diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 792e023..ecab648 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -292,6 +292,34 @@
 		$row = $query->row();
 		return $row->numrows;
 	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * List databases
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	bool
+	 */
+	function _list_databases()
+	{
+		return "SHOW DATABASES";
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * List table query
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _list_tables()
+	{
+		return "SHOW TABLES FROM `".$this->database."`";		
+	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------