diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php
index a18902c42..6bd0b1e41 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Firebird.php
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Firebird extends Doctrine_DataDict
                 return 'DOUBLE PRECISION';
             case 'decimal':
                 $length = !empty($field['length']) ? $field['length'] : 18;
-                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES).')';
+                $scale = !empty($field['scale']) ? $field['scale'] : $this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES);
+                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$scale.')';
         }
 
         throw new Doctrine_DataDict_Exception('Unknown field type \'' . $field['type'] .  '\'.');
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mssql.php b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mssql.php
index 4385587fd..ec2ca132b 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mssql.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mssql.php
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Mssql extends Doctrine_DataDict
                 return 'FLOAT';
             case 'decimal':
                 $length = !empty($field['length']) ? $field['length'] : 18;
-                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES).')';
+                $scale = !empty($field['scale']) ? $field['scale'] : $this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES);
+                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$scale.')';
         }
 
         throw new Doctrine_DataDict_Exception('Unknown field type \'' . $field['type'] .  '\'.');
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mysql.php b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mysql.php
index 109724604..b2f69a052 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mysql.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Mysql.php
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Mysql extends Doctrine_DataDict
                 return 'DOUBLE';
             case 'decimal':
                 $length = !empty($field['length']) ? $field['length'] : 18;
-                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES).')';
+                $scale = !empty($field['scale']) ? $field['scale'] : $this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES);
+                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$scale.')';
         }
         throw new Doctrine_DataDict_Exception('Unknown field type \'' . $field['type'] .  '\'.');
     }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Oracle.php b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Oracle.php
index 1c8eebc14..dc01fede1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Oracle.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Oracle.php
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Oracle extends Doctrine_DataDict
             case 'double':
                 return 'NUMBER';
             case 'decimal':
-                return 'NUMBER(*,'.$this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES).')';
+                $scale = !empty($field['scale']) ? $field['scale'] : $this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES);
+                return 'NUMBER(*,'.$scale.')';
             default:
         }
         throw new Doctrine_DataDict_Exception('Unknown field type \'' . $field['type'] .  '\'.');
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Pgsql.php b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Pgsql.php
index 000f96fa0..4d0a3bdf7 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Pgsql.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Pgsql.php
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Pgsql extends Doctrine_DataDict
                 return 'FLOAT8';
             case 'decimal':
                 $length = !empty($field['length']) ? $field['length'] : 18;
-                return 'NUMERIC(' . $length . ',' . $this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES) . ')';
+                $scale = !empty($field['scale']) ? $field['scale'] : $this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES);
+                return 'NUMERIC('.$length.','.$scale.')';
         }
         throw new Doctrine_DataDict_Exception('Unknown field type \'' . $field['type'] .  '\'.');
     }
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Pgsql extends Doctrine_DataDict
 
         return array('type'     => $type,
                      'length'   => $length,
-                     'unsigned' => $unsigned, 
+                     'unsigned' => $unsigned,
                      'fixed'    => $fixed);
     }
     /**
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Pgsql extends Doctrine_DataDict
     }
     /**
      * parseBoolean
-     * parses a literal boolean value and returns 
+     * parses a literal boolean value and returns
      * proper sql equivalent
      *
      * @param string $value     boolean value to be parsed
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Sqlite.php b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Sqlite.php
index f417653d1..7a7c6e031 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Sqlite.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DataDict/Sqlite.php
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Sqlite extends Doctrine_DataDict
                     //($this->conn->options['fixed_float']+2).','.$this->conn->options['fixed_float'].')' : '');
             case 'decimal':
                 $length = !empty($field['length']) ? $field['length'] : 18;
-                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES).')';
+                $scale = !empty($field['scale']) ? $field['scale'] : $this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DECIMAL_PLACES);
+                return 'DECIMAL('.$length.','.$scale.')';
         }
         throw new Doctrine_DataDict_Exception('Unknown field type \'' . $field['type'] .  '\'.');
     }
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ class Doctrine_DataDict_Sqlite extends Doctrine_DataDict
 
         return array('type'     => $type,
                      'length'   => $length,
-                     'unsigned' => $unsigned, 
+                     'unsigned' => $unsigned,
                      'fixed'    => $fixed);
     }
     /**