diff --git a/docs/en/04_Changelogs/4.7.0.md b/docs/en/04_Changelogs/4.7.0.md
index 783886ce3..e918d5fb4 100644
--- a/docs/en/04_Changelogs/4.7.0.md
+++ b/docs/en/04_Changelogs/4.7.0.md
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ remove the new collation configuration to default back to the previous default c
 
 In MySQL versions >=5.7.5, the `ANSI` sql_mode setting behaves differently and includes the `ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY` setting. It is generally recommended to leave this setting as-is because it results in deterministic SQL. However, for some advanced cases, the sql_mode can now be configured on the database connection via the configuration API (see `MySQLDatabase::$sql_mode` for more details.)
 
+### MySQL/MariaDB Int width in schema
+MySQL 8.0.17 stopped reporting the width attribute for integers while MariaDB did not change its behaviour. 
+This results in constant rebuilding the schema when MySQLSchemaManager expects a field to look like i.e. 
+`INT(8)` and MySQL server reports it simply as `INT`. MySQLSchemaManager has been updated to detect the MySQL
+server implementation and act accordingly. In cases when auto-detection fails, you can force the desired behaviour like this:
+```yml
+SilverStripe\ORM\Connect\MySQLSchemaManager:
+    schema_use_int_width: true # or false when INT widths should be ignored
+```
+
 ### Flysystem dependency shifted
 
 Previously the Flysystem package was pulled in via the `silverstripe/framework` module, but only
diff --git a/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLSchemaManager.php b/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLSchemaManager.php
index 16b7a0992..b886076c7 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLSchemaManager.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLSchemaManager.php
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ class MySQLSchemaManager extends DBSchemaManager
         // MySQL 8.0.17 stopped reporting the width attribute for integers
         // https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/issues/9453
         // Note: MariaDB did not change its behaviour
+        $forceWidth = Config::inst()->get(self::class, 'schema_use_int_width');
+        if ($forceWidth !== null) {
+            return $forceWidth;
+        }
         $v = $this->database->getVersion();
         if (false !== strpos($v, 'MariaDB')) {
             // MariaDB is included in the version string: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/version/