diff --git a/src/librssguard/database/databasedriver.cpp b/src/librssguard/database/databasedriver.cpp
index 10a2d7404..b794615de 100755
--- a/src/librssguard/database/databasedriver.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/database/databasedriver.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 DatabaseDriver::DatabaseDriver(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent)
 {}
 
-QStringList DatabaseDriver::prepareScript(const QString& base_sql_folder, const QString& sql_file, const QString& database_name) {
+QStringList DatabaseDriver::prepareScript(const QString& base_sql_folder,
+                                          const QString& sql_file,
+                                          const QString& database_name) {
   QStringList statements;
   auto next_file = base_sql_folder + QDir::separator() + sql_file;
   QString sql_script = QString::fromUtf8(IOFactory::readFile(next_file));
@@ -30,11 +32,11 @@ QStringList DatabaseDriver::prepareScript(const QString& base_sql_folder, const
 
       auto included_file = base_sql_folder + QDir::separator() + included_file_name;
       QString included_sql_script = QString::fromUtf8(IOFactory::readFile(included_file));
-      auto included_statements = sql_script.split(APP_DB_COMMENT_SPLIT,
+      auto included_statements = included_sql_script.split(APP_DB_COMMENT_SPLIT,
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050F00 // Qt >= 5.15.0
-                                                  Qt::SplitBehaviorFlags::SkipEmptyParts);
+                                                           Qt::SplitBehaviorFlags::SkipEmptyParts);
 #else
-                                                  QString::SplitBehavior::SkipEmptyParts);
+                                                           QString::SplitBehavior::SkipEmptyParts);
 #endif
 
       statements << included_statements;
diff --git a/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.cpp b/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.cpp
index 53e80825a..df8c47890 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "database/databasefactory.h"
 
 #include "3rd-party/boolinq/boolinq.h"
+#include "database/mariadbdriver.h"
 #include "database/sqlitedriver.h"
 #include "gui/messagebox.h"
 #include "miscellaneous/application.h"
@@ -19,28 +20,6 @@ DatabaseFactory::DatabaseFactory(QObject* parent)
   determineDriver();
 }
 
-/*else if (m_activeDatabaseDriver == DatabaseDriver::UsedDriver::MYSQL) {
-   QSqlDatabase database = qApp->database()->driver()->connection(metaObject()->className(),
-                                                       DatabaseDriver::DesiredType::FromSettings);
-   QSqlQuery query(database);
-
-   query.prepare("SELECT Round(Sum(data_length + index_length), 1) "
-                "FROM information_schema.tables "
-                "WHERE table_schema = :db "
-                "GROUP BY table_schema;");
-   query.bindValue(QSL(":db"), database.databaseName());
-
-   if (query.exec() && query.next()) {
-    return query.value(0).value<qint64>();
-   }
-   else {
-    return 0;
-   }
-   }
-   else {
-   return 0;
-   }*/
-
 void DatabaseFactory::removeConnection(const QString& connection_name) {
   qDebugNN << LOGSEC_DB << "Removing database connection '" << connection_name << "'.";
   QSqlDatabase::removeDatabase(connection_name);
@@ -52,7 +31,7 @@ void DatabaseFactory::determineDriver() {
   };
 
   if (QSqlDatabase::isDriverAvailable(APP_DB_MYSQL_DRIVER)) {
-    //m_allDbDrivers.append(new MariaDbDriver(this));
+    m_allDbDrivers.append(new MariaDbDriver(this));
   }
 
