diff --git a/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/compose_mysql.rb b/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/compose_mysql.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a1f3710d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/compose_mysql.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# Encoding: utf-8
+# IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Buildpack
+# Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+require 'base64'
+require 'rexml/document'
+require 'liberty_buildpack/services/client_jar_utils'
+require 'liberty_buildpack/services/mysql'
+
+module LibertyBuildpack::Services
+
+  #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # The ComposeMySQL class is the class for Compose for MySQL relational database resources.
+  #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  class ComposeMySQL < MySQL
+
+    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Initialize
+    #
+    # @param type - the vcap_services type
+    # @param config - a hash containing the configuration data from the yml file.
+    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def initialize(type, config, context)
+      super(type, config)
+      @config_type = 'compose-mysql'
+      @app_dir = context[:app_dir]
+    end
+
+    #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # parse the vcap services and create cloud properties
+    #
+    # @param element - the root element of the REXML document for runtime-vars.xml
+    # @param instance - the hash containing the vcap_services data for this instance
+    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def parse_vcap_services(element, instance)
+      super
+
+      credentials = instance['credentials'] || {}
+
+      # fix the database name as the relational_db uses 'name' from vcap_services
+      # which does not match the actual database name in compose
+      service_uri = credentials['uri']
+      uri = URI.parse(service_uri)
+      db_var_name = "cloud.services.#{@service_name}.connection.db"
+      new_element = REXML::Element.new('variable', element)
+      new_element.add_attribute('name', db_var_name)
+      new_element.add_attribute('value', uri.path[1..-1])
+      @db_name = "${#{db_var_name}}"
+
+      @mysql_url = 'jdbc:' + URI::Generic.build(
+        scheme: 'mysql',
+        host: uri.host,
+        path: uri.path,
+        port: uri.port,
+        query: "useSSL=true&serverSslCert=/home/vcap/app/#{CRT_DIRECTORY}/#{CRT_FILE}"
+      ).to_s
+
+      @service_cert = credentials['ca_certificate_base64']
+      raise "Resource #{@service_name} does not contain a #{conn_prefix}uri property" if @service_cert.nil?
+    end
+
+    protected
+
+    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Method to customize properties - called on create or update.
+    #
+    # @param properties_element - the properties element
+    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def modify_properties(properties_element)
+      save_cert
+
+      properties_element.add_attribute('url', @mysql_url)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    CRT_DIRECTORY = '.compose_mysql'.freeze
+
+    CRT_FILE = 'cacert.pem'.freeze
+
+    def save_cert
+      cert_dir = File.join(@app_dir, CRT_DIRECTORY)
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(cert_dir)
+      cert_file = File.join(cert_dir, CRT_FILE)
+      File.open(cert_file, 'w+') { |f| f.write(Base64.decode64(@service_cert)) }
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/config/compose_mysql.yml b/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/config/compose_mysql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4c9d3766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/config/compose_mysql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Buildpack
+# Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Service configuration
+---
+# attributes required by all service plugins
+class_name : LibertyBuildpack::Services::ComposeMySQL
+class_file : compose_mysql.rb
+server_xml_stanza : dataSource
+service_filter : 'compose-for-mysql'
+
+# plugin specific attributes
+features:
+ if: ['jdbc-4.0']
+ then: []
+ else: ['jdbc-4.1']
+
+client_jars : 'mariadb-java-client*.jar|mysql-connector-java*.jar'
+connection_pool_size : -1
+
+driver:
+  version: 1.+
+  repository_root: "https://download.run.pivotal.io/mariadb-jdbc"
diff --git a/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/config/mysql.yml b/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/config/mysql.yml
index 386e8e2dc..b21d2a512 100644
--- a/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/config/mysql.yml
+++ b/lib/liberty_buildpack/services/config/mysql.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 class_name : LibertyBuildpack::Services::MySQL
 class_file : mysql.rb
 server_xml_stanza : dataSource
-service_filter : 'mysql|cleardb'
+service_filter : '(?<!compose-for-)mysql|cleardb'
 
 # plugin specific attributes
-features: 
+features:
  if: ['jdbc-4.0']
  then: []
  else: ['jdbc-4.1']
diff --git a/spec/liberty_buildpack/services/compose_mysql_spec.rb b/spec/liberty_buildpack/services/compose_mysql_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43606d654
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+++ b/spec/liberty_buildpack/services/compose_mysql_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+# Encoding: utf-8
+# IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Buildpack
+# Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+# use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+# the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+# the License.
