diff --git a/modules/backend/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000009_Db_Backend_Timestamp_Fix.php b/modules/backend/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000009_Db_Backend_Timestamp_Fix.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77f0d3b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backend/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000009_Db_Backend_Timestamp_Fix.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use October\Rain\Database\Updates\Migration;
+
+class DbBackendTimestampFix extends Migration
+{
+    protected $backendTables = [
+        'users',
+        'user_groups',
+        'access_log',
+    ];
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+        // Disable all special modes such as NO_ZERO_DATE to prevent any
+        // errors from MySQL before we can update the timestamp columns.
+        Db::statement("SET @@SQL_MODE=''");
+
+        foreach ($this->backendTables as $table) {
+            DbDongle::convertTimestamps($table);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        // ...
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/cms/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000002_Db_Cms_Timestamp_Fix.php b/modules/cms/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000002_Db_Cms_Timestamp_Fix.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a11deb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/cms/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000002_Db_Cms_Timestamp_Fix.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+use October\Rain\Database\Updates\Migration;
+
+class DbCmsTimestampFix extends Migration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        // Disable all special modes such as NO_ZERO_DATE to prevent any
+        // errors from MySQL before we can update the timestamp columns.
+        Db::statement("SET @@SQL_MODE=''");
+        DbDongle::convertTimestamps('cms_theme_data');
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        // ...
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000003_Db_System_Plugin_Versions.php b/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000003_Db_System_Plugin_Versions.php
index 9253970e0..8047cdfca 100644
--- a/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000003_Db_System_Plugin_Versions.php
+++ b/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000003_Db_System_Plugin_Versions.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class DbSystemPluginVersions extends Migration
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('code')->index();
             $table->string('version', 50);
-            $table->timestamp('created_at');
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000004_Db_System_Plugin_History.php b/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000004_Db_System_Plugin_History.php
index f4486b7e1..0bf14b54d 100644
--- a/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000004_Db_System_Plugin_History.php
+++ b/modules/system/database/migrations/2013_10_01_000004_Db_System_Plugin_History.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class DbSystemPluginHistory extends Migration
             $table->string('type', 20)->index();
             $table->string('version', 50);
             $table->string('detail')->nullable();
-            $table->timestamp('created_at');
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->nullable();
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/system/database/migrations/2015_10_01_000018_Db_FailedJobs.php b/modules/system/database/migrations/2015_10_01_000018_Db_FailedJobs.php
index 0d72b40ac..4c528d879 100644
--- a/modules/system/database/migrations/2015_10_01_000018_Db_FailedJobs.php
+++ b/modules/system/database/migrations/2015_10_01_000018_Db_FailedJobs.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class DbFailedJobs extends Migration
             $table->text('connection');
             $table->text('queue');
             $table->text('payload');
-            $table->timestamp('failed_at');
+            $table->timestamp('failed_at')->nullable();
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/system/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000020_Db_System_Timestamp_Fix.php b/modules/system/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000020_Db_System_Timestamp_Fix.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a42fbea54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/system/database/migrations/2016_10_01_000020_Db_System_Timestamp_Fix.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+use October\Rain\Database\Updates\Migration;
+
+class DbSystemTimestampFix extends Migration
+{
+    protected $coreTables = [
+        'deferred_bindings',
+        'failed_jobs' => 'failed_at',
+        'system_files',
+        'system_event_logs',
+        'system_mail_layouts',
+        'system_mail_templates',
+        'system_plugin_history' => 'created_at',
+        'system_plugin_versions' => 'created_at',
+        'system_request_logs',
+        'system_revisions',
+    ];
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+        // Disable all special modes such as NO_ZERO_DATE to prevent any
+        // errors from MySQL before we can update the timestamp columns.
+        Db::statement("SET @@SQL_MODE=''");
+
+        foreach ($this->coreTables as $table => $columns) {
+            if (is_int($table)) {
+                $table = $columns;
+                $columns = ['created_at', 'updated_at'];
+            }
+
+            DbDongle::convertTimestamps($table, $columns);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        // ...
+    }
+}