diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Types/Type.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Types/Type.php
index 7b2c08230..499ad3e58 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Types/Type.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Types/Type.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Types;
 
 use Doctrine\Common\DoctrineException;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException;
 
 /**
  * The base class for so-called Doctrine mapping types.
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DateTimeModel.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DateTimeModel.php
index e26f3a3d5..365268a54 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DateTimeModel.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DateTimeModel.php
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ class DateTimeModel
      */
     public $id;
     /**
-     * @Column(type="datetime")
+     * @Column(name="col_datetime", type="datetime")
      */
     public $datetime;
     /**
-     * @Column(type="date")
+     * @Column(name="col_date", type="date")
      */
     public $date;
     /**
-     * @Column(type="time")
+     * @Column(name="col_time", type="time")
      */
     public $time;
 }
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diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DecimalModel.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DecimalModel.php
index fa565aaaa..6a3654b03 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DecimalModel.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/DecimalModel.php
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ class DecimalModel
      * @Column(name="`decimal`", type="decimal", scale=2, precision=5)
      */
     public $decimal;
+
+    /**
+     * @Column(name="`high_scale`", type="decimal", scale=4, precision=14)
+     */
+    public $highScale;
 }
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diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/SerializationModel.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/SerializationModel.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f07d427a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Models/Generic/SerializationModel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic;
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ * @Table(name="serialize_model")
+ */
+class SerializationModel
+{
+    /**
+     * @Id @Column(type="integer")
+     * @GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    public $id;
+    /**
+     * @Column(name="the_array", type="array", nullable=true)
+     */
+    public $array;
+
+    /**
+     * @Column(name="the_obj", type="object", nullable=true)
+     */
+    public $object;
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/AllTests.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/AllTests.php
index 72eaf6060..0844ff517 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/AllTests.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/AllTests.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class AllTests
 
         $suite->addTestSuite('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\BasicFunctionalTest');
         $suite->addTestSuite('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\DefaultValuesTest');
+        $suite->addTestSuite('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\TypeTest');
         $suite->addTestSuite('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\AdvancedAssociationTest');
         $suite->addTestSuite('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\NativeQueryTest');
         $suite->addTestSuite('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\SingleTableInheritanceTest');
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php
index da00f817c..78977205c 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/MySqlSchemaToolTest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class MySqlSchemaToolTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
         $sql = $tool->getCreateSchemaSql($classes);
         
         $this->assertEquals(1, count($sql));
-        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE decimal_model (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, `decimal` NUMERIC(5, 2) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals("CREATE TABLE decimal_model (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, `decimal` NUMERIC(5, 2) NOT NULL, `high_scale` NUMERIC(14, 4) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id)) ENGINE = InnoDB", $sql[0]);
     }
     
     public function testGetCreateSchemaSql3()
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/PostgreSqlSchemaToolTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/PostgreSqlSchemaToolTest.php
index 57f9c38c4..9210bbd3b 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/PostgreSqlSchemaToolTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/SchemaTool/PostgreSqlSchemaToolTest.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class PostgreSqlSchemaToolTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals(2, count($sql));
         
-        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE decimal_model (id INT NOT NULL, "decimal" NUMERIC(5, 2) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id))', $sql[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE decimal_model (id INT NOT NULL, "decimal" NUMERIC(5, 2) NOT NULL, "high_scale" NUMERIC(14, 4) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id))', $sql[0]);
         $this->assertEquals("CREATE SEQUENCE decimal_model_id_seq INCREMENT BY 10 MINVALUE 1 START 1", $sql[1]);
     }
     
