diff --git a/MySQLDockerfile b/MySQLDockerfile
index e922dc0c69..5ba9b845af 100644
--- a/MySQLDockerfile
+++ b/MySQLDockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt update -y
 RUN apt install -y software-properties-common
 
-# install python, libmysqlclient-dev, java, bats
+# install python, libmysqlclient-dev, java, bats, git ruby, perl, cpan
 RUN add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y
 RUN apt update -y
 RUN apt install -y \
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ RUN apt install -y \
 	cmake \
 	g++ \
 	libmysqlcppconn-dev \
-	git
+	git \
+	ruby\
+	gem
 
 # install go
 WORKDIR /root
@@ -83,5 +85,10 @@ RUN npm install
 # install cpan dependencies
 RUN cpanm DBD::mysql
 
+# install ruby dependencies
+WORKDIR /mysql-client-tests/ruby
+RUN gem install bundler
+RUN bundle install
+
 WORKDIR /mysql-client-tests
 ENTRYPOINT ["/mysql-client-tests/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/mysql-client-tests/mysql-client-tests.bats b/mysql-client-tests/mysql-client-tests.bats
index 8ff609d15a..fac42b5e79 100644
--- a/mysql-client-tests/mysql-client-tests.bats
+++ b/mysql-client-tests/mysql-client-tests.bats
@@ -85,3 +85,7 @@ cmake ..
 @test "perl DBD:mysql client" {
     perl $BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/perl/dbd-mysql-test.pl $USER $PORT $REPO_NAME
 }
+
+@test "ruby ruby/mysql test" {
+    ruby $BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/ruby/ruby-mysql-test.rb $USER $PORT $REPO_NAME
+}
diff --git a/mysql-client-tests/ruby/Gemfile b/mysql-client-tests/ruby/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc16b4631f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-client-tests/ruby/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+gem 'ruby-mysql', '~> 2.9', '>= 2.9.14'
diff --git a/mysql-client-tests/ruby/Gemfile.lock b/mysql-client-tests/ruby/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ba0884177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-client-tests/ruby/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    ruby-mysql (2.9.14)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  ruby-mysql (~> 2.9, >= 2.9.14)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.1.4
diff --git a/mysql-client-tests/ruby/ruby-mysql-test.rb b/mysql-client-tests/ruby/ruby-mysql-test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62ccf9507c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-client-tests/ruby/ruby-mysql-test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+
+require 'mysql'
+
+user = ARGV[0]
+port = ARGV[1]
+db   = ARGV[2]
+
+queries = [
+  "create table test (pk int, value int, primary key(pk))",
+  "describe test",
+  "select * from test",
+  "insert into test (pk, value) values (0,0)", 
+  "select * from test"
+]
+
+conn = Mysql::new("127.0.0.1", user, "", db, port)
+queries.each do |query|
+  res = conn.query(query)
+end
+conn.close()
+
+exit(0)