diff --git a/src/entity/column.rs b/src/entity/column.rs
index 32fe030c..4b9af89f 100644
--- a/src/entity/column.rs
+++ b/src/entity/column.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub enum ColumnType {
     JsonBinary,
     Custom(String),
     Uuid,
-    Enum(String),
+    Enum(String, Vec<String>),
 }
 
 macro_rules! bind_oper {
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ impl ColumnType {
 
     pub(crate) fn get_enum_name(&self) -> Option<&String> {
         match self {
-            ColumnType::Enum(s) => Some(s),
+            // FIXME: How to get rid of this feature gate?
+            ColumnType::Enum(s, _) if cfg!(feature = "sqlx-postgres") => Some(s),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ impl From<ColumnType> for sea_query::ColumnType {
                 sea_query::ColumnType::Custom(sea_query::SeaRc::new(sea_query::Alias::new(&s)))
             }
             ColumnType::Uuid => sea_query::ColumnType::Uuid,
-            ColumnType::Enum(s) => {
+            ColumnType::Enum(s, _) => {
                 sea_query::ColumnType::Custom(sea_query::SeaRc::new(sea_query::Alias::new(&s)))
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/schema/entity.rs b/src/schema/entity.rs
index 2d0aa13a..3f99f892 100644
--- a/src/schema/entity.rs
+++ b/src/schema/entity.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
-    unpack_table_ref, ColumnTrait, DbBackend, EntityTrait, Identity, Iterable, PrimaryKeyToColumn,
-    PrimaryKeyTrait, RelationTrait, Schema,
+    unpack_table_ref, ColumnTrait, ColumnType, DbBackend, EntityTrait, Identity, Iterable,
+    PrimaryKeyToColumn, PrimaryKeyTrait, RelationTrait, Schema,
 };
 use sea_query::{ColumnDef, ForeignKeyCreateStatement, Iden, Index, TableCreateStatement};
 
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ where
 
     for column in E::Column::iter() {
         let orm_column_def = column.def();
-        let types = match db_backend {
+        let types = match orm_column_def.col_type {
+            ColumnType::Enum(s, variants) => match db_backend {
+                DbBackend::MySql => {
+                    ColumnType::Custom(format!("ENUM('{}')", variants.join("', '")))
+                }
+                DbBackend::Postgres => ColumnType::Custom(s),
+                DbBackend::Sqlite => ColumnType::Text,
+            }
+            .into(),
             _ => orm_column_def.col_type.into(),
         };
         let mut column_def = ColumnDef::new_with_type(column, types);
diff --git a/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs b/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs
index 229d4446..78f21790 100644
--- a/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs
+++ b/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ pub enum Color {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
-#[sea_orm(rs_type = "String", db_type = r#"Enum("tea".to_owned())"#)]
+#[sea_orm(
+    rs_type = "String",
+    db_type = r#"Enum("tea".to_owned(), vec!["EverydayTea".to_owned(), "BreakfastTea".to_owned()])"#
+)]
 pub enum Tea {
     #[sea_orm(string_value = "EverydayTea")]
     EverydayTea,
diff --git a/tests/common/features/schema.rs b/tests/common/features/schema.rs
index ffb47f26..0eeb5c04 100644
--- a/tests/common/features/schema.rs
+++ b/tests/common/features/schema.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ pub use super::super::bakery_chain::*;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::common::setup::create_table;
-use sea_orm::{error::*, sea_query, DatabaseConnection, DbConn, ExecResult};
-use sea_query::{Alias, ColumnDef, ForeignKeyCreateStatement};
+use sea_orm::{
+    error::*, sea_query, ConnectionTrait, DatabaseConnection, DbBackend, DbConn, ExecResult,
+    Statement,
+};
+use sea_query::{
+    extension::postgres::Type, Alias, ColumnDef, ForeignKeyCreateStatement, PostgresQueryBuilder,
+};
 
 pub async fn create_tables(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
     create_log_table(db).await?;
@@ -103,8 +108,16 @@ pub async fn create_self_join_table(db: &DbConn) -> Result<ExecResult, DbErr> {
 }
 
 pub async fn create_active_enum_table(db: &DbConn) -> Result<ExecResult, DbErr> {
+    let db_backend = db.get_database_backend();
     let tea_enum = Alias::new("tea");
 
+    let mut tea_col = ColumnDef::new(active_enum::Column::Tea);
+    match db_backend {
+        DbBackend::MySql => tea_col.custom(Alias::new("ENUM('EverydayTea', 'BreakfastTea')")),
+        DbBackend::Postgres => tea_col.custom(tea_enum.clone()),
+        DbBackend::Sqlite => tea_col.text(),
+    };
+
     let stmt = sea_query::Table::create()
         .table(active_enum::Entity)
         .col(
@@ -116,15 +129,11 @@ pub async fn create_active_enum_table(db: &DbConn) -> Result<ExecResult, DbErr>
         )
         .col(ColumnDef::new(active_enum::Column::Category).string_len(1))
         .col(ColumnDef::new(active_enum::Column::Color).integer())
-        .col(ColumnDef::new(active_enum::Column::Tea).custom(tea_enum.clone()))
+        .col(&mut tea_col)
         .to_owned();
 
-    match db {
-        #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
-        DatabaseConnection::SqlxPostgresPoolConnection(_) => {
-            use sea_orm::{ConnectionTrait, Statement};
-            use sea_query::{extension::postgres::Type, PostgresQueryBuilder};
-
+    match db_backend {
+        DbBackend::Postgres => {
             let drop_type_stmt = Type::drop()
                 .name(tea_enum.clone())
                 .cascade()
@@ -138,19 +147,16 @@ pub async fn create_active_enum_table(db: &DbConn) -> Result<ExecResult, DbErr>
                 .as_enum(tea_enum)
                 .values(vec![Alias::new("EverydayTea"), Alias::new("BreakfastTea")])
                 .to_owned();
-
             // FIXME: This is not working
             {
                 let (sql, values) = create_type_stmt.build(PostgresQueryBuilder);
                 let _stmt = Statement::from_sql_and_values(db.get_database_backend(), &sql, values);
             }
-
             // But this is working...
             let stmt = Statement::from_string(
                 db.get_database_backend(),
                 create_type_stmt.to_string(PostgresQueryBuilder),
             );
-
             db.execute(stmt).await?;
         }
         _ => {}