diff --git a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/exc_filters.py b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/exc_filters.py
index 83f17f1c..0aa9772c 100644
--- a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/exc_filters.py
+++ b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/exc_filters.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def filters(dbname, exception_type, regex):
          r"^.*\b1213\b.*detected deadlock/conflict.*")
 @filters("mysql", sqla_exc.InternalError,
          r"^.*\b1213\b.*Deadlock: wsrep aborted.*")
+@filters("mysql", sqla_exc.OperationalError,
+         r"^.*\b1213\b.*Deadlock: wsrep aborted.*")
 @filters("postgresql", sqla_exc.OperationalError, r"^.*deadlock detected.*")
 @filters("postgresql", sqla_exc.DBAPIError, r"^.*deadlock detected.*")
 def _deadlock_error(operational_error, match, engine_name, is_disconnect):
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py
index 816ef7e7..76cf5704 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py
@@ -1006,6 +1006,12 @@ class TestDeadlock(TestsExceptionFilter):
             orig_exception_cls=self.InternalError
         )
 
+        self._run_deadlock_detect_test(
+            "mysql",
+            "(1213, 'Deadlock: wsrep aborted transaction')",
+            orig_exception_cls=self.OperationalError
+        )
+
     def test_mysql_pymysql_galera_deadlock(self):
         self._run_deadlock_detect_test(
             "mysql",