diff --git a/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json b/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
index 2f304145..92d984c2 100644
--- a/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
+++ b/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
@@ -469,6 +469,14 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-MysqlCli.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "elevated_user": "SYSTEM",
+            "elevated_password": "",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -730,6 +738,12 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-Bazel.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
diff --git a/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json b/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
index 9d197301..28cb297a 100644
--- a/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
+++ b/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
@@ -450,6 +450,14 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-MysqlCli.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "elevated_user": "SYSTEM",
+            "elevated_password": "",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -741,6 +749,12 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-MysqlCli.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -895,4 +909,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/ImageHelpers.psm1 b/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/ImageHelpers.psm1
index 743dc7a1..c40b1098 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/ImageHelpers.psm1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/ImageHelpers.psm1
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Export-ModuleMember -Function @(
     'Add-SoftwareDetailsToMarkdown'
     'Stop-SvcWithErrHandling'
     'Set-SvcWithErrHandling'
+    'Start-DownloadWithRetry'
     'Install-VsixExtension'
     'Get-VSExtensionVersion'
     'Get-WinVersion'
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1
index 61dce562..03c4b98f 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/ImageHelpers/InstallHelpers.ps1
@@ -161,6 +161,46 @@ Hashtable for service arguments
     }
 }
 
+function Start-DownloadWithRetry
+{
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $Url,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $Name,
+        [string] $DownloadPath = "${env:Temp}",
+        [int] $retries = 20
+        )
+    $FilePath = Join-Path $DownloadPath $Name
+    #Default retry logic for the package.
+    while($retries -gt 0)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Write-Host "Downloading package from: $Url to path $FilePath ."
+                (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($Url, $FilePath)
+                break
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                Write-Host "There is an error during package downloading"
+                $_
+                $retries--
+
+                if ($retries -eq 0)
+                {
+                    Write-Host "File can't be downloaded. Please try later or check that file exists by url: $Url"
+                    $_
+                    exit 1
+                }
+                Write-Host "Waiting 30 seconds before retrying. Retries left: $retries"
+                Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
+            }
+        }
+   return $FilePath
+}
+
+
 function Install-VsixExtension
 {
     Param
@@ -177,34 +217,7 @@ function Install-VsixExtension
 
     if (!$InstallOnly)
     {
-        $FilePath = "${env:Temp}\$Name"
-
-        while($retries -gt 0)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                Write-Host "Downloading $Name..."
-                (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($Url, $FilePath)
-                break
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                Write-Host "There is an error during $Name downloading"
-                $_
-
-                $retries--
-
-                if ($retries -eq 0)
-                {
-                    Write-Host "File can't be downloaded"
-                    $_
-                    exit 1
-                }
-
-                Write-Host "Waiting 30 seconds before retrying. Retries left: $retries"
-                Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
-            }
-        }
+        $FilePath = Start-DownloadWithRetry -Url $Url -Name $Name
     }
 
