diff --git a/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/production/database.json b/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/production/database.json
index 3075fabf91..10581fc5bb 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/production/database.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/production/database.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         "client": "mongo",
         "uri": "${process.env.DATABASE_URI || ''}",
         "host": "${process.env.DATABASE_HOST || '127.0.0.1'}",
+        "srv": "${process.env.DATABASE_SRV || false}",
         "port": "${process.env.DATABASE_PORT || 27017}",
         "database": "${process.env.DATABASE_NAME || 'strapi-production'}",
         "username": "${process.env.DATABASE_USERNAME || ''}",
diff --git a/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/staging/database.json b/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/staging/database.json
index 43edf2421d..451aaa9684 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/staging/database.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-generate-new/files/config/environments/staging/database.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         "client": "mongo",
         "uri": "${process.env.DATABASE_URI || ''}",
         "host": "${process.env.DATABASE_HOST || '127.0.0.1'}",
+        "srv": "${process.env.DATABASE_SRV || false}",
         "port": "${process.env.DATABASE_PORT || 27017}",
         "database": "${process.env.DATABASE_NAME || 'strapi-staging'}",
         "username": "${process.env.DATABASE_USERNAME || ''}",
diff --git a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js
index 707a7bbe35..87a11ce1b4 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ module.exports = function (name, cliArguments) {
       settings: {
         client: cliArguments.dbclient,
         host: cliArguments.dbhost,
+        srv: cliArguments.dbsrv,
         port: cliArguments.dbport,
         database: cliArguments.dbname,
         username: cliArguments.dbusername,
diff --git a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js
index 4aa5d87cdd..03dad62503 100755
--- a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ program
   .option('--debug', 'Display database connection error')
   .option('--dbclient <dbclient>', 'Database client')
   .option('--dbhost <dbhost>', 'Database host')
+  .option('--dbsrv <dbsrv>', 'Database srv')
   .option('--dbport <dbport>', 'Database port')
   .option('--dbname <dbname>', 'Database name')
   .option('--dbusername <dbusername>', 'Database username')