diff --git a/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQL.java b/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQL.java
index fdd327f8dc..c85bb77d7f 100644
--- a/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQL.java
+++ b/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQL.java
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ public class Convert_PostgreSQL extends Convert_SQL92 {
 						} else {
 							rest = "";
 						}
-						if (defaultvalue.equalsIgnoreCase("NULL")) {
+						if (defaultvalue.equalsIgnoreCase("NULL") || defaultvalue.equalsIgnoreCase("statement_timestamp()")) {
 							DDL = sqlStatement.substring(0, begin_col
 									- action.length())
 									+ " ADD COLUMN "
diff --git a/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQLTest.java b/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQLTest.java
index cd92da9147..c7ccd085de 100644
--- a/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQLTest.java
+++ b/org.compiere.db.postgresql.provider/src/org/compiere/dbPort/Convert_PostgreSQLTest.java
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ public final class Convert_PostgreSQLTest extends TestCase{
         sqe = "INSERT INTO t_alter_column values('pp_order_nodenext','PP_Order_NodeNext_ID',null,'NULL',null)";
         r = convert.convert(sql);
         assertEquals(sqe, r[0].trim());
+        
+        sql = "ALTER TABLE C_InvoiceTax ADD Created DATE DEFAULT SYSDATE NOT NULL";
+        sqe = "ALTER TABLE C_InvoiceTax ADD COLUMN Created TIMESTAMP DEFAULT statement_timestamp() NOT NULL";
+        r = convert.convert(sql);
+        assertEquals(sqe, r[0].trim());
 	}
 
 	// Convert.recoverQuotedStrings() error on strings with "<-->" - teo_sarca [ 1705768 ]