diff --git a/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt b/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt
index fa7332759b..220990d140 100644
--- a/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt
+++ b/components/sqldb/design/registersqldb.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ tmysql40connection.png
 tmysql41connection.png
 tmysql50connection.png
 tmysql51connection.png
+tmysql55connection.png
 tmysqlconnection.png
 todbcconnection.png
 toracleconnection.png
diff --git a/components/sqldb/registersqldb.lrs b/components/sqldb/registersqldb.lrs
index 1fb6b83278..471b53b6b5 100644
--- a/components/sqldb/registersqldb.lrs
+++ b/components/sqldb/registersqldb.lrs
@@ -336,6 +336,62 @@ LazarusResources.Add('tmysql51connection','PNG',[
   +#249#129#17#190#248#199#215#252#27'A'#164#205'h'#153#3'st'#0#0#0#0'IEND'#174
   +'B`'#130
 ]);
+LazarusResources.Add('tmysql55connection','PNG',[
+  #137'PNG'#13#10#26#10#0#0#0#13'IHDR'#0#0#0#24#0#0#0#24#8#6#0#0#0#224'w='#248#0
+  +#0#0#1'sRGB'#0#174#206#28#233#0#0#4#211'IDATH'#199#173#150'[l'#20'e'#20#199
+  +#127'3;{'#223#237#182']p'#187#5'W,'#9'r'#17'iQhKi'#186#138#4#193#7'DCDH'#140
+  +#128#248#0#15#196#144'('#9#15#6'^'#128#132#7'x0'#198#16'@C'#20'c'#12#198'H'
+  +#168#173#20#22#10#133#174'@'#193'r'#145'k'#177#5#183'E'#182#237'v'#239#179'3'
+  +#243#249' '#221't'#1#21#18#207#211#156#127#190#153#223#249#127#231#156'd'#164
+  +#239#191'o'#17#161#208'Y'#212'l'#150#21'+'#23'1c'#198#20#137#255'1'#164#143
+  +'>'#222'.'#222'['#249#22'==}'#156'l='#141#207'WBm'#237'4*+''>1h'#203#150'=b'
+  +#248'y'#253#250#229#18#128#180'y'#243'n1'#187#161#154#234#218#201'\'#235#234
+  +#231'l'#248'<'#183'n'#220'B'#24#26'n'#151#157#217'u'#211#153'1'#243#223']55'
+  +#181#137#142#142'+'#5'Z}}'#229#223#14#0#182'o'#255'Z'#188#242'Z'#16#143#183
+  +#148#148'*p'#218'm$'#134'bDz'#238#16'n;'#141'E'#145'X'#183#238']'#233#193'*G'
+  +#134#215#235'!'#16'('#227'A'#144#4'p'#225#194'5q'#236#196'E'#222'x'#251'unGb'
+  +'|'#246#233'>f'#215'W'#209#208'0'#19#171'E'#166#181#165#149#142'p'#7'k'#214
+  +',a'#220#184'r'#169#169#169#237'!Hwwo'#1' '#127'E'#195#7'v'#236#216''''#170
+  +'fU360'#150'#'#161'0'#199'[;x'#127#245'2LB'#199#239'/'#229'RG'''#135#14#182
+  +#176'v'#237'R'#2#1#191#180's'#231#254#135' '#129'@'#25'@'#129#139'<'#224#208
+  +#161'S'#162'+'#146#228#229#185#245#12'&2'#220#238'KbQ'#192'j'#145'1K'#130'r'
+  +#191#151#171#23'/q'#180#233'0['#183'~(='#216#131#238#238#222'|'#30#141#198
+  +#242'='#144#135#197#170#202#137's'#239#222#185'Mt0'#129',4,'#10#244'''T'#226
+  +')'#141'T'#14#186#239'D'#169#152'4'#153'I'#149#211#216#182#237#139#130#234
+  +#231#205#155'%'#173'Z'#245'f'#1#180#174#174'J'#170#171#171#146#10#196'o'#246
+  +'5'#138#1#213'B'#245#236#26'2'#153'47"I4M'#224'r'#152'pXLX'#21#137#242'r/'
+  +#223#237#249#138#186#154#201#204#153'S'#253#159#163','#143'L'#26#26#166#211
+  +'u'#249#18#253#177'8'#154'.(+'#182#146#206'j'#196#147'9'#134'R'#26#201#172
+  +#193#221'{qj'#231'4'#208#210#18'~'#172#221'('#0#248#203'}'#146#203#237'"'#171
+  +#26#164#178':f'#179#196'('#143#149#129#184'F*'#163#145#202#234#12#12#165'('
+  +#242#250'pxJh<'#216'*'#158#8'p'#249#210'u'#161'8'#138'@'#177#146#201#230'H'
+  +#166'u'#188#30#11'%n'#133#254#184'J"'#163#145#206#26#244#199'R<WY'#197#169
+  +#246#206'''sp'#235'V'#4'aq'#160'j'#6'9!'#147#211'!'#157#214#9#248#28#20'9'