   const QString db_driver = qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::ActiveDriver)).toString();
diff --git a/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.h b/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.h
index 3de83aab0..3c172e384 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.h
+++ b/src/librssguard/database/databasefactory.h
@@ -13,19 +13,6 @@ class DatabaseFactory : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-
-    // Describes possible MySQL-specific errors.
-    enum class MySQLError {
-      Ok = 0,
-      UnknownError = 1,
-      AccessDenied = 1045,
-      UnknownDatabase = 1049,
-      ConnectionError = 2002,
-      CantConnect = 2003,
-      UnknownHost = 2005
-    };
-
-    // Constructor.
     explicit DatabaseFactory(QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
     // Removes connection.
diff --git a/src/librssguard/database/mariadbdriver.cpp b/src/librssguard/database/mariadbdriver.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2aa955007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/librssguard/database/mariadbdriver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+// For license of this file, see <project-root-folder>/LICENSE.md.
+
+#include "database/mariadbdriver.h"
+
+#include "definitions/definitions.h"
+#include "exceptions/applicationexception.h"
+#include "miscellaneous/application.h"
+#include "miscellaneous/settings.h"
+
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QSqlError>
+#include <QSqlQuery>
+
+MariaDbDriver::MariaDbDriver(QObject* parent) : DatabaseDriver(parent), m_databaseInitialized(false) {}
+
+MariaDbDriver::MariaDbError MariaDbDriver::testConnection(const QString& hostname, int port,
+                                                          const QString& w_database, const QString& username,
+                                                          const QString& password) {
+  QSqlDatabase database = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase(APP_DB_MYSQL_DRIVER, APP_DB_MYSQL_TEST);
+
+  database.setHostName(hostname);
+  database.setPort(port);
+  database.setUserName(username);
+  database.setPassword(password);
+  database.setDatabaseName(w_database);
+
+  if (database.open() && !database.lastError().isValid()) {
+    QSqlQuery query(QSL("SELECT version();"), database);
+
+    if (!query.lastError().isValid() && query.next()) {
+      qDebugNN << LOGSEC_DB
+               << "Checked MySQL database, version is"
+               << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(query.value(0).toString());
+
+      // Connection succeeded, clean up the mess and return OK status.
+      database.close();
+      return MariaDbError::Ok;
+    }
+    else {
+      database.close();
+      return MariaDbError::UnknownError;
+    }
+  }
+  else if (database.lastError().isValid()) {
+    auto nat = database.lastError().nativeErrorCode();
+    bool nat_converted = false;
+    auto nat_int = nat.toInt(&nat_converted);
+
+    if (nat_converted) {
+      return static_cast<MariaDbError>(nat_int);
+    }
+    else {
+      qWarningNN << LOGSEC_DB
+                 << "Failed to recognize MySQL error code:"
+                 << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(nat);
+
+      return MariaDbError::UnknownError;
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    return MariaDbError::UnknownError;
+  }
+}
+
+QString MariaDbDriver::interpretErrorCode(MariaDbDriver::MariaDbError error_code) const {
+  switch (error_code) {
+    case MariaDbError::Ok:
+      return tr("MySQL server works as expected.");
+
+    case MariaDbError::UnknownDatabase:
+      return tr("Selected database does not exist (yet). It will be created. It's okay.");
+
+    case MariaDbError::CantConnect:
+    case MariaDbError::ConnectionError:
+    case MariaDbError::UnknownHost:
+      return tr("No MySQL server is running in the target destination.");
+
+    case MariaDbError::AccessDenied:
+      return tr("Access denied. Invalid username or password used.");
+
+    default:
+      return tr("Unknown error: '%1'.").arg(int(error_code));
+  }
+}
+
+QString MariaDbDriver::humanDriverType() const {
+  return tr("MariaDB");
+}
+
+QString MariaDbDriver::qtDriverCode() const {
+  return APP_DB_MYSQL_DRIVER;
+}
+
+DatabaseDriver::DriverType MariaDbDriver::driverType() const {
+  return DatabaseDriver::DriverType::MySQL;
+}
+
+bool MariaDbDriver::vacuumDatabase() {
+  QSqlDatabase database = connection(objectName());
+  QSqlQuery query_vacuum(database);
+
+  return query_vacuum.exec(QSL("OPTIMIZE TABLE Feeds;")) &&
+         query_vacuum.exec(QSL("OPTIMIZE TABLE Messages;"));
+}
+
+bool MariaDbDriver::saveDatabase() {
+  return true;
+}
+
+void MariaDbDriver::backupDatabase(const QString& backup_folder, const QString& backup_name) {
+  Q_UNUSED(backup_folder)
+  Q_UNUSED(backup_name)
+}
+
+bool MariaDbDriver::initiateRestoration(const QString& database_package_file) {
