diff --git a/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_affected_rows.phpt b/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_affected_rows.phpt
index 42632bf8d7f..ce16a7748c3 100644
--- a/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_affected_rows.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_affected_rows.phpt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mysql_affected_rows()
 <?php
 require_once('skipif.inc');
 require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
+require_once('skipifdefaultconnectfailure.inc');
 ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
diff --git a/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_insert_id.phpt b/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_insert_id.phpt
index 51138ebdd49..678245c2cc0 100644
--- a/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_insert_id.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysql/tests/mysql_insert_id.phpt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mysql_insert_id()
 <?php
 require_once('skipif.inc');
 require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
+require_once('skipifdefaultconnectfailure.inc');
 ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
diff --git a/ext/mysql/tests/skipifdefaultconnectfailure.inc b/ext/mysql/tests/skipifdefaultconnectfailure.inc
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..99f3905155d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/mysql/tests/skipifdefaultconnectfailure.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+if ($skip_on_connect_failure) {
+	if (!$link = @mysql_connect())
+		die(sprintf("skip Can't connect to MySQL Server with default credentials - [%d] %s", mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
+
+	if (!@mysql_select_db($db, $link))
+		die(sprintf("skip Can't connect to MySQL Server with default credentials - [%d] %s", mysql_errno(), mysql_error()));
+
+	mysql_close($link);
+}
+?>