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/TypeTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/TypeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..001087639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/TypeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional;
+
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\BooleanModel;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DateTimeModel;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DecimalModel;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\SerializationModel;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\AssociationMapping;
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../TestInit.php';
+
+class TypeTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->useModelSet('generic');
+        parent::setUp();
+    }
+
+    public function testDecimal()
+    {
+        $decimal = new DecimalModel();
+        $decimal->decimal = 0.15;
+        $decimal->highScale = 0.1515;
+
+        $this->_em->persist($decimal);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $dql = "SELECT d FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DecimalModel d";
+        $decimal = $this->_em->createQuery($dql)->getSingleResult();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0.15, $decimal->decimal);
+        $this->assertEquals(0.1515, $decimal->highScale);
+    }
+
+    public function testBoolean()
+    {
+        $bool = new BooleanModel();
+        $bool->booleanField = true;
+
+        $this->_em->persist($bool);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $dql = "SELECT b FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\BooleanModel b";
+        $bool = $this->_em->createQuery($dql)->getSingleResult();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($bool->booleanField);
+
+        $bool->booleanField = false;
+
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $dql = "SELECT b FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\BooleanModel b";
+        $bool = $this->_em->createQuery($dql)->getSingleResult();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($bool->booleanField);
+    }
+
+    public function testArray()
+    {
+        $serialize = new SerializationModel();
+        $serialize->array["foo"] = "bar";
+        $serialize->array["bar"] = "baz";
+
+        $this->_em->persist($serialize);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $dql = "SELECT s FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\SerializationModel s";
+        $serialize = $this->_em->createQuery($dql)->getSingleResult();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(array("foo" => "bar", "bar" => "baz"), $serialize->array);
+    }
+
+    public function testObject()
+    {
+        $serialize = new SerializationModel();
+        $serialize->object = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->_em->persist($serialize);
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+        $dql = "SELECT s FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\SerializationModel s";
+        $serialize = $this->_em->createQuery($dql)->getSingleResult();
+
+        $this->assertType('stdClass', $serialize->object);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
index 00db119a6..f5f43f50e 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
@@ -369,21 +369,21 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
     {
         $q = $this->_em->createQuery('SELECT d.id FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DateTimeModel d WHERE d.datetime > current_date()');
         $q->setHint(Query::HINT_FORCE_PARTIAL_LOAD, true);
-        $this->assertEquals('SELECT d0_.id AS id0 FROM date_time_model d0_ WHERE d0_.datetime > CURRENT_DATE', $q->getSql());
+        $this->assertEquals('SELECT d0_.id AS id0 FROM date_time_model d0_ WHERE d0_.col_datetime > CURRENT_DATE', $q->getSql());
     }
 
     public function testSupportsCurrentTimeFunction()
     {
         $q = $this->_em->createQuery('SELECT d.id FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DateTimeModel d WHERE d.time > current_time()');
         $q->setHint(Query::HINT_FORCE_PARTIAL_LOAD, true);
-        $this->assertEquals('SELECT d0_.id AS id0 FROM date_time_model d0_ WHERE d0_.time > CURRENT_TIME', $q->getSql());
+        $this->assertEquals('SELECT d0_.id AS id0 FROM date_time_model d0_ WHERE d0_.col_time > CURRENT_TIME', $q->getSql());
     }
 
     public function testSupportsCurrentTimestampFunction()
     {
         $q = $this->_em->createQuery('SELECT d.id FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DateTimeModel d WHERE d.datetime > current_timestamp()');
         $q->setHint(Query::HINT_FORCE_PARTIAL_LOAD, true);
-        $this->assertEquals('SELECT d0_.id AS id0 FROM date_time_model d0_ WHERE d0_.datetime > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', $q->getSql());
+        $this->assertEquals('SELECT d0_.id AS id0 FROM date_time_model d0_ WHERE d0_.col_datetime > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', $q->getSql());
     }
 
     /*public function testExistsExpressionInWhereCorrelatedSubqueryAssocCondition()
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
index e974d2704..bfd2cad17 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/OrmFunctionalTestCase.php
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ abstract class OrmFunctionalTestCase extends OrmTestCase
             'Doctrine\Tests\Models\ECommerce\ECommerceCategory'
         ),
         'generic' => array(
-            'Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DateTimeModel'
+            'Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\BooleanModel',
+            'Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DateTimeModel',
+            'Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\DecimalModel',
+            'Doctrine\Tests\Models\Generic\SerializationModel',
         ),
         'routing' => array(
             'Doctrine\Tests\Models\Routing\RoutingLeg',
@@ -127,7 +130,10 @@ abstract class OrmFunctionalTestCase extends OrmTestCase
         }
         
         if (isset($this->_usedModelSets['generic'])) {
+            $conn->executeUpdate('DELETE FROM boolean_model');
             $conn->executeUpdate('DELETE FROM date_time_model');
+            $conn->executeUpdate('DELETE FROM decimal_model');
+            $conn->executeUpdate('DELETE FROM serialize_model');
         }
 
         if (isset($this->_usedModelSets['routing'])) {