+  Q_UNUSED(database_package_file)
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool MariaDbDriver::finishRestoration() {
+  return true;
+}
+
+qint64 MariaDbDriver::databaseDataSize() {
+  QSqlDatabase database = connection(metaObject()->className());
+  QSqlQuery query(database);
+
+  query.prepare("SELECT Round(Sum(data_length + index_length), 1) "
+                "FROM information_schema.tables "
+                "WHERE table_schema = :db "
+                "GROUP BY table_schema;");
+  query.bindValue(QSL(":db"), database.databaseName());
+
+  if (query.exec() && query.next()) {
+    return query.value(0).value<qint64>();
+  }
+  else {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+QSqlDatabase MariaDbDriver::initializeDatabase(const QString& connection_name) {
+  // Folders are created. Create new QSqlDatabase object.
+  QSqlDatabase database = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase(APP_DB_MYSQL_DRIVER, connection_name);
+  const QString database_name = qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLDatabase)).toString();
+
+  database.setHostName(qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLHostname)).toString());
+  database.setPort(qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLPort)).toInt());
+  database.setUserName(qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLUsername)).toString());
+  database.setPassword(qApp->settings()->password(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLPassword)).toString());
+
+  if (!database.open()) {
+    qFatal("Cannot open MySQL database: %s.", qPrintable(database.lastError().text()));
+  }
+  else {
+    QSqlQuery query_db(database);
+
+    query_db.setForwardOnly(true);
+
+    if (!query_db.exec(QString("USE %1").arg(database_name)) ||
+        !query_db.exec(QSL("SELECT inf_value FROM Information WHERE inf_key = 'schema_version'"))) {
+      // If no "rssguard" database exists or schema version is wrong, then initialize it.
+      qWarningNN << LOGSEC_DB << "Error occurred. MySQL database is not initialized. Initializing now.";
+
+      try {
+        const QStringList statements = prepareScript(APP_SQL_PATH, APP_DB_MYSQL_INIT, database_name);
+
+        for (const QString& statement : statements) {
+          query_db.exec(statement);
+
+          if (query_db.lastError().isValid()) {
+            throw ApplicationException(query_db.lastError().text());
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      catch (const ApplicationException& ex) {
+        qFatal("Error when running SQL scripts: %s.", qPrintable(ex.message()));
+      }
+
+      qDebugNN << LOGSEC_DB << "MySQL database backend should be ready now.";
+    }
+    else {
+      // Database was previously initialized. Now just check the schema version.
+      query_db.next();
+      const QString installed_db_schema = query_db.value(0).toString();
+
+      if (installed_db_schema.toInt() < QString(APP_DB_SCHEMA_VERSION).toInt()) {
+        if (updateDatabaseSchema(database, installed_db_schema, database_name)) {
+          qDebugNN << LOGSEC_DB
+                   << "Database schema was updated from '"
+                   << installed_db_schema
+                   << "' to '"
+                   << APP_DB_SCHEMA_VERSION
+                   << "' successully or it is already up to date.";
+        }
+        else {
+          qFatal("Database schema was not updated from '%s' to '%s' successully.",
+                 qPrintable(installed_db_schema),
+                 APP_DB_SCHEMA_VERSION);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    query_db.finish();
+  }
+
+  // Everything is initialized now.
+  m_databaseInitialized = true;
+  return database;
+}
+
+bool MariaDbDriver::updateDatabaseSchema(const QSqlDatabase& database,
+                                         const QString& source_db_schema_version,
+                                         const QString& database_name) {
+  int working_version = QString(source_db_schema_version).remove('.').toInt();
+  const int current_version = QString(APP_DB_SCHEMA_VERSION).remove('.').toInt();
+
+  while (working_version != current_version) {
+    try {
+      const QStringList statements = prepareScript(APP_SQL_PATH,
+                                                   QString(APP_DB_UPDATE_FILE_PATTERN).arg(QSL("mysql"),
+                                                                                           QString::number(working_version),
+                                                                                           QString::number(working_version + 1)),
+                                                   database_name);
+
+      for (const QString& statement : statements) {
+        QSqlQuery query = database.exec(statement);
+
+        if (!query.exec(statement) && query.lastError().isValid()) {
+          throw ApplicationException(query.lastError().text());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    catch (const ApplicationException& ex) {
