diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 4df30c5fdd..bcd96c9c13 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Enh: Added `yii\web\View::POS_LOAD` (qiangxue)
 - Enh: Added `yii\web\Response::clearOutputBuffers()` (qiangxue)
 - Enh: Improved `QueryBuilder::buildLimit()` to support big numbers (qiangxue)
+- Enh:#2211: Added typecast database types into php types (dizews)
 - Enh #2240: Improved `yii\web\AssetManager::publish()`, `yii\web\AssetManager::getPublishedPath()` and `yii\web\AssetManager::getPublishedUrl()` to support aliases (vova07)
 - Chg #1519: `yii\web\User::loginRequired()` now returns the `Response` object instead of exiting the application (qiangxue)
 - Chg #1586: `QueryBuilder::buildLikeCondition()` will now escape special characters and use percentage characters by default (qiangxue)
diff --git a/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php b/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
index abe1549960..d1aaad8e3b 100644
--- a/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
+++ b/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
@@ -274,6 +274,29 @@ class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
 		return new ActiveRelation($config);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @inheritdoc
+	 */
+	public static function create($row)
+	{
+		$record = static::instantiate($row);
+		$columns = array_flip($record->attributes());
+		$schema = static::getTableSchema();
+		foreach ($row as $name => $value) {
+			if (isset($columns[$name])) {
+				if ($schema->getColumn($name) !== null) {
+					$record->setAttribute($name, $schema->getColumn($name)->typecast($value));
+				} else {
+					$record->setAttribute($name, $value);
+				}
+			} else {
+				$record->$name = $value;
+			}
+		}
+		$record->setOldAttributes($record->getAttributes());
+		return $record;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Inserts a row into the associated database table using the attribute values of this record.
 	 *