diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/query.spec.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/query.spec.js
index c0a52df2c..4f6896a54 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/query.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/query.spec.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe('Query', () => {
           pureName: 't1',
           columns: [
             { columnName: 'id', dataType: 'int', notNull: true, autoIncrement: true },
-            { columnName: 'val', dataType: 'varchar(50)' },
+            { columnName: 'val', dataType: engine.useTextTypeForStrings ? 'text' : 'varchar(50)' },
           ],
           primaryKey: {
             columns: [{ columnName: 'id' }],
diff --git a/integration-tests/engines.js b/integration-tests/engines.js
index ec4e237ea..3a0242486 100644
--- a/integration-tests/engines.js
+++ b/integration-tests/engines.js
@@ -623,6 +623,8 @@ const cassandraEngine = {
   skipUnique: true,
   skipIndexes: true,
   skipOrderBy: true,
+
+  useTextTypeForStrings: true,
   // objects: [],
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/types/test-engines.d.ts b/packages/types/test-engines.d.ts
index adfca83de..87a6417ab 100644
--- a/packages/types/test-engines.d.ts
+++ b/packages/types/test-engines.d.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export type TestEngineInfo = {
   dbSnapshotBySeconds?: boolean;
   setNullDefaultInsteadOfDrop?: boolean;
 
+  useTextTypeForStrings?: boolean;
+
   supportRenameSqlObject?: boolean;
   supportSchemas?: boolean;