diff --git a/docs/sources/datasources/mysql/_index.md b/docs/sources/datasources/mysql/_index.md
index 3a0f58441c0..6dfb6e0805d 100644
--- a/docs/sources/datasources/mysql/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/datasources/mysql/_index.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ weight: 1000
> Starting from Grafana v5.1 you can name the time column _time_ in addition to earlier supported _time_sec_. Usage of _time_sec_ will eventually be deprecated.
-Grafana ships with a built-in MySQL data source plugin that allows you to query and visualize data from a MySQL compatible database.
+Grafana ships with a built-in MySQL data source plugin that allows you to query and visualize data from a MySQL compatible database like MariaDB or Percona Server.
For instructions on how to add a data source to Grafana, refer to the [administration documentation][data-source-management].
Only users with the organization administrator role can add data sources.
@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ Administrators can also [configure the data source via YAML](#provision-the-data
1. Set the data source's basic configuration options.
-| Name | Description |
-| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| **Name** | The data source name. This is how you refer to the data source in panels and queries. |
-| **Default** | Default data source means that it will be pre-selected for new panels. |
-| **Host** | The IP address/hostname and optional port of your MySQL instance. |
-| **Database** | Name of your MySQL database. |
-| **User** | Database user's login/username |
-| **Password** | Database user's password |
-| **Session Timezone** | Specify the time zone used in the database session, such as `Europe/Berlin` or `+02:00`. This is necessary, if the timezone of the database (or the host of the database) is set to something other than UTC. Set the value used in the session with `SET time_zone='...'`. If you leave this field empty, then the time zone is not updated. For more information, refer to the [MySQL documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/time-zone-support.html). |
-| **Max open** | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `100` (Grafana v5.4+). |
-| **Max idle** | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `100` (Grafana v5.4+). |
-| **Auto (max idle)** | If set will set the maximum number of idle connections to the number of maximum open connections (Grafana v9.5.1+). Default is `true`. |
-| **Allow cleartext passwords** | Allows using the [cleartext client side plugin](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/cleartext-pluggable-authentication.html) if required by an account, such as one defined with the [PAM authentication plugin](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/pam-authentication-plugin.html).
**Sending passwords in clear text may be a security problem in some configurations**. To avoid problems if there is any possibility that the password would be intercepted, clients should connect to MySQL Server using a method that protects the password. Possibilities include [TLS / SSL](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#tls), IPsec, or a private network. Default is `false`. |
-| **Max lifetime** | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused, default `14400`/4 hours. This should always be lower than configured [wait_timeout](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_wait_timeout) in MySQL (Grafana v5.4+). |
+| Name | Description |
+| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Name** | The data source name. This is how you refer to the data source in panels and queries. |
+| **Default** | Default data source means that it will be pre-selected for new panels. |
+| **Host** | The IP address/hostname and optional port of your MySQL instance. |
+| **Database** | Name of your MySQL database. |
+| **User** | Database user's login/username |
+| **Password** | Database user's password |
+| **Session Timezone** | Specifies the time zone used in the database session, such as `Europe/Berlin` or `+02:00`. Required if the timezone of the database (or the host of the database) is set to something other than UTC. Set the value used in the session with `SET time_zone='...'`. If you leave this field empty, then the time zone is not updated. For more information, refer to the [MySQL documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/time-zone-support.html). |
+| **Max open** | The maximum number of open connections to the database, default `100` (Grafana v5.4+). |
+| **Max idle** | The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool, default `100` (Grafana v5.4+). |
+| **Auto (max idle)** | Toggle to set the maximum number of idle connections to the number of maximum open connections (available in Grafana v9.5.1+). Default is `true`. |
+| **Allow cleartext passwords** | Allows the use of the [cleartext client side plugin](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/cleartext-pluggable-authentication.html) as required by a specific type of account, such as one defined with the [PAM authentication plugin](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/pam-pluggable-authentication.html).
**Sending passwords in clear text may be a security problem in some configurations**. To avoid password issues, it is recommended that clients connect to a MySQL server using a method that protects the password. Possibilities include [TLS / SSL](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#tls), IPsec, or a private network. Default is `false`. |
+| **Max lifetime** | The maximum amount of time in seconds a connection may be reused. This should always be lower than configured [wait_timeout](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_wait_timeout) in MySQL (Grafana v5.4+). The default is `14400` or 4 hours. |
### Min time interval
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ The response from MySQL can be formatted as either a table or as a time series.
### Dataset and Table selection
{{% admonition type="note" %}}
-If your table or database name contains a reserved word or a [not permitted character](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/identifiers.html) the editor will put quotes around them. For example a table name like `table-name` will be quoted with backticks `` `table-name` ``.
+If your table or database name contains a reserved word or a [prohibited character](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/identifiers.html) the editor will put quotes around the name. For example, the name `table-name` will be quoted with backticks - `` `table-name` ``.
{{% /admonition %}}
In the dataset dropdown, choose the MySQL database to query. The dropdown is be populated with the databases that the user has access to.
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/mysql/README.md b/public/app/plugins/datasource/mysql/README.md
index 79832ef8988..2646c7c93ab 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/mysql/README.md
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/mysql/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# MySQL Data Source - Native Plugin
-Grafana ships with a built-in MySQL data source plugin that allows you to query and visualize data from a MySQL compatible database.
+Grafana ships with a built-in MySQL data source plugin that allows you to query and visualize data from a MySQL compatible database like MariaDB or Percona Server.
## Adding the data source