diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c1cc10aaf..bfbf71204 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,68 @@ go:
   - 1.7
   - tip
 
+matrix:
+  include:
+    - env: DB=MYSQL57
+      sudo: required
+      dist: trusty
+      go: 1.8
+      services:
+        - docker
+      before_install:
+        - docker pull mysql:5.7
+        - docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:3307:3306 --name mysqld -e MYSQL_DATABASE=gotest -e MYSQL_USER=gotest -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=secret -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=verysecret
+          mysql:5.7 --innodb_log_file_size=256MB --innodb_buffer_pool_size=512MB --max_allowed_packet=16MB
+        - sleep 30
+        - cp .travis/docker.cnf ~/.my.cnf
+        - mysql --print-defaults
+        - .travis/wait_mysql.sh
+      before_script:
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_USER=gotest
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_PASS=secret
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_ADDR=127.0.0.1:3307
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_CONCURRENT=1
+
+    - env: DB=MARIA55
+      sudo: required
+      dist: trusty
+      go: 1.8
+      services:
+        - docker
+      before_install:
+        - docker pull mariadb:5.5
+        - docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:3307:3306 --name mysqld -e MYSQL_DATABASE=gotest -e MYSQL_USER=gotest -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=secret -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=verysecret
+          mariadb:5.5 --innodb_log_file_size=256MB --innodb_buffer_pool_size=512MB --max_allowed_packet=16MB
+        - sleep 30
+        - cp .travis/docker.cnf ~/.my.cnf
+        - mysql --print-defaults
+        - .travis/wait_mysql.sh
+      before_script:
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_USER=gotest
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_PASS=secret
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_ADDR=127.0.0.1:3307
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_CONCURRENT=1
+
+    - env: DB=MARIA10_1
+      sudo: required
+      dist: trusty
+      go: 1.8
+      services:
+        - docker
+      before_install:
+        - docker pull mariadb:10.1
+        - docker run -d -p 127.0.0.1:3307:3306 --name mysqld -e MYSQL_DATABASE=gotest -e MYSQL_USER=gotest -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=secret -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=verysecret
+          mariadb:10.1 --innodb_log_file_size=256MB --innodb_buffer_pool_size=512MB --max_allowed_packet=16MB
+        - sleep 30
+        - cp .travis/docker.cnf ~/.my.cnf
+        - mysql --print-defaults
+        - .travis/wait_mysql.sh
+      before_script:
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_USER=gotest
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_PASS=secret
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_ADDR=127.0.0.1:3307
+        - export MYSQL_TEST_CONCURRENT=1
+
+
 before_script:
   - mysql -e 'create database gotest;'
diff --git a/.travis/docker.cnf b/.travis/docker.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e57754e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/docker.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[client]
+user = gotest
+password = secret
+host = 127.0.0.1
+port = 3307
diff --git a/.travis/wait_mysql.sh b/.travis/wait_mysql.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..abcf5f0ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/wait_mysql.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+while :
+do
+    sleep 3
+    if mysql -e 'select version()'; then
+        break
+    fi
+done