diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/MySqlValidConnectionChecker.java b/core/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/MySqlValidConnectionChecker.java
index 4247ee5f94..4c98a378d7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/MySqlValidConnectionChecker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/MySqlValidConnectionChecker.java
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ public class MySqlValidConnectionChecker extends ValidConnectionCheckerAdapter i
             if (clazz == null) {
                 clazz = Utils.loadClass("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.ConnectionImpl");
             }
+            if (clazz == null) {
+                clazz = Utils.loadClass("com.mysql.cj.api.MysqlConnection");
+            }
 
             if (clazz != null) {
                 ping = clazz.getMethod("pingInternal", boolean.class, int.class);