diff --git a/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleConnector.java b/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleConnector.java
index 3d2f7399a..4794be082 100644
--- a/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleConnector.java
+++ b/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleConnector.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ protected DBConnectorPath getDBConnectorPath(String path) {
 
   @Override
   protected SchemaReader getSchemaReader(String sessionID) {
-    return new OracleSourceSchemaReader(sessionID);
+    return new OracleSourceSchemaReader(sessionID, false);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSource.java b/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSource.java
index 53f75613b..4cf014d6b 100644
--- a/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSource.java
+++ b/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSource.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ protected String createConnectionString() {
 
   @Override
   protected SchemaReader getSchemaReader() {
-    return new OracleSourceSchemaReader();
+    return new OracleSourceSchemaReader(null, oracleSourceConfig.shouldTreatAsOldTimestamp());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public static class OracleSourceConfig extends AbstractDBSpecificSourceConfig {
     public static final String NAME_CONNECTION = "connection";
     public static final String DEFAULT_ROW_PREFETCH_VALUE = "40";
     public static final String DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE = "10";
+    public static final String TREAT_AS_OLD_TIMESTAMP = "treatAsOldTimestamp";
 
     @Name(NAME_USE_CONNECTION)
     @Nullable
@@ -123,11 +124,19 @@ public static class OracleSourceConfig extends AbstractDBSpecificSourceConfig {
     @Nullable
     private Integer defaultRowPrefetch;
 
+    @Name(TREAT_AS_OLD_TIMESTAMP)
+    @Description("For internal use only. If set to true, DATETIME types will be treated as TIMESTAMP_MICROS to maintain"
+      + "backward compatibility.")
+    @Macro
+    @Nullable
+    private Boolean treatAsOldTimestamp = false;
+
+
     public OracleSourceConfig(String host, int port, String user, String password, String jdbcPluginName,
                               String connectionArguments, String connectionType, String database, String role,
                               int defaultBatchValue, int defaultRowPrefetch,
                               String importQuery, Integer numSplits, int fetchSize,
-                              String boundingQuery, String splitBy, Boolean useSSL) {
+                              String boundingQuery, String splitBy, Boolean useSSL, Boolean treatAsOldTimestamp) {
       this.connection = new OracleConnectorConfig(host, port, user, password, jdbcPluginName, connectionArguments,
                                                   connectionType, database, role, useSSL);
       this.defaultBatchValue = defaultBatchValue;
@@ -137,6 +146,7 @@ public OracleSourceConfig(String host, int port, String user, String password, S
       this.numSplits = numSplits;
       this.boundingQuery = boundingQuery;
       this.splitBy = splitBy;
+      this.treatAsOldTimestamp = treatAsOldTimestamp;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -163,6 +173,10 @@ public OracleConnectorConfig getConnection() {
       return connection;
     }
 
+    public boolean shouldTreatAsOldTimestamp() {
+      return Boolean.TRUE.equals(treatAsOldTimestamp);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void validate(FailureCollector collector) {
       ConfigUtil.validateConnection(this, useConnection, connection, collector);
diff --git a/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSourceSchemaReader.java b/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSourceSchemaReader.java
index 7d35f9bc7..ad48c6462 100644
--- a/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSourceSchemaReader.java
+++ b/oracle-plugin/src/main/java/io/cdap/plugin/oracle/OracleSourceSchemaReader.java
@@ -66,13 +66,16 @@ public class OracleSourceSchemaReader extends CommonSchemaReader {
 
   private final String sessionID;
 
+  private final boolean treatAsOldTimestamp;
+
   public OracleSourceSchemaReader() {
-    this(null);
+    this(null, false);
   }
 
-  public OracleSourceSchemaReader(String sessionID) {
+  public OracleSourceSchemaReader(String sessionID, boolean treatAsOldTimestamp) {
     super();
     this.sessionID = sessionID;
+    this.treatAsOldTimestamp = treatAsOldTimestamp;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -83,8 +86,17 @@ public Schema getSchema(ResultSetMetaData metadata, int index) throws SQLExcepti
       case TIMESTAMP_TZ:
         return Schema.of(Schema.LogicalType.TIMESTAMP_MICROS);
       case Types.TIMESTAMP:
-      case TIMESTAMP_LTZ:
         return Schema.of(Schema.LogicalType.DATETIME);
+      case TIMESTAMP_LTZ:
+        // TIMESTAMP_LTZ (Local timezone timestamp)
+        // - Legacy behavior used TIMESTAMP_MICROS
+        // - New behavior uses DATETIME for accurate semantic representation
+        // Use treatAsOldTimestamp flag to ensure backward compatibility
+        if (treatAsOldTimestamp) {
+          return Schema.of(Schema.LogicalType.TIMESTAMP_MICROS);
+        } else {
+          return Schema.of(Schema.LogicalType.DATETIME);
+        }
       case BINARY_FLOAT:
         return Schema.of(Schema.Type.FLOAT);
       case BINARY_DOUBLE:
diff --git a/oracle-plugin/widgets/Oracle-batchsource.json b/oracle-plugin/widgets/Oracle-batchsource.json
index 5eca20cc4..16722f1b2 100644
--- a/oracle-plugin/widgets/Oracle-batchsource.json
+++ b/oracle-plugin/widgets/Oracle-batchsource.json
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@
             "default": "40",
             "min": "1"
           }
+        },
+        {
+          "widget-type": "hidden",
+          "label": "Treat As Old Timestamp",
+          "name": "treatAsOldTimestamp",
+          "description": "For internal use only. If set to true, DATETIME types will be treated as TIMESTAMP_MICROS to maintain backward compatibility.",
+          "widget-attributes": {
+            "default": "false"
+          }
         }
       ]
     }