diff --git a/src/Migrator.Tests/OracleColumnAlterationTests.cs b/src/Migrator.Tests/OracleColumnAlterationTests.cs
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index 00000000..3561a63d
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+++ b/src/Migrator.Tests/OracleColumnAlterationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data;
+using DotNetProjects.Migrator.Framework;
+using DotNetProjects.Migrator.Providers.Impl.Oracle;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Migrator.Tests;
+
+public class OracleColumnAlterationTests
+{
+    private sealed class RecordingProvider(Column existing)
+        : OracleTransformationProvider(new OracleDialect(), (IDbConnection)null, null, "default", null)
+    {
+        public List<string> Commands { get; } = [];
+        public override Column GetColumnByName(string table, string columnName) => existing;
+        public override int ExecuteNonQuery(string sql)
+        {
+            Commands.Add(sql);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [TestCase(DbType.String, false)]
+    [TestCase(DbType.String, true)]
+    [TestCase(DbType.AnsiString, false)]
+    [TestCase(DbType.AnsiString, true)]
+    [TestCase(DbType.Binary, false)]
+    [TestCase(DbType.Binary, true)]
+    public void UnchangedLobTypeChangesNullabilityWithoutRestatingType(DbType type, bool nullable)
+    {
+        var existing = new Column("Status", type, int.MaxValue) { IsNullable = !nullable };
+        var requested = new Column("Status", type, int.MaxValue) { IsNullable = nullable };
+        using var provider = new RecordingProvider(existing);
+
+        provider.ChangeColumn("Nagel_AzureServiceBusIn", requested);
+
+        Assert.That(provider.Commands, Is.EqualTo(new[]
+        {
+            "ALTER TABLE Nagel_AzureServiceBusIn MODIFY (Status DEFAULT NULL)",
+            "ALTER TABLE Nagel_AzureServiceBusIn MODIFY (Status " + (nullable ? "NULL" : "NOT NULL") + ")"
+        }));
+        Assert.That(existing.IsNullable, Is.EqualTo(!nullable));
+        Assert.That(requested.IsNullable, Is.EqualTo(nullable));
+        Assert.That(requested.Size, Is.EqualTo(int.MaxValue));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void UnchangedLobWithUnchangedNullabilityOnlyRemovesDefault()
+    {
+        using var provider = new RecordingProvider(new Column("Status", DbType.String, int.MaxValue) { IsNullable = false });
+        provider.ChangeColumn("Example", new Column("Status", DbType.String, int.MaxValue) { IsNullable = false });
+        Assert.That(provider.Commands, Is.EqualTo(new[] { "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Status DEFAULT NULL)" }));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void UnchangedLobAppliesDefaultSeparatelyFromNullability()
+    {
+        using var provider = new RecordingProvider(new Column("Status", DbType.String, int.MaxValue));
+        var requested = new Column("Status", DbType.String, int.MaxValue, "pending") { IsNullable = false };
+        provider.ChangeColumn("Example", requested);
+        Assert.That(provider.Commands, Is.EqualTo(new[]
+        {
+            "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Status DEFAULT 'pending')",
+            "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Status NOT NULL)"
+        }));
+        Assert.That(requested.DefaultValue, Is.EqualTo("pending"));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void TypeConversionAndNullabilityUseSeparateStatements()
+    {
+        using var provider = new RecordingProvider(new Column("Status", DbType.String, 80));
+        provider.ChangeColumn("Example", new Column("Status", DbType.String, int.MaxValue) { IsNullable = false });
+        Assert.That(provider.Commands, Is.EqualTo(new[]
+        {
+            "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Status DEFAULT NULL)",
+            "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Status NCLOB)",
+            "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Status NOT NULL)"
+        }));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void ScalarTypeAndDefaultChangesArePreserved()
+    {
+        using var provider = new RecordingProvider(new Column("Amount", DbType.Int32));
+        provider.ChangeColumn("Example", new Column("Amount", DbType.Decimal)
+        {
+            Precision = 12, Scale = 4, DefaultValue = 29, IsNullable = false
+        });
+        Assert.That(provider.Commands, Is.EqualTo(new[]
+        {
+            "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Amount NUMBER(12, 4) DEFAULT 29)",
+            "ALTER TABLE Example MODIFY (Amount NOT NULL)"
+        }));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void QualifiedTableAndQuotedColumnArePreserved()
+    {
+        using var provider = new RecordingProvider(new Column("select", DbType.String, int.MaxValue));
+        provider.ChangeColumn("audit.Example", new Column("select", DbType.String, int.MaxValue) { IsNullable = false });
+        Assert.That(provider.Commands, Is.EqualTo(new[]
