diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/87-mysql_user_show_routine_support.yml b/changelogs/fragments/87-mysql_user_show_routine_support.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84568ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/87-mysql_user_show_routine_support.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- mysql_user - add ``SHOW_ROUTINE`` privilege support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.mysql/issues/86).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py b/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py
index 3f1f941..97940a7 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/mysql_user.py
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ VALID_PRIVS = frozenset(('CREATE', 'DROP', 'GRANT', 'GRANT OPTION',
                          'REPLICATION MASTER ADMIN',
                          'REPLICATION SLAVE',
                          'REPLICATION SLAVE ADMIN',
-                         'SET USER',))
+                         'SET USER',
+                         'SHOW_ROUTINE',))
 
 
 class InvalidPrivsError(Exception):