diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ac54fcdf862..c863ee54ab8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ jobs:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-5.7.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.2
-      env: DB=mysql MYSQL_VERSION=8.0 COVERAGE=yes
-      dist: xenial
+      env: DB=mysql.docker MYSQL_VERSION=8.0 COVERAGE=yes
       sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
       before_script:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
     - stage: Test
@@ -72,9 +73,10 @@ jobs:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-5.7.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.2
-      env: DB=mysqli MYSQL_VERSION=8.0 COVERAGE=yes
-      dist: xenial
+      env: DB=mysqli.docker MYSQL_VERSION=8.0 COVERAGE=yes
       sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
       before_script:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
     - stage: Test
@@ -207,16 +209,18 @@ jobs:
         - travis_retry composer update --prefer-dist --prefer-lowest
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
-      env: DB=mysql MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
-      dist: xenial
+      env: DB=mysql.docker MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
       sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
       before_script:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: 7.3
-      env: DB=mysqli MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
-      dist: xenial
+      env: DB=mysqli.docker MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
       sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
       before_script:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
     - stage: Test
@@ -260,16 +264,18 @@ jobs:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mssql.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: nightly
-      env: DB=mysql MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
-      dist: xenial
+      env: DB=mysql.docker MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
       sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
       before_script:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
     - stage: Test
       php: nightly
-      env: DB=mysqli MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
-      dist: xenial
+      env: DB=mysqli.docker MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
       sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
       before_script:
         - bash ./tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
     - stage: Test
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/Mysqli/ConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/Mysqli/ConnectionTest.php
index 8c274e1cbb2..bbd8d5ebd09 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/Mysqli/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/Mysqli/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private function getConnection(array $driverOptions)
             [
                 'host' => $GLOBALS['db_host'],
                 'dbname' => $GLOBALS['db_name'],
+                'port' => $GLOBALS['db_port'],
             ],
             $GLOBALS['db_username'],
             $GLOBALS['db_password'],
diff --git a/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh b/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
index 1a4092e3aae..d3622777f3e 100644
--- a/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
+++ b/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-echo "Installing MySQL 8.0..."
+echo "Starting MySQL 8.0..."
 
-echo mysql-apt-config mysql-apt-config/select-server select mysql-8.0 | sudo debconf-set-selections
-wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-apt-config_0.8.10-1_all.deb
-sudo dpkg --install mysql-apt-config_0.8.10-1_all.deb
-sudo apt-get update -q
-sudo apt-get install -q -y --force-yes -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confnew mysql-server
-echo -e "[mysqld]\ndefault_authentication_plugin=mysql_native_password" | sudo tee --append /etc/mysql/my.cnf
-sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
-sudo mysql_upgrade
+echo -e "[mysqld]\ndefault_authentication_plugin=mysql_native_password" > /tmp/mysql-auth.cnf
 
-mysql --version
+sudo docker pull mysql:8.0
+sudo docker run \
+    -d \
+    -e MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
+    -e MYSQL_DATABASE=doctrine_tests \
+    -v /tmp/mysql-auth.cnf:/etc/mysql/conf.d/auth.cnf:ro \
+    -p 33306:3306 \
+    --name mysql80 \
+    mysql:8.0
+
+sudo docker exec -i mysql80 bash <<< 'until echo \\q | mysql doctrine_tests > /dev/null 2>&1 ; do sleep 1; done'
diff --git a/tests/travis/mysql.docker.travis.xml b/tests/travis/mysql.docker.travis.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21fae6f35e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/travis/mysql.docker.travis.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
+         colors="true"
+         beStrictAboutOutputDuringTests="true"
+         beStrictAboutTodoAnnotatedTests="true"
+         failOnRisky="true"
+         failOnWarning="true"
+>
+    <php>
+        <ini name="error_reporting" value="-1" />
+
+        <var name="db_type" value="pdo_mysql"/>
+        <var name="db_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="db_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="db_password" value="" />
+        <var name="db_name" value="doctrine_tests" />
+        <var name="db_port" value="33306"/>
+
+        <var name="tmpdb_type" value="pdo_mysql"/>
+        <var name="tmpdb_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_password" value="" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_port" value="33306"/>
+    </php>
+
+    <testsuites>
+        <testsuite name="Doctrine DBAL Test Suite">
+            <directory>../Doctrine/Tests/DBAL</directory>
+        </testsuite>
+    </testsuites>
+
+    <filter>
+        <whitelist>
+            <directory suffix=".php">../../lib/Doctrine</directory>
+        </whitelist>
+    </filter>
+
+    <listeners>
+        <listener class="Symfony\Bridge\PhpUnit\SymfonyTestsListener" />
+    </listeners>
+
+    <groups>
+        <exclude>
+            <group>performance</group>
+            <group>locking_functional</group>
+        </exclude>
+    </groups>
+</phpunit>
diff --git a/tests/travis/mysqli.docker.travis.xml b/tests/travis/mysqli.docker.travis.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..935815e9cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/travis/mysqli.docker.travis.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<phpunit xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../vendor/phpunit/phpunit/phpunit.xsd"
+         colors="true"
+         beStrictAboutOutputDuringTests="true"
+         beStrictAboutTodoAnnotatedTests="true"
+         failOnRisky="true"
+         failOnWarning="true"
+>
+    <php>
+        <ini name="error_reporting" value="-1" />
+
+        <var name="db_type" value="mysqli"/>
+        <var name="db_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="db_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="db_password" value="" />
+        <var name="db_name" value="doctrine_tests" />
+        <var name="db_port" value="33306"/>
+
+        <var name="tmpdb_type" value="mysqli"/>
+        <var name="tmpdb_host" value="127.0.0.1" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_username" value="root" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_password" value="" />
+        <var name="tmpdb_port" value="33306"/>
+    </php>
+
+    <testsuites>
+        <testsuite name="Doctrine DBAL Test Suite">
+            <directory>../Doctrine/Tests/DBAL</directory>
+        </testsuite>
+    </testsuites>
+
+    <filter>
+        <whitelist>
+            <directory suffix=".php">../../lib/Doctrine</directory>
+        </whitelist>
+    </filter>
+
+    <listeners>
+        <listener class="Symfony\Bridge\PhpUnit\SymfonyTestsListener" />
+    </listeners>
+
+    <groups>
+        <exclude>
+            <group>performance</group>
+            <group>locking_functional</group>
+        </exclude>
+    </groups>
+</phpunit>