diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index faa1e26..d3e439d 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -298,6 +298,19 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
+	 * Set client character set
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$charset
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	protected function _db_set_charset($charset)
+	{
+		return (@ini_set('mssql.charset', $charset) !== FALSE);
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
 	 * Version number query string
 	 *
 	 * @return	string