diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f92c2cc4..5f407ef5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 ## Unreleased
+- MongoDB: Fix and verify Zyp transformations
 
 ## 2024/08/21 v0.0.18
 - Dependencies: Unpin commons-codec, to always use the latest version
diff --git a/cratedb_toolkit/io/mongodb/transform.py b/cratedb_toolkit/io/mongodb/transform.py
index 84047037..13e27d5b 100644
--- a/cratedb_toolkit/io/mongodb/transform.py
+++ b/cratedb_toolkit/io/mongodb/transform.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def apply_type_overrides(self, database_name: str, collection_name: str, collect
         for rule in transformation.schema.rules:
             pointer = JsonPointer(f"/document{rule.pointer}/types")
             type_stats = pointer.resolve(collection_schema)
-            type_stats[rule.type] = 1e10
+            type_stats[rule.type] = {"count": int(9e10)}
 
     def apply_transformations(self, database_name: str, collection_name: str, data: t.Dict[str, t.Any]):
         if not self.active:
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ def apply_transformations(self, database_name: str, collection_name: str, data:
             transformation: CollectionTransformation = self.project.get(address)
         except KeyError:
             return data
-        return transformation.bucket.apply(data)
+        if transformation.bucket:
+            return transformation.bucket.apply(data)
+        return data
diff --git a/cratedb_toolkit/model.py b/cratedb_toolkit/model.py
index f5546dbc..c2b3716a 100644
--- a/cratedb_toolkit/model.py
+++ b/cratedb_toolkit/model.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 from boltons.urlutils import URL
 
-from cratedb_toolkit.util.database import DatabaseAdapter, decode_database_table
-
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class DatabaseAddress:
@@ -68,6 +66,8 @@ def decode(self) -> t.Tuple[URL, "TableAddress"]:
         """
         Decode database and table names, and sanitize database URI.
         """
+        from cratedb_toolkit.util.database import decode_database_table
+
         database, table = decode_database_table(self.dburi)
         uri = deepcopy(self.uri)
         uri.path = ""
@@ -88,8 +88,14 @@ def fullname(self):
         """
         Return a full-qualified quoted table identifier.
         """
+        from cratedb_toolkit.util import DatabaseAdapter
+
         return DatabaseAdapter.quote_relation_name(f"{self.schema}.{self.table}")
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_string(cls, table_name_full: str) -> "TableAddress":
+        return TableAddress(*table_name_full.split("."))
+
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class ClusterInformation:
diff --git a/cratedb_toolkit/util/database.py b/cratedb_toolkit/util/database.py
index f53d1c76..fe97b352 100644
--- a/cratedb_toolkit/util/database.py
+++ b/cratedb_toolkit/util/database.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.sql.elements import AsBoolean
 from sqlalchemy_cratedb.dialect import CrateDialect
 
+from cratedb_toolkit.model import TableAddress
 from cratedb_toolkit.util.data import str_contains
 
 try:
@@ -349,6 +350,14 @@ def import_csv_dask(
             parallel=True,
         )
 
+    def describe_table_columns(self, table_name: str):
+        """
+        Introspect table schema returning defined columns and their types.
+        """
+        inspector = sa.inspect(self.engine)
+        table_address = TableAddress.from_string(table_name)
+        return inspector.get_columns(table_name=t.cast(str, table_address.table), schema=table_address.schema)
+
 
 def sa_is_empty(thing):
     """
diff --git a/examples/zyp/zyp-int64-to-timestamp.yaml b/examples/zyp/zyp-int64-to-timestamp.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b4b867c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zyp/zyp-int64-to-timestamp.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Zyp transformation defining a schema override on a top-level column.
+
+# Timestamps in Unixtime/Epoch format are sometimes stored as
+# int64 / BIGINT. This transformation defines an adjustment to
+# make the target schema use a native datetime/timestamp column.
+---
+meta:
+  type: zyp-project
+  version: 1
+collections:
+- address:
+    container: testdrive
+    name: demo
+  schema:
+    rules:
+    - pointer: /timestamp
+      type: DATETIME
diff --git a/examples/zyp-transformation.yaml b/examples/zyp/zyp-transformation.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/zyp-transformation.yaml
rename to examples/zyp/zyp-transformation.yaml
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 59c96270..60694d02 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ kinesis = [
   "lorrystream[carabas]",
 ]
 mongodb = [
-  "commons-codec[mongodb,zyp]",
+  "commons-codec[mongodb,zyp]>=0.0.4",
   "cratedb-toolkit[io]",
   "orjson<4,>=3.3.1",
   "pymongo<5,>=3.10.1",
diff --git a/tests/io/mongodb/test_transformation.py b/tests/io/mongodb/test_transformation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d360c7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/io/mongodb/test_transformation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from sqlalchemy import TIMESTAMP
+
+from tests.conftest import check_sqlalchemy2
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.mongodb
+
+pymongo = pytest.importorskip("pymongo", reason="Skipping tests because pymongo is not installed")
+pytest.importorskip("rich", reason="Skipping tests because rich is not installed")
+
+from cratedb_toolkit.io.mongodb.api import mongodb_copy  # noqa: E402
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
+def check_prerequisites():
+    """
+    This subsystem needs SQLAlchemy 2.x.
+    """
+    check_sqlalchemy2()
+
+
+def test_mongodb_copy_transform_timestamp(caplog, cratedb, mongodb):
+    """
+    Verify MongoDB -> CrateDB data transfer with transformation.
+    """
+    cratedb_url = f"{cratedb.get_connection_url()}/testdrive/demo"
+    mongodb_url = f"{mongodb.get_connection_url()}/testdrive/demo"
+
+    # Populate source database.
+    client: pymongo.MongoClient = mongodb.get_connection_client()
+    testdrive = client.get_database("testdrive")
+    demo = testdrive.create_collection("demo")
+    demo.insert_one({"device": "Hotzenplotz", "temperature": 42.42, "timestamp": 1563051934000})
+
+    # Run transfer command.
+    mongodb_copy(
+        mongodb_url,
+        cratedb_url,
+        transformation=Path("examples/zyp/zyp-int64-to-timestamp.yaml"),
+    )
+
+    # Verify data in target database.
+    cratedb.database.refresh_table("testdrive.demo")
+    results = cratedb.database.run_sql("SELECT * FROM testdrive.demo;", records=True)
+    assert results[0]["timestamp"] == 1563051934000
+
+    # Verify schema in target database.
+    columns = cratedb.database.describe_table_columns("testdrive.demo")
+    timestamp_type = columns[3]["type"]
+    assert isinstance(timestamp_type, TIMESTAMP)