diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index a6d38e76..e888beae 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ GeoAlchemy 2 also supports the following dialects:
 * `SpatiaLite <https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite/home>`_ >= 4.3.0 (except for alembic
   helpers that require SpatiaLite >= 5)
 * `MySQL <https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/spatial-types.html>`_ >= 8
+* `MariaDB <https://mariadb.com/kb/en/gis-features-in-533/>`_ >= 5.3.3 (experimental)
 * `GeoPackage <http://www.geopackage.org/spec/>`_
 
 Note that using GeoAlchemy 2 with these dialects may require some specific configuration on the
diff --git a/geoalchemy2/admin/__init__.py b/geoalchemy2/admin/__init__.py
index f9a1212f..cb7a9b9e 100644
--- a/geoalchemy2/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/geoalchemy2/admin/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def select_dialect(dialect_name):
     known_dialects = {
         "geopackage": dialects.geopackage,
         "mysql": dialects.mysql,
+        "mariadb": dialects.mysql,
         "postgresql": dialects.postgresql,
         "sqlite": dialects.sqlite,
     }
diff --git a/geoalchemy2/admin/dialects/mysql.py b/geoalchemy2/admin/dialects/mysql.py
index 71911ada..aea14654 100644
--- a/geoalchemy2/admin/dialects/mysql.py
+++ b/geoalchemy2/admin/dialects/mysql.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def _compile_mysql(element, compiler, **kw):
         return "{}({})".format(fn, compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw))
 
     compiles(getattr(functions, cls), "mysql")(_compile_mysql)
+    compiles(getattr(functions, cls), "mariadb")(_compile_mysql)
 
 
 def register_mysql_mapping(mapping):
@@ -175,20 +176,24 @@ def _compile_GeomFromWKB_MySql(element, compiler, **kw):
 
 
 @compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromText, "mysql")  # type: ignore
+@compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromEWKB, "mariadb")  # type: ignore
 def _MySQL_ST_GeomFromText(element, compiler, **kw):
     return _compile_GeomFromText_MySql(element, compiler, **kw)
 
 
 @compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromEWKT, "mysql")  # type: ignore
+@compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromEWKB, "mariadb")  # type: ignore
 def _MySQL_ST_GeomFromEWKT(element, compiler, **kw):
     return _compile_GeomFromText_MySql(element, compiler, **kw)
 
 
 @compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromWKB, "mysql")  # type: ignore
+@compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromEWKB, "mariadb")  # type: ignore
 def _MySQL_ST_GeomFromWKB(element, compiler, **kw):
     return _compile_GeomFromWKB_MySql(element, compiler, **kw)
 
 
 @compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromEWKB, "mysql")  # type: ignore
+@compiles(functions.ST_GeomFromEWKB, "mariadb")  # type: ignore
 def _MySQL_ST_GeomFromEWKB(element, compiler, **kw):
     return _compile_GeomFromWKB_MySql(element, compiler, **kw)
diff --git a/geoalchemy2/types/__init__.py b/geoalchemy2/types/__init__.py
index 3708b014..effa13a0 100644
--- a/geoalchemy2/types/__init__.py
+++ b/geoalchemy2/types/__init__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def select_dialect(dialect_name):
     known_dialects = {
         "geopackage": dialects.geopackage,
         "mysql": dialects.mysql,
+        "mariadb": dialects.mysql,
         "postgresql": dialects.postgresql,
         "sqlite": dialects.sqlite,
     }
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ def process(value):
                 kwargs = {}
                 if self.srid > 0:
                     kwargs["srid"] = self.srid
-                if self.extended is not None and dialect.name != "mysql":
+                if self.extended is not None and dialect.name not in ["mysql", "mariadb"]:
                     kwargs["extended"] = self.extended
                 return self.ElementType(value, **kwargs)
 
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ def check_ctor_args(geometry_type, srid, dimension, use_typmod, nullable):
         return geometry_type, srid
 
 
+@compiles(_GISType, "mariadb")
 @compiles(_GISType, "mysql")
 def get_col_spec(self, *args, **kwargs):
     if self.geometry_type is not None: