diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eaf326598..593f92858 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Unreleased
+
+* Updated `sql-export.sh` to use `mariadb-dump` command (if available). [#148](https://github.com/lando/core/pull/148)
+
 ## v3.21.0-beta.18 - [April 29, 2024](https://github.com/lando/core/releases/tag/v3.21.0-beta.18)
 
 * Fixed bug that prevented password prompts from rendering
diff --git a/scripts/sql-export.sh b/scripts/sql-export.sh
index 1d05d7e11..c435e5c5e 100755
--- a/scripts/sql-export.sh
+++ b/scripts/sql-export.sh
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ while (( "$#" )); do
   esac
 done
 
-# Get type-specific dump cpmmand
+# Get type-specific dump command
 if [[ ${POSTGRES_DB} != '' ]]; then
   DUMPER="pg_dump postgresql://$USER@localhost:$PORT/$DATABASE"
+elif [[ ${MARIADB_DATABASE} != '' && -x $(command -v mariadb-dump) ]]; then
+  DUMPER="mariadb-dump --opt --user=${USER} --host=${HOST} --port=${PORT} ${LANDO_EXTRA_DB_EXPORT_ARGS} ${DATABASE}"
 else
   DUMPER="mysqldump --opt --user=${USER} --host=${HOST} --port=${PORT} ${LANDO_EXTRA_DB_EXPORT_ARGS} ${DATABASE}"
 fi