diff --git a/augur/api/server.py b/augur/api/server.py
index e66228c518..77eb83bd82 100644
--- a/augur/api/server.py
+++ b/augur/api/server.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def get_server_cache(cache_manager) -> Cache:
 
 logger = AugurLogger("server").get_logger()
 url = get_database_string()
-engine = create_database_engine(url, poolclass=StaticPool)
+engine = create_database_engine(url, poolclass=StaticPool, connect_args={"application_name": f"augur v{augur_code_version} api"})
 db_session = DatabaseSession(logger, engine)
 augur_config = AugurConfig(logger, db_session)
 
diff --git a/augur/application/cli/db.py b/augur/application/cli/db.py
index a989050518..16b142e78d 100644
--- a/augur/application/cli/db.py
+++ b/augur/application/cli/db.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def run_psql_command_in_database(target_type, target):
             database_name = db_config["database_name"]
 
             db_conn_string = f"postgresql+psycopg2://{db_config['user']}:{db_config['password']}@{db_config['host']}:{db_config['port']}/{db_config['database_name']}"
-            engine = s.create_engine(db_conn_string)
+            engine = s.create_engine(db_conn_string, connect_args={"application_name": f"augur cli"})
 
     check_call(
         [
diff --git a/augur/application/db/__init__.py b/augur/application/db/__init__.py
index f460bee363..fe9f0d1e01 100644
--- a/augur/application/db/__init__.py
+++ b/augur/application/db/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def get_engine():
 
     if engine is None:
         url = get_database_string()
-        engine = create_database_engine(url=url, poolclass=StaticPool)  
+        engine = create_database_engine(url=url, poolclass=StaticPool, connect_args={"application_name": f"augur"})  
         Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
     
     return engine
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_session():
 def temporary_database_engine():
 
     url = get_database_string()
-    temporary_database_engine = create_database_engine(url=url, poolclass=StaticPool)  
+    temporary_database_engine = create_database_engine(url=url, poolclass=StaticPool, connect_args={"application_name": f"augur v{__version__} temporary"})  
 
     try:
         yield temporary_database_engine
diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 218ba31950..b72b400021 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 from augur.application.config import AugurConfig
 from augur.application.db.engine import get_database_string, create_database_engine, parse_database_string, execute_sql_file
 
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 default_repo_id = "25430"
@@ -104,7 +103,8 @@ def generate_db_from_template(template_name):
     create_database(conn, cursor, test_db_name, template_name)
 
     # create engine to connect to db
-    engine = create_database_engine(test_db_string, poolclass=StaticPool)
+    engine = create_database_engine(test_db_string, poolclass=StaticPool, connect_args={"application_name": f"augur tests"})
+
 
     yield engine