diff --git a/.changeset/five-carrots-pay.md b/.changeset/five-carrots-pay.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60fa91c163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/five-carrots-pay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-tasks': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added support to mysql on some raw queries
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
index c99c08e4fb..f56c03c3d5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.ts
@@ -292,14 +292,21 @@ export class TaskWorker {
           seconds: dt,
         })}`,
       );
-      nextRun = this.knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
-        ? this.knex.raw(
-            `max(datetime(next_run_start_at, ?), datetime('now'))`,
-            [`+${dt} seconds`],
-          )
-        : this.knex.raw(
-            `greatest(next_run_start_at + interval '${dt} seconds', now())`,
-          );
+
+      if (this.knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
+        nextRun = this.knex.raw(
+          `max(datetime(next_run_start_at, ?), datetime('now'))`,
+          [`+${dt} seconds`],
+        );
+      } else if (this.knex.client.config.client.includes('mysql')) {
+        nextRun = this.knex.raw(
+          `greatest(next_run_start_at + interval ${dt} second, now())`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        nextRun = this.knex.raw(
+          `greatest(next_run_start_at + interval '${dt} seconds', now())`,
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     const rows = await this.knex<DbTasksRow>(DB_TASKS_TABLE)
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts
index 34280cc2d4..2561203318 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/util.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,16 @@ export function nowPlus(duration: Duration | undefined, knex: Knex) {
   if (!seconds) {
     return knex.fn.now();
   }
-  return knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
-    ? knex.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`${seconds} seconds`])
-    : knex.raw(`now() + interval '${seconds} seconds'`);
+
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
+    return knex.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`${seconds} seconds`]);
+  }
+
+  if (knex.client.config.client.includes('mysql')) {
+    return knex.raw(`now() + interval ${seconds} second`);
+  }
+
+  return knex.raw(`now() + interval '${seconds} seconds'`);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
index c9b71d096d..1cf2643339 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ export class DefaultProcessingDatabase implements ProcessingDatabase {
 
     // Delete old relations
     let previousRelationRows: DbRelationsRow[];
-    if (tx.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
+    if (
+      tx.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3') ||
+      tx.client.config.client.includes('mysql')
+    ) {
       previousRelationRows = await tx<DbRelationsRow>('relations')
         .select('*')
         .where({ originating_entity_id: id });
@@ -201,6 +204,13 @@ export class DefaultProcessingDatabase implements ProcessingDatabase {
 
     if (toRemove.length) {
       let removedCount = 0;
+      const rootId = () => {
+        if (tx.client.config.client.includes('mysql')) {
+          return tx.raw('CAST(NULL as UNSIGNED INT)', []);
+        }
+
+        return tx.raw('CAST(NULL as INT)', []);
+      };
       for (const refs of lodash.chunk(toRemove, 1000)) {
         /*
       WITH RECURSIVE
@@ -266,7 +276,7 @@ export class DefaultProcessingDatabase implements ProcessingDatabase {
                 .withRecursive('ancestors', function ancestors(outer) {
                   return outer
                     .select({
-                      root_id: tx.raw('CAST(NULL as INT)', []),
+                      root_id: rootId(),
                       via_entity_ref: 'entity_ref',
                       to_entity_ref: 'entity_ref',
                     })
@@ -435,15 +445,26 @@ export class DefaultProcessingDatabase implements ProcessingDatabase {
       .orderBy('next_update_at', 'asc');
 
     const interval = this.options.refreshInterval();
+
+    const nextUpdateAt = (refreshInterval: number) => {
+      if (tx.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')) {
+        return tx.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`${refreshInterval} seconds`]);
+      }
+
+      if (tx.client.config.client.includes('mysql')) {
+        return tx.raw(`now() + interval ${refreshInterval} second`);
+      }
+
+      return tx.raw(`now() + interval '${refreshInterval} seconds'`);
+    };
+
     await tx<DbRefreshStateRow>('refresh_state')
       .whereIn(
         'entity_ref',
         items.map(i => i.entity_ref),
       )
       .update({
-        next_update_at: tx.client.config.client.includes('sqlite3')
-          ? tx.raw(`datetime('now', ?)`, [`${interval} seconds`])
-          : tx.raw(`now() + interval '${interval} seconds'`),
+        next_update_at: nextUpdateAt(interval),
       });
 
     return {