diff --git a/scripts/db-backup.sh b/scripts/db-backup.sh
index 17c9a17..17effd4 100755
--- a/scripts/db-backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/db-backup.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ env_get() {
 
 load_target() {
     local target="$1"
+    DB_DOCKER_SERVICE=""
+    DB_DOCKER_PORT=""
+
     case "$target" in
         app)
             DB_HOST="$(env_get DB_HOST "$ENV_FILE")"
@@ -73,6 +76,10 @@ load_target() {
             DB_NAME="$(env_get DB_DATABASE "$ENV_FILE")"
             DB_USER="$(env_get DB_USERNAME "$ENV_FILE")"
             DB_PASS="$(env_get DB_PASSWORD "$ENV_FILE")"
+            if [[ "$DB_HOST" == "mysql" ]]; then
+                DB_DOCKER_SERVICE="mysql"
+                DB_DOCKER_PORT="${DB_PORT:-3306}"
+            fi
             ;;
         auth)
             DB_HOST="$(env_get AZEROTHCORE_AUTH_DB_HOST "$ENV_FILE")"
@@ -140,6 +147,23 @@ run_mysql_tool() {
 
     require_cmd docker
 
+    if [[ -n "${DB_DOCKER_SERVICE:-}" ]]; then
+        local pwd_value=""
+        if [[ -n "${DB_PASS:-}" && "$DB_PASS" != "null" ]]; then
+            pwd_value="$DB_PASS"
+        fi
+
+        docker compose exec -T \
+            -e MYSQL_PWD="$pwd_value" \
+            "$DB_DOCKER_SERVICE" \
+            "$tool" \
+                -h127.0.0.1 \
+                -P"${DB_DOCKER_PORT:-3306}" \
+                -u"$DB_USER" \
+                "$@"
+        return
+    fi
+
     local target_host="$DB_HOST"
     if [[ "$target_host" == "127.0.0.1" || "$target_host" == "localhost" ]]; then
         target_host="host.docker.internal"