diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 898d6014..91c45283 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pytest-mock-resources"
-version = "2.6.5"
+version = "2.6.6"
 description = "A pytest plugin for easily instantiating reproducible mock resources."
 authors = [
     "Omar Khan <oakhan3@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/src/pytest_mock_resources/container/mysql.py b/src/pytest_mock_resources/container/mysql.py
index 4f3d16b1..ea58ed3d 100644
--- a/src/pytest_mock_resources/container/mysql.py
+++ b/src/pytest_mock_resources/container/mysql.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def check_fn(self):
             )
 
 
-def get_sqlalchemy_engine(config, database_name, isolation_level=None):
+def get_sqlalchemy_engine(config, database_name, **engine_kwargs):
     url = compat.sqlalchemy.URL(
         "mysql+pymysql",
         username=config.username,
@@ -80,15 +80,11 @@ def get_sqlalchemy_engine(config, database_name, isolation_level=None):
         database=database_name,
     )
 
-    options = {}
-    if isolation_level:
-        options["isolation_level"] = isolation_level
-
     from pytest_mock_resources.compat import pymysql
 
     pymysql.connect
 
-    engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(url, **options)
+    engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(url, **engine_kwargs)
 
     # Verify engine is connected
     engine.connect()
diff --git a/src/pytest_mock_resources/fixture/mysql.py b/src/pytest_mock_resources/fixture/mysql.py
index 4af5f2fa..b0c0e7af 100644
--- a/src/pytest_mock_resources/fixture/mysql.py
+++ b/src/pytest_mock_resources/fixture/mysql.py
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ def pmr_mysql_container(pytestconfig, pmr_mysql_config):
     yield from get_container(pytestconfig, pmr_mysql_config)
 
 
-def create_mysql_fixture(*ordered_actions, scope="function", tables=None, session=None):
+def create_mysql_fixture(
+    *ordered_actions,
+    scope="function",
+    tables=None,
+    session=None,
+    engine_kwargs=None,
+):
     """Produce a MySQL fixture.
 
     Any number of fixture functions can be created. Under the hood they will all share the same
@@ -37,12 +43,17 @@ def create_mysql_fixture(*ordered_actions, scope="function", tables=None, sessio
             most useful when a model-base was specified in `ordered_actions`.
         session: Whether to return a session instead of an engine directly. This can
             either be a bool or a callable capable of producing a session.
+        engine_kwargs: Optional set of kwargs to send into the engine on creation.
     """
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope=scope)
     def _(pmr_mysql_container, pmr_mysql_config):
         database_name = _create_clean_database(pmr_mysql_config)
-        engine = get_sqlalchemy_engine(pmr_mysql_config, database_name)
+        engine = get_sqlalchemy_engine(
+            pmr_mysql_config,
+            database_name,
+            **(engine_kwargs or {}),
+        )
 
         engine_manager = EngineManager.create(
             engine, dynamic_actions=ordered_actions, tables=tables, session=session