diff --git a/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py b/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py
index 418f540ce..2a4ae7b93 100644
--- a/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py
+++ b/lib/charms/mysql/v0/mysql.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def wait_until_mysql_connection(self) -> None:
 
 # Increment this PATCH version before using `charmcraft publish-lib` or reset
 # to 0 if you are raising the major API version
-LIBPATCH = 55
+LIBPATCH = 56
 
 UNIT_TEARDOWN_LOCKNAME = "unit-teardown"
 UNIT_ADD_LOCKNAME = "unit-add"
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@ def render_mysqld_configuration(
             "general_log": "ON",
             "general_log_file": f"{snap_common}/var/log/mysql/general.log",
             "slow_query_log_file": f"{snap_common}/var/log/mysql/slowquery.log",
+            "innodb_flush_method": "O_DIRECT",
+            "innodb_use_fdatasync": "ON",
         }
 
         if innodb_buffer_pool_chunk_size:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py b/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py
index bd19bd60d..38b45e1c0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_mysqlsh_helpers.py
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ def test_write_mysqld_config(
                 "general_log = ON",
                 "general_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/general.log",
                 "slow_query_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/slowquery.log",
+                "innodb_flush_method = O_DIRECT",
+                "innodb_use_fdatasync = ON",
                 "innodb_buffer_pool_chunk_size = 5678",
                 "\n",
             )
@@ -312,6 +314,8 @@ def test_write_mysqld_config(
                 "general_log = ON",
                 "general_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/general.log",
                 "slow_query_log_file = /var/snap/charmed-mysql/common/var/log/mysql/slowquery.log",
+                "innodb_flush_method = O_DIRECT",
+                "innodb_use_fdatasync = ON",
                 "innodb_buffer_pool_chunk_size = 1048576",
                 "performance-schema-instrument = 'memory/%=OFF'",
                 "loose-group_replication_message_cache_size = 134217728",