diff --git a/lib/rails_sql_views/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb b/lib/rails_sql_views/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecdb334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rails_sql_views/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+module RailsSqlViews
+  module ConnectionAdapters
+    module Mysql2Adapter
+      def self.included(base)
+        if base.private_method_defined?(:supports_views?)
+          base.send(:public, :supports_views?)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Returns true as this adapter supports views.
+      def supports_views?
+        true
+      end
+
+      def base_tables(name = nil) #:nodoc:
+        tables = []
+        execute("SHOW FULL TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE='BASE TABLE'").each{|row| tables << row[0]}
+        tables
+      end
+      alias nonview_tables base_tables
+
+      def views(name = nil) #:nodoc:
+        views = []
+        execute("SHOW FULL TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE='VIEW'").each{|row| views << row[0]}
+        views
+      end
+
+      def tables_with_views_included(name = nil)
+        nonview_tables(name) + views(name)
+      end
+
+      def structure_dump
+        structure = ""
+        base_tables.each do |table|
+          structure += select_one("SHOW CREATE TABLE #{quote_table_name(table)}")["Create Table"] + ";\n\n"
+        end
+
+        views.each do |view|
+          structure += select_one("SHOW CREATE VIEW #{quote_table_name(view)}")["Create View"] + ";\n\n"
+        end
+
+        return structure
+      end
+
+      # Get the view select statement for the specified table.
+      def view_select_statement(view, name=nil)
+        begin
+          row = execute("SHOW CREATE VIEW #{view}", name).each do |row|
+            return convert_statement(row[1]) if row[0] == view
+          end
+        rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => e
+          raise "No view called #{view} found"
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+      def convert_statement(s)
+        s.gsub!(/.* AS (select .*)/, '\1')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/rails_sql_views/loader.rb b/lib/rails_sql_views/loader.rb
index 7c85018..2db2821 100644
--- a/lib/rails_sql_views/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_sql_views/loader.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 module RailsSqlViews
   module Loader
-    SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS = %w( Mysql PostgreSQL SQLServer SQLite OracleEnhanced )
+    SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS = %w( Mysql Mysql2 PostgreSQL SQLServer SQLite OracleEnhanced )
 
     def self.load_extensions
       SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS.each do |db|