2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
index 7416c554c7..d29ff4e494 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/binary.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       class Data # :nodoc:
         def initialize(value)
-          @value = value
+          @value = value.to_s
         end
 
         def to_s
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb
index 8cc533bc41..e1791169d8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/type/string.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       def type_cast_for_database(value)
         case value
-        when ::Numeric then value.to_s
+        when ::Numeric, ActiveSupport::Duration then value.to_s
         when ::String then ::String.new(value)
+        when true then "1"
+        when false then "0"
         else super
         end
       end