diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb
index 71d702e81210c5e029173a2dbf1d0470ad6bb292..4c8db8a2d524f5c7f324445e2a69b43a49dedb16 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,30 @@ module Compatibility # :nodoc: all
       V5_0 = Current
 
       module FourTwoShared
+        module TableDefinition
+          def timestamps(*, **options)
+            options[:null] = true if options[:null].nil?
+            super
+          end
+        end
+
+        def create_table(table_name, options = {})
+          if block_given?
+            super(table_name, options) do |t|
+              class << t
+                prepend TableDefinition
+              end
+              yield t
+            end
+          else
+            super
+          end
+        end
+
+        def add_timestamps(*, **options)
+          options[:null] = true if options[:null].nil?
+          super
+        end
       end
 
       class V4_2 < V5_0