diff --git a/go/adbc/driver/snowflake/snowflake_database.go b/go/adbc/driver/snowflake/snowflake_database.go
index 7b76fa5a5a..76ab4684bf 100644
--- a/go/adbc/driver/snowflake/snowflake_database.go
+++ b/go/adbc/driver/snowflake/snowflake_database.go
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ func (d *databaseImpl) SetOptions(cnOptions map[string]string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	defaultAppName := "[ADBC][Go-" + infoDriverVersion + "]"
+	// set default application name to track
+	// unless user overrides it
+	d.cfg.Application = defaultAppName
+
 	var err error
 	for k, v := range cnOptions {
 		v := v // copy into loop scope
@@ -265,6 +270,9 @@ func (d *databaseImpl) SetOptions(cnOptions map[string]string) error {
 			}
 			d.cfg.ClientTimeout = dur
 		case OptionApplicationName:
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(v, "[ADBC]") {
+				v = defaultAppName + v
+			}
 			d.cfg.Application = v
 		case OptionSSLSkipVerify:
 			switch v {
diff --git a/python/adbc_driver_snowflake/adbc_driver_snowflake/__init__.py b/python/adbc_driver_snowflake/adbc_driver_snowflake/__init__.py
index 701de23e3b..19b3bbc18e 100644
--- a/python/adbc_driver_snowflake/adbc_driver_snowflake/__init__.py
+++ b/python/adbc_driver_snowflake/adbc_driver_snowflake/__init__.py
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ def connect(
     kwargs = (db_kwargs or {}).copy()
     if uri is not None:
         kwargs["uri"] = uri
+    appname = kwargs.get(DatabaseOptions.APPLICATION_NAME.value, "")
+    kwargs[
+        DatabaseOptions.APPLICATION_NAME.value
+    ] = f"[ADBC][Python-{__version__}]{appname}"
     return adbc_driver_manager.AdbcDatabase(driver=_driver_path(), **kwargs)