diff --git a/adminer/drivers/mysql.inc.php b/adminer/drivers/mysql.inc.php
index e43d3c7e..872ea938 100644
--- a/adminer/drivers/mysql.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/drivers/mysql.inc.php
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ if (!defined("DRIVER")) {
 	* @return string
 	*/
 	function convert_field($field) {
+		global $connection;
 		if (preg_match("~binary~", $field["type"])) {
 			return "HEX(" . idf_escape($field["field"]) . ")";
 		}
@@ -988,7 +989,7 @@ if (!defined("DRIVER")) {
 			return "BIN(" . idf_escape($field["field"]) . " + 0)"; // + 0 is required outside MySQLnd
 		}
 		if (preg_match("~geometry|point|linestring|polygon~", $field["type"])) {
-			return "AsWKT(" . idf_escape($field["field"]) . ")";
+			return ($connection->server_info >= 8 ? "ST_" : "") . "AsWKT(" . idf_escape($field["field"]) . ")";
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 0c31d8df..15fdbb2c 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Adminer 4.4.1-dev:
 Adminer: Fix Search data in tables (regression from 4.4.0)
 CSP: Allow any styles, images, media and fonts, disallow base-uri
+MySQL: Support geometry in MySQL 8 (bug #574)
 SQLite: Enable foreign key checks
 PostgreSQL: Respect NULL default value
 PostgreSQL: Do not export triggers if not requested