     $ArgumentList = ('/quiet', "`"$FilePath`"")
@@ -311,4 +324,3 @@ function Test-IsWin16
 {
     (Get-WinVersion) -match "2016"
 }
-
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1913088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Install-SQLExpress.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+################################################################################
+##  File:  Install-SQLExpress.ps1
+##  Desc:  Install SQL Express for Windows
+################################################################################
+Import-Module -Name ImageHelpers -Force;
+
+function Download-FullSQLPackage {
+    param(
+        [String]$InstallerPath,
+        [String]$DownloadPath,
+        [String]$Arguments = ("/MEDIAPATH=$DownloadPath", "/MEDIATYPE=Core","/Action=Download", "/QUIET")
+    )
+    Write-Host "Downloading full package to $DownloadPath..."
+    $process = Start-Process -FilePath $InstallerPath -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru
+    $exitCode = $process.ExitCode
+    if ($exitCode -eq 0)
+    {
+      Write-Host -Object "Full SQL Express package has been successfully downloaded to $DownloadPath : ExitCode: $exitCode"
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Write-Host -Object "Full package downloading process was unsuccessful. Exit code: $exitCode."
+      exit $exitCode
+    }
+}
+
+function Unpack-SQLInstaller {
+    param(
+        [String]$InstallPath,
+        [String]$Arguments = ("/Q", "/IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS")
+    )
+    Write-Host "Start unpacking procedure to $InstallPath..."
+    $process = Start-Process -FilePath $InstallPath -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru
+    $exitCode = $process.ExitCode
+# Exit code -2067529716 is added since SQL Unpack procedure returns it on success.
+    if ($exitCode -eq 0 -or $exitCode -eq -2067529716)
+    {
+      Write-Host -Object "SQL installer unpacking has been completed."
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Write-Host -Object "SQL installer unpacking was interrupted : $exitCode."
+      exit $exitCode
+    }
+}
+
+function Start-Installer {
+    param(
+        [String]$InstallerPath,
+        [String]$Arguments = ("/Q", "/IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS", "/Action=Install", "/INSTANCEID=SQL2019", "/INSTANCENAME=SQL2019", "/SECURITYMODE=SQL", "/SAPWD=P@ssword!!", "/TCPENABLED=1")
+    )
+    Write-Host "Installating SQL Express..."
+    $process = Start-Process -FilePath $InstallerPath -ArgumentList $Arguments -Wait -PassThru
+    $exitCode = $process.ExitCode
+    if ($exitCode -eq 0)
+    {
+      Write-Host -Object "SQL Express has been successfully installed: ExitCode: $exitCode"
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Write-Host -Object "Installation procedure was not correctly completed. Exit code: $exitCode."
+      exit $exitCode
+    }
+}
+#Main function
+$installerUrl = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=866658"
+$downloadPath = "C:\SQLInstall"
+$setupPath = Join-Path $downloadPath "SQLEXPR_x64_ENU"
+#Create directory for temporary files
+New-Item -Path $downloadPath -ItemType Directory
+Set-Location -Path $downloadPath
+$installerPath = Start-DownloadWithRetry -Url $installerUrl -DownloadPath $downloadPath -Name "SQL2019-SSEI-Expr.exe"
+Download-FullSQLPackage -InstallerPath $installerPath -DownloadPath $downloadPath
+Unpack-SQLInstaller -InstallPath "$setupPath.exe"
+$resultPath = Join-Path $setupPath "SETUP.exe"
+Start-Installer -InstallerPath $resultPath
+#Cleanup folder with installation packages.
+Remove-Item $downloadPath -Recurse -Force
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b5a3578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-SQLExpress.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+################################################################################
+##  File:  Validate-SQLExpress.ps1
+##  Desc:  Validate Microsoft SQL Express installation
+################################################################################
+
+#Parameters for database access
+$sqlUser = "sa"
+$sqlPassword = "P@ssword!!"
+$sqlInstance = "SQL2019"
+
+function Test-SqlConnection {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$ServerName,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$IntegratedSecurity,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$UserName,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$Password
+    )
+    $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+    try {
+        $connectionString = 'Server={0};Integrated Security={1};User ID={2};Password={3}' -f $ServerName,$IntegratedSecurity,$UserName,$Password
+        $sqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection $connectionString
+        $sqlConnection.Open()
+        Write-Host -Object "Connection to SQL Express was successful."
+        return $sqlConnection.ServerVersion
+
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host -Object "Connection to SQL Express cannot be established."
+        exit 1
+
+    } finally {
+        ## Close the connection when we're done
+        $sqlConnection.Close()
+    }
+}
+$instanceName = "$env:computername\$sqlInstance"
+$version = Test-SqlConnection -ServerName $instanceName -IntegratedSecurity "false" -UserName $sqlUser -Password $sqlPassword
+
+# Adding description of the software to Markdown
+$SoftwareName = "Git"
+$Description = @"
+_Version:_ $version<br/>
+_InstanceName:_ $sqlInstance<br/>
+_Username:_ $sqlUser<br/>
+_Password:_ $sqlPassword<br/>
+_Default Path:_ C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server
+"@
+
+Add-SoftwareDetailsToMarkdown -SoftwareName $SoftwareName -DescriptionMarkdown $Description