1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/cast.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/cast.rb
index 14ef07a75e..a9ef11aa83 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/cast.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql/cast.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
         end
 
+        def string_to_bit(value)
+          case value
+          when /^0x/i
+            value[2..-1].hex.to_s(2) # Hexadecimal notation
+          else
+            value                    # Bit-string notation
+          end
+        end
+
         def hstore_to_string(object)
           if Hash === object
             object.map { |k,v|