diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/operations.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/operations.py
index e9aec1e96c..5c02d5e5a7 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/operations.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/mysql/operations.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class MySQLOperations(BaseSpatialOperations, DatabaseOperations):
             operators["relate"] = SpatialOperator(func="ST_Relate")
             if self.connection.mysql_version < (11, 7):
                 del operators["coveredby"]
+        else:
+            operators["covers"] = SpatialOperator(func="MBRCovers")
         return operators
 
     @cached_property
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/db-api.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/db-api.txt
index b587f1d9be..e33d9a514f 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/db-api.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/db-api.txt
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Lookup Type                        PostGIS    Oracle   MariaDB    MySQL [#]_   S
 :lookup:`contains <gis-contains>`  X          X        X          X            X          B
 :lookup:`contains_properly`        X                                                      B
 :lookup:`coveredby`                X          X        X (≥ 11.7) X            X          B
-:lookup:`covers`                   X          X                                X          B
+:lookup:`covers`                   X          X                   X            X          B
 :lookup:`crosses`                  X                   X          X            X          C
 :lookup:`disjoint`                 X          X        X          X            X          B
 :lookup:`distance_gt`              X          X        X          X            X          N
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoquerysets.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoquerysets.txt
index 607e743a2d..19411b7304 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoquerysets.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/gis/geoquerysets.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ SpatiaLite  ``CoveredBy(poly, geom)``
 ----------
 
 *Availability*: `PostGIS <https://postgis.net/docs/ST_Covers.html>`__,
-Oracle, PGRaster (Bilateral), SpatiaLite
+Oracle, MySQL, PGRaster (Bilateral), SpatiaLite
 
 Tests if no point in the lookup geometry is outside the geometry field.
 [#fncovers]_
@@ -226,9 +226,14 @@ Backend     SQL Equivalent
 ==========  ==========================
 PostGIS     ``ST_Covers(poly, geom)``
 Oracle      ``SDO_COVERS(poly, geom)``
+MySQL       ``MBRCovers(poly, geom)``
 SpatiaLite  ``Covers(poly, geom)``
 ==========  ==========================
 
+.. versionchanged:: 5.2
+
+    MySQL support was added.
+
 .. fieldlookup:: crosses
 
 ``crosses``
diff --git a/docs/releases/5.2.txt b/docs/releases/5.2.txt
index 72fd0e219b..e103de847b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/5.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/5.2.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Minor features
   :meth:`.OGRGeometry.get_linear_geometry` and
   :meth:`.OGRGeometry.get_curve_geometry` methods.
 
-* :lookup:`coveredby` lookup is now supported on MySQL.
+* :lookup:`coveredby` and :lookup:`covers` lookup are now supported on MySQL.
 
 * :lookup:`coveredby` and :lookup:`isvalid` lookups,
   :class:`~django.contrib.gis.db.models.Collect` aggregation, and