diff --git a/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts b/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts
index 1bf6c68b6d..49eec26d2a 100644
--- a/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/query-builder/UpdateQueryBuilder.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ export class UpdateQueryBuilder<Entity> extends QueryBuilder<Entity> implements
                 updateResult.raw = result[0];
                 updateResult.affected = result[1];
             }
+            else if (this.connection.driver instanceof MysqlDriver) {
+                updateResult.raw = result;
+                updateResult.affected = result.affectedRows;
+            }
             else {
                 updateResult.raw = result;
             }
diff --git a/test/github-issues/1308/issue-1308.ts b/test/github-issues/1308/issue-1308.ts
index 679b6de2c9..a6d6aecb78 100644
--- a/test/github-issues/1308/issue-1308.ts
+++ b/test/github-issues/1308/issue-1308.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("github issues > #1308 Raw Postgresql Update query result is always an
       (connections = await createTestingConnections({
         entities: [new EntitySchema<Author>(AuthorSchema), new EntitySchema<Post>(PostSchema)],
         dropSchema: true,
-        enabledDrivers: ["postgres"],
+        enabledDrivers: ["postgres", "mysql", "mariadb"],
       }))
   );
   beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));