diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c4a68d..970d5be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ flags:
 - `-m|--memory MEMORY`: container memory limit (default: unlimited)
 - `-p|--password PASSWORD`: override the user-level service password
 - `-r|--root-password PASSWORD`: override the root-level service password
+- `-s|--shm-size SHM_SIZE`: override shared memory size for mysql docker container
 
 Create a mysql service named lolipop:
 
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ flags:
 - `-i|--image IMAGE`: the image name to start the service with
 - `-I|--image-version IMAGE_VERSION`: the image version to start the service with
 - `-R|--restart-apps "true"`: whether to force an app restart
+- `-s|--shm-size SHM_SIZE`: override shared memory size for mysql docker container
 
 You can upgrade an existing service to a new image or image-version:
 
@@ -432,6 +434,7 @@ flags:
 - `-m|--memory MEMORY`: container memory limit (default: unlimited)
 - `-p|--password PASSWORD`: override the user-level service password
 - `-r|--root-password PASSWORD`: override the root-level service password
+- `-s|--shm-size SHM_SIZE`: override shared memory size for mysql docker container
 
 You can clone an existing service to a new one:
 
diff --git a/common-functions b/common-functions
index 04ee20f..950b36c 100755
--- a/common-functions
+++ b/common-functions
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ service_commit_config() {
   if [[ -n "$SERVICE_MEMORY" ]]; then
     echo "$SERVICE_MEMORY" >"$SERVICE_ROOT/SERVICE_MEMORY"
   fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$SERVICE_SHM_SIZE" ]]; then
+    echo "$SERVICE_SHM_SIZE" >"$SERVICE_ROOT/SHM_SIZE"
+  fi
 }
 
 service_backup_auth() {
@@ -578,13 +582,14 @@ service_parse_args() {
       "--querystring") set -- "$@" "-q" ;;
       "--restart-apps") set -- "$@" "-R" ;;
       "--root-password") set -- "$@" "-r" ;;
+      "--shm-size") set -- "$@" "-s" ;;
       "--user") set -- "$@" "-u" ;;
       *) set -- "$@" "$arg" ;;
     esac
   done
 
   OPTIND=1
-  while getopts "a:c:C:d:i:I:m:p:q:R:r:u:" opt; do
+  while getopts "a:c:C:d:i:I:m:p:q:R:r:s:u:" opt; do
     case "$opt" in
       a)
         SERVICE_ALIAS="${OPTARG^^}"
@@ -620,6 +625,9 @@ service_parse_args() {
       r)
         export SERVICE_ROOT_PASSWORD=$OPTARG
         ;;
+      s)
+        export SERVICE_SHM_SIZE=$OPTARG
+        ;;
       u)
         export SERVICE_USER=$OPTARG
         ;;
diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 054650a..7d4dcfd 100755
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ service_create_container() {
     MEMORY_LIMIT="--memory=${SERVICE_MEMORY}m"
   fi
 
+  [[ -f "$SERVICE_ROOT/SHM_SIZE" ]] && SERVICE_SHM_SIZE="$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/SHM_SIZE")"
+  if [[ -n "$SERVICE_SHM_SIZE" ]]; then
+    SHM_SIZE="--shm-size=${SERVICE_SHM_SIZE}"
+  fi
+
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  ID=$(docker run --name "$SERVICE_NAME" $MEMORY_LIMIT -v "$SERVICE_HOST_ROOT/data:/var/lib/mysql" -v "$SERVICE_HOST_ROOT/$PLUGIN_CONFIG_SUFFIX:/etc/mysql/conf.d" -e "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=$ROOTPASSWORD" -e MYSQL_USER=mysql -e "MYSQL_PASSWORD=$PASSWORD" -e "MYSQL_DATABASE=$DATABASE_NAME" --env-file="$SERVICE_ROOT/ENV" -d --restart always --label dokku=service --label dokku.service=mysql "$PLUGIN_IMAGE:$PLUGIN_IMAGE_VERSION" $CONFIG_OPTIONS)
+  ID=$(docker run --name "$SERVICE_NAME" $MEMORY_LIMIT $SHM_SIZE -v "$SERVICE_HOST_ROOT/data:/var/lib/mysql" -v "$SERVICE_HOST_ROOT/$PLUGIN_CONFIG_SUFFIX:/etc/mysql/conf.d" -e "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=$ROOTPASSWORD" -e MYSQL_USER=mysql -e "MYSQL_PASSWORD=$PASSWORD" -e "MYSQL_DATABASE=$DATABASE_NAME" --env-file="$SERVICE_ROOT/ENV" -d --restart always --label dokku=service --label dokku.service=mysql "$PLUGIN_IMAGE:$PLUGIN_IMAGE_VERSION" $CONFIG_OPTIONS)
   echo "$ID" >"$SERVICE_ROOT/ID"
 
   dokku_log_verbose_quiet "Waiting for container to be ready"
diff --git a/subcommands/clone b/subcommands/clone
index 04fe330..fe40599 100755
--- a/subcommands/clone
+++ b/subcommands/clone
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ service-clone-cmd() {
   #F -m|--memory MEMORY, container memory limit (default: unlimited)
   #F -p|--password PASSWORD, override the user-level service password
   #F -r|--root-password PASSWORD, override the root-level service password
+  #F -s|--shm-size SHM_SIZE, override shared memory size for $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX docker container
   declare desc="create container <new-name> then copy data from <name> into <new-name>"
   local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:clone" argv=("$@")
   [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
diff --git a/subcommands/create b/subcommands/create
index 29d26e8..cc88910 100755
--- a/subcommands/create
+++ b/subcommands/create
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ service-create-cmd() {
   #F -m|--memory MEMORY, container memory limit (default: unlimited)
   #F -p|--password PASSWORD, override the user-level service password
   #F -r|--root-password PASSWORD, override the root-level service password
+  #F -s|--shm-size SHM_SIZE, override shared memory size for $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX docker container
   declare desc="create a $PLUGIN_SERVICE service"
   local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:create" argv=("$@")
   [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
diff --git a/subcommands/upgrade b/subcommands/upgrade
index 755db2f..abdf426 100755
--- a/subcommands/upgrade
+++ b/subcommands/upgrade
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ service-upgrade-cmd() {
   #F -i|--image IMAGE, the image name to start the service with
   #F -I|--image-version IMAGE_VERSION, the image version to start the service with
   #F -R|--restart-apps "true", whether to force an app restart
+  #F -s|--shm-size SHM_SIZE, override shared memory size for $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX docker container
   declare desc="upgrade service <service> to the specified versions"
   local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:upgrade" argv=("$@")
   [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1