diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/mysql.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/mysql.py
index 5dd1e04f93b..e57acab9b40 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/mysql.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/mysql.py
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ options:
       - The path to a Unix domain socket for local connections
     required: false
     default: null
+  connect_timeout:
+    description:
+      - The connection timeout when connecting to the MySQL server.
+    required: false
+    default: 30
+    version_added: "2.1"
   config_file:
     description:
       - Specify a config file from which user and password are to be read
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
index 192472bf46f..26fc03c8679 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
@@ -194,11 +194,8 @@
 #============================================================
 # Verify mysql_variable fails with an incorrect login_host parameter
 #
-- name: lower mysql connect timeout
-  ini_file: dest="{{ansible_env.HOME}}/.my.cnf" section=client option=connect_timeout value=5
-
 - name: query mysql_variable using incorrect login_host
-  mysql_variables: variable=wait_timeout login_host=12.0.0.9
+  mysql_variables: variable=wait_timeout login_host=12.0.0.9 connect_timeout=5
   register: result
   ignore_errors: true