diff --git a/Command/CreateDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php b/Command/CreateDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php
index be160e05b..1b8d40484 100644
--- a/Command/CreateDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php
+++ b/Command/CreateDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php
@@ -52,14 +52,22 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
 
         $ifNotExists = $input->getOption('if-not-exists');
 
+        $driverOptions = [];
         $params = $connection->getParams();
+
+        if (isset($params['driverOptions'])) {
+            $driverOptions = $params['driverOptions']
+        }
+
         if (isset($params['master'])) {
             $params = $params['master'];
+            $params['driverOptions'] = $driverOptions;
         }
 
         // Since doctrine/dbal 2.11 master has been replaced by primary
         if (isset($params['primary'])) {
             $params = $params['primary'];
+            $params['driverOptions'] = $driverOptions;
         }
 
         // Cannot inject `shard` option in parent::getDoctrineConnection
diff --git a/Command/DropDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php b/Command/DropDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php
index 6f7935279..4b1485a0a 100644
--- a/Command/DropDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php
+++ b/Command/DropDatabaseDoctrineCommand.php
@@ -60,15 +60,23 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
         $connection = $this->getDoctrineConnection($connectionName);
 
         $ifExists = $input->getOption('if-exists');
-
+        
+        $driverOptions = [];
         $params = $connection->getParams();
+        
+        if (isset($params['driverOptions'])) {
+            $driverOptions = $params['driverOptions']
+        }
+        
         if (isset($params['master'])) {
             $params = $params['master'];
+            $params['driverOptions'] = $driverOptions;
         }
 
         // Since doctrine/dbal 2.11 master has been replaced by primary
         if (isset($params['primary'])) {
             $params = $params['primary'];
+            $params['driverOptions'] = $driverOptions;
         }
 
         if (isset($params['shards'])) {
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
index c468ff2b2..b76138093 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ protected function getConnectionOptions($connection)
         if (! empty($options['slaves'])) {
             $nonRewrittenKeys = [
                 'driver' => true,
+                'driverOptions' => true,
                 'driverClass' => true,
                 'wrapperClass' => true,
                 'keepSlave' => true,
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php b/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php
index cbaf8ef5e..703cdb84d 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ public function testDbalLoadSingleMasterSlaveConnection()
                 'dbname' => 'mysql_db',
                 'host' => 'localhost',
                 'unix_socket' => '/path/to/mysqld.sock',
-                'driverOptions' => [],
             ],
             $param['master']
         );