionOptions.ts
index f7dec18..ddc71e4 100644
--- a/src/IConnectionOptions.ts
+++ b/src/IConnectionOptions.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default interface IConnectionOptions {
         | "oracle"
         | "sqlite";
     schemaName: string;
+    instanceName: string;
     ssl: boolean;
     skipTables: string[];
     onlyTables: string[];
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export function getDefaultConnectionOptions(): IConnectionOptions {
         password: "",
         databaseType: undefined as any,
         schemaName: "",
+        instanceName: undefined as any,
         ssl: false,
         skipTables: [],
         onlyTables: [],
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 122cbcd..9fcd9ba 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ function checkYargsParameters(options: options): options {
             describe:
                 "Schema name to create model from. Only for mssql and postgres. You can pass multiple values separated by comma eg. -s scheme1,scheme2,scheme3",
         },
+        i: {
+            alias: "instance",
+            string: true,
+            default: options.connectionOptions.instanceName,
+            describe: "Named instance to create model from. Only for mssql.",
+        },
         ssl: {
             boolean: true,
             default: options.connectionOptions.ssl,
@@ -425,6 +431,18 @@ async function useInquirer(options: options): Promise<options> {
                 ])
             ).schema;
         }
+        if (options.connectionOptions.databaseType === "mssql") {
+            options.connectionOptions.instanceName = (
+                await inquirer.prompt([
+                    {
+                        default: options.connectionOptions.instanceName,
+                        message: "Named instance:",
+                        name: "instanceName",
+                        type: "input",
+                    },
+                ])
+            ).instanceName;
+        }
         options.connectionOptions.port = parseInt(answ.port, 10);
         options.connectionOptions.host = answ.host;
         options.connectionOptions.user = answ.login;
diff --git a/src/templates/ormconfig.mst b/src/templates/ormconfig.mst
index 800022e..aa7f80f 100644
--- a/src/templates/ormconfig.mst
+++ b/src/templates/ormconfig.mst
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "username": "{{user}}",
     "password": "{{password}}",
     "database": "{{databaseName}}",{{#schemaName}}
-    "schema": "{{.}}",{{/schemaName}}
+    "schema": "{{.}}",{{/schemaName}}{{#instanceName}}
+    "extra": { "instanceName": "{{.}}" },{{/instanceName}}
     "synchronize": false,
     "entities": [
       "entities/*.js"