diff --git a/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/MySQLPoolProducerTest.java b/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/MySQLPoolProducerTest.java
index 343b3365a..5620a0828 100644
--- a/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/MySQLPoolProducerTest.java
+++ b/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/MySQLPoolProducerTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class MySQLPoolProducerTest {
     static final QuarkusUnitTest config = new QuarkusUnitTest()
             .setArchiveProducer(() -> ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class)
                     .addClasses(BeanUsingBareMySQLClient.class)
+                    .addClasses(BeanUsingMutinyMySQLClient.class)
                     .addClasses(BeanUsingAxleMySQLClient.class)
                     .addClasses(BeanUsingRXMySQLClient.class));
 
@@ -32,11 +33,15 @@ public class MySQLPoolProducerTest {
     @Inject
     BeanUsingRXMySQLClient beanUsingRx;
 
+    @Inject
+    BeanUsingMutinyMySQLClient beanUsingMutiny;
+
     @Test
-    public void testVertxInjection() throws Exception {
+    public void testVertxInjection() {
         beanUsingBare.verify()
                 .thenCompose(v -> beanUsingAxle.verify())
                 .thenCompose(v -> beanUsingRx.verify())
+                .thenCompose(v -> beanUsingMutiny.verify())
                 .toCompletableFuture()
                 .join();
     }
@@ -59,6 +64,20 @@ public class MySQLPoolProducerTest {
     @ApplicationScoped
     static class BeanUsingAxleMySQLClient {
 
+        @Inject
+        io.vertx.mutiny.mysqlclient.MySQLPool mysqlClient;
+
+        public CompletionStage<Void> verify() {
+            return mysqlClient.query("SELECT 1")
+                    .onItem().ignore().andContinueWithNull()
+                    .onFailure().recoverWithItem((Void) null)
+                    .subscribeAsCompletionStage();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ApplicationScoped
+    static class BeanUsingMutinyMySQLClient {
+
         @Inject
         io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool mysqlClient;
 
diff --git a/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/pom.xml
index bf2be5c32..1c38d5bc9 100644
--- a/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
             <groupId>io.smallrye.reactive</groupId>
             <artifactId>smallrye-axle-mysql-client</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.smallrye.reactive</groupId>
+            <artifactId>smallrye-mutiny-vertx-mysql-client</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/runtime/MySQLPoolProducer.java b/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/runtime/MySQLPoolProducer.java
index 6de7ac9bd..f6cda6659 100644
--- a/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/runtime/MySQLPoolProducer.java
+++ b/extensions/reactive-mysql-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/reactive/mysql/client/runtime/MySQLPoolProducer.java
@@ -4,36 +4,90 @@ import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.Produces;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
+
 import io.vertx.mysqlclient.MySQLPool;
 
 @ApplicationScoped
 public class MySQLPoolProducer {
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(MySQLPoolProducer.class);
+
     private volatile MySQLPool mysqlPool;
-    private volatile io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool axleMySQLPool;
-    private volatile io.vertx.reactivex.mysqlclient.MySQLPool rxMySQLPool;
+    private io.vertx.mutiny.mysqlclient.MySQLPool mutinyMySQLPool;
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated The Axle API is deprecated and will be removed in the future, use {@link #mutinyMySQLPool} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    private io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool axleMySQLPool;
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated The RX API is deprecated and will be removed in the future, use {@link #mutinyMySQLPool} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    private io.vertx.reactivex.mysqlclient.MySQLPool rxMySQLPool;
 
     void initialize(MySQLPool mysqlPool) {
         this.mysqlPool = mysqlPool;
-        this.axleMySQLPool = io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool.newInstance(mysqlPool);
-        this.rxMySQLPool = io.vertx.reactivex.mysqlclient.MySQLPool.newInstance(mysqlPool);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the <em>bare</em> MySQL Pool instance.
+     */
     @Singleton
     @Produces
     public MySQLPool mysqlPool() {
         return mysqlPool;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the <em>mutiny</em> MySQL Pool instance. The instance is created lazily.
+     */
     @Singleton
     @Produces
-    public io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool axleMySQLPool() {
+    public synchronized io.vertx.mutiny.mysqlclient.MySQLPool mutinyMySQLPool() {
+        if (mutinyMySQLPool == null) {
+            mutinyMySQLPool = io.vertx.mutiny.mysqlclient.MySQLPool.newInstance(mysqlPool);
+        }
+        return mutinyMySQLPool;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Produces the Axle MySQL Pool instance. The instance is created lazily.
+     *
+     * @return the Axle MySQL pool instance
+     * @deprecated The Axle API is deprecated and will be removed in the future, use {@link #mutinyMySQLPool()} instead.
+     */
+    @Singleton
+    @Produces
+    @Deprecated
+    public synchronized io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool axleMySQLPool() {
+        if (axleMySQLPool == null) {
+            LOGGER.warn(
+                    "`io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool` is deprecated and will be removed in a future version - it is "
+                            + "recommended to switch to `io.vertx.mutiny.mysqlclient.MySQLPool`");
+            axleMySQLPool = io.vertx.axle.mysqlclient.MySQLPool.newInstance(mysqlPool);
+        }
         return axleMySQLPool;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Produces the RX MySQL Pool instance. The instance is created lazily.
+     *
+     * @return the RX MySQL pool instance
+     * @deprecated The RX API is deprecated and will be removed in the future, use {@link #mutinyMySQLPool()} instead.
+     */
     @Singleton
     @Produces
-    public io.vertx.reactivex.mysqlclient.MySQLPool rxMySQLPool() {
+    @Deprecated
+    public synchronized io.vertx.reactivex.mysqlclient.MySQLPool rxMySQLPool() {
+        if (rxMySQLPool == null) {
+            LOGGER.warn(
+                    "`io.vertx.reactivex.mysqlclient.MySQLPool` is deprecated and will be removed in a future version - it is "
+                            + "recommended to switch to `io.vertx.mutiny.mysqlclient.MySQLPool`");
+            rxMySQLPool = io.vertx.reactivex.mysqlclient.MySQLPool.newInstance(mysqlPool);
+        }
         return rxMySQLPool;
     }
 }