diff --git a/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py
index dd9ef3056d58..467fa9b7155e 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/mysql/__init__.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def _from_url(self, url: str, **kwargs):
             "password": url.password or "",
             "host": url.hostname,
             "database": database or "",
+            "port": url.port or None,
         }
 
         for name, value in query_params.items():
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ def _from_url(self, url: str, **kwargs):
         if "password" in kwargs and kwargs["password"] is None:
             del kwargs["password"]
 
+        if "port" in kwargs and kwargs["port"] is None:
+            del kwargs["port"]
+
         return self.connect(**kwargs)
 
     @cached_property
diff --git a/ibis/backends/mysql/tests/test_client.py b/ibis/backends/mysql/tests/test_client.py
index 1c0d8784adef..f7877f462e46 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/mysql/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/mysql/tests/test_client.py
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 import ibis
 import ibis.expr.datatypes as dt
 from ibis import udf
+from ibis.backends.mysql.tests.conftest import (
+    IBIS_TEST_MYSQL_DB,
+    MYSQL_HOST,
+    MYSQL_PASS,
+    MYSQL_USER,
+)
+from ibis.backends.tests.errors import MySQLOperationalError
 from ibis.util import gen_name
 
 MYSQL_TYPES = [
@@ -234,3 +241,10 @@ def test_list_tables_schema_warning_refactor(con):
 
     assert mysql_tables.issubset(con.list_tables(database="mysql"))
     assert mysql_tables.issubset(con.list_tables(database=("mysql",)))
+
+
+def test_invalid_port():
+    port = 4000
+    url = f"mysql://{MYSQL_USER}:{MYSQL_PASS}@{MYSQL_HOST}:{port}/{IBIS_TEST_MYSQL_DB}"
+    with pytest.raises(MySQLOperationalError):
+        ibis.connect(url)