diff --git a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/AbstractBaseTest.java b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/AbstractBaseTest.java
index d60a2dd9e..cea0b1743 100644
--- a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/AbstractBaseTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/AbstractBaseTest.java
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import java.sql.Connection;
-
+import com.mysema.query.dml.DMLClause;
 import com.mysema.query.sql.*;
 import com.mysema.query.sql.dml.SQLDeleteClause;
 import com.mysema.query.sql.dml.SQLInsertClause;
@@ -26,16 +25,13 @@ import com.mysema.query.sql.dml.SQLMergeClause;
 import com.mysema.query.sql.dml.SQLUpdateClause;
 import com.mysema.query.sql.mysql.MySQLReplaceClause;
 import com.mysema.query.sql.teradata.TeradataQuery;
-
+import com.mysema.query.sql.types.XMLAsStringType;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.rules.MethodRule;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
-import com.mysema.query.dml.DMLClause;
-
 public abstract class AbstractBaseTest {
 
     protected static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractBaseTest.class);
@@ -81,6 +77,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractBaseTest {
     @Nullable
     protected String expectedQuery;
 
+    public AbstractBaseTest() {
+        // TODO enable registration of (jdbc type, java type) -> usertype mappings
+        if (target == Target.POSTGRES || target == Target.ORACLE) {
+            configuration.register("xml_test", "col", new XMLAsStringType());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Rule
     public static MethodRule skipForQuotedRule = new SkipForQuotedRule();
 
diff --git a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/Connections.java b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/Connections.java
index 816fd35e3..f336ea597 100644
--- a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/Connections.java
+++ b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/Connections.java
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         stmt.execute("drop table if exists DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST);
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        stmt.execute("drop table if exists XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col varchar(128))");
+
         cubridInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -341,6 +346,11 @@ public final class Connections {
 
         dropTable(templates, "DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        dropTable(templates, "XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col varchar(128))");
+
         derbyInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -450,6 +460,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         dropTable(templates, "DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST);
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        dropTable(templates, "XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col varchar(128))");
+
         firebirdInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -517,6 +532,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         stmt.execute("drop table DATE_TEST if exists");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST);
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        dropTable(templates, "XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col varchar(128))");
+
         h2Inited = true;
     }
 
@@ -578,6 +598,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         stmt.execute("drop table DATE_TEST if exists");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST);
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        dropTable(templates, "XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col varchar(128))");
+
         hsqlInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -643,6 +668,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         stmt.execute("drop table if exists DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST);
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        stmt.execute("drop table if exists XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col varchar(128))");
+
         mysqlInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -716,6 +746,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         // date_test and time_test
         dropTable(templates, "DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute("create table date_test(date_test date)");
+
+        // xml
+        dropTable(templates, "XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col XMLTYPE)");
+
         oracleInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -803,6 +838,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         dropTable(templates, "DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute(quote(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST, "TIME_TEST"));
         stmt.execute(quote(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST, "DATE_TEST"));
+
+        // xml
+        dropTable(templates, "XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table \"XML_TEST\"(\"col\" XML)");
+
         postgresInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -865,6 +905,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         stmt.execute("drop table if exists DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST);
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        stmt.execute("drop table if exists XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col varchar(128))");
+
         sqliteInited = true;
     }
 
@@ -916,6 +961,11 @@ public final class Connections {
         dropTable(templates, "DATE_TEST");
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_TIMETEST);
         stmt.execute(CREATE_TABLE_DATETEST);
+
+        // xml
+        dropTable(templates, "XML_TEST");
+        stmt.execute("create table XML_TEST(col XML)");
+
         sqlServerInited = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/InsertBase.java b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/InsertBase.java
index 63cd931c5..b1785a2d6 100644
--- a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/InsertBase.java
+++ b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/InsertBase.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class InsertBase extends AbstractBaseTest {
     }
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws SQLException{
+    public void setUp() throws SQLException {
         reset();
     }
 
@@ -430,4 +430,13 @@ public class InsertBase extends AbstractBaseTest {
         assertEquals(uuid, query().from(uuids).singleResult(uuids.field));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void XML() {
+        delete(QXmlTest.xmlTest).execute();
+        QXmlTest xmlTest = QXmlTest.xmlTest;
+        String contents = "<html><head></head><body></body></html>";
+        insert(xmlTest).set(xmlTest.col, contents).execute();
+        assertEquals(contents, query().from(xmlTest).singleResult(xmlTest.col));
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/sql/domain/QXmlTest.java b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/sql/domain/QXmlTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35c8f45b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querydsl-sql/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/sql/domain/QXmlTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package com.mysema.query.sql.domain;
+
+import javax.annotation.Generated;
+import java.sql.Types;
+
+import com.mysema.query.sql.ColumnMetadata;
+import com.mysema.query.sql.spatial.RelationalPathSpatial;
+import com.mysema.query.types.Path;
+import com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadata;
+import com.mysema.query.types.path.StringPath;
+import static com.mysema.query.types.PathMetadataFactory.forVariable;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * QXmlTest is a Querydsl query type for QXmlTest
+ */
+@Generated("com.mysema.query.sql.codegen.MetaDataSerializer")
+public class QXmlTest extends RelationalPathSpatial<QXmlTest> {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 574759316;
+
+    public static final QXmlTest xmlTest = new QXmlTest("xml_test");
+
+    public final StringPath col = createString("col");
+
+    public QXmlTest(String variable) {
+        super(QXmlTest.class, forVariable(variable), "public", "xml_test");
+        addMetadata();
+    }
+
+    public QXmlTest(String variable, String schema, String table) {
+        super(QXmlTest.class, forVariable(variable), schema, table);
+        addMetadata();
+    }
+
+    public QXmlTest(Path<? extends QXmlTest> path) {
+        super(path.getType(), path.getMetadata(), "public", "xml_test");
+        addMetadata();
+    }
+
+    public QXmlTest(PathMetadata<?> metadata) {
+        super(QXmlTest.class, metadata, "public", "xml_test");
+        addMetadata();
+    }
+
+    public void addMetadata() {
+        addMetadata(col, ColumnMetadata.named("col").withIndex(1).ofType(Types.SQLXML).withSize(2147483647));
+    }
+
+}