diff --git a/src/yb/docdb/docdb_compaction_context.cc b/src/yb/docdb/docdb_compaction_context.cc
index 9127d9ec2006..e764f105844d 100644
--- a/src/yb/docdb/docdb_compaction_context.cc
+++ b/src/yb/docdb/docdb_compaction_context.cc
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class PackedRowData {
            column_id));
         return CheckPackOldValueResult(
             column_id, std::visit([column_id, missing_value](auto& packer) {
-          return packer.AddValue(column_id, missing_value);
+          return packer.AddValue(column_id, missing_value, kUnlimitedTail);
         }, *packer_));
       }
       return DoPackOldValue(column_id, decoder.FetchValue(decoder.GetPackedIndex(column_id)));
diff --git a/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.cc b/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.cc
index 62b9d5ca52de..9732818315a5 100644
--- a/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.cc
+++ b/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.cc
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ void RowPackerV1::Init(SchemaVersion version) {
   result_.Truncate(prefix_end_);
 }
 
-Result<bool> RowPackerV1::AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value) {
-  return DoAddValue(column_id, value, /* tail_size= */ 0);
+Result<bool> RowPackerV1::AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value, ssize_t tail_size) {
+  return DoAddValue(column_id, value, tail_size);
 }
 
 Result<bool> RowPackerV1::AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const LWQLValuePB& value) {
@@ -519,8 +519,9 @@ Result<bool> RowPackerV2::AddValue(
   return DoAddValue(column_id, std::pair(value_prefix, value_suffix), tail_size);
 }
 
-Result<bool> RowPackerV2::AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value) {
-  return DoAddValue(column_id, value, /* tail_size= */ 0);
+Result<bool> RowPackerV2::AddValue(
+    ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value, ssize_t tail_size) {
+  return DoAddValue(column_id, value, tail_size);
 }
 
 Result<bool> RowPackerV2::AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const LWQLValuePB& value) {
diff --git a/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.h b/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.h
index 7f139a773a75..3bb645ef71c0 100644
--- a/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.h
+++ b/src/yb/dockv/packed_row.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class RowPackerV1 : public RowPackerBase {
   // Add value consisting of 2 parts - value_prefix+value_suffix.
   Result<bool> AddValue(
       ColumnId column_id, Slice value_prefix, PackedValueV1 value_suffix, ssize_t tail_size);
-  Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value);
+  Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value, ssize_t tail_size = 0);
   Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const LWQLValuePB& value);
   Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, Slice control_fields, const QLValuePB& value);
   Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const PackableValue& value);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class RowPackerV2 : public RowPackerBase {
   // Add value consisting of 2 parts - value_prefix+value_suffix.
   Result<bool> AddValue(
       ColumnId column_id, Slice value_prefix, PackedValueV1 value_suffix, ssize_t tail_size);
-  Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value);
+  Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const QLValuePB& value, ssize_t tail_size = 0);
   Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const LWQLValuePB& value);
   Result<bool> AddValue(ColumnId column_id, const PackableValue& value);
 
diff --git a/src/yb/yql/pgwrapper/pg_packed_row-test.cc b/src/yb/yql/pgwrapper/pg_packed_row-test.cc
index 4b50431594d9..4ec5692eaf58 100644
--- a/src/yb/yql/pgwrapper/pg_packed_row-test.cc
+++ b/src/yb/yql/pgwrapper/pg_packed_row-test.cc
@@ -690,6 +690,10 @@ TEST_P(PgPackedRowTest, PackOverflow) {
   ASSERT_OK(conn.Execute("ALTER TABLE t ADD COLUMN v2 TEXT"));
 
   ASSERT_OK(cluster_->CompactTablets());
+
+  ASSERT_OK(conn.Execute("ALTER TABLE t ADD COLUMN v3 TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP NULL"));
+
+  ASSERT_OK(cluster_->CompactTablets());
 }
 
 TEST_P(PgPackedRowTest, AddDropColumn) {