diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b23ae2f2..9172a9bc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -568,6 +568,13 @@ func (s *DB) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) *DB {
 	return db
 }
 
+// AddColumn add column with type
+func (s *DB) AddColumn(column string, typ string) *DB {
+	scope := s.clone().NewScope(s.Value)
+	scope.addColumn(column, typ)
+	return scope.db
+}
+
 // ModifyColumn modify column to type
 func (s *DB) ModifyColumn(column string, typ string) *DB {
 	scope := s.clone().NewScope(s.Value)
diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index a10cb3a2..60ffe8dd 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -1138,6 +1138,10 @@ func (scope *Scope) dropTable() *Scope {
 	return scope
 }
 
+func (scope *Scope) addColumn(column string, typ string) {
+	scope.Raw(fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %v ADD %v %v", scope.QuotedTableName(), scope.Quote(column), typ)).Exec()
+}
+
 func (scope *Scope) modifyColumn(column string, typ string) {
 	scope.db.AddError(scope.Dialect().ModifyColumn(scope.QuotedTableName(), scope.Quote(column), typ))
 }