diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 550d21e56..be112319f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - Enh #862: Refactor PHP type of `ColumnSchemaInterface` instances (@Tigrov)
 - Enh #865: Raise minimum PHP version to `^8.1` with minor refactoring (@Tigrov, @vjik)
 - Enh #798: Allow `QueryInterface::one()` and `QueryInterface::all()` to return objects (@darkdef, @Tigrov)
+- Enh #864: Realize column factory (@Tigrov)
 
 ## 1.3.0 March 21, 2024
 
diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index bbce1e55a..5592abbf3 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ and the following changes were made:
 - `getName()` method can return `string` or `null`;
 - `getPhpType()` method must return `string` PHP type of the column which used for generating related model properties;
 - `name(string|null $name)` method is added;
+- `load(array $info)` method is added;
 - constructor of `AbstractColumnSchema` class is changed to `__construct(string $type, string|null $phpType = null)`;
 - added method chaining.
 
@@ -88,9 +89,10 @@ Each table column has its own class in the `Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Column` namespace
 - `BinaryColumnSchema` for columns with binary type;
 - `JsonColumnSchema` for columns with json type.
 
-### New methods in `QuoterInterface`
+### New methods
 
-- `QuoterInterface::getRawTableName()` - returns the raw table name without quotes.
+- `QuoterInterface::getRawTableName()` - returns the raw table name without quotes;
+- `SchemaInterface::getColumnFactory()` - returns the column factory.
 
 ### Remove methods
 
diff --git a/src/Schema/Column/ColumnFactory.php b/src/Schema/Column/AbstractColumnFactory.php
similarity index 75%
rename from src/Schema/Column/ColumnFactory.php
rename to src/Schema/Column/AbstractColumnFactory.php
index b6e7ff3be..53bb68745 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Column/ColumnFactory.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Column/AbstractColumnFactory.php
@@ -23,8 +23,20 @@
  * @psalm-import-type ColumnInfo from ColumnSchemaInterface
  * @psalm-suppress MixedArgumentTypeCoercion
  */
-class ColumnFactory implements ColumnFactoryInterface
+abstract class AbstractColumnFactory implements ColumnFactoryInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * Get the abstract database type for a database column type.
+     *
+     * @param string $dbType The database column type.
+     * @param array $info The column information.
+     *
+     * @return string The abstract database type.
+     *
+     * @psalm-param ColumnInfo $info
+     */
+    abstract protected function getType(string $dbType, array $info = []): string;
+
     public function fromDbType(string $dbType, array $info = []): ColumnSchemaInterface
     {
         $info['db_type'] = $dbType;
@@ -93,45 +105,4 @@ public function fromType(string $type, array $info = []): ColumnSchemaInterface
 
         return $column->load($info);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the abstract database type for a database column type.
-     *
-     * @param string $dbType The database column type.
-     * @param array $info The column information.
-     *
-     * @return string The abstract database type.
-     *
-     * @psalm-param ColumnInfo $info
-     */
-    protected function getType(string $dbType, array $info = []): string
-    {
-        return $this->isType($dbType) ? $dbType : SchemaInterface::TYPE_STRING;
-    }
-
-    protected function isType(string $dbType): bool
-    {
-        return match ($dbType) {
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_UUID,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_CHAR,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_STRING,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_TEXT,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_BINARY,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_BOOLEAN,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_TINYINT,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_SMALLINT,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_INTEGER,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_BIGINT,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_FLOAT,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_DOUBLE,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_DECIMAL,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_MONEY,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_DATETIME,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_TIMESTAMP,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_TIME,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_DATE,
-            SchemaInterface::TYPE_JSON => true,
-            default => false,
-        };
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Support/Stub/ColumnFactory.php b/tests/Support/Stub/ColumnFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df5636c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Support/Stub/ColumnFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Db\Tests\Support\Stub;
+
+use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Column\AbstractColumnFactory;
+
+class ColumnFactory extends AbstractColumnFactory
+{
+
+    protected function getType(string $dbType, array $info = []): string
+    {
+        return $dbType;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Support/Stub/Schema.php b/tests/Support/Stub/Schema.php
index 27e7f80ff..62098a38a 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Stub/Schema.php
+++ b/tests/Support/Stub/Schema.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 use Yiisoft\Db\Exception\NotSupportedException;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\AbstractSchema;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Builder\ColumnInterface;
-use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Column\ColumnFactory;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Column\ColumnFactoryInterface;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\TableSchemaInterface;