+      qFatal("Error when running SQL scripts: %s.", qPrintable(ex.message()));
+    }
+
+    // Increment the version.
+    qDebugNN << LOGSEC_DB
+             << "Updating database schema: '"
+             << working_version
+             << "' -> '"
+             << working_version + 1
+             << "'.";
+
+    working_version++;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+QSqlDatabase MariaDbDriver::connection(const QString& connection_name, DatabaseDriver::DesiredStorageType desired_type) {
+  Q_UNUSED(desired_type)
+
+  if (!m_databaseInitialized) {
+    // Return initialized database.
+    return initializeDatabase(connection_name);
+  }
+  else {
+    QSqlDatabase database;
+
+    if (QSqlDatabase::contains(connection_name)) {
+      qDebugNN << LOGSEC_DB
+               << "MySQL connection '"
+               << connection_name
+               << "' is already active.";
+
+      // This database connection was added previously, no need to
+      // setup its properties.
+      database = QSqlDatabase::database(connection_name);
+    }
+    else {
+      // Database connection with this name does not exist
+      // yet, add it and set it up.
+      database = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase(APP_DB_MYSQL_DRIVER, connection_name);
+      database.setHostName(qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLHostname)).toString());
+      database.setPort(qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLPort)).toInt());
+      database.setUserName(qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLUsername)).toString());
+      database.setPassword(qApp->settings()->password(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLPassword)).toString());
+      database.setDatabaseName(qApp->settings()->value(GROUP(Database), SETTING(Database::MySQLDatabase)).toString());
+    }
+
+    if (!database.isOpen() && !database.open()) {
+      qFatal("MySQL database was NOT opened. Delivered error message: '%s'.",
+             qPrintable(database.lastError().text()));
+    }
+    else {
+      qDebugNN << LOGSEC_DB
+               << "MySQL database connection"
+               << QUOTE_W_SPACE(connection_name)
+               << "to file"
+               << QUOTE_W_SPACE(QDir::toNativeSeparators(database.databaseName()))
+               << "seems to be established.";
+    }
+
+    return database;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/librssguard/database/mariadbdriver.h b/src/librssguard/database/mariadbdriver.h
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e35b11845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/librssguard/database/mariadbdriver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// For license of this file, see <project-root-folder>/LICENSE.md.
+
+#ifndef MARIADBDRIVER_H
+#define MARIADBDRIVER_H
+
+#include "database/databasedriver.h"
+
+class MariaDbDriver : public DatabaseDriver {
+  public:
+    enum class MariaDbError {
+      Ok = 0,
+      UnknownError = 1,
+      AccessDenied = 1045,
+      UnknownDatabase = 1049,
+      ConnectionError = 2002,
+      CantConnect = 2003,
+      UnknownHost = 2005
+    };
+
+    explicit MariaDbDriver(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+
+    MariaDbError testConnection(const QString& hostname, int port, const QString& w_database,
+                                const QString& username, const QString& password);
+
+    virtual QString humanDriverType() const;
+    virtual QString qtDriverCode() const;
+    virtual DriverType driverType() const;
+    virtual bool vacuumDatabase();
+    virtual bool saveDatabase();
+    virtual void backupDatabase(const QString& backup_folder, const QString& backup_name);
+    virtual bool initiateRestoration(const QString& database_package_file);
+    virtual bool finishRestoration();
+    virtual qint64 databaseDataSize();
+    virtual QSqlDatabase connection(const QString& connection_name,
+                                    DatabaseDriver::DesiredStorageType desired_type = DatabaseDriver::DesiredStorageType::FromSettings);
+
+    QString interpretErrorCode(MariaDbError error_code) const;
+
+  private:
+    bool updateDatabaseSchema(const QSqlDatabase& database,
+                              const QString& source_db_schema_version,
+                              const QString& database_name);
+    QSqlDatabase initializeDatabase(const QString& connection_name);
+
+  private:
+    bool m_databaseInitialized;
+};
+
+#endif // MARIADBDRIVER_H
diff --git a/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsdatabase.cpp b/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsdatabase.cpp
index 59141fe61..500386f07 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsdatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsdatabase.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "gui/settings/settingsdatabase.h"
 
