diff --git a/src/backend/model/database/sql/SQLConnection.ts b/src/backend/model/database/sql/SQLConnection.ts
index b3c9bd8c..d37604ad 100644
--- a/src/backend/model/database/sql/SQLConnection.ts
+++ b/src/backend/model/database/sql/SQLConnection.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class SQLConnection {
       driver = {
         type: 'mysql',
         host: config.mysql.host,
-        port: 3306,
+        port: config.mysql.port,
         username: config.mysql.username,
         password: config.mysql.password,
         database: config.mysql.database,
diff --git a/src/common/config/private/PrivateConfig.ts b/src/common/config/private/PrivateConfig.ts
index d7b9e49d..73c65f9c 100644
--- a/src/common/config/private/PrivateConfig.ts
+++ b/src/common/config/private/PrivateConfig.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export module ServerConfig {
   export class MySQLConfig {
     @ConfigProperty({envAlias: 'MYSQL_HOST'})
     host: string = '';
+    @ConfigProperty({envAlias: 'MYSQL_PORT'})
+    port: number = 3306;
     @ConfigProperty({envAlias: 'MYSQL_DATABASE'})
     database: string = '';
     @ConfigProperty({envAlias: 'MYSQL_USERNAME'})
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/ui/settings/database/database.settings.component.html b/src/frontend/app/ui/settings/database/database.settings.component.html
index ee63a2be..b2f632b4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/ui/settings/database/database.settings.component.html
+++ b/src/frontend/app/ui/settings/database/database.settings.component.html
@@ -36,31 +36,39 @@
       <ng-container *ngIf="settings.type == DatabaseType.mysql">
 
         <div class="form-group row">
-          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="host" i18n>Host</label>
+          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="mysql_host" i18n>Host</label>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="localhost"
-                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.host" id="host" name="host" required>
+                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.host" id="mysql_host" name="mysql_host" required>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-group row">
-          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="database" i18n>Database</label>
+          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="mysql_port" i18n>Port</label>
+          <div class="col-md-10">
+            <input type="number" class="form-control" placeholder="3306" min="0" max="65535"
+                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.port" id="mysql_port" name="mysql_port" required>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="form-group row">
+          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="mysql_database" i18n>Database</label>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="pigallery2"
-                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.database" id="database" name="database" required>
+                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.database" id="mysql_database" name="mysql_database" required>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-group row">
-          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="username" i18n>Username</label>
+          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="mysql_username" i18n>Username</label>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="username"
-                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.username" id="username" name="username" required>
+                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.username" id="mysql_username" name="mysql_username" required>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-group row">
-          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="password" i18n>Password</label>
+          <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="mysql_password" i18n>Password</label>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="password"
-                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.password" id="password" name="password" required>
+                   [(ngModel)]="settings.mysql.password" id="mysql_password" name="mysql_password" required>
           </div>
         </div>
       </ng-container>