diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 679fb422..feeaf7d3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ matrix:
 #    - perl: "5.20"
 #      env: DB=MariaDB VERSION=10.2.5
 # mariadb_config bug: https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-15820
-#    - perl: "5.20"
-#      env: DB=MariaDB VERSION=10.3.9
+    - perl: "5.20"
+      env: DB=MariaDB VERSION=10.3.11
     - perl: "5.20"
       env: CONC_DB=MySQL CONC_VERSION=6.0.0-beta
     - perl: "5.20"
@@ -261,7 +261,17 @@ before_script:
         export DBD_MYSQL_CONFIG="skip" ;
       fi ;
     elif [ -n "$DB" ]; then
-      export DBD_MYSQL_CONFIG="$SANDBOX_HOME/msb/my sql_config" ;
+      if [ "$DB" = "MariaDB" ]; then
+        mariadb_config="$SANDBOX_HOME/binary/${VERSION}/bin/mariadb_config" ;
+        if [ -e $mariadb_config ]; then
+          export DBD_MYSQL_CONFIG=$mariadb_config;
+        else
+          echo "$mariadb_config does not exist, falling back to my sql_config" ;
+          export DBD_MYSQL_CONFIG="$SANDBOX_HOME/msb/my sql_config" ;
+        fi
+      else
+        export DBD_MYSQL_CONFIG="$SANDBOX_HOME/msb/my sql_config" ;
+      fi
     else
       export DBD_MYSQL_FORCE_EMBEDDED=1 ;
     fi
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 634811f1..a1b38f6e 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -617,10 +617,11 @@ sub Configure {
                 $str =~ s/\-L\"(.*?)\"/-L$1/sg;
 
                 # Separate libs from ldflags
+                # Ignore static libs like libgnutls.a as reported by MariaDB's mysql_config
                 if ($param eq 'libs') {
                     my (@libs, @ldflags);
                     for (split ' ', $str) {
-                        if (/^-[Ll]/ || /^[^\-]/) { push @libs, $_ }
+                        if (/^-[Ll]/ || /^[^\-]/) { push @libs, $_ unless /\.a$/ }
                         else          { push @ldflags, $_ }
                     }
                     $str = "@libs";
@@ -628,6 +629,13 @@ sub Configure {
                     $source->{ldflags} = "mysql_config";
                 }
 
+                if ($command =~ /10.3/) {
+                    # MariaDB's mysql_config/mariadb_config reports the compile time
+                    # locations, not the install location. This results in issues for
+                    # dbdeployer etc. where these are not the same.
+                    my $installdir = substr(dirname($opt->{'mysql_config'}), 1, -4);
+                    $str =~ s#usr/local/mysql#$installdir#g;
+                }
                 $opt->{$param} = $str;
                 $source->{$param} = "mysql_config";
                 return;
diff --git a/dbdimp.c b/dbdimp.c
index b0399d94..6e1c6a19 100644
--- a/dbdimp.c
+++ b/dbdimp.c
@@ -4055,7 +4055,12 @@ int dbd_describe(SV* sth, imp_sth_t* imp_sth)
         break;
 
       default:
+#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID > 100300
+        // https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-18143
+        buffer->buffer_length= fields[i].max_length ? fields[i].max_length : 2;
+#else
         buffer->buffer_length= fields[i].max_length ? fields[i].max_length : 1;
+#endif
         Newz(908, fbh->data, buffer->buffer_length, char);
         buffer->buffer= (char *) fbh->data;
       }
@@ -5313,6 +5318,16 @@ int mysql_db_reconnect(SV* h)
   else
     imp_dbh= (imp_dbh_t*) imp_xxh;
 
+  /* reconnect a closed connection, used in do() for implicit reconnect */
+  if (!DBIc_has(imp_dbh, DBIcf_ACTIVE) && DBIc_has(imp_dbh, DBIcf_AutoCommit)) {
+    if (my_login(aTHX_ h, imp_dbh)) {
+      DBIc_ACTIVE_on(imp_dbh);
+      DBIc_set(imp_dbh, DBIcf_AutoCommit, TRUE);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (mysql_errno(imp_dbh->pmysql) != CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR &&
           mysql_errno(imp_dbh->pmysql) != CR_SERVER_LOST)
     /* Other error */
diff --git a/mysql.xs b/mysql.xs
index 861d7911..72e37f5b 100644
--- a/mysql.xs
+++ b/mysql.xs
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ do(dbh, statement, attr=Nullsv, ...)
   MYSQL_BIND      *bind= NULL;
 #endif
     ASYNC_CHECK_XS(dbh);
+    if ((!DBIc_has(imp_dbh, DBIcf_ACTIVE)) &&
+        (!mysql_db_reconnect(dbh)))
+      XSRETURN_UNDEF;
 #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= MULTIPLE_RESULT_SET_VERSION
     while (mysql_next_result(imp_dbh->pmysql)==0)
     {
diff --git a/t/15reconnect.t b/t/15reconnect.t
index c470a1a3..78dca704 100644
--- a/t/15reconnect.t
+++ b/t/15reconnect.t
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ eval {$dbh = DBI->connect($test_dsn, $test_user, $test_password,
 if ($@) {
   plan skip_all => "no database connection";
 }
-plan tests => 8 * 2;
+plan tests => 13 * 2;
 
 for my $mysql_server_prepare (0, 1) {
 $dbh= DBI->connect("$test_dsn;mysql_server_prepare=$mysql_server_prepare;mysql_server_prepare_disable_fallback=1", $test_user, $test_password,
@@ -38,5 +38,13 @@ ok($dbh->do("SELECT 1"), "implicitly reconnecting handle with 'do'");
 
 ok($dbh->{Active}, "checking for reactivated handle");
 
-$dbh->disconnect();
+ok(!($dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0), "disabling autocommit");
+
+ok($dbh->disconnect(), "disconnecting active handle");
+
+ok(!$dbh->{Active}, "checking for inactive handle");
+
+ok(!$dbh->do("SELECT 1"), "implicitly reconnecting handle with 'do'");
+
+ok(!$dbh->{Active}, "checking for reactivated handle");
 }
diff --git a/t/57trackgtid.t b/t/57trackgtid.t
index 8b7de243..5304148e 100644
--- a/t/57trackgtid.t
+++ b/t/57trackgtid.t
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ if ($@) {
         "no database connection";
 }
 
+if ($dbh->{mysql_serverversion} > 100000) {
+    plan skip_all => "GTID tracking is not available on MariaDB";
+}
+
 if ($dbh->{mysql_serverversion} < 50000) {
     plan skip_all => "You must have MySQL version 5.0.0 and greater for this test to run";
 }