diff --git a/lib/mobility/arel/nodes/mysql_ops.rb b/lib/mobility/arel/nodes/mysql_ops.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81a56b581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mobility/arel/nodes/mysql_ops.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# frozen-string-literal: true
+require "mobility/arel"
+
+module Mobility
+  module Arel
+    module Nodes
+      %w[
+        JsonDashArrow
+        JsonDashDoubleArrow
+      ].each do |name|
+        const_set name, (Class.new(Binary) do
+          include ::Arel::Expressions
+          include ::Arel::Predications
+          include ::Arel::OrderPredications
+          include ::Arel::AliasPredication
+
+          def lower
+            super self
+          end
+        end)
+      end
+
+      class Json < JsonDashDoubleArrow; end
+
+      class JsonContainer < Json
+        def initialize column, locale, attr
+          super(Arel::Nodes::JsonDashArrow.new(column, locale), attr)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    module Visitors
+      def visit_Mobility_Arel_Nodes_JsonDashArrow o, a
+        json_infix o, a, '->'
+      end
+
+      def visit_Mobility_Arel_Nodes_JsonDashDoubleArrow o, a
+        json_infix o, a, '->>'
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def json_infix o, a, opr
+        visit(Nodes::Grouping.new(::Arel::Nodes::InfixOperation.new(opr, o.left, o.right)), a)
+      end
+    end
+
+    ::Arel::Visitors::MySQL.include Visitors
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/json.rb b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/json.rb
index bb4e29bd8..738d3214a 100644
--- a/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/json.rb
+++ b/lib/mobility/backends/active_record/json.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'mobility/backends/active_record/pg_hash'
-require 'mobility/arel/nodes/pg_ops'
+#require 'mobility/arel/nodes/pg_ops'
+require 'mobility/arel/nodes/mysql_ops'
 
 module Mobility
   module Backends
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class Json < PgHash
         #   attribute key on jsonb column
         def self.build_node(attr, locale)
           column_name = column_affix % attr
-          Arel::Nodes::Json.new(model_class.arel_table[column_name], build_quoted(locale))
+          Arel::Nodes::Json.new(model_class.arel_table[column_name], build_quoted("$.\"#{locale}\""))
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/active_record/schema.rb b/spec/active_record/schema.rb
index 584850c53..db745e25a 100644
--- a/spec/active_record/schema.rb
+++ b/spec/active_record/schema.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ def up
             t.timestamps null: false
           end
 
+          if ENV['DB'] == 'mysql'
+            create_table "json_posts" do |t|
+              t.json :my_title_i18n
+              t.json :my_content_i18n
+              t.boolean :published
+              t.timestamps null: false
+            end
+          end
+
           if ENV['DB'] == 'postgres'
             create_table "jsonb_posts" do |t|
               t.jsonb :my_title_i18n, default: {}
diff --git a/spec/mobility/backends/active_record/json_spec.rb b/spec/mobility/backends/active_record/json_spec.rb
index a0ba10e9a..2e1cf6757 100644
--- a/spec/mobility/backends/active_record/json_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mobility/backends/active_record/json_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require "spec_helper"
 
-describe "Mobility::Backends::ActiveRecord::Json", orm: :active_record, db: :postgres do
+describe "Mobility::Backends::ActiveRecord::Json", orm: :active_record do
   require "mobility/backends/active_record/json"
   extend Helpers::ActiveRecord
   before do
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/querying_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/querying_examples.rb
index 11cc1ac46..77eacb62f 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/querying_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/querying_examples.rb
@@ -443,14 +443,16 @@ def query(*args, &block); model_class.i18n(*args, &block); end
       end
 
       describe "LIKE/ILIKE (matches)" do
-        it "includes partial string matches" do
-          foobar = model_class.create(a1 => "foObar")
-          barfoo = model_class.create(a1 => "barfOo")
-          expect(query { __send__(a1).matches("foo%") }).to match_array([i[0], *i[5..6], foobar])
-          expect(query { __send__(a1).matches("%foo") }).to match_array([i[0], *i[5..6], barfoo])
+        if ENV['DB'] != 'mysql'
+          it "includes partial string matches" do
+            foobar = model_class.create(a1 => "foObar")
+            barfoo = model_class.create(a1 => "barfOo")
+            expect(query { __send__(a1).matches("foo%") }).to match_array([i[0], *i[5..6], foobar])
+            expect(query { __send__(a1).matches("%foo") }).to match_array([i[0], *i[5..6], barfoo])
+          end
         end
 
-        if ENV['DB'] == 'postgres' && ::ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING >= '5.0'
+        if (ENV['DB'] == 'mysql' || ENV['DB'] == 'postgres') && ::ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING >= '5.0'
           it "works with case_sensitive option" do
             foobar = model_class.create(a1 => "foObar")
             barfoo = model_class.create(a1 => "barfOo")