diff --git a/docker/lite/install_dependencies.sh b/docker/lite/install_dependencies.sh
index f2adfb85df9..4a92ab454f0 100755
--- a/docker/lite/install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/docker/lite/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,29 @@ mysql57)
         percona-xtrabackup-24
     )
     ;;
+mysql80-bullseye)
+    mysql8_version=8.0.30
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-common_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-common_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/libmysqlclient21_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/libmysqlclient21_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-community-client-core_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-community-client-core_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-community-client-plugins_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-community-client-plugins_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-community-client_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-community-client_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-client_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-client_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-community-server-core_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-community-server-core_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-community-server_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-community-server_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/mysql-server_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb /tmp/mysql-server_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+    PACKAGES=(
+        /tmp/libmysqlclient21_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        /tmp/mysql-community-client-core_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        /tmp/mysql-community-client-plugins_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        /tmp/mysql-community-client_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        /tmp/mysql-client_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        /tmp/mysql-community-server-core_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        /tmp/mysql-community-server_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        /tmp/mysql-server_${mysql8_version}-1debian11_amd64.deb
+        percona-xtrabackup-80
+    )
+    ;;
 mysql80)
     mysql8_version=8.0.30
     do_fetch https://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/pool/mysql-8.0/m/mysql-community/libmysqlclient21_${mysql8_version}-1debian10_amd64.deb /tmp/libmysqlclient21_${mysql8_version}-1debian10_amd64.deb
@@ -148,6 +171,9 @@ mysql57)
 mysql80)
     echo 'deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/ buster mysql-8.0' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mysql.list
     ;;
+mysql80-bullseye)
+    echo 'deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/ bullseye mysql-8.0' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mysql.list
+    ;;
 esac
 
 # Add extra apt repositories for Percona Server and/or Percona XtraBackup.
@@ -155,6 +181,9 @@ case "${FLAVOR}" in
 mysql57|mysql80|percona57)
     echo 'deb http://repo.percona.com/apt buster main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/percona.list
     ;;
+mysql80-bullseye)
+    echo 'deb http://repo.percona.com/apt bullseye main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/percona.list
+    ;;
 percona80)
     echo 'deb http://repo.percona.com/apt buster main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/percona.list
     echo 'deb http://repo.percona.com/ps-80/apt buster main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/percona80.list
diff --git a/docker/vttestserver/Dockerfile.mysql80 b/docker/vttestserver/Dockerfile.mysql80
index 28ff5a1b341..1d693d6df2a 100644
--- a/docker/vttestserver/Dockerfile.mysql80
+++ b/docker/vttestserver/Dockerfile.mysql80
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 
 # Install dependencies
 COPY docker/lite/install_dependencies.sh /vt/dist/install_dependencies.sh
-RUN /vt/dist/install_dependencies.sh mysql80
+RUN /vt/dist/install_dependencies.sh mysql80-bullseye
 
 # Set up Vitess user and directory tree.
 RUN groupadd -r vitess && useradd -r -g vitess vitess