1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
index e34b7bb268..bc93f6e1bf 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,22 @@ module ActiveRecord
         true
       end
 
-      def klass
-        ::String
+      def type_cast_for_database(value)
+        Data.new(super)
+      end
+
+      class Data
+        def initialize(value)
+          @value = value
+        end
+
+        def to_s
+          @value
+        end
+
+        def hex
+          @value.unpack('H*')[0]
+        end
       end
     end
   end