diff --git a/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt b/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt
index fe980c8077..c63940a0ca 100644
--- a/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt
+++ b/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ tmysql56connection_200.png
 tmysql57connection.png
 tmysql57connection_150.png
 tmysql57connection_200.png
+tmysql80connection.png
+tmysql80connection_150.png
+tmysql80connection_200.png
 tmysqlconnection.png
 tmysqlconnection_150.png
 tmysqlconnection_200.png
diff --git a/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas b/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas
index 250ee79b17..6d7688a126 100644
--- a/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas
+++ b/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ unit registersqldb;
 {$IF FPC_FULLVERSION >= 20701}
   {$DEFINE HASMYSQL57CONNECTION}
 {$ENDIF}
+{$IF FPC_FULLVERSION >= 30302}
+  // ToDo: set to 30301 when https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=38501 is applied
+  {$DEFINE HASMYSQL80CONNECTION}
+{$ENDIF}
 
 interface
 
@@ -97,6 +101,9 @@ uses
   {$IFDEF HASMYSQL57CONNECTION}
     mysql57conn,
   {$ENDIF}
+  {$IFDEF HASMYSQL80CONNECTION}
+    mysql80conn,
+  {$ENDIF}
   {$IFDEF HASSQLITE3CONNECTION}
     sqlite3conn,
   {$ENDIF}
@@ -268,6 +275,9 @@ begin
 {$IFDEF HASMYSQL57CONNECTION}
     ,TMySQL57Connection
 {$ENDIF}
+{$IFDEF HASMYSQL80CONNECTION}
+    ,TMySQL80Connection
+{$ENDIF}
 {$IFDEF HASSQLITE3CONNECTION}
     ,TSQLite3Connection
 {$ENDIF}
diff --git a/components/sqldb/registersqldb.res b/components/sqldb/registersqldb.res
index 946b59df9a..9f0b1f8d77 100644
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