diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
index 6b85170b8493..b88b378dc855 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const dataSourceRadioButtonLabel = localize('dataSourceRadioButtonLabel',
 export const connectionRadioButtonLabel = localize('connectionRadioButtonLabel', "Connections");
 export const selectConnectionRadioButtonsTitle = localize('selectconnectionRadioButtonsTitle', "Specify connection from:");
 export const dataSourceDropdownTitle = localize('dataSourceDropdownTitle', "Data source");
+export const noDataSourcesText = localize('noDataSourcesText', "No data sources in this project");
 
 // Error messages
 
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/deployDatabaseDialog.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/deployDatabaseDialog.ts
index 6adc96093fe1..a35029dcdaa7 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/deployDatabaseDialog.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/deployDatabaseDialog.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class DeployDatabaseDialog {
 				ariaLabel: constants.databaseNameLabel
 			}).component();
 
-			this.dataSourcesFormComponent = this.createDataSourcesDropdown(view);
+			this.dataSourcesFormComponent = this.createDataSourcesFormComponent(view);
 
 			this.targetDatabaseTextBox.onTextChanged(() => {
 				this.tryEnableGenerateScriptAndOkButtons();
@@ -178,6 +178,18 @@ export class DeployDatabaseDialog {
 		};
 	}
 
+	private createDataSourcesFormComponent(view: azdata.ModelView): azdata.FormComponent {
+		if (this.project.dataSources.length > 0) {
+			return this.createDataSourcesDropdown(view);
+		} else {
+			const noDataSourcesText = view.modelBuilder.text().withProperties({ value: constants.noDataSourcesText }).component();
+			return {
+				title: constants.dataSourceDropdownTitle,
+				component: noDataSourcesText
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
 	private createDataSourcesDropdown(view: azdata.ModelView): azdata.FormComponent {
 		let dataSourcesValues: DataSourceDropdownValue[] = [];