diff --git a/plinth/modules/wordpress/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/wordpress/__init__.py
index f584e21b3..668e2c9c9 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/wordpress/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/wordpress/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from plinth import app as app_module
 from plinth import cfg, frontpage, menu
 from plinth.config import DropinConfigs
-from plinth.daemon import Daemon
+from plinth.daemon import Daemon, SharedDaemon
 from plinth.modules.apache.components import Webserver
 from plinth.modules.backups.components import BackupRestore
 from plinth.modules.firewall.components import Firewall
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ class WordPressApp(app_module.App):
         daemon = Daemon('daemon-wordpress', 'wordpress-freedombox.timer')
         self.add(daemon)
 
+        daemon = SharedDaemon('shared-daemon-wordpress-mysql', 'mysql')
+        self.add(daemon)
+
         backup_restore = WordPressBackupRestore('backup-restore-wordpress',
                                                 **manifest.backup)
         self.add(backup_restore)