diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc5ffc4..611e2d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and dropping databases / roles.
 
 - PostgreSQL
 - MySQL
+- MySQL 8
 - SQLite3 (partial support even though most of the functions won't make sense with this)
 - ~~Oracle DB Express (TBD)~~
 - ~~MSSQL (TBD if we can get integration tests to run automatically)~~
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index afaedc7..09c651f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ services:
     environment:
       - TZ=UTC
       - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=mysqlrootpassword
+  mysql8:
+    image: mysql:8
+    ports:
+      - '23306:3306'
+    environment:
+      - TZ=UTC
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=mysqlrootpassword
   postgresql:
     image: mdillon/postgis:9.6
     ports:
diff --git a/lib/MySql2DatabaseManager.js b/lib/MySql2DatabaseManager.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55d3b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/MySql2DatabaseManager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+var DatabaseManager = require('./DatabaseManager').default,
+  classUtils = require('./class-utils'),
+  mysql = require('mysql2'),
+  Promise = require('bluebird'),
+  _ = require('lodash');
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @extends DatabaseManager
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *   - Even though the method signature implicates that _masterConnectionUrl returns
+ *     an URL string, it actually returns an object because MySQL node lib
+ *     assumes that the database name is defined in the URL format.
+ *
+ */
+function MySql2DatabaseManager() {
+  DatabaseManager.apply(this, arguments);
+  this._masterClient = null;
+  this._cachedTableNames = null;
+}
+
+classUtils.inherits(MySql2DatabaseManager, DatabaseManager);
+
+/**
+ * @Override
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype.createDbOwnerIfNotExist = function() {
+  return this._masterQuery("CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS ?@'%' IDENTIFIED BY ?", [
+    this.config.knex.connection.user,
+    this.config.knex.connection.password,
+  ]);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @Override
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype.createDb = function(databaseName) {
+  databaseName = databaseName || this.config.knex.connection.database;
+  var collate = this.config.dbManager.collate;
+  var owner = this.config.knex.connection.user;
+  var self = this;
+  var promise = Promise.reject(new Error());
+
+  if (_.isEmpty(collate)) {
+    promise = promise.catch(function() {
+      return self._masterQuery(
+        'CREATE DATABASE ?? DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 DEFAULT COLLATE utf8_general_ci',
+        [databaseName]
+      );
+    });
+  } else {
+    // Try to create with each collate. Use the first one that works. This is kind of a hack
+    // but seems to be the only reliable way to make this work with both windows and unix.
+    _.each(collate, function(locale) {
+      promise = promise.catch(function() {
+        return self._masterQuery(
+          'CREATE DATABASE ?? DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 DEFAULT COLLATE ?',
+          [databaseName, locale]
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  promise = promise.then(function() {
+    return self._masterQuery('GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ??.* TO ??', [
+      databaseName,
+      owner,
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  return promise;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Drops database with name if db exists.
+ *
+ * @Override
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype.dropDb = function(databaseName) {
+  databaseName = databaseName || this.config.knex.connection.database;
+  return this._masterQuery('DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ??', [databaseName]);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @Override
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype.truncateDb = function(ignoreTables) {
+  var knex = this.knexInstance();
+  var config = this.config;
+
+  if (!this._cachedTableNames) {
+    this._updateTableNameCache(knex, config);
+  }
+
+  return this._cachedTableNames.then(function(tableNames) {
+    if (!_.isEmpty(tableNames)) {
+      return knex.transaction(function(trx) {
+        return knex
+          .raw('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0')
+          .transacting(trx)
+          .then(function() {
+            // ignore the tables based on `ignoreTables`
+            var filteredTables = _.differenceWith(
+              tableNames,
+              ignoreTables,
+              _.isEqual
+            );
+            return Promise.map(
+              filteredTables,
+              function(tableName) {
+                return knex
+                  .table(tableName)
+                  .truncate()
+                  .transacting(trx);
+              },
+              { concurrency: 1 }
+            );
+          });
+      });
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype._updateTableNameCache = function(knex, config) {
+  this._cachedTableNames = knex('information_schema.TABLES')
+    .select('TABLE_NAME')
+    .where('TABLE_SCHEMA', config.knex.connection.database)
+    .then(function(tables) {
+      return _.without(
+        _.map(tables, 'TABLE_NAME'),
+        config.knex.migrations.tableName
+      );
+    });
+};
+
+/**
+ * @Override
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype.close = function() {
+  var disconnectAll = [this.closeKnex()];
+  if (this._masterClient) {
+    disconnectAll.push(
+      this._masterClient.then(function(client) {
+        client.end();
+      })
+    );
+    this._masterClient = null;
+  }
+  return Promise.all(disconnectAll);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype._masterQuery = function(query, params) {
+  var self = this;
+  if (!this._masterClient) {
+    this._masterClient = this.create_masterClient();
+  }
+  return this._masterClient.then(function(client) {
+    return self.perform_masterQuery(client, query, params);
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype.create_masterClient = function() {
+  var self = this;
+  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+    var client = mysql.createConnection(self._masterConnectionUrl());
+    client.connect(function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        resolve(client);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype.perform_masterQuery = function(
+  client,
+  query,
+  params
+) {
+  return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+    if (params) {
+      query = mysql.format(query, params);
+    }
+    client.query(query, function(err, result) {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        resolve(result);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @returns {String}
+ */
+MySql2DatabaseManager.prototype._masterConnectionUrl = function() {
+  return {
+    host: this.config.knex.connection.host,
+    port: this.config.knex.connection.port || 3306,
+    user: this.config.dbManager.superUser,
+    password: this.config.dbManager.superPassword,
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  default: MySql2DatabaseManager,
+  MySql2DatabaseManager: MySql2DatabaseManager,
+};
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 59a6742..2f047c9 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const {default: MySqlDatabaseManager} = require('./MySqlDatabaseManager');
 /**
  * Configuration is dodo-objection configuration.
  *
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ module.exports = {
         var MySqlDatabaseManager = require('./MySqlDatabaseManager').default;
         return new MySqlDatabaseManager(config);
       }
+      case 'mysql2': {
+        var MySql2DatabaseManager = require('./MySql2DatabaseManager').default;
+        return new MySql2DatabaseManager(config);
+      }
       case 'sqlite3':
       case 'sqlite': {
         var SqliteDatabaseManager = require('./SqliteDatabaseManager').default;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae416d9..e2ebc29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "mocha": "^7.1.1",
     "mysql": "^2.13.0",
+    "mysql2": "^2.3.3",
     "npm-check": "^5.9.2",
     "nsp": "^3.2.1",
     "pg": "^8.3.2",
diff --git a/tests/database-manager.spec.js b/tests/database-manager.spec.js
index 159f818..83bef92 100644
--- a/tests/database-manager.spec.js
+++ b/tests/database-manager.spec.js
@@ -73,6 +73,22 @@ var mySqlConf = {
   },
 };
 
