diff --git a/octavia/controller/worker/v2/taskflow_jobboard_driver.py b/octavia/controller/worker/v2/taskflow_jobboard_driver.py
index d8595d7c56..38417dfc88 100644
--- a/octavia/controller/worker/v2/taskflow_jobboard_driver.py
+++ b/octavia/controller/worker/v2/taskflow_jobboard_driver.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class MysqlPersistenceDriver(object):
             'max_pool_size': CONF.database.max_pool_size,
             'max_overflow': CONF.database.max_overflow,
             'pool_timeout': CONF.database.pool_timeout,
+            'idle_timeout': CONF.database.connection_recycle_time
         }
 
     def initialize(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mysql-persistence-driver-idle_timeout-23a481d304c3d283.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mysql-persistence-driver-idle_timeout-23a481d304c3d283.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8db904e0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mysql-persistence-driver-idle_timeout-23a481d304c3d283.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Now the ``[database] connection_recycle_time`` option is also used by
+    connections in MySQL persistence driver.