diff --git a/src/Column/ColumnFactory.php b/src/Column/ColumnFactory.php
index 5b29029d..84e05220 100644
--- a/src/Column/ColumnFactory.php
+++ b/src/Column/ColumnFactory.php
@@ -86,4 +86,13 @@ protected function getColumnClass(string $type, array $info = []): string
 
         return parent::getColumnClass($type, $info);
     }
+
+    protected function normalizeNotNullDefaultValue(string $defaultValue, ColumnSchemaInterface $column): mixed
+    {
+        if ($defaultValue[0] === '(' && $defaultValue[-1] === ')') {
+            $defaultValue = substr($defaultValue, 1, -1);
+        }
+
+        return parent::normalizeNotNullDefaultValue($defaultValue, $column);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Schema.php b/src/Schema.php
index 6fb9ab84..55372b87 100644
--- a/src/Schema.php
+++ b/src/Schema.php
@@ -369,10 +369,11 @@ protected function loadTableDefaultValues(string $tableName): array
      */
     private function loadColumnSchema(array $info): ColumnSchemaInterface
     {
-        $column = $this->getColumnFactory()->fromDbType($info['data_type'], [
+        return $this->getColumnFactory()->fromDbType($info['data_type'], [
             'autoIncrement' => $info['is_identity'] === '1',
             'comment' => $info['comment'],
             'computed' => $info['is_computed'] === '1',
+            'defaultValueRaw' => $info['column_default'],
             'name' => $info['column_name'],
             'notNull' => $info['is_nullable'] !== 'YES',
             'primaryKey' => $info['primaryKey'],
@@ -381,36 +382,6 @@ private function loadColumnSchema(array $info): ColumnSchemaInterface
             'size' => $info['size'] !== null ? (int) $info['size'] : null,
             'table' => $info['table'],
         ]);
-
-        $column->defaultValue($this->normalizeDefaultValue($info['column_default'], $column));
-
-        return $column;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Converts column's default value according to {@see ColumnSchema::phpType} after retrieval from the database.
-     *
-     * @param string|null $defaultValue The default value retrieved from the database.
-     * @param ColumnSchemaInterface $column The column schema object.
-     *
-     * @return mixed The normalized default value.
-     */
-    private function normalizeDefaultValue(string|null $defaultValue, ColumnSchemaInterface $column): mixed
-    {
-        if (
-            $defaultValue === null
-            || $defaultValue === '(NULL)'
-            || $column->isPrimaryKey()
-            || $column->isComputed()
-        ) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $value = $this->parseDefaultValue($defaultValue);
-
-        return is_numeric($value)
-            ? $column->phpTypeCast($value)
-            : $value;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -828,17 +799,4 @@ protected function getCacheTag(): string
     {
         return md5(serialize([self::class, ...$this->generateCacheKey()]));
     }
-
-    private function parseDefaultValue(string $value): string
-    {
-        if (preg_match('/^\'(.*)\'$/', $value, $matches)) {
-            return $matches[1];
-        }
-
-        if (preg_match('/^\((.*)\)$/', $value, $matches)) {
-            return $this->parseDefaultValue($matches[1]);
-        }
-
-        return $value;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ColumnFactoryTest.php b/tests/ColumnFactoryTest.php
index b409eae9..81f6069c 100644
--- a/tests/ColumnFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/ColumnFactoryTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests;
 
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProviderExternal;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\ColumnFactoryProvider;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Support\TestTrait;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Tests\AbstractColumnFactoryTest;
 
@@ -14,13 +16,13 @@ final class ColumnFactoryTest extends AbstractColumnFactoryTest
 {
     use TestTrait;
 
-    /** @dataProvider \Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\ColumnFactoryProvider::dbTypes */
+    #[DataProviderExternal(ColumnFactoryProvider::class, 'dbTypes')]
     public function testFromDbType(string $dbType, string $expectedType, string $expectedInstanceOf): void
     {
         parent::testFromDbType($dbType, $expectedType, $expectedInstanceOf);
     }
 
-    /** @dataProvider \Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\ColumnFactoryProvider::definitions */
+    #[DataProviderExternal(ColumnFactoryProvider::class, 'definitions')]
     public function testFromDefinition(
         string $definition,
         string $expectedType,
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ public function testFromDefinition(
         parent::testFromDefinition($definition, $expectedType, $expectedInstanceOf, $expectedMethodResults);
     }
 
