diff --git a/docs/find-options.md b/docs/find-options.md
index fc2363db3..138a7a668 100644
--- a/docs/find-options.md
+++ b/docs/find-options.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ userRepository.find({
 ```
 or
 ```ts
-{ mode: "pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write" }
+{ mode: "pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write"|"dirty_read" }
 ```
 
 for example:
diff --git a/docs/select-query-builder.md b/docs/select-query-builder.md
index 87775824d..78cac5d30 100644
--- a/docs/select-query-builder.md
+++ b/docs/select-query-builder.md
@@ -825,6 +825,14 @@ const users = await getRepository(User)
     .getMany();
 ```
 
+To use dirty read locking use the following method:
+
+```typescript
+const users = await getRepository(User)
+    .createQueryBuilder("user")
+    .setLock("dirty_read")
+    .getMany();
+
 To use optimistic locking use the following method:
 
 ```typescript
diff --git a/src/query-builder/QueryExpressionMap.ts b/src/query-builder/QueryExpressionMap.ts
index 501e13867..dadb92f72 100644
--- a/src/query-builder/QueryExpressionMap.ts
+++ b/src/query-builder/QueryExpressionMap.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class QueryExpressionMap {
     /**
      * Locking mode.
      */
-    lockMode?: "optimistic"|"pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write";
+    lockMode?: "optimistic"|"pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write"|"dirty_read";
 
     /**
      * Current version of the entity, used for locking.
diff --git a/src/query-builder/SelectQueryBuilder.ts b/src/query-builder/SelectQueryBuilder.ts
index c602f350a..135e60dbd 100644
--- a/src/query-builder/SelectQueryBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/query-builder/SelectQueryBuilder.ts
@@ -949,12 +949,12 @@ export class SelectQueryBuilder<Entity> extends QueryBuilder<Entity> implements
     /**
      * Sets locking mode.
      */
-    setLock(lockMode: "pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write"): this;
+    setLock(lockMode: "pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write"|"dirty_read"): this;
 
     /**
      * Sets locking mode.
      */
-    setLock(lockMode: "optimistic"|"pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write", lockVersion?: number|Date): this {
+    setLock(lockMode: "optimistic"|"pessimistic_read"|"pessimistic_write"|"dirty_read", lockVersion?: number|Date): this {
         this.expressionMap.lockMode = lockMode;
         this.expressionMap.lockVersion = lockVersion;
         return this;
@@ -1385,6 +1385,9 @@ export class SelectQueryBuilder<Entity> extends QueryBuilder<Entity> implements
                 case "pessimistic_write":
                     lock = " WITH (UPDLOCK, ROWLOCK)";
                     break;
+                case "dirty_read":
+                    lock = " WITH (NOLOCK)";
+                    break;
             }
         }
 
@@ -1616,6 +1619,16 @@ export class SelectQueryBuilder<Entity> extends QueryBuilder<Entity> implements
                 } else if (driver instanceof SqlServerDriver) {
                     return "";
 
+                } else {
+                    throw new LockNotSupportedOnGivenDriverError();
+                }
+            case "dirty_read":
+                if (driver instanceof SqlServerDriver) {
+                    return " WITH (NOLOCK)";
+                    
+                } else if (driver instanceof MysqlDriver || driver instanceof PostgresDriver || driver instanceof OracleDriver) {
+                    return "";
+
                 } else {
                     throw new LockNotSupportedOnGivenDriverError();
                 }
diff --git a/test/functional/query-builder/locking/query-builder-locking.ts b/test/functional/query-builder/locking/query-builder-locking.ts
index c60027cb6..aa43fc140 100644
--- a/test/functional/query-builder/locking/query-builder-locking.ts
+++ b/test/functional/query-builder/locking/query-builder-locking.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,21 @@ describe("query builder > locking", () => {
         }
     })));
 
+    it("should attach dirty read lock statement on query if locking enabled", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
+        if (connection.driver instanceof AbstractSqliteDriver || connection.driver instanceof CockroachDriver)
+            return;
+
+        const sql = connection.createQueryBuilder(PostWithVersion, "post")
+            .setLock("dirty_read")
+            .where("post.id = :id", { id: 1 })
+            .getSql();
+
+        if (connection.driver instanceof SqlServerDriver) {
+            expect(sql.indexOf("WITH (NOLOCK)") !== -1).to.be.true;
+
+        }
+    })));
+
     it("should not attach pessimistic write lock statement on query if locking is not used", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
         if (connection.driver instanceof AbstractSqliteDriver)
             return;
@@ -129,6 +144,20 @@ describe("query builder > locking", () => {
 
     })));
 
+    it("should attach pessimistic read lock statement on query if locking enabled", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
+        if (connection.driver instanceof AbstractSqliteDriver || connection.driver instanceof CockroachDriver)
+            return;
+
+        const sql = connection.createQueryBuilder(PostWithVersion, "post")
+            .setLock("dirty_read")
+            .where("post.id = :id", { id: 1 })
+            .getSql();
+
+        if (connection.driver instanceof SqlServerDriver) {
+            expect(sql.indexOf("WITH (NOLOCK)") !== -1).to.be.true;
+        }
+    })));
+
     it("should throw error if optimistic lock used with getMany method", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
 
        return connection.createQueryBuilder(PostWithVersion, "post")