diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 7bfa89674..7df154f19 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 27f6bab9b..1634b03a2 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 27f6bab9b..1634b03a2 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
index a05cbc2ab..4598f4c9b 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 317bf498c..bb379b641 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/proxy-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts  \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index f20cf1b7b..4d22f076e 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts  \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 373b481f9..3f4db18b1 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/centos/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts  \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 373b481f9..3f4db18b1 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ol/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts  \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 373b481f9..3f4db18b1 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts  \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 971470b6e..da2cb92f0 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/server-mysql/ubuntu/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         export MYSQL_PWD="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} $ssl_opts  \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh b/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 9851b775e..070cf10b1 100755
--- a/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Dockerfiles/zabbix-appliance/rhel/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ create_db_schema_mysql() {
         ssl_opts="$(db_tls_params)"
 
         zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql --silent --skip-column-names \
+                    --default-character-set=utf8mb4 \
                     -h ${DB_SERVER_HOST} -P ${DB_SERVER_PORT} \
                     -u ${DB_SERVER_ROOT_USER} --password="${DB_SERVER_ROOT_PASS}" $ssl_opts  \
                     ${DB_SERVER_DBNAME} 1>/dev/null