diff --git a/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/EmbeddedMysql.java b/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/EmbeddedMysql.java
index f6bb9ee7..28c5b5ab 100644
--- a/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/EmbeddedMysql.java
+++ b/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/EmbeddedMysql.java
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ protected EmbeddedMysql(
         try {
             executable.start();
             getClient(SCHEMA, mysqldConfig.getCharset()).executeCommands(
-                    format("CREATE USER '%s'@'%%' IDENTIFIED BY '%s';", mysqldConfig.getUsername(), mysqldConfig.getPassword()));
+                    format("CREATE USER '%s'@'%%' IDENTIFIED BY '%s';", mysqldConfig.getUsername(), mysqldConfig.getPassword())
+                    );
+            if (mysqldConfig.isGrantOption()) {
+                getClient(SCHEMA, mysqldConfig.getCharset()).executeCommands(
+                        format("GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '%s'@'%%' WITH GRANT OPTION", mysqldConfig.getUsername()));
+            }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
diff --git a/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/config/MysqldConfig.java b/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/config/MysqldConfig.java
index 1c18df32..7fa83930 100644
--- a/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/config/MysqldConfig.java
+++ b/wix-embedded-mysql/src/main/java/com/wix/mysql/config/MysqldConfig.java
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ public String getPassword() {
         return user.password;
     }
 
+    public boolean isGrantOption() {
+        return user.grant;
+    }
+
     public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
         return timeZone;
     }
@@ -148,6 +152,11 @@ public Builder withUser(String username, String password) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder withUser(String username, String password, boolean grant) {
+            this.user = new User(username, password, grant);
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder withTimeZone(TimeZone timeZone) {
             this.timeZone = timeZone;
             return this;
@@ -201,10 +210,18 @@ public MysqldConfig build() {
     private static class User {
         private final String name;
         private final String password;
+        private final boolean grant;
 
         User(String name, String password) {
             this.name = name;
             this.password = password;
+            this.grant = false;
+        }
+
+        User(String name, String password, boolean grant) {
+            this.name = name;
+            this.password = password;
+            this.grant = grant;
         }
 
         @Override