diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/jdbc/helper/JdbcConfiguration.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/jdbc/helper/JdbcConfiguration.java
index 87dcfb976d..24da9800d5 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/jdbc/helper/JdbcConfiguration.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-jdbc-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/jdbc/helper/JdbcConfiguration.java
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public class JdbcConfiguration extends ConfigurationOptionProvider {
         .tags("internal","added[1.49.0]")
         .dynamic(true)
         .buildWithDefault(Arrays.asList(
-            "hikari"
+            "hikari",
+            "c3p0"
         ));
 
     public List<String> getDatabaseMetaDataExclusionList() {