+  +#205#196#226'*iUg0'#150#194#235#31#3'&;'#225#246'_'#197'c'#3'tMC'#215'A'#213
+  +'a('#26'%'#149'H'#161#26#144'Q'#5#21'eN'#28'6'#133'XB#'#147#211#137#167#179
+  +'TL'#157#202#209#208#153#199'wPZ'#234'AM'#167#209#13'8s'#168#145#235#23':'
+  +#145#204#22'R'#153#28#170'.'#24'?'#198#133#213'"'#147#200#24#12#13#165#241'='
+  +#243','#131'i'#141'Sm'#231#254#209'E~'#204#4#20#28#218#180#233'sL&3'#27'6'
+  +#172'(x'#225#167'p'#132#171#183#19#216#173'2'#163#138#157#228#226'QN'#28'<@m'
+  +#205'T'#222'Y'#186'@z$@'#132'B'#130'`'#16'B!'#246#246#164'8'#210'~'#131#249
+  +#13#147'X<ZaX'#255#209'2'#1#0#151#221#196'@B'#229#143'{'#25#138#221'fJ'#139
+  +#236#152#180#12'7/_`'#160#183#143#154#154')'#5#251'!'#229#171#15#133#144#130
+  +'A'#9'`'#247#174#253'b'#250#139#147#153'V91'#255'q'#195'dA'#214'U'#204#138
+  +#140#211'j'#162#171'7'#137#166#27#20#187#204#20#187'm'#248'F'#185#200#165#135
+  +'8'#223'~'#22#167#205#204#226#197#175'J'#133#128#145'q'#31#246'('#189#209'>'
+  +#1#187#213#132'a'#192#205#222'$Ev'#133'"'#167#25#183'C'#193#239'+'#166#172'D'
+  +#225'H'#243'I~i?'#199#198#141#171'%'#229'>'#165#224#238'D0(F'#234'='#221#17
+  +#177'ko3'#159#4#131'H'#225#8#186'!pX'#205'x'#221'V'#146'Y'#13#129#132#170#230
+  +'h9'#240'3'#177#254'('#146#16'TT'#140'%'#26#141'}'#160'<'#206#186'?'#29#240
+  +'K'#199#143#157#22#0'6'#135#3'='#147'B '#24#237#177#146#249'S'#195'0'#4#178
+  +',s'#250#212#25#22'-'#12'2'#127'A'#189'T0'#166#2#132#8#133'D'#190#225'#&k8'
+  +#175'3'#18#0#252'~'#245'*v'#167#3'C'#215#177#219'd<.'#11'9'#205'@'#177#216'X'
+  +#178'r'#25'G[;hl<.'#30'=E'#15#246#224#17#250#151#221')'#202'&<O'#137#199#133
+  +'Y'#1'5'''#184';'#148#197'm'#147#241#150#184'1'#178'q'#154'~h'#230#169'Q'#30
+  +#150'/_(='#241#159#195#189#190'{'#223#30'8'#220#185#248#133#153'/a'#232'*6'
+  +#197'D'#223'`'#22#147'I'#198'e'#149'(.'#178'3'#222#239#160#169#185#157'+'#191
+  +#221#228'/Cb9'#163'-'#167'2k'#0#0#0#0'IEND'#174'B`'#130
+]);
 LazarusResources.Add('tmysqlconnection','PNG',[
   #137'PNG'#13#10#26#10#0#0#0#13'IHDR'#0#0#0#24#0#0#0#24#8#6#0#0#0#224'w='#248#0
   +#0#0#6'bKGD'#0#255#0#255#0#255#160#189#167#147#0#0#0#9'pHYs'#0#0#11#19#0#0#11
diff --git a/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas b/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas
index 3af862baa9..223cc5e0f5 100644
--- a/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas
+++ b/components/sqldb/registersqldb.pas
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ unit registersqldb;
 {$DEFINE HASSQLPARSER}
 {$ENDIF}
 
+{$IF FPC_FULLVERSION>= 20601}
+{$DEFINE HASMYSQL55CONNECTION}
+{$ENDIF}
+
 {$IF FPC_FULLVERSION>= 20601}
 {$IF DEFINED(BEOS) OR DEFINED(HAIKU) OR DEFINED(LINUX) OR DEFINED(FREEBSD) OR DEFINED (NETBSD) OR DEFINED(OPENBSD) OR DEFINED(WIN32) OR DEFINED(WIN64)}
 // MS SQL Server and Sybase ASE connectors were introduced in the FPC 2.7 development branch, and
@@ -64,6 +68,9 @@ uses
 {$IFDEF HASMYSQL51CONNECTION}
   mysql51conn,
 {$ENDIF}
+{$IFDEF HASMYSQL55CONNECTION}
+  mysql55conn,
+{$ENDIF}
 {$IFDEF HASSQLITE3CONNECTION}
   sqlite3conn,
 {$ENDIF}
@@ -159,6 +166,9 @@ begin
 {$IFDEF HASMYSQL51CONNECTION}
                               TMySQL51Connection,
 {$ENDIF}
+{$IFDEF HASMYSQL55CONNECTION}
+                              TMySQL55Connection,
+{$ENDIF}
 {$IFDEF HASSQLITE3CONNECTION}
                               TSQLite3Connection,
 {$ENDIF}