diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/lighttpd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/lighttpd/default.nix
index ce055c0c528..899914b6446 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/lighttpd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/lighttpd/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, pcre, libxml2, zlib, attr, bzip2, which, file
 , openssl, enableMagnet ? false, lua5 ? null
+, enableMysql ? false, mysql ? null
 }:
 
 assert enableMagnet -> lua5 != null;
+assert enableMysql -> mysql != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "lighttpd-1.4.35";
@@ -13,10 +15,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig pcre libxml2 zlib attr bzip2 which file openssl ]
-             ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableMagnet lua5;
+             ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableMagnet lua5
+             ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableMysql mysql;
 
   configureFlags = [ "--with-openssl" ]
-                ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableMagnet "--with-lua";
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableMagnet "--with-lua"
+                ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableMysql "--with-mysql";
 
   preConfigure = ''
     sed -i "s:/usr/bin/file:${file}/bin/file:g" configure