1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
index 3bf29b5026..005a48ef0d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
@@ -22,18 +22,28 @@ module ActiveRecord
         Data.new(super)
       end
 
-      class Data
+      def changed_in_place?(raw_old_value, value)
+        old_value = type_cast_from_database(raw_old_value)
+        old_value != value
+      end
+
+      class Data # :nodoc:
         def initialize(value)
-          @value = value
+          @value = value.to_s
         end
 
         def to_s
           @value
         end
+        alias_method :to_str, :to_s
 
         def hex
           @value.unpack('H*')[0]
         end
+
+        def ==(other)
+          other == to_s || super
+        end
       end
     end
   end