diff --git a/pkg/sql/delayed_mysql.go b/pkg/sql/delayed_mysql.go
index a83f290..efa31b0 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/delayed_mysql.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/delayed_mysql.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ThreeDotsLabs/watermill"
 	"github.com/ThreeDotsLabs/watermill/components/delay"
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func (c *DelayedMySQLSubscriberConfig) setDefaults() {
 func NewDelayedMySQLSubscriber(db Beginner, config DelayedMySQLSubscriberConfig) (message.Subscriber, error) {
 	config.setDefaults()
 
-	where := "delayed_until <= NOW()"
+	where := "delayed_until <= UTC_TIMESTAMP()"
 
 	if config.AllowNoDelay {
 		where += " OR delayed_until IS NULL"
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func (a delayedMySQLSchemaAdapter) SchemaInitializingQueries(params SchemaInitia
  			` + "`acked`" + ` BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
  			` + "`created_at`" + ` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  			` + "`delayed_until`" + ` TIMESTAMP NULL DEFAULT NULL,
- 			INDEX ` + "`delayed_until_idx`" + ` (` + "`delayed_until`" + `)
+ 			INDEX ` + "`idx_acked_delayed`" + ` (` + "`acked`" + `, ` + "`delayed_until`" + `)
  		);
 	`
 
@@ -186,11 +187,11 @@ func delayedMySQLInsertArgs(msgs message.Messages) ([]any, error) {
 		if delayedUntilStr == "" {
 			args = append(args, nil)
 		} else {
-			// Convert ISO 8601 to MySQL TIMESTAMP format: "2025-10-22T09:58:00Z" -> "2025-10-22 09:58:00"
-			delayedUntilStr = strings.Replace(delayedUntilStr, "T", " ", 1)
-			delayedUntilStr = strings.TrimSuffix(delayedUntilStr, "Z")
-
-			args = append(args, delayedUntilStr)
+			delayedUntil, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, delayedUntilStr)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse delayed_until timestamp %s: %w", delayedUntilStr, err)
+			}
+			args = append(args, delayedUntil)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer.go b/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer.go
index b2b481d..86c6ff9 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer.go
@@ -136,3 +136,50 @@ func NewPostgreSQLDelayedRequeuer(config DelayedRequeuerConfig) (*DelayedRequeue
 		requeuer: requeuer,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// NewMySQLDelayedRequeuer creates a new DelayedRequeuer that uses MySQL as a storage.
+func NewMySQLDelayedRequeuer(config DelayedRequeuerConfig) (*DelayedRequeuer, error) {
+	config.setDefaults()
+	err := config.Validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	publisher, err := NewDelayedMySQLPublisher(config.DB, DelayedMySQLPublisherConfig{
+		Logger: config.Logger,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	subscriber, err := NewDelayedMySQLSubscriber(config.DB, DelayedMySQLSubscriberConfig{
+		DeleteOnAck: true,
+		Logger:      config.Logger,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	poisonQueue, err := middleware.PoisonQueue(publisher, config.RequeueTopic)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	requeuer, err := requeuer.NewRequeuer(requeuer.Config{
+		Subscriber:           subscriber,
+		SubscribeTopic:       config.RequeueTopic,
+		Publisher:            config.Publisher,
+		GeneratePublishTopic: config.GeneratePublishTopic,
+	}, config.Logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &DelayedRequeuer{
+		middleware: []message.HandlerMiddleware{
+			poisonQueue,
+			config.DelayOnError.Middleware,
+		},
+		requeuer: requeuer,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer_test.go b/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer_test.go
index da279d0..3f8b6c4 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/delayed_requeuer_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ThreeDotsLabs/watermill/message"
 )
 
-func TestDelayedRequeuer(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgreSQLDelayedRequeuer(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	db := newPostgreSQL(t)
@@ -81,3 +81,72 @@ func TestDelayedRequeuer(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"1", "3"}, receivedMessages)
 	}, 1*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
 }
+
+func TestMySQLDelayedRequeuer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	db := newMySQL(t)
+	schemaAdapter := sql.DefaultMySQLSchema{}
+	offsetsAdapter := sql.DefaultMySQLOffsetsAdapter{}
+	publisher, subscriber := newPubSub(t, db, "test", schemaAdapter, offsetsAdapter)
+
+	topic := watermill.NewUUID()
+
+	err := subscriber.(message.SubscribeInitializer).SubscribeInitialize(topic)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	delayedRequeuer, err := sql.NewMySQLDelayedRequeuer(sql.DelayedRequeuerConfig{
+		DB:           db,
+		RequeueTopic: watermill.NewUUID(),
+		Publisher:    publisher,
+		Logger:       logger,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	router := message.NewDefaultRouter(logger)
+	router.AddMiddleware(delayedRequeuer.Middleware()...)
+
+	var receivedMessages []string
+
+	router.AddNoPublisherHandler(
+		"test",
+		topic,
+		subscriber,
+		func(msg *message.Message) error {
+			payload := string(msg.Payload)
+			// MySQL and PostgreSQL format JSON with spaces, so we need to check both variants
+			if payload == `{"error":true}` || payload == `{"error": true}` {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error")
+			}
+
+			receivedMessages = append(receivedMessages, msg.UUID)
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	go func() {
+		err := router.Run(context.Background())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}()
+
+	<-router.Running()
+
+	go func() {
+		err := delayedRequeuer.Run(context.Background())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}()
+
+	err = publisher.Publish(topic, message.NewMessage("1", []byte(`{}`)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = publisher.Publish(topic, message.NewMessage("2", []byte(`{"error":true}`)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = publisher.Publish(topic, message.NewMessage("3", []byte(`{}`)))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.EventuallyWithT(t, func(t *assert.CollectT) {
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{"1", "3"}, receivedMessages)
+	}, 1*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
+}