-    /** @dataProvider \Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\ColumnFactoryProvider::pseudoTypes */
+    #[DataProviderExternal(ColumnFactoryProvider::class, 'pseudoTypes')]
     public function testFromPseudoType(
         string $pseudoType,
         string $expectedType,
@@ -40,9 +42,15 @@ public function testFromPseudoType(
         parent::testFromPseudoType($pseudoType, $expectedType, $expectedInstanceOf, $expectedMethodResults);
     }
 
-    /** @dataProvider \Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\ColumnFactoryProvider::types */
+    #[DataProviderExternal(ColumnFactoryProvider::class, 'types')]
     public function testFromType(string $type, string $expectedType, string $expectedInstanceOf): void
     {
         parent::testFromType($type, $expectedType, $expectedInstanceOf);
     }
+
+    #[DataProviderExternal(ColumnFactoryProvider::class, 'defaultValueRaw')]
+    public function testFromTypeDefaultValueRaw(string $type, string|null $defaultValueRaw, mixed $expected): void
+    {
+        parent::testFromTypeDefaultValueRaw($type, $defaultValueRaw, $expected);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Provider/ColumnFactoryProvider.php b/tests/Provider/ColumnFactoryProvider.php
index b1326a31..a2a82005 100644
--- a/tests/Provider/ColumnFactoryProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Provider/ColumnFactoryProvider.php
@@ -62,4 +62,18 @@ public static function dbTypes(): array
             ['table', ColumnType::STRING, StringColumnSchema::class],
         ];
     }
+
+    public static function defaultValueRaw(): array
+    {
+        $defaultValueRaw = parent::defaultValueRaw();
+
+        $defaultValueRaw['(now())'][2] = new Expression('now()');
+
+        $defaultValueRaw[] = [ColumnType::TEXT, '(NULL)', null];
+        $defaultValueRaw[] = [ColumnType::TEXT, "(('str''ing'))", "str'ing"];
+        $defaultValueRaw[] = [ColumnType::INTEGER, '((-1))', -1];
+        $defaultValueRaw[] = [ColumnType::TIMESTAMP, '((now()))', new Expression('(now())')];
+
+        return $defaultValueRaw;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Provider/Type/BinaryProvider.php b/tests/Provider/Type/BinaryProvider.php
index a0968ddd..56e966d1 100644
--- a/tests/Provider/Type/BinaryProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Provider/Type/BinaryProvider.php
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\Type;
 
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Expression;
+
 final class BinaryProvider
 {
     public static function columns(): array
     {
         return [
-            ['Mybinary1', 'binary', 'mixed', 10, 'CONVERT([binary](10),\'binary\')'],
-            ['Mybinary2', 'binary', 'mixed', 1, 'CONVERT([binary](1),\'b\')'],
+            ['Mybinary1', 'binary', 'mixed', 10, new Expression("CONVERT([binary](10),'binary')")],
+            ['Mybinary2', 'binary', 'mixed', 1, new Expression("CONVERT([binary](1),'b')")],
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Provider/Type/GeometryProvider.php b/tests/Provider/Type/GeometryProvider.php
index dbd62169..fcc6da5d 100644
--- a/tests/Provider/Type/GeometryProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Provider/Type/GeometryProvider.php
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\Type;
 
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Expression;
+
 final class GeometryProvider
 {
     public static function columns(): array
     {
         return [
-            ['Mygeometry1', 'geometry', 'string', '[geometry]::STGeomFromText(\'POINT(0 0)\',(0))'],
+            ['Mygeometry1', 'geometry', 'string', new Expression("[geometry]::STGeomFromText('POINT(0 0)',(0))")],
             ['Mygeometry2', 'geometry', 'string', null],
         ];
     }
diff --git a/tests/Provider/Type/VarBinaryProvider.php b/tests/Provider/Type/VarBinaryProvider.php
index 1b150926..7a7024d3 100644
--- a/tests/Provider/Type/VarBinaryProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Provider/Type/VarBinaryProvider.php
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\Type;
 