+
+require 'logging_helper'
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'liberty_buildpack/container/services_manager'
+require 'liberty_buildpack/util/heroku'
+
+module LibertyBuildpack::Services
+
+  describe 'MySQL' do
+
+    include_context 'logging_helper'
+
+    #----------------
+    # Helper method to check an xml file agains expected results.
+    #
+    # @param xml - the name of the xml file file containing the results (server.xml, runtime_vars.xml)
+    # @param - expected - the array of strings we expect to find in the xml file, in order.
+    #----------------
+    def validate_xml(server_xml, expected)
+      # Collapse XML into one long String (no cr or lf).
+      server_xml_contents_array = File.readlines(server_xml).each(&:strip!)
+      server_xml_contents = server_xml_contents_array.join
+      # For each String in the expected array, make sure there is a corresponding entry in server.xml
+      # make sure we consume all entries in the expected array.
+      expected.each do |line|
+        expect(server_xml_contents).to include(line)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'Generate configuration' do
+      #----------------------------------------------------------
+      # Helper methods to return constants used in checking server.xml contents
+      #----------------------------------------------------------
+      def get_ds_id
+        'compose-mysql-myDatabase'
+      end
+
+      def get_props_id
+        'compose-mysql-myDatabase-props'
+      end
+
+      def get_driver_id
+        'compose-mysql-driver'
+      end
+
+      def get_lib_id
+        'compose-mysql-library'
+      end
+
+      def get_fileset_id
+        'compose-mysql-fileset'
+      end
+
+      def get_lib_dir
+        '${server.config.dir}/lib'
+      end
+
+      def get_jndi
+        'jdbc/myDatabase'
+      end
+
+      def get_host
+        '${cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.host}'
+      end
+
+      def get_mysql_url
+        'jdbc:mysql://myHost.com:5432/myDb?useSSL=true&amp;serverSslCert=/home/vcap/app/.compose_mysql/cacert.pem'
+      end
+
+      def get_port
+        '${cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.port}'
+      end
+
+      def get_user
+        '${cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.user}'
+      end
+
+      def get_password
+        '${cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.password}'
+      end
+
+      def get_name
+        '${cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.db}'
+      end
+
+      def check_variables(root, vcap_services)
+        expected_vars = []
+        expected_vars << '<variable name=\'cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.name\' value=\'foobar\'/>'
+        expected_vars << '<variable name=\'cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.db\' value=\'myDb\'/>'
+        expected_vars << '<variable name=\'cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.host\' value=\'myHost.com\'/>'
+        expected_vars << '<variable name=\'cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.port\' value=\'5432\'/>'
+        expected_vars << '<variable name=\'cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.user\' value=\'myUser\'/>'
+        expected_vars << '<variable name=\'cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.password\' value=\'myPassword\'/>'
+        expected_vars << '<variable name=\'cloud.services.myDatabase.connection.uri\' value=\'mysql://myUser:myPassword@myHost.com:5432/myDb\'/>'
+
+        runtime_vars = File.join(root, 'runtime-vars.xml')
+        validate_xml(runtime_vars, expected_vars)
+      end
+
+      def check_server_xml_create(root, sm)
+        server_xml = File.join(root, 'server.xml')
+        server_xml_doc = REXML::Document.new('<server><featureManager/></server>')
+        sm.update_configuration(server_xml_doc, true, root)
+        File.open(server_xml, 'w') { |file| server_xml_doc.write(file) }
+
+        expected_config = []
+        expected_config << '<feature>jdbc-4.1</feature>'
