1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/model_fields/tests.py b/tests/model_fields/tests.py
index 9af8325040..035a5c2ae3 100644
--- a/tests/model_fields/tests.py
+++ b/tests/model_fields/tests.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from decimal import Decimal
 from django import test
 from django import forms
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
-from django.db import models, IntegrityError
+from django.db import connection, models, IntegrityError
 from django.db.models.fields.files import FieldFile
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils import unittest
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ class BinaryFieldTests(test.TestCase):
             # Test default value
             self.assertEqual(bytes(dm.short_data), b'\x08')
 
+    if connection.vendor == 'mysql' and six.PY3:
+        # Existing MySQL DB-API drivers fail on binary data.
+        test_set_and_retrieve = unittest.expectedFailure(test_set_and_retrieve)
+
     def test_max_length(self):
         dm = DataModel(short_data=self.binary_data*4)
         self.assertRaises(ValidationError, dm.full_clean)