diff --git a/pam_yubico.8.txt b/pam_yubico.8.txt
index 45bd6b7..625f677 100644
--- a/pam_yubico.8.txt
+++ b/pam_yubico.8.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ Path of a system-wide directory where challenge-response files can be found for
 *mysql_server*=_mysqlserver_::
 Hostname/Adress of mysql server. Example 10.0.0.1
 
+*mysql_port*=_mysqlport_::
+Network port of mysql server.
+
 *mysql_user*=_mysqluser_::
 User for accessing to the database. Strongly recommended to use a specific user with read only access.
 
diff --git a/pam_yubico.c b/pam_yubico.c
index 899dc5b..7cba801 100644
--- a/pam_yubico.c
+++ b/pam_yubico.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct cfg
   const char *yubi_attr;
   const char *yubi_attr_prefix;
   const char *mysql_server;
+  int mysql_port;
   const char *mysql_user;
   const char *mysql_password;
   const char *mysql_database;
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ authorize_user_token (struct cfg *cfg,
         as an argument for this module.
       */
       DBG ("Using Mariadb or Mysql Database");
-      retval = check_user_token_mysql(cfg->mysql_server, cfg->mysql_user, cfg->mysql_password, cfg->mysql_database, username, otp_id, cfg->debug, cfg->debug_file);
+      retval = check_user_token_mysql(cfg->mysql_server, cfg->mysql_port, cfg->mysql_user, cfg->mysql_password, cfg->mysql_database, username, otp_id, cfg->debug, cfg->debug_file);
 #else
       DBG (("Trying to use MYSQL, but this function is not compiled in pam_yubico!!"));
 #endif
@@ -892,9 +893,11 @@ parse_cfg (int flags, int argc, const char **argv, struct cfg *cfg)
 	cfg->chalresp_path = argv[i] + 14;
       if (strncmp (argv[i], "mysql_server=", 13) == 0)
 	cfg->mysql_server = argv[i] + 13;
-       if (strncmp (argv[i], "mysql_user=", 11) == 0)
+      if (strncmp (argv[i], "mysql_port=", 11) == 0)
+	sscanf (argv[i], "mysql_port=%u", &cfg->mysql_port);
+      if (strncmp (argv[i], "mysql_user=", 11) == 0)
 	cfg->mysql_user = argv[i] + 11;
-       if (strncmp (argv[i], "mysql_password=", 15) == 0)
+      if (strncmp (argv[i], "mysql_password=", 15) == 0)
 	cfg->mysql_password = argv[i] + 15;
       if (strncmp (argv[i], "mysql_database=", 15) == 0)
 	cfg->mysql_database = argv[i] + 15;
@@ -965,6 +968,7 @@ parse_cfg (int flags, int argc, const char **argv, struct cfg *cfg)
   DBG ("mode=%s", cfg->mode == CLIENT ? "client" : "chresp" );
   DBG ("chalresp_path=%s", cfg->chalresp_path ? cfg->chalresp_path : "(null)");
   DBG ("mysql_server=%s", cfg->mysql_server ? cfg->mysql_server : "(null)");
+  DBG ("mysql_port=%d", cfg->mysql_port);
   DBG ("mysql_user=%s", cfg->mysql_user ? cfg->mysql_user : "(null)");
   DBG ("mysql_database=%s", cfg->mysql_database ? cfg->mysql_database : "(null)");
 
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 5582aab..d157678 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ get_user_cfgfile_path(const char *common_path, const char *filename, const struc
  */
 int
 check_user_token_mysql(const char *mysql_server,
+      int mysql_port,
       const char *mysql_user,
       const char *mysql_password,
       const char *mysql_database,
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ check_user_token_mysql(const char *mysql_server,
     return retval;
   }
 
-  if(mysql_real_connect(con, mysql_server,mysql_user,mysql_password,mysql_database, 0, NULL, 0) == NULL)
+  if(mysql_real_connect(con, mysql_server,mysql_user,mysql_password,mysql_database, mysql_port, NULL, 0) == NULL)
   {
     if(verbose)
 	  D (debug_file, "Connection failed ...");
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index fbf5397..3a36978 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 
 int get_user_cfgfile_path(const char *common_path, const char *filename, const struct passwd *user, char **fn);
 #ifdef HAVE_MYSQL
-int check_user_token_mysql(const char *mysql_server,const char *mysql_user,const char *mysql_password,const char *mysql_database,const char *username,const char *otp_id,int verbose,FILE *debug_file);
+int check_user_token_mysql(const char *mysql_server, int mysql_port, const char *mysql_user,
+    const char *mysql_password, const char *mysql_database, const char *username, const char *otp_id, int verbose,
+    FILE *debug_file);
 #endif
 int check_user_token(const char *authfile, const char *username, const char *otp_id, int verbose, FILE *debug_file);