+        t1 = "<dataSource id='#{get_ds_id}' jdbcDriverRef='#{get_driver_id}' jndiName='#{get_jndi}' transactional='true' type='javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource'>"
+        t2 = "<properties databaseName='#{get_name}' id='#{get_props_id}' password='#{get_password}' portNumber='#{get_port}' serverName='#{get_host}' url='#{get_mysql_url}' user='#{get_user}'/>"
+        t3 = '</dataSource>'
+        expected_config << t1 + t2 + t3
+        driver_info = "javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource='org.mariadb.jdbc.MySQLDataSource' javax.sql.XADataSource='org.mariadb.jdbc.MySQLDataSource'"
+        expected_config << "<jdbcDriver id='#{get_driver_id}' #{driver_info} libraryRef='#{get_lib_id}'/>"
+        expected_config << "<library id='#{get_lib_id}'><fileset dir='#{get_lib_dir}' id='#{get_fileset_id}'/></library>"
+
+        validate_xml(server_xml, expected_config)
+      end
+
+      def check_server_xml_update(root, sm)
+        driver_info = "javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource='org.mariadb.jdbc.MySQLDataSource' javax.sql.XADataSource='org.mariadb.jdbc.MySQLDataSource'"
+
+        contents = []
+        contents << '<server>'
+        contents << '<featureManager><feature>jsp-2.2</feature></featureManager>'
+        t1 = "<dataSource id='#{get_ds_id}' jdbcDriverRef='myDriver' jndiName='myJndi' transactional='true'>"
+        t2 = "<properties databaseName='noName' password='noPassword' portNumber='1111' serverName='noHost' user='noUser'/>"
+        t3 = '</dataSource>'
+        contents << t1 + t2 + t3
+        contents << "<jdbcDriver id='myDriver' libraryRef='myLibrary'/>"
+        contents << "<library id='myLibrary'><fileset dir='lib' id='lib-id'/></library>"
+        contents << '</server>'
+
+        server_xml_doc = REXML::Document.new(contents.join)
+        server_xml = File.join(root, 'server.xml')
+        sm.update_configuration(server_xml_doc, false, root)
+
+        File.open(server_xml, 'w') { |file| server_xml_doc.write(file) }
+
+        # check if dataSource properties and library were updated. Other elements should not be updated.
+        expected_config = []
+        expected_config << '<feature>jsp-2.2</feature>'
+        expected_config << '<feature>jdbc-4.1</feature>'
+        t1 = "<dataSource id='#{get_ds_id}' jdbcDriverRef='myDriver' jndiName='myJndi' transactional='true' type='javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource'>"
+        t2 = "<properties databaseName='#{get_name}' password='#{get_password}' portNumber='#{get_port}' serverName='#{get_host}' url='#{get_mysql_url}' user='#{get_user}'/>"
+        t3 = '</dataSource>'
+        expected_config << t1 + t2 + t3
+        expected_config << "<jdbcDriver id='myDriver' #{driver_info} libraryRef='myLibrary'/>"
+        expected_config << "<library id='myLibrary'><fileset dir='lib' id='lib-id'/><fileset dir='#{get_lib_dir}'/></library>"
+        validate_xml(server_xml, expected_config)
+      end
+
+      def run_test(vcap_services)
+        Dir.mktmpdir do |root|
+          context = { app_dir: root }
+          sm = LibertyBuildpack::Container::ServicesManager.new(vcap_services, root, nil, context)
+          check_variables(root, vcap_services)
+          check_server_xml_create(root, sm)
+          check_server_xml_update(root, sm)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'on Bluemix (compose for mysql)' do
+        vcap_services = {}
+        mysql = {}
+        mysql['name'] = 'myDatabase'
+        mysql['label'] = 'compose-for-mysql'
+        mysql_credentials = {}
+        mysql_credentials['name'] = 'foobar'
+        mysql_credentials['uri'] = 'mysql://myUser:myPassword@myHost.com:5432/myDb'
+        mysql_credentials['ca_certificate_base64'] = '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'
+        mysql['credentials'] = mysql_credentials
+        vcap_services['compose-for-mysql'] = [mysql]
+
+        run_test(vcap_services)
+      end
+
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end