diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs
index 5652d93f04..4f0f5165a5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
     /// </summary>
     internal class ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider : SqlAuthenticationProvider
     {
+        private static readonly string s_defaultScopeSuffix = "/.default";
         private readonly string _type = typeof(ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider).Name;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ public override Task<SqlAuthenticationToken> AcquireTokenAsync(SqlAuthentication
                 .WithClientVersion(Common.ADP.GetAssemblyVersion().ToString())
                 .Build();
             AuthenticationResult result;
-            string[] scopes = parameters.Scopes;
+            string scope = parameters.Resource.EndsWith(s_defaultScopeSuffix) ? parameters.Resource : parameters.Resource + s_defaultScopeSuffix;
+            string[] scopes = new string[] { scope };
 
             // Note: CorrelationId, which existed in ADAL, can not be set in MSAL (yet?).
             // parameter.ConnectionId was passed as the CorrelationId in ADAL to aid support in troubleshooting.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs
index c3b9b6c6f5..c66c2b6d68 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class SqlAuthenticationParameters
         /// <summary>
         /// Resource URI.
         /// </summary>
-        public string[] Scopes { get; }
+        public string Resource { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Authority URI.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ protected SqlAuthenticationParameters(
             SqlAuthenticationMethod authenticationMethod,
             string serverName,
             string databaseName,
-            string[] scopes,
+            string resource,
             string authority,
             string userId,
             string password,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected SqlAuthenticationParameters(
             AuthenticationMethod = authenticationMethod;
             ServerName = serverName;
             DatabaseName = databaseName;
-            Scopes = scopes;
+            Resource = resource;
             Authority = authority;
             UserId = userId;
             Password = password;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ internal class Builder
             private readonly SqlAuthenticationMethod _authenticationMethod;
             private readonly string _serverName;
             private readonly string _databaseName;
-            private readonly string[] _scopes;
+            private readonly string _resource;
             private readonly string _authority;
             private string _userId;
             private string _password;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public static implicit operator SqlAuthenticationParameters(Builder builder)
                     authenticationMethod: builder._authenticationMethod,
                     serverName: builder._serverName,
                     databaseName: builder._databaseName,
-                    scopes: builder._scopes,
+                    resource: builder._resource,
                     authority: builder._authority,
                     userId: builder._userId,
                     password: builder._password,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ internal Builder(SqlAuthenticationMethod authenticationMethod, string resource,
                 _authenticationMethod = authenticationMethod;
                 _serverName = serverName;
                 _databaseName = databaseName;
-                _scopes = new string[] { resource + "/.default" };
+                _resource = resource;
                 _authority = authority;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs
index daed2323e7..645d28e2c2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
     /// </summary>
     internal class ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider : SqlAuthenticationProvider
     {
+        private static readonly string s_defaultScopeSuffix = "/.default";
         private readonly string _type = typeof(ActiveDirectoryNativeAuthenticationProvider).Name;
         private readonly SqlClientLogger _logger = new SqlClientLogger();
 
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ public override Task<SqlAuthenticationToken> AcquireTokenAsync(SqlAuthentication
                 .WithClientVersion(Common.ADP.GetAssemblyVersion().ToString())
                 .Build();
             AuthenticationResult result;
-            string[] scopes = parameters.Scopes;
+            string scope = parameters.Resource.EndsWith(s_defaultScopeSuffix) ? parameters.Resource : parameters.Resource + s_defaultScopeSuffix;
+            string[] scopes = new string[] { scope };
 
             // Note: CorrelationId, which existed in ADAL, can not be set in MSAL (yet?).
             // parameter.ConnectionId was passed as the CorrelationId in ADAL to aid support in troubleshooting.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs
index c3b9b6c6f5..c66c2b6d68 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlAuthenticationParameters.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class SqlAuthenticationParameters
         /// <summary>
         /// Resource URI.
         /// </summary>
-        public string[] Scopes { get; }
+        public string Resource { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Authority URI.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ protected SqlAuthenticationParameters(
             SqlAuthenticationMethod authenticationMethod,
             string serverName,
             string databaseName,
-            string[] scopes,
+            string resource,
             string authority,
             string userId,
             string password,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected SqlAuthenticationParameters(
             AuthenticationMethod = authenticationMethod;
             ServerName = serverName;
             DatabaseName = databaseName;
-            Scopes = scopes;
+            Resource = resource;
             Authority = authority;
             UserId = userId;
             Password = password;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ internal class Builder
             private readonly SqlAuthenticationMethod _authenticationMethod;
             private readonly string _serverName;
             private readonly string _databaseName;
-            private readonly string[] _scopes;
+            private readonly string _resource;
             private readonly string _authority;
             private string _userId;
             private string _password;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public static implicit operator SqlAuthenticationParameters(Builder builder)
                     authenticationMethod: builder._authenticationMethod,
                     serverName: builder._serverName,
                     databaseName: builder._databaseName,
-                    scopes: builder._scopes,
+                    resource: builder._resource,
                     authority: builder._authority,
                     userId: builder._userId,
                     password: builder._password,
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ internal Builder(SqlAuthenticationMethod authenticationMethod, string resource,
                 _authenticationMethod = authenticationMethod;
                 _serverName = serverName;
                 _databaseName = databaseName;
-                _scopes = new string[] { resource + "/.default" };
+                _resource = resource;
                 _authority = authority;
             }
         }