 #include "database/databasefactory.h"
+#include "database/mariadbdriver.h"
 #include "definitions/definitions.h"
 #include "gui/guiutilities.h"
 #include "miscellaneous/application.h"
@@ -44,27 +45,24 @@ SettingsDatabase::~SettingsDatabase() {
 }
 
 void SettingsDatabase::mysqlTestConnection() {
-  // TODO: TODO
+  MariaDbDriver* driv = static_cast<MariaDbDriver*>(qApp->database()->driver());
+  const MariaDbDriver::MariaDbError error_code = driv->testConnection(m_ui->m_txtMysqlHostname->lineEdit()->text(),
+                                                                      m_ui->m_spinMysqlPort->value(),
+                                                                      m_ui->m_txtMysqlDatabase->lineEdit()->text(),
+                                                                      m_ui->m_txtMysqlUsername->lineEdit()->text(),
+                                                                      m_ui->m_txtMysqlPassword->lineEdit()->text());
+  const QString interpretation = driv->interpretErrorCode(error_code);
 
-  /*
-     const DatabaseFactory::MySQLError error_code = qApp->database()->driver()->mysqlTestConnection(m_ui->m_txtMysqlHostname->lineEdit()->text(),
-                                                                                       m_ui->m_spinMysqlPort->value(),
-                                                                                       m_ui->m_txtMysqlDatabase->lineEdit()->text(),
-                                                                                       m_ui->m_txtMysqlUsername->lineEdit()->text(),
-                                                                                       m_ui->m_txtMysqlPassword->lineEdit()->text());
-     const QString interpretation = qApp->database()->driver()->mysqlInterpretErrorCode(error_code);
-
-     switch (error_code) {
-     case DatabaseFactory::MySQLError::Ok:
-     case DatabaseFactory::MySQLError::UnknownDatabase:
+  switch (error_code) {
+    case MariaDbDriver::MariaDbError::Ok:
+    case MariaDbDriver::MariaDbError::UnknownDatabase:
       m_ui->m_lblMysqlTestResult->setStatus(WidgetWithStatus::StatusType::Ok, interpretation, interpretation);
       break;
 
-     default:
+    default:
       m_ui->m_lblMysqlTestResult->setStatus(WidgetWithStatus::StatusType::Error, interpretation, interpretation);
       break;
-     }
-   */
+  }
 }
 
 void SettingsDatabase::onMysqlHostnameChanged(const QString& new_hostname) {
diff --git a/src/librssguard/librssguard.pro b/src/librssguard/librssguard.pro
index 7419ebd47..150f02bcf 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/librssguard.pro
+++ b/src/librssguard/librssguard.pro
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ HEADERS += core/feeddownloader.h \
            database/databasedriver.h \
            database/databasefactory.h \
            database/databasequeries.h \
+           database/mariadbdriver.h \
            database/sqlitedriver.h \
            definitions/definitions.h \
            definitions/typedefs.h \
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ SOURCES += core/feeddownloader.cpp \
            database/databasedriver.cpp \
            database/databasefactory.cpp \
            database/databasequeries.cpp \
+           database/mariadbdriver.cpp \
            database/sqlitedriver.cpp \
            dynamic-shortcuts/dynamicshortcuts.cpp \
            dynamic-shortcuts/dynamicshortcutswidget.cpp \