diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2baf4d58..16d29875 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ out
 .gradle
 dalesbred/src/test/resources/postgresql-connection.properties
 dalesbred/src/test/resources/mysql-connection.properties
+dalesbred/src/test/resources/mariadb-connection.properties
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dalesbred.java-library-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dalesbred.java-library-conventions.gradle.kts
index d5c95591..4cd66d35 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dalesbred.java-library-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dalesbred.java-library-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ dependencyManagement {
         dependency("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.4.0")
         dependency("com.h2database:h2:1.4.200")
         dependency("mysql:mysql-connector-java:8.0.26")
+        dependency("org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:3.4.1")
         dependency("com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc8:21.3.0.0")
         dependency("junit:junit:4.13.2")
         dependency("ch.qos.logback:logback-core:$logbackVersion")
diff --git a/dalesbred/build.gradle.kts b/dalesbred/build.gradle.kts
index 3109bf1b..bb8eb4b7 100644
--- a/dalesbred/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dalesbred/build.gradle.kts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation("org.hsqldb:hsqldb")
     testImplementation("com.h2database:h2")
     testImplementation("mysql:mysql-connector-java")
+    testImplementation("org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client")
     testImplementation("junit:junit")
     testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-core")
     testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic")
diff --git a/dalesbred/src/main/java/org/dalesbred/dialect/Dialect.java b/dalesbred/src/main/java/org/dalesbred/dialect/Dialect.java
index 24350b70..8043c77c 100644
--- a/dalesbred/src/main/java/org/dalesbred/dialect/Dialect.java
+++ b/dalesbred/src/main/java/org/dalesbred/dialect/Dialect.java
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ public abstract class Dialect {
                     log.debug("Automatically detected dialect MySQL.");
                     return new MySQLDialect();
 
+                case "MariaDB":
+                    log.debug("Automatically detected dialect MariaDB.");
+                    return new MariaDBDialect();
+
                 case "Oracle":
                     log.debug("Automatically detected dialect Oracle.");
                     return new OracleDialect();
diff --git a/dalesbred/src/main/java/org/dalesbred/dialect/MariaDBDialect.java b/dalesbred/src/main/java/org/dalesbred/dialect/MariaDBDialect.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be8dd45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dalesbred/src/main/java/org/dalesbred/dialect/MariaDBDialect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Evident Solutions Oy
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package org.dalesbred.dialect;
+
+/**
+ * Support for MariaDB.
+ */
+public class MariaDBDialect extends Dialect {
+}
diff --git a/dalesbred/src/test/kotlin/org/dalesbred/TestDatabaseProvider.kt b/dalesbred/src/test/kotlin/org/dalesbred/TestDatabaseProvider.kt
index 9d17b06a..0eae4526 100644
--- a/dalesbred/src/test/kotlin/org/dalesbred/TestDatabaseProvider.kt
+++ b/dalesbred/src/test/kotlin/org/dalesbred/TestDatabaseProvider.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ object TestDatabaseProvider {
     fun createMySQLConnectionProvider() =
         createConnectionProviderFromProperties("mysql-connection.properties")
 
+    fun createMariaDBConnectionProvider() =
+        createConnectionProviderFromProperties("mariadb-connection.properties")
+
     fun createInMemoryHSQLConnectionProvider(): ConnectionProvider =
         DriverManagerConnectionProvider("jdbc:hsqldb:.", "sa", "")
 
diff --git a/dalesbred/src/test/kotlin/org/dalesbred/dialect/MariaDBDialectTest.kt b/dalesbred/src/test/kotlin/org/dalesbred/dialect/MariaDBDialectTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a5d5178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dalesbred/src/test/kotlin/org/dalesbred/dialect/MariaDBDialectTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Evident Solutions Oy
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package org.dalesbred.dialect
+
+import org.dalesbred.TestDatabaseProvider
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class MariaDBDialectTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun detectMariaDbDialect() {
+        val dialect = Dialect.detect(TestDatabaseProvider.createMariaDBConnectionProvider())
+        assertTrue { dialect is MariaDBDialect }
+    }
+}