diff --git a/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/DBAL/Platform/MySql80.php b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/DBAL/Platform/MySql80.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfd12ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/DBAL/Platform/MySql80.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Derek J. Lambert
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+namespace CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Platform;
+
+use CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Types\AbstractSpatialType;
+
+/**
+ * MySql spatial platform
+ *
+ * @author  Derek J. Lambert <dlambert@dereklambert.com>
+ * @license http://dlambert.mit-license.org MIT
+ */
+class MySql80 extends MySql
+{
+    /**
+     * @param AbstractSpatialType $type
+     * @param string              $sqlExpr
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function convertToPHPValueSQL(AbstractSpatialType $type, $sqlExpr)
+    {
+        return sprintf('ST_AsBinary(%s)', $sqlExpr);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param AbstractSpatialType $type
+     * @param string              $sqlExpr
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function convertToDatabaseValueSQL(AbstractSpatialType $type, $sqlExpr)
+    {
+        return sprintf('ST_GeomFromText(%s)', $sqlExpr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/DBAL/Types/AbstractSpatialType.php b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/DBAL/Types/AbstractSpatialType.php
index fd36d15b..8e642521 100644
--- a/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/DBAL/Types/AbstractSpatialType.php
+++ b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/DBAL/Types/AbstractSpatialType.php
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@
 
 namespace CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Types;
 
+use CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Platform\MySql;
+use CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Platform\MySql80;
+use CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Platform\PlatformInterface;
+use CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Platform\PostgreSql;
 use CrEOF\Spatial\Exception\InvalidValueException;
 use CrEOF\Spatial\Exception\UnsupportedPlatformException;
-use CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Platform\PlatformInterface;
 use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geography\GeographyInterface;
 use CrEOF\Spatial\PHP\Types\Geometry\GeometryInterface;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySQL80Platform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySQLPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\PostgreSQLPlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
 
 /**
@@ -39,9 +45,6 @@
  */
 abstract class AbstractSpatialType extends Type
 {
-    const PLATFORM_MYSQL      = 'MySql';
-    const PLATFORM_POSTGRESQL = 'PostgreSql';
-
     /**
      * @return string
      */
@@ -201,13 +204,19 @@ public function requiresSQLCommentHint(AbstractPlatform $platform)
      */
     private function getSpatialPlatform(AbstractPlatform $platform)
     {
-        $const = sprintf('self::PLATFORM_%s', strtoupper($platform->getName()));
-
-        if (! defined($const)) {
-            throw new UnsupportedPlatformException(sprintf('DBAL platform "%s" is not currently supported.', $platform->getName()));
+        $class = null;
+
+        if ($platform instanceof MySQL80Platform) {
+            $class = MySql80::class;
+        } elseif ($platform instanceof MySQLPlatform) {
+            $class = MySql::class;
+        } elseif ($platform instanceof PostgreSQLPlatform) {
+            $class = PostgreSql::class;
         }
 
-        $class = sprintf('CrEOF\Spatial\DBAL\Platform\%s', constant($const));
+        if (!$class) {
+            throw new UnsupportedPlatformException(sprintf('DBAL platform "%s" is not currently supported.', get_class($platform)));
+        }
 
         return new $class;
     }