diff --git a/mysql-test/main/varchar_no_length_text.result b/mysql-test/main/varchar_no_length_text.result
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8474d6fbae639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/main/varchar_no_length_text.result
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#
+# SQL Standard T081: VARCHAR without explicit length specification
+#
+#
+# Basic test: CREATE TABLE with VARCHAR without length or charset (scenario 1a)
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# Basic test: CREATE TABLE with charset (scenario 1b)
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET latin1);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# Test VARCHAR without length with specific column charsets or collations (scenario 2a)
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET utf8mb4);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET latin1);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR COLLATE latin1_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_general_ci DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# Test VARCHAR without length with specific column charsets and collations (scenario 2b)
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_general_ci DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# Basic test: CREATE TABLE with charset (Scenario 3)
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR) CHARSET latin1;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `a` text DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_swedish_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# Test ALTER TABLE MODIFY COLUMN with VARCHAR without length
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INTEGER, a VARCHAR(255));
+ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a VARCHAR;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+Table	Create Table
+t1	CREATE TABLE `t1` (
+  `id` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `a` text DEFAULT NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_uca1400_ai_ci
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/varchar_no_length_text.test b/mysql-test/main/varchar_no_length_text.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1aa3275dd026a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/main/varchar_no_length_text.test
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#
+# MDEV-31414
+# Test for SQL Standard T081: "Optional string types maximum length"
+# This tests the feature that allows VARCHAR columns to be created without
+# specifying a length, defaulting to the maximum VARCHAR length (65535)
+#
+# We have 3 scenarios for resolving charset and collation
+# 1. Empty
+# 2. Precisely Typed
+# 3. Contextually typed
+#
+# Check the comment section in "lex_charset.cc" at 
+# CHARSET_INFO *Lex_exact_charset_extended_collation_attrs_st::
+#                resolved_to_character_set
+
+--echo #
+--echo # SQL Standard T081: VARCHAR without explicit length specification
+--echo #
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Basic test: CREATE TABLE with VARCHAR without length or charset (scenario 1a)
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo 
+--echo #
+--echo # Basic test: CREATE TABLE with charset (scenario 1b)
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET latin1);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo
+--echo #
+--echo # Test VARCHAR without length with specific column charsets or collations (scenario 2a)
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET utf8mb4);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo 
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo 
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET latin1);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo 
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR COLLATE latin1_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo 
+--echo #
+--echo # Test VARCHAR without length with specific column charsets and collations (scenario 2b)
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo 
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_general_ci);
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo 
+--echo #
+--echo # Basic test: CREATE TABLE with charset (Scenario 3)
+--echo #
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a VARCHAR) CHARSET latin1;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo
+--echo #
+--echo # Test ALTER TABLE MODIFY COLUMN with VARCHAR without length
+--echo #
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INTEGER, a VARCHAR(255));
+ALTER TABLE t1 MODIFY a VARCHAR;
+SHOW CREATE TABLE t1;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/sql/sql_type.cc b/sql/sql_type.cc
index a41cdee95c7c7..202f8223edae6 100644
--- a/sql/sql_type.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_type.cc
@@ -2862,8 +2862,15 @@ Type_handler_varchar::Column_definition_set_attributes(
     }
     break;
   case COLUMN_DEFINITION_ROUTINE_LOCAL:
-  case COLUMN_DEFINITION_TABLE_FIELD:
     break;
+  case COLUMN_DEFINITION_TABLE_FIELD:
+    /*
+      Support SQL Standard T081: "Optional string types maximum length"
+      Allows users to specify VARCHAR fields without a length
+      In this case, has_explicit_length is false.
+    */
+    def->set_handler(&type_handler_blob);
+    return false;
   }
   thd->parse_error();
   return true;