diff --git a/mozilla/storage/public/mozIStorageStatement.idl b/mozilla/storage/public/mozIStorageStatement.idl
index a53f062e6fa..12f7d7b54fc 100644
--- a/mozilla/storage/public/mozIStorageStatement.idl
+++ b/mozilla/storage/public/mozIStorageStatement.idl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ interface nsISimpleEnumerator;
 
 [ptr] native sqlite3stmtptr(struct sqlite3_stmt);
 
-[scriptable, uuid(1a95a6ec-e4b0-4d0b-947b-d2f40b04d057)]
+[scriptable, uuid(42fad13e-c67d-4b2c-bd61-2c5b17186772)]
 interface mozIStorageStatement : mozIStorageValueArray {
   /**
    * Initialize this query with the given SQL statement.
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ interface mozIStorageStatement : mozIStorageValueArray {
    */
   unsigned long getColumnIndex(in AUTF8String aName);
 
+  /**
+   * Obtains the declared column type of a prepared statement.
+   *
+   * @param aParamIndex The zero-based index of the column who's declared type
+   *                    we are interested in.
+   * @returns the declared index type.
+   */
+  AUTF8String getColumnDecltype(in unsigned long aParamIndex);
+
   /**
    * Reset parameters/statement execution
    */
diff --git a/mozilla/storage/src/mozStorageStatement.cpp b/mozilla/storage/src/mozStorageStatement.cpp
index 6c5b8fff2b6..12e71814939 100644
--- a/mozilla/storage/src/mozStorageStatement.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/storage/src/mozStorageStatement.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * Contributor(s):
  *   Vladimir Vukicevic <vladimir.vukicevic@oracle.com>
  *   Shawn Wilsher <me@shawnwilsher.com>
+ *   John Zhang <jzhang@aptana.com>
  *
  * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
  * either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
@@ -805,3 +806,20 @@ mozStorageStatement::EscapeStringForLIKE(const nsAString & aValue,
     }
     return NS_OK;
 }
+
+/* AString getColumnDecltype(in unsigned long aParamIndex); */
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+mozStorageStatement::GetColumnDecltype(PRUint32 aParamIndex,
+                                       nsACString& aDeclType)
+{
+    if (!mDBConnection || !mDBStatement)
+        return NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+    
+    if (aParamIndex < 0 || aParamIndex >= mResultColumnCount)
+        return NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE;
+
+    const char *declType = sqlite3_column_decltype(mDBStatement, aParamIndex);
+    aDeclType.Assign(declType);
+    
+    return NS_OK;
+}
diff --git a/mozilla/storage/test/unit/test_storage_statement.js b/mozilla/storage/test/unit/test_storage_statement.js
index 651c7137fde..a1b16f67a10 100644
--- a/mozilla/storage/test/unit/test_storage_statement.js
+++ b/mozilla/storage/test/unit/test_storage_statement.js
@@ -163,12 +163,27 @@ function test_state_after_finalize()
   do_check_eq(Ci.mozIStorageStatement.MOZ_STORAGE_STATEMENT_INVALID, stmt.state);
 }
 
+function test_getColumnDecltype()
+{
+  var stmt = createStatement("SELECT name, id FROM test");
+  do_check_eq("TEXT", stmt.getColumnDecltype(0));
+  do_check_eq("INTEGER", stmt.getColumnDecltype(1));
+  try {
+    do_check_eq("GARBAGE", stmt.getColumnDecltype(2));
+    do_throw("should not get here");
+  } catch (e) {
+    do_check_eq(Cr.NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE, e.result);
+  }
+  stmt.finalize();
+}
+
 var tests = [test_parameterCount_none, test_parameterCount_one,
              test_getParameterName, test_getParameterIndex_different,
              test_getParameterIndex_same, test_columnCount,
              test_getColumnName, test_getColumnIndex_same_case,
              test_getColumnIndex_different_case, test_state_ready,
-             test_state_executing, test_state_after_finalize];
+             test_state_executing, test_state_after_finalize,
+             test_getColumnDecltype];
 
 function run_test()
 {