diff --git a/src/drivers/MysqlDriver.ts b/src/drivers/MysqlDriver.ts
index 6b4c246..82ec859 100644
--- a/src/drivers/MysqlDriver.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/MysqlDriver.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ export class MysqlDriver extends AbstractDriver {
                         case "int":
                             colInfo.tsType = "number";
                             break;
+                        case "bit":
+                            if (resp.COLUMN_TYPE === "bit(1)") {
+                                colInfo.options.width = 1;
+                                colInfo.tsType = "boolean";
+                            } else {
+                                colInfo.tsType = "number";
+                            }
+                            break;
                         case "tinyint":
                             if (resp.COLUMN_TYPE === "tinyint(1)") {
                                 colInfo.options.width = 1;
diff --git a/test/integration/entityTypes/mariadb/entity/Post.ts b/test/integration/entityTypes/mariadb/entity/Post.ts
index 142c281..491f16b 100644
--- a/test/integration/entityTypes/mariadb/entity/Post.ts
+++ b/test/integration/entityTypes/mariadb/entity/Post.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export class Post {
     @Column()
     name: string;
 
+    @Column("bit")
+    bit: boolean;
+
     @Column("int")
     int: number;
 
diff --git a/test/integration/entityTypes/mysql/entity/Post.ts b/test/integration/entityTypes/mysql/entity/Post.ts
index 707ea9e..6e468d9 100644
--- a/test/integration/entityTypes/mysql/entity/Post.ts
+++ b/test/integration/entityTypes/mysql/entity/Post.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export class Post {
     @Column()
     name: string;
 
+    @Column("bit")
+    bit: boolean;
+
     @Column("int")
     int: number;
 
@@ -113,5 +116,4 @@ export class Post {
 
     @Column("geometrycollection")
     geometrycollection: string;
-
 }