diff --git a/program/lib/Roundcube/db/mysql.php b/program/lib/Roundcube/db/mysql.php
index d5605a4b3..001b51051 100644
--- a/program/lib/Roundcube/db/mysql.php
+++ b/program/lib/Roundcube/db/mysql.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class rcube_db_mysql extends rcube_db
         $result[PDO::ATTR_AUTOCOMMIT] = true;
 
         // Disable emulating of prepared statements
-        $result[PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES] = false;
+        $result[PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES] = (isset($dsn['attr_emulate_prepares']) ? rcube_utils::get_boolean($dsn['attr_emulate_prepares']) : false);
 
         return $result;
     }