diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/MySQLDialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/MySQLDialect.java
index 945b443206..301b579744 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/MySQLDialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/MySQLDialect.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.hibernate.dialect.unique.UniqueDelegate;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.IdentifierCaseStrategy;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.IdentifierHelper;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.IdentifierHelperBuilder;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.NameQualifierSupport;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.RowSelection;
 import org.hibernate.exception.LockAcquisitionException;
 import org.hibernate.exception.LockTimeoutException;
@@ -566,6 +567,11 @@ public class MySQLDialect extends Dialect {
 		};
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public NameQualifierSupport getNameQualifierSupport() {
+		return NameQualifierSupport.CATALOG;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public IdentifierHelper buildIdentifierHelper(IdentifierHelperBuilder builder, DatabaseMetaData dbMetaData)
 			throws SQLException {