diff --git a/null/uint64.go b/null/uint64.go
index 2fe83a8..096f830 100644
--- a/null/uint64.go
+++ b/null/uint64.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ var ErrScan = errors.New("converting driver.Value type")
 
 // Uint64 represents an uint64 that may be null.
 // Its behavior is based on the implementation of database/sql.NullInt64.
-// Because of limitations in the database/sql/driver package, this type
-// is limited to the maximum int64 value.
 type Uint64 struct {
 	Uint64 uint64
 	Valid  bool
@@ -31,6 +29,9 @@ func (n *Uint64) Scan(value any) (err error) {
 	// So, even though we weren't able to convert the database value to uint64, the value wasn't NULL.
 
 	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case uint64:
+		n.Uint64 = v
+		return nil
 	case []byte:
 		if n.Uint64, err = strconv.ParseUint(string(v), 10, 64); err == nil {
 			return nil
@@ -57,15 +58,5 @@ func (n Uint64) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
 	if !n.Valid {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	if n.Uint64 > maxInt64 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: %d", outOfBounds, n.Uint64)
-	}
-	return int64(n.Uint64), nil
+	return n.Uint64, nil
 }
-
-const (
-	maxUint64 = ^uint64(0)
-	maxInt64  = maxUint64 >> 1
-)
-
-var outOfBounds = errors.New("out-of-bounds")
diff --git a/null/uint64_test.go b/null/uint64_test.go
index 0afb35e..91f6e17 100644
--- a/null/uint64_test.go
+++ b/null/uint64_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/smarty/db-connector/mysql"
 )
 
 func TestUint64Scan(t *testing.T) {
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ func TestUint64Scan(t *testing.T) {
 		{Name: "NULL              ", Source: nil /***********/, Want: Uint64{Valid: false, Uint64: 0}, Err: nil},
 		{Name: "valid byte slice  ", Source: []byte("42") /**/, Want: Uint64{Valid: true, Uint64: 42}, Err: nil},
 		{Name: "invalid byte slice", Source: []byte("invalid"), Want: Uint64{Valid: true, Uint64: 0}, Err: ErrScan},
+		{Name: "actual uint64     ", Source: uint64(42) /****/, Want: Uint64{Valid: true, Uint64: 42}, Err: nil},
+		{Name: "large uint64      ", Source: largeUint64 /***/, Want: Uint64{Valid: true, Uint64: largeUint64}, Err: nil},
 		{Name: "positive int64    ", Source: int64(42) /*****/, Want: Uint64{Valid: true, Uint64: 42}, Err: nil},
 		{Name: "zero int64        ", Source: int64(0) /******/, Want: Uint64{Valid: true, Uint64: 0}, Err: nil},
 		{Name: "negative int64    ", Source: int64(-1) /*****/, Want: Uint64{Valid: true, Uint64: 0}, Err: ErrScan},
@@ -80,24 +84,97 @@ func TestUint64Value_ValidInt64Value(t *testing.T) {
 
 	value, err := v.Value()
 
-	if value != int64(42) {
-		t.Errorf("database/sql requires int64(42), but was: %s(%d)", reflect.TypeOf(value), value)
+	if value != uint64(42) {
+		t.Errorf("database/sql requires uint64(42), but was: %s(%d)", reflect.TypeOf(value), value)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error("err should have been nil, but was:", err)
 	}
 }
-func TestUint64Value_OutOfBounds(t *testing.T) {
-	var v Uint64
-	v.Valid = true
-	v.Uint64 = maxInt64 + 1
 
-	value, err := v.Value()
+func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping integration test")
+	}
+	db, err := mysql.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
+
+	err = db.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	exec(t, db, "DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS dbConnector;")
+	defer exec(t, db, "DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS dbConnector;")
+	exec(t, db, "CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS dbConnector;")
+	exec(t, db, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbConnector.null_uint64_integration_test;")
+	exec(t, db, `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS dbConnector.null_uint64_integration_test (
+		  id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+		  special BIGINT unsigned NULL
+		);`,
+	)
+
+	var (
+		null  Uint64
+		small = Uint64{Uint64: 42, Valid: true}
+		large = Uint64{Uint64: largeUint64, Valid: true}
+	)
+	numbers := []Uint64{null, small, large}
+	exec(t, db,
+		"INSERT INTO dbConnector.null_uint64_integration_test (special) VALUES (?), (?), (?);",
+		null, small, large,
+	)
 
-	if value != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("out-of-bounds value should not be returned")
+	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT special FROM dbConnector.null_uint64_integration_test;")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
+
+	for x := 0; rows.Next(); x++ {
+		var toScan Uint64
+		err = rows.Scan(&toScan)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if numbers[x].Uint64 != toScan.Uint64 {
+			t.Errorf("\n"+
+				"got:  %v\n"+
+				"want: %v",
+				toScan.Uint64,
+				numbers[x].Uint64,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	row := db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbConnector.null_uint64_integration_test WHERE special IS NULL;")
+	var nullCount int
+	err = row.Scan(&nullCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if nullCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("\n"+
+			"got:  %v\n"+
+			"want: %v",
+			nullCount,
+			1,
+		)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, outOfBounds) {
-		t.Error("expected out-of-bounds error but got:", err)
+}
+func exec(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB, statement string, args ...any) {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, err := db.Exec(statement, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+const (
+	maxUint64   = ^uint64(0)
+	maxInt64    = maxUint64 >> 1
+	largeUint64 = maxInt64 + 1
+)