diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
index c1a2c5586b54..dd53b9fe9bed 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -691,7 +691,11 @@ protected function typeDateTime(Fluent $column)
     {
         $columnType = $column->precision ? "datetime($column->precision)" : 'datetime';
 
-        return $column->useCurrent ? "$columnType default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" : $columnType;
+        $current = $column->precision ? "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP($column->precision)" : 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP';
+
+        $columnType = $column->useCurrent ? "$columnType default $current" : $columnType;
+
+        return $column->useCurrentOnUpdate ? "$columnType on update $current" : $columnType;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
index 4c8813130677..05e92a085435 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -811,6 +811,42 @@ public function testAddingDateTime()
         $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` datetime(1) not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingDateTimeWithDefaultCurrent()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->dateTime('foo')->useCurrent();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` datetime default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddingDateTimeWithOnUpdateCurrent()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->dateTime('foo')->useCurrentOnUpdate();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` datetime on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddingDateTimeWithDefaultCurrentAndOnUpdateCurrent()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->dateTime('foo')->useCurrent()->useCurrentOnUpdate();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` datetime default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
+    public function testAddingDateTimeWithDefaultCurrentOnUpdateCurrentAndPrecision()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->dateTime('foo', 3)->useCurrent()->useCurrentOnUpdate();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` datetime(3) default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(3) on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(3) not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingDateTimeTz()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');