diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php
index fba93cde8..13834ae96 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaTool.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 /*
- *  $Id$
- *
  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
  * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
@@ -442,6 +440,12 @@ class SchemaTool
                 if (isset($joinColumn['nullable'])) {
                     $columnOptions['notnull'] = !$joinColumn['nullable'];
                 }
+                if ($fieldMapping['type'] == "string") {
+                    $columnOptions['length'] = $fieldMapping['length'];
+                } else if ($fieldMapping['type'] == "decimal") {
+                    $columnOptions['scale'] = $fieldMapping['scale'];
+                    $columnOptions['precision'] = $fieldMapping['precision'];
+                }
 
                 $theJoinTable->addColumn(
                     $columnName, $class->getTypeOfColumn($joinColumn['referencedColumnName']), $columnOptions