diff --git a/src/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapter.php b/src/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapter.php
index b1d8a182..c07cfe6f 100644
--- a/src/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapter.php
@@ -594,6 +594,20 @@ protected function mapColumnType(array $columnData): array
                 }
             }
             // else: keep as binary or varbinary (actual BINARY/VARBINARY column)
+        } elseif ($type === TableSchema::TYPE_TEXT) {
+            // CakePHP returns TEXT columns as 'text' with specific lengths
+            // Check the raw MySQL type to distinguish TEXT variants
+            $rawType = $columnData['rawType'] ?? '';
+            if (str_contains($rawType, 'tinytext')) {
+                $length = static::TEXT_TINY;
+            } elseif (str_contains($rawType, 'mediumtext')) {
+                $length = static::TEXT_MEDIUM;
+            } elseif (str_contains($rawType, 'longtext')) {
+                $length = static::TEXT_LONG;
+            } else {
+                // Regular TEXT - use null to indicate default TEXT type
+                $length = null;
+            }
         }
 
         return [$type, $length];
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapterTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapterTest.php
index 9b0e0510..85aded71 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Db/Adapter/MysqlAdapterTest.php
@@ -1369,6 +1369,37 @@ public function testBlobRoundTrip(string $type, ?int $limit, string $expectedTyp
         $this->adapter->dropTable('blob_round_trip_test');
     }
 
+    public static function textRoundTripData()
+    {
+        return [
+            // type, limit, expected type after round-trip, expected limit after round-trip
+            ['text', null, 'text', null],
+            ['text', MysqlAdapter::TEXT_TINY, 'text', MysqlAdapter::TEXT_TINY],
+            ['text', MysqlAdapter::TEXT_MEDIUM, 'text', MysqlAdapter::TEXT_MEDIUM],
+            ['text', MysqlAdapter::TEXT_LONG, 'text', MysqlAdapter::TEXT_LONG],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('textRoundTripData')]
+    public function testTextRoundTrip(string $type, ?int $limit, string $expectedType, ?int $expectedLimit)
+    {
+        // Create a table with a TEXT column
+        $table = new Table('text_round_trip_test', [], $this->adapter);
+        $table->addColumn('text_col', $type, ['limit' => $limit])
+              ->save();
+
+        // Read the column back from the database
+        $columns = $this->adapter->getColumns('text_round_trip_test');
+
+        $textColumn = $columns[1];
+        $this->assertNotNull($textColumn, 'TEXT column not found');
+        $this->assertSame($expectedType, $textColumn->getType(), 'Type mismatch after round-trip');
+        $this->assertSame($expectedLimit, $textColumn->getLimit(), 'Limit mismatch after round-trip');
+
+        // Clean up
+        $this->adapter->dropTable('text_round_trip_test');
+    }
+
     public function testTimestampInvalidLimit()
     {
         $this->adapter->connect();