diff --git a/src/lua/oltp_common.lua b/src/lua/oltp_common.lua
index b38cce8..301bdf9 100644
--- a/src/lua/oltp_common.lua
+++ b/src/lua/oltp_common.lua
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ sysbench.cmdline.options = {
    {"Use AUTO_INCREMENT column as Primary Key (for MySQL), " ..
        "or its alternatives in other DBMS. When disabled, use " ..
        "client-generated IDs", true},
+   create_table_options =
+      {"Extra CREATE TABLE options", ""},
    skip_trx =
       {"Don't start explicit transactions and execute all queries " ..
           "in the AUTOCOMMIT mode", false},
@@ -169,7 +171,6 @@ function create_table(drv, con, table_num)
          id_def = "INTEGER NOT NULL"
       end
       engine_def = "/*! ENGINE = " .. sysbench.opt.mysql_storage_engine .. " */"
-      extra_table_options = mysql_table_options or ""
    elseif drv:name() == "pgsql"
    then
       if not sysbench.opt.auto_inc then
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@ CREATE TABLE sbtest%d(
   pad CHAR(60) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
   %s (id)
 ) %s %s]],
-      table_num, id_def, id_index_def, engine_def, extra_table_options)
+      table_num, id_def, id_index_def, engine_def,
+      sysbench.opt.create_table_options)
 
    con:query(query)
 
diff --git a/tests/t/script_oltp_general_mysql.t b/tests/t/script_oltp_general_mysql.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787447a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/t/script_oltp_general_mysql.t
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+  $ . $SBTEST_INCDIR/mysql_common.sh
+  $ SB_EXTRA_ARGS=${SB_EXTRA_ARGS:-}
+  $ ARGS="oltp_read_write ${DB_DRIVER_ARGS} --verbosity=1 ${SB_EXTRA_ARGS}"
+
+  $ sysbench $ARGS --create-table-options="COMMENT='foo'" prepare
+  Creating table 'sbtest1'...
+  Inserting 10000 records into 'sbtest1'
+  Creating a secondary index on 'sbtest1'...
+
+  $ db_show_table sbtest1
+  *************************** 1. row ***************************
+  sbtest1
+  CREATE TABLE `sbtest1` (
+    `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    `k` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+    `c` char(120) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    `pad` char(60) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+    KEY `k_1` (`k`)
+  ) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=10001 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COMMENT='foo'
+
+  $ sysbench $ARGS --create-table-options="COMMENT='foo'" cleanup
+  Dropping table 'sbtest1'...
diff --git a/tests/t/script_oltp_help.t b/tests/t/script_oltp_help.t
index 3d4fbd9..ef79a38 100644
--- a/tests/t/script_oltp_help.t
+++ b/tests/t/script_oltp_help.t
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OLTP usage information test
   oltp_read_write.lua options:
     --auto_inc[=on|off]           Use AUTO_INCREMENT column as Primary Key (for MySQL), or its alternatives in other DBMS. When disabled, use client-generated IDs [on]
     --create_secondary[=on|off]   Create a secondary index in addition to the PRIMARY KEY [on]
+    --create_table_options=STRING Extra CREATE TABLE options []
     --delete_inserts=N            Number of DELETE/INSERT combinations per transaction [1]
     --distinct_ranges=N           Number of SELECT DISTINCT queries per transaction [1]
     --index_updates=N             Number of UPDATE index queries per transaction [1]