diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
index c05f0a8fbbe99..541165b3d11b7 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ def structure_dump(filename, extra_flags)
         args.concat(["--routines"])
         args.concat(["--skip-comments"])
         args.concat(Array(extra_flags)) if extra_flags
+
+        ignore_tables = ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.ignore_tables
+        if ignore_tables.any?
+          args += ignore_tables.map { |table| "--ignore-table=#{configuration['database']}.#{table}" }
+        end
+
         args.concat(["#{configuration['database']}"])
 
         run_cmd("mysqldump", args, "dumping")
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/mysql_rake_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/mysql_rake_test.rb
index b85d303a91b80..33da3d11fc542 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/mysql_rake_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/mysql_rake_test.rb
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ def test_structure_dump
         ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.structure_dump(@configuration, filename)
       end
 
+      def test_structure_dump
+        filename = "awesome-file.sql"
+        Kernel.expects(:system).with("mysqldump", "--result-file", filename, "--no-data", "--routines", "--skip-comments", "test-db").returns(true)
+
+        ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.structure_dump(@configuration, filename)
+      end
+
       def test_structure_dump_with_extra_flags
         filename = "awesome-file.sql"
         expected_command = ["mysqldump", "--result-file", filename, "--no-data", "--routines", "--skip-comments", "--noop", "test-db"]
@@ -305,6 +312,15 @@ def test_structure_dump_with_extra_flags
         end
       end
 
+      def test_structure_dump_with_ignore_tables
+        filename = "awesome-file.sql"
+        ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.expects(:ignore_tables).returns(["foo", "bar"])
+
+        Kernel.expects(:system).with("mysqldump", "--result-file", filename, "--no-data", "--routines", "--skip-comments", "--ignore-table=test-db.foo", "--ignore-table=test-db.bar", "test-db").returns(true)
+
+        ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.structure_dump(@configuration, filename)
+      end
+
       def test_warn_when_external_structure_dump_command_execution_fails
         filename = "awesome-file.sql"
         Kernel.expects(:system)