diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/66688-mysql_db_add_skip_lock_tables_option.yml b/changelogs/fragments/66688-mysql_db_add_skip_lock_tables_option.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18c44e43a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/66688-mysql_db_add_skip_lock_tables_option.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- mysql_db - add ``skip_lock_tables`` option (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/66688).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_db.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_db.py
index d92115448fc..346ab84206a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_db.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_db.py
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ options:
     choices: [0, 1, 2]
     default: 0
     version_added: '2.10'
+  skip_lock_tables:
+    description:
+      - Skip locking tables for read. Used when I(state=dump), ignored otherwise.
+    required: no
+    type: bool
+    default: no
+    version_added: '2.10'
 seealso:
 - module: mysql_info
 - module: mysql_variables
@@ -281,7 +288,7 @@ def db_delete(cursor, db):
 def db_dump(module, host, user, password, db_name, target, all_databases, port,
             config_file, socket=None, ssl_cert=None, ssl_key=None, ssl_ca=None,
             single_transaction=None, quick=None, ignore_tables=None, hex_blob=None,
-            encoding=None, force=False, master_data=0):
+            encoding=None, force=False, master_data=0, skip_lock_tables=False):
     cmd = module.get_bin_path('mysqldump', True)
     # If defined, mysqldump demands --defaults-extra-file be the first option
     if config_file:
@@ -305,7 +312,9 @@ def db_dump(module, host, user, password, db_name, target, all_databases, port,
     if all_databases:
         cmd += " --all-databases"
     else:
-        cmd += " --databases {0} --skip-lock-tables".format(' '.join(db_name))
+        cmd += " --databases {0}".format(' '.join(db_name))
+    if skip_lock_tables:
+        cmd += " --skip-lock-tables"
     if (encoding is not None) and (encoding != ""):
         cmd += " --default-character-set=%s" % shlex_quote(encoding)
     if single_transaction:
@@ -449,6 +458,7 @@ def main():
             hex_blob=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             force=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             master_data=dict(type='int', default=0, choices=[0, 1, 2]),
+            skip_lock_tables=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
     )
@@ -486,6 +496,7 @@ def main():
     hex_blob = module.params["hex_blob"]
     force = module.params["force"]
     master_data = module.params["master_data"]
+    skip_lock_tables = module.params["skip_lock_tables"]
 
     if len(db) > 1 and state == 'import':
         module.fail_json(msg="Multiple databases are not supported with state=import")
@@ -552,7 +563,7 @@ def main():
                                      login_password, db, target, all_databases,
                                      login_port, config_file, socket, ssl_cert, ssl_key,
                                      ssl_ca, single_transaction, quick, ignore_tables,
-                                     hex_blob, encoding, force, master_data)
+                                     hex_blob, encoding, force, master_data, skip_lock_tables)
         if rc != 0:
             module.fail_json(msg="%s" % stderr)
         module.exit_json(changed=True, db=db_name, db_list=db, msg=stdout,
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/mysql_db/tasks/state_dump_import.yml b/test/integration/targets/mysql_db/tasks/state_dump_import.yml
index ba5d087ff8d..fbd82f8d18c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/mysql_db/tasks/state_dump_import.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/mysql_db/tasks/state_dump_import.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     login_unix_socket: '{{ mysql_socket }}'
     force: yes
     master_data: 1
+    skip_lock_tables: yes
   register: result
 
 - name: assert successful completion of dump operation