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Expression;
+
 final class VarBinaryProvider
 {
     public static function columns(): array
     {
         return [
-            ['Myvarbinary1', 'varbinary', 'mixed', 10, 'CONVERT([varbinary](10),\'varbinary\')'],
-            ['Myvarbinary2', 'varbinary', 'mixed', 100, 'CONVERT([varbinary](100),\'v\')'],
-            ['Myvarbinary3', 'varbinary', 'mixed', 20, 'hashbytes(\'MD5\',\'test string\')'],
+            ['Myvarbinary1', 'varbinary', 'mixed', 10, new Expression("CONVERT([varbinary](10),'varbinary')")],
+            ['Myvarbinary2', 'varbinary', 'mixed', 100, new Expression("CONVERT([varbinary](100),'v')")],
+            ['Myvarbinary3', 'varbinary', 'mixed', 20, new Expression("hashbytes('MD5','test string')")],
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Provider/Type/VarCharProvider.php b/tests/Provider/Type/VarCharProvider.php
index 69238063..1ed0cf24 100644
--- a/tests/Provider/Type/VarCharProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Provider/Type/VarCharProvider.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Provider\Type;
 
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Expression;
+
 final class VarCharProvider
 {
     public static function columns(): array
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ public static function columns(): array
         return [
             ['Myvarchar1', 'varchar', 'string', 10, 'varchar'],
             ['Myvarchar2', 'varchar', 'string', 100, 'v'],
-            ['Myvarchar3', 'varchar', 'string', 20, 'TRY_CAST(datepart(year,getdate()) AS [varchar](20))'],
+            ['Myvarchar3', 'varchar', 'string', 20, new Expression('TRY_CAST(datepart(year,getdate()) AS [varchar](20))')],
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php
index f079658a..273895e0 100644
--- a/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ public function testAlterColumnOnDb(): void
         $db->createCommand($sql)->execute();
         $schema = $db->getTableSchema('[foo1]', true);
         $this->assertSame(ColumnType::DATETIME, $schema?->getColumn('bar')->getDbType());
-        $this->assertSame('getdate()', $schema?->getColumn('bar')->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals(new Expression('getdate()'), $schema?->getColumn('bar')->getDefaultValue());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Type/BinaryTest.php b/tests/Type/BinaryTest.php
index 583112aa..b27bec73 100644
--- a/tests/Type/BinaryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Type/BinaryTest.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
         int $size,
-        string $defaultValue
+        Expression $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $db = $this->buildTable();
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
         $this->assertSame($size, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getSize());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('binary_default')->execute();
     }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
         int $size,
-        string $defaultValue
+        Expression $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $this->setFixture('Type/binary.sql');
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
         $this->assertSame($size, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getSize());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('binary_default')->execute();
     }
diff --git a/tests/Type/GeometryTest.php b/tests/Type/GeometryTest.php
index bd4bab11..1a8b1df6 100644
--- a/tests/Type/GeometryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Type/GeometryTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
         string $column,
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
-        string|null $defaultValue
+        Expression|null $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $db = $this->buildTable();
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
 
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('geometry_default')->execute();
     }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
         string $column,
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
-        string|null $defaultValue
+        Expression|null $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $this->setFixture('Type/geometry.sql');
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
 
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('geometry_default')->execute();
     }
diff --git a/tests/Type/VarBinaryTest.php b/tests/Type/VarBinaryTest.php
index a185badf..2390015e 100644
--- a/tests/Type/VarBinaryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Type/VarBinaryTest.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
         int $size,
-        string $defaultValue
+        Expression $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $db = $this->buildTable();
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
         $this->assertSame($size, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getSize());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('varbinary_default')->execute();
     }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
         int $size,
-        string $defaultValue
+        Expression $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $this->setFixture('Type/varbinary.sql');
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
         $this->assertSame($size, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getSize());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('varbinary_default')->execute();
     }
diff --git a/tests/Type/VarCharTest.php b/tests/Type/VarCharTest.php
index ff81fec8..78fc4dc2 100644
--- a/tests/Type/VarCharTest.php
+++ b/tests/Type/VarCharTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Yiisoft\Db\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Exception\InvalidConfigException;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Exception\NotSupportedException;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Expression;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Mssql\Tests\Support\TestTrait;
 
 /**
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
         int $size,
-        string $defaultValue
+        string|Expression $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $db = $this->buildTable();
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public function testCreateTableWithDefaultValue(
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
         $this->assertSame($size, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getSize());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('varchar_default')->execute();
     }
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
         string $dbType,
         string $phpType,
         int $size,
-        string $defaultValue
+        string|Expression $defaultValue
     ): void {
         $this->setFixture('Type/varchar.sql');
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ public function testDefaultValue(
         $this->assertSame($dbType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDbType());
         $this->assertSame($phpType, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getPhpType());
         $this->assertSame($size, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getSize());
-        $this->assertSame($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaultValue, $tableSchema?->getColumn($column)->getDefaultValue());
 
         $db->createCommand()->dropTable('varchar_default')->execute();
     }