diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdmin.java b/core/src/main/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdmin.java
index 9265d4bc81..ce4beafdce 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdmin.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdmin.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class JdbcDatabaseAdmin implements DistributedStorageAdmin {
               ImmutableMap.<DataType, String>builder()
                   .put(DataType.INT, "INT")
                   .put(DataType.BIGINT, "BIGINT")
-                  .put(DataType.TEXT, "VARCHAR(8000)")
+                  .put(DataType.TEXT, "VARCHAR(8000) COLLATE Latin1_General_BIN")
                   .put(DataType.FLOAT, "FLOAT(24)")
                   .put(DataType.DOUBLE, "FLOAT")
                   .put(DataType.BOOLEAN, "BIT")
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ public void createNamespace(String namespace, Map<String, String> options)
       if (rdbEngine == RdbEngine.ORACLE) {
         execute(connection, "CREATE USER " + fullNamespace + " IDENTIFIED BY \"oracle\"");
         execute(connection, "ALTER USER " + fullNamespace + " quota unlimited on USERS");
+      } else if (rdbEngine == RdbEngine.MYSQL) {
+        execute(
+            connection, "CREATE SCHEMA " + fullNamespace + " character set utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin");
       } else {
         execute(connection, "CREATE SCHEMA " + fullNamespace);
       }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdminTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdminTest.java
index 28228274c9..0a5c8a0599 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdminTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/scalar/db/storage/jdbc/JdbcDatabaseAdminTest.java
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public ResultSet mockResultSet(List<GetColumnsResultSetMocker.Row> rows) throws
   public void createNamespace_forMysql_shouldExecuteCreateNamespaceStatement()
       throws ExecutionException, SQLException {
     createNamespace_forX_shouldExecuteCreateNamespaceStatement(
-        RdbEngine.MYSQL, "CREATE SCHEMA `my_ns`");
+        RdbEngine.MYSQL, "CREATE SCHEMA `my_ns` character set utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ public void createTable_forSqlServer_shouldExecuteCreateTableStatement()
     createTable_forX_shouldExecuteCreateTableStatement(
         RdbEngine.SQL_SERVER,
         Optional.empty(),
-        "CREATE TABLE [my_ns].[foo_table]([c3] BIT,[c1] VARCHAR(8000),[c4] VARBINARY(8000),[c2] BIGINT,[c5] INT,[c6] FLOAT,[c7] FLOAT(24), PRIMARY KEY ([c3],[c1],[c4]))",
+        "CREATE TABLE [my_ns].[foo_table]([c3] BIT,[c1] VARCHAR(8000) COLLATE Latin1_General_BIN,"
+            + "[c4] VARBINARY(8000),[c2] BIGINT,[c5] INT,[c6] FLOAT,[c7] FLOAT(24), PRIMARY KEY ([c3],[c1],[c4]))",
         "CREATE INDEX index_my_ns_foo_table_c4 ON [my_ns].[foo_table] ([c4])",
         "CREATE INDEX index_my_ns_foo_table_c1 ON [my_ns].[foo_table] ([c1])",
         "CREATE SCHEMA [scalardb]",
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ public void createTable_forMysqlWithTableMetadataSchemaChanged_shouldExecuteCrea
     createTable_forX_shouldExecuteCreateTableStatement(
         RdbEngine.SQL_SERVER,
         Optional.of("changed"),
-        "CREATE TABLE [my_ns].[foo_table]([c3] BIT,[c1] VARCHAR(8000),[c4] VARBINARY(8000),[c2] BIGINT,[c5] INT,[c6] FLOAT,[c7] FLOAT(24), PRIMARY KEY ([c3],[c1],[c4]))",
+        "CREATE TABLE [my_ns].[foo_table]([c3] BIT,[c1] VARCHAR(8000) COLLATE Latin1_General_BIN,[c4] VARBINARY(8000),[c2] BIGINT,[c5] INT,[c6] FLOAT,[c7] FLOAT(24), PRIMARY KEY ([c3],[c1],[c4]))",
         "CREATE INDEX index_my_ns_foo_table_c4 ON [my_ns].[foo_table] ([c4])",
         "CREATE INDEX index_my_ns_foo_table_c1 ON [my_ns].[foo_table] ([c1])",
         "CREATE SCHEMA [changed]",