diff --git a/gorm.go b/gorm.go
index 81b6e2afc..653039b34 100644
--- a/gorm.go
+++ b/gorm.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	DisableForeignKeyConstraintWhenMigrating bool
 	// DisableNestedTransaction disable nested transaction
 	DisableNestedTransaction bool
+	// SafetyAutoMigration disable columns alter when it exists
+	SafetyAutoMigration bool
 	// AllowGlobalUpdate allow global update
 	AllowGlobalUpdate bool
 	// QueryFields executes the SQL query with all fields of the table
diff --git a/migrator/migrator.go b/migrator/migrator.go
index 29c0c00c0..91414481e 100644
--- a/migrator/migrator.go
+++ b/migrator/migrator.go
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ func (m Migrator) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) error {
 						if err := tx.Migrator().AddColumn(value, dbName); err != nil {
 							return err
 						}
+					} else if m.DB.SafetyAutoMigration {
+						// skip MigrationColumn
 					} else if err := m.DB.Migrator().MigrateColumn(value, field, foundColumn); err != nil {
 						// found, smart migrate
 						return err
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index ebebabc0b..b0587e3fe 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.7
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.15 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220919173607-35f4265a4bc0 // indirect
-	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.3.6
+	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.4.7
 	gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.3.10
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.3.6
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlserver v1.3.2