diff --git a/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html b/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
index 3fa0597fc8..74c017ecff 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/INSTALL.html
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 		<li>A SQL database system, <strong>one of</strong>:
 		<ul>
 			<li>MySQL 3.23 or above (MySQLi supported)</li>
+			<li>MariaDB 5.1 or above</li>
 			<li>PostgreSQL 7.3+</li>
 			<li>SQLite 2.8.2+ (SQLite 3 is not supported)</li>
 			<li>Firebird 2.1+</li>
diff --git a/phpBB/docs/README.html b/phpBB/docs/README.html
index 89f573de04..d54c58eca6 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/README.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/README.html
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 
 	<p>Please remember that running any application on a development (unstable, e.g. a beta release) version of PHP can lead to strange/unexpected results which may appear to be bugs in the application. Therefore, we recommend you upgrade to the newest stable version of PHP before running phpBB3. If you are running a development version of PHP please check any bugs you find on a system running a stable release before submitting.</p>
 
-	<p>This board has been developed and tested under Linux and Windows (amongst others) running Apache using MySQL 3.23, 4.x, 5.x, MSSQL Server 2000, PostgreSQL 7.x, Oracle 8, SQLite 2 and Firebird. Versions of PHP used range from 4.3.3 to 5.4.x without problem. </p>
+	<p>This board has been developed and tested under Linux and Windows (amongst others) running Apache using MySQL 3.23, 4.x, 5.x, MariaDB 5.x, MSSQL Server 2000, PostgreSQL 7.x, Oracle 8, SQLite 2 and Firebird. Versions of PHP used range from 4.3.3 to 5.4.x without problem. </p>
 
 <a name="phpsec"></a><h3>7.i. Notice on PHP security issues</h3>