diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f401eea7..35df97ae9 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..d3f998500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer.AcceptanceTests/MultiCatalog/When_catalog_with_special_characters_configured_for_endpoint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+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(Context scenarioContext) : IHandleMessages<Message>
+        {
+            public Task Handle(Message message, IMessageHandlerContext context)
+            {
+                scenarioContext.MessageReceived = true;
+
+                return Task.FromResult(0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    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/SqlServerConstants.cs b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlServerConstants.cs
index 370be340b..468dcf74a 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlServerConstants.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.Transport.SqlServer/Queuing/SqlServerConstants.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ THEN DATEADD(ms, @TimeToBeReceivedMs, GETUTCDATE()) END,
 
         public 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'";