diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 8621d032b7..fac12b0841 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 2.0.25 under development
 ------------------------
 
-- no changes in this release.
+- Bug #17486: Fixed error when using `batch()` without `$db` parameter with MSSQL (alexkart)
 
 
 2.0.24 July 30, 2019
diff --git a/framework/db/BatchQueryResult.php b/framework/db/BatchQueryResult.php
index fd7391c691..4dd972308a 100644
--- a/framework/db/BatchQueryResult.php
+++ b/framework/db/BatchQueryResult.php
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ class BatchQueryResult extends BaseObject implements \Iterator
 
     /**
      * Reads and collects rows for batch
-     * @since 2.0.23
      * @return array
+     * @since 2.0.23
      */
     protected function getRows()
     {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class BatchQueryResult extends BaseObject implements \Iterator
             }
         } catch (\PDOException $e) {
             $errorCode = isset($e->errorInfo[1]) ? $e->errorInfo[1] : null;
-            if ($this->db->driverName !== 'sqlsrv' || $errorCode !== $this->mssqlNoMoreRowsErrorCode) {
+            if ($this->getDbDriverName() !== 'sqlsrv' || $errorCode !== $this->mssqlNoMoreRowsErrorCode) {
                 throw $e;
             }
         }
@@ -202,4 +202,22 @@ class BatchQueryResult extends BaseObject implements \Iterator
     {
         return !empty($this->_batch);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets db driver name from the db connection that is passed to the `batch()`, if it is not passed it uses
+     * connection from the active record model
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    private function getDbDriverName()
+    {
+        if (isset($this->db->driverName)) {
+            return $this->db->driverName;
+        }
+
+        if (isset($this->_batch[0]->db->driverName)) {
+            return $this->_batch[0]->db->driverName;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/framework/db/BatchQueryResultTest.php b/tests/framework/db/BatchQueryResultTest.php
index 2cdca486c1..24d9fdebd0 100644
--- a/tests/framework/db/BatchQueryResultTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/db/BatchQueryResultTest.php
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ abstract class BatchQueryResultTest extends DatabaseTestCase
         $this->assertCount(0, $customers[2]->orders);
     }
 
+    public function testBatchWithoutDbParameter()
+    {
+        $query = Customer::find()->orderBy('id')->limit(3);
+        $customers = $this->getAllRowsFromBach($query->batch(2));
+        $this->assertCount(3, $customers);
+        $this->assertEquals('user1', $customers[0]->name);
+        $this->assertEquals('user2', $customers[1]->name);
+        $this->assertEquals('user3', $customers[2]->name);
+    }
+
     protected function getAllRowsFromBach(BatchQueryResult $batch)
     {
         $allRows = [];