diff --git a/libraries/joomla/database/driver/pdomysql.php b/libraries/joomla/database/driver/pdomysql.php
index f812f0db9303a..3a61485c2e266 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/database/driver/pdomysql.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/database/driver/pdomysql.php
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ class JDatabaseDriverPdomysql extends JDatabaseDriverPdo
 	 */
 	protected static $dbMinimum = '5.0.4';
 
+	/**
+	 * The null or zero representation of a timestamp for the database driver.  This should be
+	 * defined in child classes to hold the appropriate value for the engine.
+	 *
+	 * @var    string
+	 * @since  3.4
+	 */
+	protected $nullDate = '0000-00-00 00:00:00';
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructor.
 	 *