diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index e13c6573f6..024f1e4c10 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 2.0.16 under development
 ------------------------
 
+- Bug #15167: Fixed loading of default value `current_timestamp()` for MariaDB >= 10.2.3 (rugabarbo, bloodrain777, Skinka)
 - Bug #16253: Fixed empty checkboxlist validation (GHopperMSK)
 - Bug #15286: Fixed incorrect formatting of time with timezone information (rugabarbo)
 - Bug #17021: Fix to do not remove existing message category files in a subfolder (albertborsos)
diff --git a/framework/db/mysql/Schema.php b/framework/db/mysql/Schema.php
index 27a9736afa..95f9a47be5 100644
--- a/framework/db/mysql/Schema.php
+++ b/framework/db/mysql/Schema.php
@@ -287,7 +287,14 @@ SQL;
         $column->phpType = $this->getColumnPhpType($column);
 
         if (!$column->isPrimaryKey) {
-            if (($column->type === 'timestamp' || $column->type ==='datetime') && $info['default'] === 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP') {
+            /**
+             * When displayed in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS table, a default CURRENT TIMESTAMP is displayed
+             * as CURRENT_TIMESTAMP up until MariaDB 10.2.2, and as current_timestamp() from MariaDB 10.2.3.
+             *
+             * See details here: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/now/#description
+             */
+            if (($column->type === 'timestamp' || $column->type === 'datetime') &&
+                ($info['default'] === 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP' || $info['default'] === 'current_timestamp()')) {
                 $column->defaultValue = new Expression('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP');
             } elseif (isset($type) && $type === 'bit') {
                 $column->defaultValue = bindec(trim($info['default'], 'b\''));
diff --git a/tests/framework/db/mysql/SchemaTest.php b/tests/framework/db/mysql/SchemaTest.php
index 8f85a5dd44..c182bb297e 100644
--- a/tests/framework/db/mysql/SchemaTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/db/mysql/SchemaTest.php
@@ -61,4 +61,35 @@ SQL;
         $result['4: check'][2] = false;
         return $result;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * When displayed in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS table, a default CURRENT TIMESTAMP is displayed
+     * as CURRENT_TIMESTAMP up until MariaDB 10.2.2, and as current_timestamp() from MariaDB 10.2.3.
+     *
+     * @see https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/now/#description
+     * @see https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/issues/15167
+     */
+    public function testAlternativeDisplayOfDefaultCurrentTimestampInMariaDB()
+    {
+        /**
+         * We do not have a real database MariaDB >= 10.2.3 for tests, so we emulate the information that database
+         * returns in response to the query `SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM ...`
+         */
+        $schema = new \yii\db\mysql\Schema();
+        $column = $this->invokeMethod($schema, 'loadColumnSchema', [[
+            'field' => 'emulated_MariaDB_field',
+            'type' => 'timestamp',
+            'collation' => NULL,
+            'null' => 'NO',
+            'key' => '',
+            'default' => 'current_timestamp()',
+            'extra' => '',
+            'privileges' => 'select,insert,update,references',
+            'comment' => '',
+        ]]);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(\yii\db\mysql\ColumnSchema::className(), $column);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Expression::className(), $column->defaultValue);
+        $this->assertEquals('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', $column->defaultValue);
+    }
 }