diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/tls.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/tls.rs
index 9034fbd63a..208d449065 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/tls.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/tls.rs
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ pub(super) async fn maybe_upgrade<S: Socket>(
         }
     }
 
+    let hostname = options.tls_server_name.as_deref().unwrap_or(&options.host);
     let tls_config = TlsConfig {
         accept_invalid_certs: !matches!(
             options.ssl_mode,
             MySqlSslMode::VerifyCa | MySqlSslMode::VerifyIdentity
         ),
         accept_invalid_hostnames: !matches!(options.ssl_mode, MySqlSslMode::VerifyIdentity),
-        hostname: &options.host,
+        hostname,
         root_cert_path: options.ssl_ca.as_ref(),
         client_cert_path: options.ssl_client_cert.as_ref(),
         client_key_path: options.ssl_client_key.as_ref(),
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs
index 421bfb700e..155b165db0 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub struct MySqlConnectOptions {
     pub(crate) password: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) database: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) ssl_mode: MySqlSslMode,
+    pub(crate) tls_server_name: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) ssl_ca: Option<CertificateInput>,
     pub(crate) ssl_client_cert: Option<CertificateInput>,
     pub(crate) ssl_client_key: Option<CertificateInput>,
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
             charset: String::from("utf8mb4"),
             collation: None,
             ssl_mode: MySqlSslMode::Preferred,
+            tls_server_name: None,
             ssl_ca: None,
             ssl_client_cert: None,
             ssl_client_key: None,
@@ -123,6 +125,23 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Overrides the TLS server name used for SNI and hostname verification.
+    ///
+    /// By default, the host from `MySqlConnectOptions` is used.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use sqlx_mysql::MySqlConnectOptions;
+    /// let _options = MySqlConnectOptions::new()
+    ///     .host("haproxy.example.com")
+    ///     .tls_server_name("mysql.example.com");
+    /// ```
+    pub fn tls_server_name(mut self, server_name: &str) -> Self {
+        self.tls_server_name = Some(server_name.to_owned());
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets the port to connect to at the server host.
     ///
     /// The default port for MySQL is `3306`.
@@ -527,3 +546,14 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
         self.collation.as_deref()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::MySqlConnectOptions;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tls_server_name_is_stored() {
+        let opts = MySqlConnectOptions::new().tls_server_name("sni.example.com");
+        assert_eq!(opts.tls_server_name.as_deref(), Some("sni.example.com"));
+    }
+}