diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MariaDbGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MariaDbGrammar.php
index 3f418c22e6fc..39ae68619127 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MariaDbGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MariaDbGrammar.php
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ public function compileRenameColumn(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command, Conne
         return parent::compileRenameColumn($blueprint, $command, $connection);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create the column definition for a uuid type.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Fluent  $column
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function typeUuid(Fluent $column)
+    {
+        return 'uuid';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create the column definition for a spatial Geometry type.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseMariaDbSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseMariaDbSchemaGrammarTest.php
index 601e7479c568..c78355e4f768 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseMariaDbSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseMariaDbSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public function testBasicCreateTable()
         $statements = $blueprint->toSql($conn, $this->getGrammar());
 
         $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
-        $this->assertSame('create table `users` (`id` char(36) not null, primary key (`id`))', $statements[0]);
+        $this->assertSame('create table `users` (`id` uuid not null, primary key (`id`))', $statements[0]);
     }
 
     public function testAutoIncrementStartingValue()
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ public function testAddingUuid()
         $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
 
         $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
-        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` char(36) not null', $statements[0]);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` uuid not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
     public function testAddingUuidDefaultsColumnName()
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ public function testAddingUuidDefaultsColumnName()
         $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
 
         $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
-        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `uuid` char(36) not null', $statements[0]);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `uuid` uuid not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
     public function testAddingForeignUuid()
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ public function testAddingForeignUuid()
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf(ForeignIdColumnDefinition::class, $foreignUuid);
         $this->assertSame([
-            'alter table `users` add `foo` char(36) not null, add `company_id` char(36) not null, add `laravel_idea_id` char(36) not null, add `team_id` char(36) not null, add `team_column_id` char(36) not null',
+            'alter table `users` add `foo` uuid not null, add `company_id` uuid not null, add `laravel_idea_id` uuid not null, add `team_id` uuid not null, add `team_column_id` uuid not null',
             'alter table `users` add constraint `users_company_id_foreign` foreign key (`company_id`) references `companies` (`id`)',
             'alter table `users` add constraint `users_laravel_idea_id_foreign` foreign key (`laravel_idea_id`) references `laravel_ideas` (`id`)',
             'alter table `users` add constraint `users_team_id_foreign` foreign key (`team_id`) references `teams` (`id`)',