+var mySql2Conf = {
+  knex: {
+    client: 'mysql2',
+    connection: _.assign({}, connection, {
+      port: 23306,
+    }),
+    pool: pool,
+    migrations: migrations,
+  },
+  dbManager: {
+    collate: ['utf8_swedish_ci'],
+    superUser: 'root',
+    superPassword: 'mysqlrootpassword',
+  },
+};
+
 var sqliteConf = {
   knex: {
     client: 'sqlite',
@@ -147,6 +163,10 @@ var availableDatabases = [
   {
     name: 'MySQL 5.7',
     manager: dbManagerFactory(mySqlConf),
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'MySQL 8.0',
+    manager: dbManagerFactory(mySql2Conf),
     //  },{
     //    name: 'SQLite',
     //    manager: dbManagerFactory(sqliteConf)
@@ -268,7 +288,7 @@ _.map(availableDatabases, function(db) {
 
     it('#copyDb should copy a database', function() {
       // CopyDB not implemented on MySqlDatabaseManager yet...
-      if (dbManager.config.knex.client === 'mysql') {
+      if (['mysql', 'mysql2'].includes(dbManager.config.knex.client)) {
         return;
       }
       return dbManager
@@ -329,7 +349,7 @@ _.map(availableDatabases, function(db) {
 
     it('#updateIdSequences should update primary key sequences', function() {
       // UpdateIdSequences not implemented on MySqlDatabaseManager yet...
-      if (dbManager.config.knex.client === 'mysql') {
+      if (['mysql', 'mysql2'].includes(dbManager.config.knex.client)) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -364,7 +384,7 @@ _.map(availableDatabases, function(db) {
 
     it('#updateIdSequences should work with empty table and with minimum value other than 1', function() {
       // UpdateIdSequences not implemented on MySqlDatabaseManager yet...
-      if (dbManager.config.knex.client === 'mysql') {
+      if (['mysql', 'mysql2'].includes(dbManager.config.knex.client)) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/tests/dialect-aliases.spec.js b/tests/dialect-aliases.spec.js
index 57562de..81ef360 100644
--- a/tests/dialect-aliases.spec.js
+++ b/tests/dialect-aliases.spec.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('Testing dialect aliases', function() {
     'postgres',
     'postgresql',
     'mysql',
+    'mysql2',
     'maria',
     'mariadb',
     'mariasql',
diff --git a/wait-databases.sh b/wait-databases.sh
index d0d7ed2..00f5d48 100644
--- a/wait-databases.sh
+++ b/wait-databases.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 
 
-for i in $(seq 60); do 
-  docker-compose exec postgresql psql postgres://postgres:postgresrootpassword@localhost -c "SELECT 1" && break; 
-  sleep 1; 
+for i in $(seq 60); do
+  docker-compose exec postgresql psql postgres://postgres:postgresrootpassword@localhost -c "SELECT 1" && break;
+  sleep 1;
 done
 
-for i in $(seq 60); do 
-  docker-compose exec postgresql10 psql postgres://postgres:postgresrootpassword@localhost -c "SELECT 1" && break; 
-  sleep 1; 
+for i in $(seq 60); do
+  docker-compose exec postgresql10 psql postgres://postgres:postgresrootpassword@localhost -c "SELECT 1" && break;
+  sleep 1;
 done
 
-for i in $(seq 60); do 
-  docker-compose exec mysql mysql -hmysql -uroot -pmysqlrootpassword -e "SELECT 1" && break; 
-  sleep 1; 
+for i in $(seq 60); do
+  docker-compose exec mysql mysql -hmysql -uroot -pmysqlrootpassword -e "SELECT 1" && break;
+  sleep 1;
+done
+
+for i in $(seq 60); do
+  docker-compose exec mysql8 mysql -hmysql -uroot -pmysqlrootpassword -e "SELECT 1" && break;
+  sleep 1;
 done