diff --git a/.github/docker-compose-mysqlx.yml b/.github/docker-compose-mysqlx.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47d304a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/docker-compose-mysqlx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+version: '3'
+services:
+  mysql:
+    image: mysql/mysql-server:${REFORM_IMAGE_VERSION}
+    command: --plugin-load=mysqlx=mysqlx.so
+    environment:
+      - TZ=Europe/Moscow
+      - MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=1
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=%
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:3306:3306
+      - 127.0.0.1:33060:33060
diff --git a/.github/test-dc.go b/.github/test-dc.go
index 92d1c4f8..0e49e45b 100644
--- a/.github/test-dc.go
+++ b/.github/test-dc.go
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ var configs = []config{
 		},
 		"5.7",
 	},
+	{
+		[]string{"mysqlx"},
+		[]string{
+			"5.7",
+			"8.0",
+		},
+		"5.7",
+	},
 
 	{
 		[]string{"sqlite3"},
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1d530018..b55d4f0a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ env:
     - GORACE="halt_on_error=1"
 
   # Generated with 'go run .github/test-dc.go gen'.
-  # 21 combinations:
+  # 23 combinations:
   #   postgres, pgx: 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10
   #   mysql, mysql-traditional: 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 8.0
+  #   mysqlx: 5.7, 8.0
   #   sqlite3: dummy
   #   mssql, sqlserver: latest
   matrix:
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ env:
     - REFORM_TARGET=mysql-traditional REFORM_IMAGE_VERSION=5.7
     - REFORM_TARGET=mysql-traditional REFORM_IMAGE_VERSION=8.0
 
+    - REFORM_TARGET=mysqlx REFORM_IMAGE_VERSION=5.7
+    - REFORM_TARGET=mysqlx REFORM_IMAGE_VERSION=8.0
+
     - REFORM_TARGET=sqlite3 REFORM_IMAGE_VERSION=dummy
 
     - REFORM_TARGET=mssql REFORM_IMAGE_VERSION=latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 138f06c5..081246df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ deps:
 	go get -u github.com/lib/pq
 	go get -u github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib
 	go get -u github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql
+	go get -u github.com/AlekSi/mysqlx
 	go get -u github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3
 	go get -u github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb
 
@@ -95,6 +96,15 @@ mysql-traditional: export REFORM_TEST_SOURCE = root@/reform-database?parseTime=t
 mysql-traditional: test
 	make test-db
 
+# run unit tests and integration tests for MySQL (mysqlx driver for X Protocol)
+mysqlx: export REFORM_DATABASE = mysql
+mysqlx: export REFORM_DRIVER = mysqlx
+mysqlx: export REFORM_ROOT_SOURCE = mysqlx://root@127.0.0.1:33060/?_auth-method=PLAIN
+mysqlx: export REFORM_INIT_SOURCE = mysqlx://root@127.0.0.1:33060/reform-database?_auth-method=PLAIN&time_zone=UTC&sql_mode=ANSI
+mysqlx: export REFORM_TEST_SOURCE = mysqlx://root@127.0.0.1:33060/reform-database?_auth-method=PLAIN&time_zone=UTC&sql_mode=ANSI
+mysqlx: test
+	make test-db
+
 # run unit tests and integration tests for SQLite3
 sqlite3: export REFORM_DATABASE = sqlite3
 sqlite3: export REFORM_DRIVER = sqlite3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2fa5ec0..a22cab9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ as opposed to `interface{}`, type system sidestepping, and runtime reflection. I
 
 Supported SQL dialects:
 
-| RDBMS                | Library and drivers                                                                                                              | Tested with
-| -----                | -------------------                                                                                                              | -----------
-| PostgreSQL           | [github.com/lib/pq](https://github.com/lib/pq) (`postgres`), [github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib](https://github.com/jackc/pgx) (`pgx`) | All [supported](https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/) versions.
-| MySQL                | [github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql) (`mysql`)                                               | All [supported](https://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/database.html) versions.
-| SQLite3              | [github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3](https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3) (`sqlite3`)                                                   |
-| Microsoft SQL Server | [github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb](https://github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb) (`mssql`, `sqlserver`)                              | Windows: SQL2008R2SP2, SQL2012SP1, SQL2014, SQL2016. Linux: [`microsoft/mssql-server-linux:latest` Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/mssql-server-linux/).
-
-Note that for MySQL [`clientFoundRows=true`](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#clientfoundrows) flag is required.
+| RDBMS                | Library and drivers                                                                                 | Status
+| -----                | -------------------                                                                                 | -----------
+| PostgreSQL           | [github.com/lib/pq](https://github.com/lib/pq) (`postgres`)                                         | Stable. Tested with all [supported](https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/) versions.
+|                      | [github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib](https://github.com/jackc/pgx) (`pgx`)                                 | Stable. Tested with all [supported](https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/) versions.
+| MySQL                | [github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql) (`mysql`)                  | Stable. Tested with all [supported](https://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/database.html) versions.
+|                      | [github.com/AlekSi/mysqlx](https://github.com/AlekSi/mysqlx) (`mysqlx`)                             | Experimental. Tested with MySQL 5.7 and 8.0.
+| SQLite3              | [github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3](https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3) (`sqlite3`)                      |
+| Microsoft SQL Server | [github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb](https://github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb) (`mssql`, `sqlserver`) | Stable. Tested on Windows with: SQL2008R2SP2, SQL2012SP1, SQL2014, SQL2016. On Linux with: [`microsoft/mssql-server-linux:latest` Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/mssql-server-linux/).
+
+Note that for `github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql` [`clientFoundRows=true`](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#clientfoundrows) flag is required.
 
 
 ## Quickstart
diff --git a/base_test.go b/base_test.go
index fcb7399d..259efd62 100644
--- a/base_test.go
+++ b/base_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	_ "github.com/AlekSi/mysqlx"
 	_ "github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib"
diff --git a/dialects/dialects.go b/dialects/dialects.go
index 906838d6..a2d984ea 100644
--- a/dialects/dialects.go
+++ b/dialects/dialects.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func ForDriver(driver string) reform.Dialect {
 	switch driver {
 	case "postgres", "pgx":
 		return postgresql.Dialect
-	case "mysql":
+	case "mysql", "mysqlx":
 		return mysql.Dialect
 	case "sqlite3":
 		return sqlite3.Dialect
diff --git a/reform-db/main.go b/reform-db/main.go
index dc5db645..b6e3569a 100644
--- a/reform-db/main.go
+++ b/reform-db/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	_ "github.com/AlekSi/mysqlx"
 	_ "github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/stdlib"