diff --git a/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py b/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py
index 0101c20..cacca2d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/mysql_query.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ options:
   query:
     description:
     - SQL query to run. Multiple queries can be passed using YAML list syntax.
-    type: list
-    elements: str
+    type: raw
     required: yes
   positional_args:
     description:
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ DDL_QUERY_KEYWORDS = ('CREATE', 'DROP', 'ALTER', 'RENAME', 'TRUNCATE')
 def main():
     argument_spec = mysql_common_argument_spec()
     argument_spec.update(
-        query=dict(type='list', elements='str', required=True),
+        query=dict(type='raw', required=True),
         login_db=dict(type='str'),
         positional_args=dict(type='list'),
         named_args=dict(type='dict'),
@@ -183,6 +182,9 @@ def main():
     query_result = []
     executed_queries = []
     rowcount = []
+    if isinstance(query, str):
+        query = [query]
+
     for q in query:
         try:
             cursor.execute(q, arguments)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml
index 5b92aae..51a3bd7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ db_name: data
 test_db: testdb
 test_table1: test1
 test_table2: test2
+test_table3: test3
 test_script_path: /tmp/test.sql
 
 user_name_1: 'db_user1'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/mysql_query_initial.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/mysql_query_initial.yml
index f9efdc6..f9d2843 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/mysql_query_initial.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/mysql_query_initial.yml
@@ -238,6 +238,20 @@
       that:
       - result.rowcount == [0]
 
+  - name: Create {{ test_table3 }}
+    mysql_query:
+      <<: *mysql_params
+      login_db: '{{ test_db }}'
+      query: 'CREATE TABLE {{ test_table3 }} (id int, story text)'
+    register: result
+
+  - name: Select from {{ test_table3 }}
+    mysql_query:
+      <<: *mysql_params
+      login_db: '{{ test_db }}'
+      query: 'SELECT id, story FROM {{ test_table3 }}'
+    register: result
+
   - name: Drop db {{ test_db }}
     mysql_query:
       <<: *mysql_params