diff --git a/src/EFCore.Relational/Query/QuerySqlGenerator.cs b/src/EFCore.Relational/Query/QuerySqlGenerator.cs
index 4f5bb991039..d6b20755f4f 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.Relational/Query/QuerySqlGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.Relational/Query/QuerySqlGenerator.cs
@@ -413,10 +413,7 @@ protected override Expression VisitFromSql(FromSqlExpression fromSqlExpression)
 
             _relationalCommandBuilder.AppendLine("(");
 
-            if (!_composableSql.IsMatch(fromSqlExpression.Sql))
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(RelationalStrings.FromSqlNonComposable);
-            }
+            CheckComposableSql(fromSqlExpression.Sql);
 
             using (_relationalCommandBuilder.Indent())
             {
@@ -430,6 +427,22 @@ protected override Expression VisitFromSql(FromSqlExpression fromSqlExpression)
             return fromSqlExpression;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks whether a given SQL string is composable, i.e. can be embedded as a subquery within a
+        /// larger SQL query.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sql"> An SQL string to be checked for composability. </param>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException"> The given SQL isn't composable. </exception>
+        protected virtual void CheckComposableSql([NotNull] string sql)
+        {
+            Check.NotNull(sql, nameof(sql));
+
+            if (!_composableSql.IsMatch(sql))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(RelationalStrings.FromSqlNonComposable);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override Expression VisitSqlBinary(SqlBinaryExpression sqlBinaryExpression)
         {