diff --git a/lib/dml/oci_native_moodle_database.php b/lib/dml/oci_native_moodle_database.php
index e04ada7a61e..d8f8d67c60c 100644
--- a/lib/dml/oci_native_moodle_database.php
+++ b/lib/dml/oci_native_moodle_database.php
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class oci_native_moodle_database extends moodle_database {
         if (is_bool($value)) { // Always, convert boolean to int
             $value = (int)$value;
 
-        } else if ($column->meta_type == 'B') { // CLOB detected, we return 'blob' array instead of raw value to allow
+        } else if ($column->meta_type == 'B') { // BLOB detected, we return 'blob' array instead of raw value to allow
             if (!is_null($value)) {             // binding/executing code later to know about its nature
                 $value = array('blob' => $value);
             }
@@ -945,6 +945,18 @@ class oci_native_moodle_database extends moodle_database {
                         $descriptors[] = $lob;
                         continue; // Column binding finished, go to next one
                     }
+                } else {
+                    // If, at this point, the param value > 4000 (bytes), let's assume it's a clob
+                    // passed in an arbitrary sql (not processed by normalise_value() ever,
+                    // and let's handle it as such. This will provide proper binding of CLOBs in
+                    // conditions and other raw SQLs not covered by the above function.
+                    if (strlen($value) > 4000) {
+                        $lob = oci_new_descriptor($this->oci, OCI_DTYPE_LOB);
+                        oci_bind_by_name($stmt, $key, $lob, -1, SQLT_CLOB);
+                        $lob->writeTemporary($this->oracle_dirty_hack($tablename, $columnname, $params[$key]), OCI_TEMP_CLOB);
+                        $descriptors[] = $lob;
+                        continue; // Param binding finished, go to next one.
+                    }
                 }
                 // TODO: Put proper types and length is possible (enormous speedup)
                 // Arrived here, continue with standard processing, using metadata if possible
diff --git a/lib/dml/tests/dml_test.php b/lib/dml/tests/dml_test.php
index 4459abec9d8..60137f17b93 100644
--- a/lib/dml/tests/dml_test.php
+++ b/lib/dml/tests/dml_test.php
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ class core_dml_testcase extends database_driver_testcase {
         $tablename2 = $table2->getName();
         $table2->add_field('id', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, XMLDB_SEQUENCE, null);
         $table2->add_field('course', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0');
+        $table2->add_field('onetext', XMLDB_TYPE_TEXT, 'big', null, null, null);
         $table2->add_key('primary', XMLDB_KEY_PRIMARY, array('id'));
         $dbman->create_table($table2);
 
@@ -904,6 +905,30 @@ class core_dml_testcase extends database_driver_testcase {
                   FROM {{$tablename1}}";
         $this->assertTrue($DB->execute($sql));
         $this->assertEquals(4, $DB->count_records($tablename2));
+
+        // Insert a TEXT with raw SQL, binding TEXT params.
+        $course = 9999;
+        $onetext = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/fixtures/clob.txt');
+        $sql = "INSERT INTO {{$tablename2}} (course, onetext)
+                VALUES (:course, :onetext)";
+        $DB->execute($sql, array('course' => $course, 'onetext' => $onetext));
+        $records = $DB->get_records($tablename2, array('course' => $course));
+        $this->assertCount(1, $records);
+        $record = reset($records);
+        $this->assertSame($onetext, $record->onetext);
+
+        // Update a TEXT with raw SQL, binding TEXT params.
+        $newcourse = 10000;
+        $newonetext = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/fixtures/clob.txt') . '- updated';
+        $sql = "UPDATE {{$tablename2}} SET course = :newcourse, onetext = :newonetext
+                WHERE course = :oldcourse";
+        $DB->execute($sql, array('oldcourse' => $course, 'newcourse' => $newcourse, 'newonetext' => $newonetext));
+        $records = $DB->get_records($tablename2, array('course' => $course));
+        $this->assertCount(0, $records);
+        $records = $DB->get_records($tablename2, array('course' => $newcourse));
+        $this->assertCount(1, $records);
+        $record = reset($records);
+        $this->assertSame($newonetext, $record->onetext);
     }
 
     public function test_get_recordset() {
@@ -3724,6 +3749,15 @@ class core_dml_testcase extends database_driver_testcase {
             $this->assertCount(1, $records);
         }
 
+        // Now test the function with really big content and params.
+        $clob = file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/fixtures/clob.txt');
+        $DB->insert_record($tablename, array('name' => 'zzzz', 'description' => $clob));
+        $sql = "SELECT * FROM {{$tablename}}
+                 WHERE " . $DB->sql_compare_text('description') . " = " . $DB->sql_compare_text(':clob');
+        $records = $DB->get_records_sql($sql, array('clob' => $clob));
+        $this->assertCount(1, $records);
+        $record = reset($records);
+        $this->assertSame($clob, $record->description);
     }
 
     public function test_unique_index_collation_trouble() {