diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
index f23521430d21b..1826d88500772 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ def self.alias_type(new, old)
           TYPES[new] = TYPES[old]
         end
 
+        def self.find_type(field)
+          if field.type == Mysql::Field::TYPE_TINY && field.length > 1
+            TYPES[Mysql::Field::TYPE_LONG]
+          else
+            TYPES.fetch(field.type) { Fields::Identity.new }
+          end
+        end
+
         register_type Mysql::Field::TYPE_TINY,    Fields::Boolean.new
         register_type Mysql::Field::TYPE_LONG,    Fields::Integer.new
         alias_type Mysql::Field::TYPE_LONGLONG,   Mysql::Field::TYPE_LONG
@@ -425,9 +433,7 @@ def exec_without_stmt(sql, name = 'SQL') # :nodoc:
               if field.decimals > 0
                 types[field.name] = Fields::Decimal.new
               else
-                types[field.name] = Fields::TYPES.fetch(field.type) {
-                  Fields::Identity.new
-                }
+                types[field.name] = Fields.find_type field
               end
             }
             result_set = ActiveRecord::Result.new(types.keys, result.to_a, types)