1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
index 08e8d3ca20..6631a278ab 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # Adds a new column to the named table.
       # See TableDefinition#column for details of the options you can use.
       def add_column(table_name, column_name, type, options = {})
-        add_column_sql = "ALTER TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)} ADD #{quote_column_name(column_name)} #{type_to_sql(type, options[:limit], options[:precision], options[:scale])}"
-        add_column_options!(add_column_sql, options)
-        execute(add_column_sql)
+        at = create_alter_table table_name
+        at.add_column(column_name, type, options)
+        execute schema_creation.accept at
       end
 
       # Removes the given columns from the table definition.
@@ -829,6 +829,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
         TableDefinition.new native_database_types, name, temporary, options
       end
 
+      def create_alter_table(name)
+        AlterTable.new create_table_definition(name, false, {})
+      end
+
       def update_table_definition(table_name, base)
         Table.new(table_name, base)
       end