diff --git a/src/bone.js b/src/bone.js
index adee02b1..80eaf46f 100644
--- a/src/bone.js
+++ b/src/bone.js
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ class Bone {
     for (const name in attributes) {
       const value = this.attribute(name);
       const { defaultValue } = attributes[name];
+      // console.log(attributes[name], name, defaultValue);
       if (value != null) {
         data[name] = value;
       } else if (value === undefined && defaultValue != null) {
diff --git a/src/drivers/abstract/attribute.js b/src/drivers/abstract/attribute.js
index 18dd95b8..a942ea06 100644
--- a/src/drivers/abstract/attribute.js
+++ b/src/drivers/abstract/attribute.js
@@ -99,15 +99,23 @@ class Attribute {
     }
     const type = createType(DataTypes, params);
     const dataType = params.dataType || type.dataType;
+    let { defaultValue = null } = params;
+    try {
+      // normalize column defaults like `'0'` or `CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`
+      defaultValue = type.cast(type.uncast(defaultValue));
+    } catch {
+      defaultValue = null;
+    }
+
     Object.assign(this, {
       name,
       columnName,
       primaryKey: false,
-      defaultValue: null,
       allowNull: !params.primaryKey,
       columnType: type.toSqlString().toLowerCase(),
       ...params,
       type,
+      defaultValue,
       dataType,
       jsType: findJsType(DataTypes, type, dataType),
     });
diff --git a/test/dumpfile.sql b/test/dumpfile.sql
index 77ee5d06..0120d2e9 100644
--- a/test/dumpfile.sql
+++ b/test/dumpfile.sql
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `likes`;
 CREATE TABLE `likes` (
   `id` bigint(20) AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   `gmt_create` timestamp(3) NULL,
+  `gmt_modified` timestamp DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
   `article_id` bigint(20) NOT NULL,
   `user_id` bigint(20) NOT NULL,
   `gmt_deleted` timestamp(3) NULL
diff --git a/test/unit/adapters/sequelize.test.js b/test/unit/adapters/sequelize.test.js
index 1bab018c..a3b46d7a 100644
--- a/test/unit/adapters/sequelize.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/adapters/sequelize.test.js
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ describe('Transaction', function() {
 
 describe('mysql only', () => {
   const Spine = sequelize(Bone);
-  
+
   class Post extends Spine {
     static get table() {
       return 'articles';
@@ -1940,9 +1940,9 @@ describe('mysql only', () => {
   });
 
   describe('Model.update with order, limit (mysql only)', () => {
-  
+
     it('should work', async () => {
-  
+
       let i = 0;
       while (i <= 5) {
         await Post.create({ title: 'Throne' });
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ describe('mysql only', () => {
       assert.equal(allPosts[1].title, 'Game');
       assert.equal(allPosts[2].title, 'Throne');
       assert.equal(allPosts[3].title, 'Throne');
-  
+
       await Post.bulkUpdate({ title: 'Pilot' }, {
         where: {},
         limit: 2,
@@ -1976,9 +1976,9 @@ describe('mysql only', () => {
   });
 
   describe('Model.destroy with order, limit (mysql only)', () => {
-  
+
     it('should work', async () => {
-  
+
       let i = 0;
       const posts = [];
       while (i <= 5) {
diff --git a/test/unit/drivers/mysql/attribute.test.js b/test/unit/drivers/mysql/attribute.test.js
index 52e1bb7f..6a0ec433 100644
--- a/test/unit/drivers/mysql/attribute.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/drivers/mysql/attribute.test.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 const assert = require('assert').strict;
 const Attribute = require('../../../../src/drivers/mysql/attribute');
-const { BOOLEAN, JSONB } = Attribute.DataTypes;
+const { BOOLEAN, DATE, JSONB } = Attribute.DataTypes;
 
 describe('=> Attribute (mysql)', function() {
   it('should support TINYINT(1)', async function() {
-    const attribute=  new Attribute('has_image', {
+    const attribute = new Attribute('has_image', {
       type: BOOLEAN,
       defaultValue: false,
     });
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ describe('=> Attribute (mysql)', function() {
     const attribute = new Attribute('params', { type: JSONB });
     assert.equal(attribute.toSqlString(), '`params` JSON');
   });
+
+  it('should normalize attribute defaultValue', async function() {
+    const attribute = new Attribute('createdAt', {
+      type: DATE,
+      defaultValue: 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP',
+    });
+    assert.equal(attribute.defaultValue, null);
+  });
 });