diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ColumnType.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ColumnType.kt
index 1c7b994b35..8502390712 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ColumnType.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ColumnType.kt
@@ -333,32 +333,34 @@ class IntegerColumnType : ColumnType() {
 
 /**
  * Numeric column for storing unsigned 4-byte integers.
+ *
+ * **Note:** If the database being used is not MySQL or MariaDB, this column will use the database's
+ * 8-byte integer type with a check constraint that ensures storage of only values
+ * between 0 and [UInt.MAX_VALUE] inclusive.
  */
 class UIntegerColumnType : ColumnType() {
     override fun sqlType(): String = currentDialect.dataTypeProvider.uintegerType()
     override fun valueFromDB(value: Any): UInt {
         return when (value) {
             is UInt -> value
-            is Int -> value.takeIf { it >= 0 }?.toUInt()
-            is Number -> value.toLong().takeIf { it >= 0 && it <= UInt.MAX_VALUE.toLong() }?.toUInt()
+            is Int -> value.toUInt()
+            is Number -> value.toLong().toUInt()
             is String -> value.toUInt()
             else -> error("Unexpected value of type Int: $value of ${value::class.qualifiedName}")
-        } ?: error("Negative value but type is UInt: $value")
+        }
     }
 
     override fun setParameter(stmt: PreparedStatementApi, index: Int, value: Any?) {
-        val v = when {
-            value is UInt && currentDialect is MysqlDialect -> value.toLong()
-            value is UInt -> value.toInt()
+        val v = when (value) {
+            is UInt -> value.toLong()
             else -> value
         }
         super.setParameter(stmt, index, v)
     }
 
     override fun notNullValueToDB(value: Any): Any {
-        val v = when {
-            value is UInt && currentDialect is MysqlDialect -> value.toLong()
-            value is UInt -> value.toInt()
+        val v = when (value) {
+            is UInt -> value.toLong()
             else -> value
         }
         return super.notNullValueToDB(v)
diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Table.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Table.kt
index a287e4b5b7..003592b164 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Table.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Table.kt
@@ -504,8 +504,15 @@ open class Table(name: String = "") : ColumnSet(), DdlAware {
     /** Creates a numeric column, with the specified [name], for storing 4-byte integers. */
     fun integer(name: String): Column<Int> = registerColumn(name, IntegerColumnType())
 
-    /** Creates a numeric column, with the specified [name], for storing 4-byte unsigned integers. */
-    fun uinteger(name: String): Column<UInt> = registerColumn(name, UIntegerColumnType())
+    /** Creates a numeric column, with the specified [name], for storing 4-byte unsigned integers.
+     *
+     * **Note:** If the database being used is not MySQL or MariaDB, this column will use the database's
+     * 8-byte integer type with a check constraint that ensures storage of only values
+     * between 0 and [UInt.MAX_VALUE] inclusive.
+     */
+    fun uinteger(name: String): Column<UInt> = registerColumn<UInt>(name, UIntegerColumnType()).apply {
+        check("$generatedCheckPrefix$name") { it.between(0u, UInt.MAX_VALUE) }
+    }
 
     /** Creates a numeric column, with the specified [name], for storing 8-byte integers. */
     fun long(name: String): Column<Long> = registerColumn(name, LongColumnType())
diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/Default.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/Default.kt
index e123c9aa50..c00c5851f1 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/Default.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/vendors/Default.kt
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ abstract class DataTypeProvider {
     /** Numeric type for storing 4-byte integers. */
     open fun integerType(): String = "INT"
 
-    /** Numeric type for storing 4-byte unsigned integers. */
-    open fun uintegerType(): String = "INT"
+    /** Numeric type for storing 4-byte unsigned integers.
+     *
+     * **Note:** If the database being used is not MySQL or MariaDB, this will represent the 8-byte integer type.
+     */
+    open fun uintegerType(): String = "BIGINT"
 
     /** Numeric type for storing 4-byte integers, marked as auto-increment. */
     open fun integerAutoincType(): String = "INT AUTO_INCREMENT"
diff --git a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/types/UnsignedColumnTypeTests.kt b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/types/UnsignedColumnTypeTests.kt
index a02944ec64..a7b79c38dc 100644
--- a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/types/UnsignedColumnTypeTests.kt
+++ b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/types/UnsignedColumnTypeTests.kt
@@ -197,6 +197,71 @@ class UnsignedColumnTypeTests : DatabaseTestsBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testUIntWithCheckConstraint() {
+        withTables(UIntTable) {
+            val ddlEnding = if (currentDialectTest is MysqlDialect) {
+                "(uint INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL)"
+            } else {
+                "CHECK (uint BETWEEN 0 and ${UInt.MAX_VALUE}))"
+            }
+            assertTrue(UIntTable.ddl.single().endsWith(ddlEnding, ignoreCase = true))
+
+            val number = 3_221_225_471u
+            assertTrue(number in Int.MAX_VALUE.toUInt()..UInt.MAX_VALUE)
+
+            UIntTable.insert { it[unsignedInt] = number }
+
+            val result = UIntTable.selectAll()
+            assertEquals(number, result.single()[UIntTable.unsignedInt])
+
+            // test that column itself blocks same out-of-range value that compiler blocks
+            assertFailAndRollback("Check constraint violation (or out-of-range error in MySQL/MariaDB)") {
+                val tableName = UIntTable.nameInDatabaseCase()
+                val columnName = UIntTable.unsignedInt.nameInDatabaseCase()
+                val outOfRangeValue = UInt.MAX_VALUE.toLong() + 1L
+                exec("""INSERT INTO $tableName ($columnName) VALUES ($outOfRangeValue)""")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testPreviousUIntColumnTypeWorksWithNewBigIntType() {
+        // Oracle was already previously constrained to NUMBER(13)
+        withDb(excludeSettings = listOf(TestDB.MYSQL, TestDB.MARIADB, TestDB.ORACLE)) { testDb ->
+            try {
+                val tableName = UIntTable.nameInDatabaseCase()
+                val columnName = UIntTable.unsignedInt.nameInDatabaseCase()
+                // create table using previous column type INT
+                exec("""CREATE TABLE ${addIfNotExistsIfSupported()}$tableName ($columnName INT NOT NULL)""")
+
+                val number1 = Int.MAX_VALUE.toUInt()
+                UIntTable.insert { it[unsignedInt] = number1 }
+
+                val result1 = UIntTable.select { UIntTable.unsignedInt eq number1 }.count()
+                assertEquals(1, result1)
+
+                // INT maps to INTEGER in SQLite, so it will not throw OoR error
+                if (testDb != TestDB.SQLITE) {
+                    val number2 = Int.MAX_VALUE.toUInt() + 1u
+                    assertFailAndRollback("Out-of-range (OoR) error") {
+                        UIntTable.insert { it[unsignedInt] = number2 }
+                        assertEquals(0, UIntTable.select { UIntTable.unsignedInt less 0u }.count())
+                    }
+
+                    // modify column to now have BIGINT type
+                    exec(UIntTable.unsignedInt.modifyStatement().first())
+                    UIntTable.insert { it[unsignedInt] = number2 }
+
+                    val result2 = UIntTable.selectAll().map { it[UIntTable.unsignedInt] }
+                    assertEqualCollections(listOf(number1, number2), result2)
+                }
+            } finally {
+                SchemaUtils.drop(UIntTable)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testULongColumnType() {
         withTables(ULongTable) {