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+# ActiveRecord custom data type for storing datetimes with timezone information.
+# See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/11229
+
+if Gitlab::Database.postgresql?
+  require 'active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter'
+
+  module ActiveRecord
+    module ConnectionAdapters
+      class PostgreSQLAdapter
+        NATIVE_DATABASE_TYPES.merge!(datetime_with_timezone: { name: 'timestamptz' })
+      end
+    end
+  end
+elsif Gitlab::Database.mysql?
+  require 'active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter'
+
+  module ActiveRecord
+    module ConnectionAdapters
+      class AbstractMysqlAdapter
+        NATIVE_DATABASE_TYPES.merge!(datetime_with_timezone: { name: 'timestamp' })
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end