+        {
+            "ALTER TABLE audit.Example MODIFY (\"select\" DEFAULT NULL)",
+            "ALTER TABLE audit.Example MODIFY (\"select\" NOT NULL)"
+        }));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Migrator.Tests/Providers/OracleProvider/OracleTransformationProvider_ChangeColumnTests.cs b/src/Migrator.Tests/Providers/OracleProvider/OracleTransformationProvider_ChangeColumnTests.cs
index 9b753c9b..35616c3e 100644
--- a/src/Migrator.Tests/Providers/OracleProvider/OracleTransformationProvider_ChangeColumnTests.cs
+++ b/src/Migrator.Tests/Providers/OracleProvider/OracleTransformationProvider_ChangeColumnTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Data.Common;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using DotNetProjects.Migrator.Framework;
 using Migrator.Tests.Providers.Generic;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
@@ -9,8 +12,37 @@ namespace Migrator.Tests.Providers.OracleProvider;
 public class OracleTransformationProvider_ChangeColumn_Tests : Generic_ChangeColumnTestsBase
 {
     [SetUp]
-    public async Task SetUpAsync()
+    public async Task SetUpAsync()
     {
-        await BeginOracleTransactionAsync();
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+        await BeginOracleTransactionAsync();
+    }
+
+    [TestCase(DbType.String)]
+    [TestCase(DbType.AnsiString)]
+    [TestCase(DbType.Binary)]
+    public void ChangeColumn_LobNullabilityPreservesDataAndSupportsRepeatedChanges(DbType type)
+    {
+        Provider.AddTable("Test", new Column("Status", type, int.MaxValue));
+        object value = type == DbType.Binary ? new byte[] { 1, 2, 3 } : "pending";
+        Provider.Insert("Test", ["Status"], [value]);
+
+        foreach (var nullable in new[] { false, false, true, true })
+        {
+            Provider.ChangeColumn("Test", new Column("Status", type, int.MaxValue) { IsNullable = nullable });
+            var actual = Provider.ReadLegacyColumn("Test", "Status");
+            Assert.That(actual.IsNullable, Is.EqualTo(nullable));
+            Assert.That(actual.Type, Is.EqualTo(type));
+            Assert.That(actual.Size, Is.EqualTo(int.MaxValue));
+            if (!nullable)
+            {
+                Assert.Catch<DbException>(() => Provider.Insert("Test", ["Status"], [null]));
+            }
+            using var command = Provider.CreateCommand();
+            using var reader = Provider.Select(command, "Test", ["Status"]);
+            Assert.That(reader.Read(), Is.True);
+            Assert.That(reader.GetValue(0), Is.EqualTo(value));
+        }
+
+        Provider.Insert("Test", ["Status"], [null]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Migrator/Providers/Impl/Oracle/OracleTransformationProvider.cs b/src/Migrator/Providers/Impl/Oracle/OracleTransformationProvider.cs
index aaf54fa8..24c16369 100644
--- a/src/Migrator/Providers/Impl/Oracle/OracleTransformationProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Migrator/Providers/Impl/Oracle/OracleTransformationProvider.cs
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public override void ChangeColumn(string table, Column column)
         {
             RemoveColumnDefaultValue(table, definition.Name);
         }
-        // Oracle rejects restating an existing NOT NULL constraint. Render type/default
-        // separately and change nullability only when its value actually changes.
+        // Oracle rejects LOB type declarations combined with nullability changes.
+        // Keep the type/default operation separate from the constraint operation.
         definition.IsNullable = true;
         var mapper = _dialect.GetAndMapColumnProperties(definition);
         var sql = mapper.ColumnSql;
@@ -163,12 +163,26 @@ public override void ChangeColumn(string table, Column column)
             sql = sql[..^5];
         }
 
-        if (existing.IsNullable != column.IsNullable)
+        var existingType = _dialect.GetColumnMapper(existing).Type;
+        if (mapper.Type is "CLOB" or "NCLOB" or "BLOB" && mapper.Type == existingType &&
+            definition.Collation == null && !definition.IsIdentity && !definition.IsUnsigned)
         {
-            sql += column.IsNullable ? " NULL" : " NOT NULL";
+            // Restating an unchanged LOB type is unnecessary and can invoke Oracle's
+            // restricted LOB conversion path. Defaults still need to be applied.
+            if (definition.DefaultValue != null)
+            {
+                ChangeColumn(table, QuoteColumnNameIfRequired(definition.Name) + " " + _dialect.Default(definition.DefaultValue));
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ChangeColumn(table, sql);
         }
 
-        ChangeColumn(table, sql);
+        if (existing.IsNullable != column.IsNullable)
+        {
+            ChangeColumn(table, QuoteColumnNameIfRequired(column.Name) + (column.IsNullable ? " NULL" : " NOT NULL"));
+        }
     }
 
     private void CopyDataFromOneColumnToAnother(string table, string fromColumn, string toColumn)