diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 557214bd3..bbdc12dd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,27 @@ jobs:
       - run: docker-compose up -d ${DIALECT}
       - run: docker run --link ${DIALECT}:db -e CHECK_PORT=${SEQ_PORT::-1} -e CHECK_HOST=db --net cli_default giorgos/takis
       - run: yarn test
+  test-mariadb:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [10, 16]
+        sequelize-version: [5, latest]
+    name: MariaDB (Node ${{ matrix.node-version }}, Sequelize ${{ matrix.sequelize-version }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      DIALECT: mariadb
+      SEQ_PORT: 33060
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-engines
+      - run: yarn add sequelize@${{ matrix.sequelize-version }} --ignore-engines
+      - run: docker-compose up -d ${DIALECT}
+      - run: docker run --link ${DIALECT}:db -e CHECK_PORT=${SEQ_PORT::-1} -e CHECK_HOST=db --net cli_default giorgos/takis
+      - run: yarn test
   test-sqlite:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 614fa862c..7cc14d7c9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,13 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "33060:3306"
     container_name: mysql
+
+  # MariaDB
+  mariadb:
+    image: mariadb:10.3
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: "yes"
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: sequelize_test
+    ports:
+      - "33060:3306"
+    container_name: mariadb
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 168e3e035..2ec292ca6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "gulp": "4.0.2",
     "husky": "8.0.3",
     "lint-staged": "15.0.2",
+    "mariadb": "2.5.6",
     "mocha": "9.2.2",
     "mysql2": "3.2.0",
     "pg": "latest",
diff --git a/src/commands/database.js b/src/commands/database.js
index 22c2d59a4..8ad8aa373 100644
--- a/src/commands/database.js
+++ b/src/commands/database.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function getCreateDatabaseQuery(sequelize, config, options) {
       );
 
     case 'mysql':
+    case 'mariadb':
       return (
         'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ' +
         queryGenerator.quoteIdentifier(config.database) +
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ function getDatabaseLessSequelize() {
       break;
 
     case 'mysql':
+    case 'mariadb':
       delete config.database;
       break;
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a5ef5e287..ebfffd778 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1293,6 +1293,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/ms" "*"
 
+"@types/geojson@^7946.0.8":
+  version "7946.0.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/geojson/-/geojson-7946.0.12.tgz#0307536218d32e6b970bccd1d148b9c4e5b6f10d"
+  integrity sha512-uK2z1ZHJyC0nQRbuovXFt4mzXDwf27vQeUWNhfKGwRcWW429GOhP8HxUHlM6TLH4bzmlv/HlEjpvJh3JfmGsAA==
+
 "@types/minimist@^1.2.0":
   version "1.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.3.tgz#dd249cef80c6fff2ba6a0d4e5beca913e04e25f8"
@@ -1315,6 +1320,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-20.5.1.tgz#178d58ee7e4834152b0e8b4d30cbfab578b9bb30"
   integrity sha512-4tT2UrL5LBqDwoed9wZ6N3umC4Yhz3W3FloMmiiG4JwmUJWpie0c7lcnUNd4gtMKuDEO4wRVS8B6Xa0uMRsMKg==
 
+"@types/node@^17.0.10":
+  version "17.0.45"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-17.0.45.tgz#2c0fafd78705e7a18b7906b5201a522719dc5190"
+  integrity sha512-w+tIMs3rq2afQdsPJlODhoUEKzFP1ayaoyl1CcnwtIlsVe7K7bA1NGm4s3PraqTLlXnbIN84zuBlxBWo1u9BLw==
+
 "@types/normalize-package-data@^2.4.0":
   version "2.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.4.2.tgz#9b0e3e8533fe5024ad32d6637eb9589988b6fdca"
@@ -2368,7 +2378,7 @@ delegates@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/delegates/-/delegates-1.0.0.tgz#84c6e159b81904fdca59a0ef44cd870d31250f9a"
   integrity sha512-bd2L678uiWATM6m5Z1VzNCErI3jiGzt6HGY8OVICs40JQq/HALfbyNJmp0UDakEY4pMMaN0Ly5om/B1VI/+xfQ==
 
