diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e7e2911..8fe0a83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ jobs:
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5
 
+      maria:
+        image: mariadb:10.6
+        env:
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: ci_tests
+          MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: '1'
+        ports:
+          - 3307:3306
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "mysqladmin ping"
+          --health-interval 20s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -32,4 +45,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MYSQL_DB_PORT: 3306
           MYSQL_DB_NAME: ci_tests
+          MARIADB_DB_PORT: 3307
+          MARIADB_DB_NAME: ci_tests
         run: go test -v ./...
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index cc708f7..439d9b1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: 'yes'
       MYSQL_DATABASE: app
+
+  maria106:
+    image: mariadb:10.6
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    ports:
+      - '3421:3306'
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: 'yes'
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: app
diff --git a/job_test.go b/job_test.go
index 692fcc0..5efdaba 100644
--- a/job_test.go
+++ b/job_test.go
@@ -514,3 +514,300 @@ func TestExecJob_mysql_multiple_primary_key(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExecJob_mysql_json_columns(t *testing.T) {
+	dbName := os.Getenv("MYSQL_DB_NAME")
+	dbPortStr := os.Getenv("MYSQL_DB_PORT")
+	dbPort, _ := strconv.Atoi(dbPortStr)
+
+	createTable := func(name string) string {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`
+			CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %s (
+				id INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+				name TEXT NOT NULL,
+				age INT NOT NULL,
+				settings JSON NOT NULL
+			)
+		`, name)
+	}
+
+	sourceConfig := TableConfig{
+		Driver: "mysql",
+		Table:  "users_json",
+		User:   "root",
+		DB:     dbName,
+		Port:   dbPort,
+	}
+
+	source := table{config: sourceConfig}
+	err := source.connect()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	source.MustExec(createTable(sourceConfig.Table))
+
+	expectedData := [][]any{
+		{1, "Alice", 30, `{"favoriteColor": "green"}`},
+		{2, "Bob", 25, `{"favoriteColor": "orange"}`},
+		{3, "Charlie", 35, `{"favoriteColor": "blue"}`},
+	}
+
+	insert := sq.
+		Insert(sourceConfig.Table).
+		Columns("id", "name", "age", "settings")
+
+	for _, row := range expectedData {
+		insert = insert.Values(row...)
+	}
+
+	sql, args, err := insert.ToSql()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Insert some data into the source
+	source.MustExec(sql, args...)
+
+	target1Config := TableConfig{
+		Driver: "mysql",
+		Table:  "users2_json",
+		User:   "root",
+		DB:     dbName,
+		Port:   dbPort,
+	}
+
+	target1 := table{config: target1Config}
+	err = target1.connect()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	target1.MustExec(createTable(target1Config.Table))
+
+	// target1 has some data that needs to be updated/deleted
+	target1.MustExec(
+		fmt.Sprintf(
+			`INSERT INTO %s (id, name, age, settings) VALUES (1, 'Nick', 31, "{}")`,
+			target1Config.Table,
+		),
+	)
+	target1.MustExec(
+		fmt.Sprintf(
+			`INSERT INTO %s (id, name, age, settings) VALUES (420, 'Azamat', 69, "{}")`,
+			target1Config.Table,
+		),
+	)
+
+	target2Config := TableConfig{
+		Driver: "mysql",
+		Table:  "users3_json",
+		User:   "root",
+		DB:     dbName,
+		Port:   dbPort,
+	}
+
+	target2 := table{config: target2Config}
+	err = target2.connect()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	target2.MustExec(createTable(target2Config.Table))
+
+	// target2 has no data
+
+	target3Config := TableConfig{
+		Label:  "already in sync",
+		Driver: "mysql",
+		Table:  "users4_json",
+		User:   "root",
+		DB:     dbName,
+		Port:   dbPort,
+	}
+
+	target3 := table{config: target3Config}
+	err = target3.connect()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	target3.MustExec(createTable(target3Config.Table))
+
+	// table3 is already in sync
+	insert = sq.Insert(target3Config.Table).Columns("id", "name", "age", "settings")
+
+	for _, row := range expectedData {
+		insert = insert.Values(row...)
+	}
+
+	sql, args, err = insert.ToSql()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	target3.MustExec(sql, args...)
