diff --git a/nix/mysql.nix b/nix/mysql.nix
index 288abae1..92d3f389 100644
--- a/nix/mysql.nix
+++ b/nix/mysql.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ in
       '';
     };
 
+    initialScript = lib.mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr types.str;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        Initial SQL commands to run after `initialDatabases` and `ensureUsers`. This can be multiple
+        SQL expressions separated by a semi-colon.
+      '';
+      example = ''
+        CREATE USER foo IDENTIFIED BY 'password@123';
+        CREATE USER bar;
+      '';
+    };
+
     initialDatabases = lib.mkOption {
       type = types.listOf (types.submodule {
         options = {
@@ -199,6 +212,9 @@ in
               exec ${config.package}/bin/mysqld ${mysqldOptions}
             '';
 
+            runInitialScript = lib.optionalString (config.initialScript != null) ''echo ${lib.escapeShellArg config.initialScript} | MYSQL_PWD="" ${config.package}/bin/mysql -u root -N
+'';
+
             configureScript = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "configure-mysql" ''
               PATH="${lib.makeBinPath [config.package pkgs.coreutils]}:$PATH"
               set -euo pipefail
@@ -242,6 +258,8 @@ in
                   ) | MYSQL_PWD="" ${config.package}/bin/mysql -u root -N
                 '')
                 config.ensureUsers}
+    
+              ${runInitialScript}
             '';
 
           in
diff --git a/nix/mysql_test.nix b/nix/mysql_test.nix
index bc2f7a66..4c2d5077 100644
--- a/nix/mysql_test.nix
+++ b/nix/mysql_test.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 { pkgs, config, ... }: {
-  services.mysql.m1.enable = true;
-  services.mysql.m1.initialDatabases = [{ name = "test_database"; }];
+  services.mysql.m1 = {
+    enable = true;
+    initialDatabases = [{ name = "test_database"; }];
+    initialScript = ''
+      CREATE USER foo IDENTIFIED BY 'password@123';
+      CREATE USER bar;
+    '';
+  };
   services.mysql.m1.ensureUsers = [
     {
       name = "test_database";
@@ -13,7 +19,7 @@
   settings.processes.test =
     {
       command = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
-        runtimeInputs = [ config.services.mysql.m1.package pkgs.gnugrep ];
+        runtimeInputs = [ config.services.mysql.m1.package pkgs.gnugrep pkgs.coreutils ];
         text = ''
           rows=$(echo "SHOW DATABASES LIKE 'test_database';" | MYSQL_PWD="" mysql -h 127.0.0.1 | wc -l)
           if [ "$rows" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -22,6 +28,13 @@
           fi
           echo 'SELECT VERSION();' | MYSQL_PWD="" mysql -h 127.0.0.1
           echo 'SELECT VERSION();' | MYSQL_PWD="" mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 3308
+
+          echo "Checking if users foo and bar are present: "
+          isFooPresent=$(echo "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user WHERE user = 'foo');" | MYSQL_PWD="" mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root | tail -n1)
+          isBarPresent=$(echo "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM mysql.user WHERE user = 'bar');" | MYSQL_PWD="" mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root | tail -n1)
+          echo "$isFooPresent" | grep 1
+          echo "$isBarPresent" | grep 1
+
         '';
         name = "mysql-test";
       };