diff --git a/mysql/manifests/init.pp b/mysql/manifests/init.pp
index 22ae5a4..ca7451f 100644
--- a/mysql/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/mysql/manifests/init.pp
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ class mysql::server {
             mode    => 0755,
             owner   => mysql,
             group   => mysql,
+            seltype => "mysqld_db_t",
             require => Package["mysql-server"],
         }
         file { "/srv/mysql":
             ensure  => link,
             target  => "${mysql_datadir}",
+            seltype => "mysqld_db_t",
             require => File["${mysql_datadir}"],
         }
     } else {
@@ -42,10 +44,24 @@ class mysql::server {
             mode    => 0755,
             owner   => mysql,
             group   => mysql,
+            seltype => "mysqld_db_t",
             require => Package["mysql-server"],
         }
     }
 
+    if $selinux {
+        selinux::manage_fcontext { "/srv/mysql(/.*)?":
+            type   => "mysqld_db_t",
+            before => File["/srv/mysql"],
+        }
+        if $mysql_datadir {
+            selinux::manage_fcontext { "${mysql_datadir}(/.*)?":
+                type   => "mysqld_db_t",
+                before => File["${mysql_datadir}"],
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     service { "mysqld":
 	ensure  => running,
 	enable  => true,