diff --git a/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDriver.cpp b/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDriver.cpp
index 70dedac2..d0d1a4df 100644
--- a/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDriver.cpp
+++ b/extensions/mysql/mysql/MyDriver.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ MYSQL *Connect(const DatabaseInfo *info, char *error, size_t maxlength)
 		mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, (const char *)&(info->maxTimeout));
 	}
 
+	/* Have MySQL automatically reconnect if it times out or loses connection.
+	 * This will prevent "MySQL server has gone away" errors after a while.
+	 */
+	my_bool my_true = true;
+	mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, (const char *)&my_true);
+
 	if (!mysql_real_connect(mysql,
 		info->host,
 		info->user,