-denque@^2.1.0:
+denque@^2.0.1, denque@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/denque/-/denque-2.1.0.tgz#e93e1a6569fb5e66f16a3c2a2964617d349d6ab1"
   integrity sha512-HVQE3AAb/pxF8fQAoiqpvg9i3evqug3hoiwakOyZAwJm+6vZehbkYXZ0l4JxS+I3QxM97v5aaRNhj8v5oBhekw==
@@ -4118,7 +4128,7 @@ log-update@^5.0.1:
     strip-ansi "^7.0.1"
     wrap-ansi "^8.0.1"
 
-long@^5.2.1:
+long@^5.2.0, long@^5.2.1:
   version "5.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/long/-/long-5.2.3.tgz#a3ba97f3877cf1d778eccbcb048525ebb77499e1"
   integrity sha512-lcHwpNoggQTObv5apGNCTdJrO69eHOZMi4BNC+rTLER8iHAqGrUVeLh/irVIM7zTw2bOXA8T6uNPeujwOLg/2Q==
@@ -4220,6 +4230,19 @@ map-visit@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     object-visit "^1.0.0"
 
+mariadb@2.5.6:
+  version "2.5.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mariadb/-/mariadb-2.5.6.tgz#7314e9287cdba212831ebf16ef3b34dc6a1f0f06"
+  integrity sha512-zBx7loYY5GzLl8Y6AKxGXfY9DUYIIdGrmEORPOK9FEu0pg5ZLBKCGJuucHwKADxTBxKY7eM4rxndqxRcnMZKIw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/geojson" "^7946.0.8"
+    "@types/node" "^17.0.10"
+    denque "^2.0.1"
+    iconv-lite "^0.6.3"
+    long "^5.2.0"
+    moment-timezone "^0.5.34"
+    please-upgrade-node "^3.2.0"
+
 matchdep@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matchdep/-/matchdep-2.0.0.tgz#c6f34834a0d8dbc3b37c27ee8bbcb27c7775582e"
@@ -4452,7 +4475,7 @@ mocha@9.2.2:
     yargs-parser "20.2.4"
     yargs-unparser "2.0.0"
 
-moment-timezone@^0.5.43:
+moment-timezone@^0.5.34, moment-timezone@^0.5.43:
   version "0.5.43"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/moment-timezone/-/moment-timezone-0.5.43.tgz#3dd7f3d0c67f78c23cd1906b9b2137a09b3c4790"
   integrity sha512-72j3aNyuIsDxdF1i7CEgV2FfxM1r6aaqJyLB2vwb33mXYyoyLly+F1zbWqhA3/bVIoJ4szlUoMbUnVdid32NUQ==
@@ -5070,6 +5093,13 @@ pkg-dir@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     find-up "^3.0.0"
 
+please-upgrade-node@^3.2.0:
+  version "3.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/please-upgrade-node/-/please-upgrade-node-3.2.0.tgz#aeddd3f994c933e4ad98b99d9a556efa0e2fe942"
+  integrity sha512-gQR3WpIgNIKwBMVLkpMUeR3e1/E1y42bqDQZfql+kDeXd8COYfM8PQA4X6y7a8u9Ua9FHmsrrmirW2vHs45hWg==
+  dependencies:
+    semver-compare "^1.0.0"
+
 posix-character-classes@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/posix-character-classes/-/posix-character-classes-0.1.1.tgz#01eac0fe3b5af71a2a6c02feabb8c1fef7e00eab"
@@ -5490,6 +5520,11 @@ safe-regex@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz#44fa161b0187b9549dd84bb91802f9bd8385cd6a"
   integrity sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg==
 
+semver-compare@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver-compare/-/semver-compare-1.0.0.tgz#0dee216a1c941ab37e9efb1788f6afc5ff5537fc"
+  integrity sha512-YM3/ITh2MJ5MtzaM429anh+x2jiLVjqILF4m4oyQB18W7Ggea7BfqdH/wGMK7dDiMghv/6WG7znWMwUDzJiXow==
+
 semver-greatest-satisfied-range@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver-greatest-satisfied-range/-/semver-greatest-satisfied-range-1.1.0.tgz#13e8c2658ab9691cb0cd71093240280d36f77a5b"