diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/migration.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/migration.py
index 5ab2d909172..fa93f615561 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/migration.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/migration.py
@@ -206,6 +206,16 @@ def _add_columns(engine, table_name, columns_def):
 
 def _modify_columns(engine, table_name, columns_def):
     """Modify columns in a table."""
+    if engine.dialect.name == "sqlite":
+        _LOGGER.debug(
+            "Skipping to modify columns %s in table %s; "
+            "Modifying column length in SQLite is unnecessary, "
+            "it does not impose any length restrictions",
+            ", ".join(column.split(" ")[0] for column in columns_def),
+            table_name,
+        )
+        return
+
     _LOGGER.warning(
         "Modifying columns %s in table %s. Note: this can take several "
         "minutes on large databases and slow computers. Please "
@@ -213,7 +223,18 @@ def _modify_columns(engine, table_name, columns_def):
         ", ".join(column.split(" ")[0] for column in columns_def),
         table_name,
     )
-    columns_def = [f"MODIFY {col_def}" for col_def in columns_def]
+
+    if engine.dialect.name == "postgresql":
+        columns_def = [
+            "ALTER {column} TYPE {type}".format(
+                **dict(zip(["column", "type"], col_def.split(" ", 1)))
+            )
+            for col_def in columns_def
+        ]
+    elif engine.dialect.name == "mssql":
+        columns_def = [f"ALTER COLUMN {col_def}" for col_def in columns_def]
+    else:
+        columns_def = [f"MODIFY {col_def}" for col_def in columns_def]
 
     try:
         engine.execute(
@@ -377,6 +398,8 @@ def _apply_update(engine, new_version, old_version):
                     "created DATETIME(6)",
                 ],
             )
+    elif new_version == 14:
+        _modify_columns(engine, "events", ["event_type VARCHAR(64)"])
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"No schema migration defined for version {new_version}")
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/models.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/models.py
index a547f315133..b26c523ce40 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/models.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/models.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 Base = declarative_base()
 
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 13
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 14
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Events(Base):  # type: ignore
     }
     __tablename__ = TABLE_EVENTS
     event_id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
-    event_type = Column(String(32))
+    event_type = Column(String(64))
     event_data = Column(Text().with_variant(mysql.LONGTEXT, "mysql"))
     origin = Column(String(32))
     time_fired = Column(DATETIME_TYPE, index=True)
diff --git a/tests/components/recorder/test_migrate.py b/tests/components/recorder/test_migrate.py
index 3bde17ab8ef..c4e0d32adcf 100644
--- a/tests/components/recorder/test_migrate.py
+++ b/tests/components/recorder/test_migrate.py
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ def test_invalid_update():
         migration._apply_update(None, -1, 0)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ["engine_type", "substr"],
+    [
+        ("postgresql", "ALTER event_type TYPE VARCHAR(64)"),
+        ("mssql", "ALTER COLUMN event_type VARCHAR(64)"),
+        ("mysql", "MODIFY event_type VARCHAR(64)"),
+        ("sqlite", None),
+    ],
+)
+def test_modify_column(engine_type, substr):
+    """Test that modify column generates the expected query."""
+    engine = Mock()
+    engine.dialect.name = engine_type
+    migration._modify_columns(engine, "events", ["event_type VARCHAR(64)"])
+    if substr:
+        assert substr in engine.execute.call_args[0][0].text
+    else:
+        assert not engine.execute.called
+
+
 def test_forgiving_add_column():
     """Test that add column will continue if column exists."""
     engine = create_engine("sqlite://", poolclass=StaticPool)