+
+	config := Config{
+		Jobs: map[string]JobConfig{
+			"users": {
+				PrimaryKeys: []string{"id"},
+				Columns:     []string{"id", "name", "age", "settings"},
+				Source:      sourceConfig,
+				Targets:     []TableConfig{target1Config, target2Config, target3Config},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	results, err := config.ExecJob("users")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, results.Results, 3)
+
+	for _, result := range results.Results {
+		assert.NoError(t, result.Error)
+
+		if result.Target.Label == "already in sync" {
+			assert.False(t, result.Synced)
+		} else {
+			assert.True(t, result.Synced)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check that the data was copied to each target
+	for _, target := range []table{target1, target2, target3} {
+		query := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s", target.config.Table)
+		rows, err := target.Queryx(query)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		defer rows.Close()
+
+		var data [][]any
+		for rows.Next() {
+			cols, err := rows.SliceScan()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			data = append(data, cols)
+		}
+
+		require.Equal(t, len(expectedData), len(data))
+
+		// Make sure the data is correct
+		for i := range expectedData {
+			require.Len(t, data[i], len(expectedData[i]))
+			for j := range expectedData[i] {
+				require.EqualValues(t, expectedData[i][j], data[i][j])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExecJob_mysql_to_maria_json_columns(t *testing.T) {
+	mysqlDBName := os.Getenv("MYSQL_DB_NAME")
+	mysqlDBPortStr := os.Getenv("MYSQL_DB_PORT")
+	mysqlDBPort, _ := strconv.Atoi(mysqlDBPortStr)
+	mariaDBName := os.Getenv("MARIADB_DB_NAME")
+	mariaDBPortStr := os.Getenv("MARIADB_DB_PORT")
+	mariaDBPort, _ := strconv.Atoi(mariaDBPortStr)
+
+	createTable := func(name string) string {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`
+			CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %s (
+				id INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+				name TEXT NOT NULL,
+				age INT NOT NULL,
+				settings JSON NOT NULL
+			)
+		`, name)
+	}
+
+	sourceConfig := TableConfig{
+		Driver: "mysql",
+		Table:  "users_json_maria",
+		User:   "root",
+		DB:     mysqlDBName,
+		Port:   mysqlDBPort,
+	}
+
+	source := table{config: sourceConfig}
+	err := source.connect()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	source.MustExec(createTable(sourceConfig.Table))
+
+	expectedData := [][]any{
+		{1, "Alice", 30, `{"favoriteColor": "green"}`},
+		{2, "Bob", 25, `{"favoriteColor": "orange"}`},
+		{3, "Charlie", 35, `{"favoriteColor": "blue"}`},
+	}
+
+	insert := sq.
+		Insert(sourceConfig.Table).
+		Columns("id", "name", "age", "settings")
+
+	for _, row := range expectedData {
+		insert = insert.Values(row...)
+	}
+
+	sql, args, err := insert.ToSql()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Insert some data into the source
+	source.MustExec(sql, args...)
+
+	targetConfig := TableConfig{
+		Driver: "mysql",
+		Table:  "users2_json_maria",
+		User:   "root",
+		DB:     mariaDBName,
+		Port:   mariaDBPort,
+	}
+
+	target := table{config: targetConfig}
+	err = target.connect()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	target.MustExec(createTable(targetConfig.Table))
+
+	// target1 has some data that needs to be updated/deleted
+	target.MustExec(
+		fmt.Sprintf(
+			`INSERT INTO %s (id, name, age, settings) VALUES (1, 'Nick', 31, "{}")`,
+			targetConfig.Table,
+		),
+	)
+	target.MustExec(
+		fmt.Sprintf(
+			`INSERT INTO %s (id, name, age, settings) VALUES (420, 'Azamat', 69, "{}")`,
+			targetConfig.Table,
+		),
+	)
+
+	config := Config{
+		Jobs: map[string]JobConfig{
+			"users": {
+				PrimaryKeys: []string{"id"},
+				Columns:     []string{"id", "name", "age", "settings"},
+				Source:      sourceConfig,
+				Targets:     []TableConfig{targetConfig},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	results, err := config.ExecJob("users")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, results.Results, 1)
+
+	for _, result := range results.Results {
+		assert.NoError(t, result.Error)
+
+		if result.Target.Label == "already in sync" {
+			assert.False(t, result.Synced)
+		} else {
+			assert.True(t, result.Synced)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check that the data was copied to each target
+	query := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s", target.config.Table)
+	rows, err := target.Queryx(query)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var data [][]any
+	for rows.Next() {
+		cols, err := rows.SliceScan()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		data = append(data, cols)
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, len(expectedData), len(data))
+
+	// Make sure the data is correct
+	for i := range expectedData {
+		require.Len(t, data[i], len(expectedData[i]))
+		for j := range expectedData[i] {
+			require.EqualValues(t, expectedData[i][j], data[i][j])
+		}
+	}
+}