diff --git a/db/Provision/Service/db/mysql.php b/db/Provision/Service/db/mysql.php
index 28eafc2..4a20994 100644
--- a/db/Provision/Service/db/mysql.php
+++ b/db/Provision/Service/db/mysql.php
@@ -248,8 +248,19 @@ port=%s
     // Set the umask to 077 so that the dump itself is non-readable by the
     // webserver.
     umask(0077);
+
+    // If a database uses Global Transaction IDs (GTIDs), information about this is written to the dump
+    // file by default.  Trying to import such a dump during a clone or migrate will fail.  So use the
+    // '--set-gtid-purged=OFF' option to suppress the restoration of GTIDs.  GTIDs were added in MySQL version 5.6
+    if (drush_get_option('provision_mysqldump_suppress_gtid_restore', FALSE)) {
+      $gtid_option = '--set-gtid-purged=OFF';
+    } // if
+    else {
+      $gtid_option = '';
+    } // else
+
     // Mixed copy-paste of drush_shell_exec and provision_shell_exec.
-    $cmd = sprintf("mysqldump --defaults-file=/dev/fd/3 --single-transaction --quick --no-autocommit %s", escapeshellcmd(drush_get_option('db_name')));
+    $cmd = sprintf("mysqldump --defaults-file=/dev/fd/3 %s --single-transaction --quick --no-autocommit %s", $gtid_option, escapeshellcmd(drush_get_option('db_name')));
 
     // Fail if db file already exists.
     $dump_file = fopen(d()->site_path . '/database.sql', 'x');
diff --git a/provision.api.php b/provision.api.php
index a0fafb4..a36fab5 100644
--- a/provision.api.php
+++ b/provision.api.php
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
  *
  * provision_create_local_settings_file
  *   Create a site 'local.settings.php' file if one isn't found, default TRUE.
+ *
+ * provision_mysqldump_suppress_gtid_restore
+ *   Don't restore GTIDs from a database export.  Set to TRUE for MySQL versions 5.6 and above to
+ *   avoid having restores error out during operations such as cloning, migrating, and restoring from
+ *   backup.  Default is FALSE.
+ *
  */
 
 /**