diff --git a/lib/mysql.js b/lib/mysql.js
index c298b4f..6d3d219 100644
--- a/lib/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/mysql.js
@@ -980,10 +980,12 @@ function datatype(p) {
   switch (p.type.name) {
     default:
     case 'String':
-    case 'JSON':
       dt = columnType(p, 'VARCHAR');
       dt = stringOptionsByType(p, dt);
       break;
+    case 'JSON':
+    case 'Object':
+    case 'Any':
     case 'Text':
       dt = columnType(p, 'TEXT');
       dt = stringOptionsByType(p, dt);
@@ -1023,7 +1025,8 @@ function stringOptionsByType(p, dt) {
     default:
     case 'varchar':
       // The maximum length for an ID column is 1000 bytes
-      var len = p.limit || ((p.type !== String) ? 32768 : p.id ? 255: 1024);
+      // The maximum row size is 64K
+      var len = p.limit || ((p.type !== String) ? 8192 : p.id ? 255: 1024);
       dt += '(' + len + ')';
       break;
     case 'char':
diff --git a/test/mysql.test.js b/test/mysql.test.js
index e81f97b..b5c4e03 100644
--- a/test/mysql.test.js
+++ b/test/mysql.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ describe('mysql', function () {
     Post = db.define('PostWithDefaultId', {
       title: { type: String, length: 255, index: true },
       content: { type: String },
+      comments: [String],
+      history: Object,
       stars: Number
     });
 
@@ -33,6 +35,26 @@ describe('mysql', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should allow array or object', function (done) {
+    Post.create({title: 'a', content: 'AAA', comments: ['1', '2'],
+      history: {a: 1, b: 'b'}}, function (err, post) {
+
+      should.not.exist(err);
+
+      Post.findById(post.id, function (err, p) {
+        p.id.should.be.equal(post.id);
+
+        p.content.should.be.equal(post.content);
+        p.title.should.be.equal('a');
+        p.comments.should.eql(['1', '2']);
+        p.history.should.eql({a: 1, b: 'b'});
+
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
   it('updateOrCreate should update the instance', function (done) {
     Post.create({title: 'a', content: 'AAA'}, function (err, post) {
       post.title = 'b';