diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f7adfce3..cdc7d0e8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
         "illuminate/support": "^6.0|^7.0",
         "facade/ignition-contracts": "^1.0",
         "ramsey/uuid": "^3.7|^4.0",
-        "stancl/jobpipeline": "^1.0"
+        "stancl/jobpipeline": "^1.0",
+        "stancl/virtualcolumn": "^1.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "vlucas/phpdotenv": "^3.3|^4.0",
diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/HasDataColumn.php b/src/Database/Concerns/HasDataColumn.php
index 704870de..cf67b832 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/HasDataColumn.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/HasDataColumn.php
@@ -4,127 +4,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns;
 
+use Stancl\VirtualColumn\VirtualColumn;
+
 /**
- * This trait lets you add a "data" column functionality to any Eloquent model.
- * It serializes attributes which don't exist as columns on the model's table
- * into a JSON column named data (customizable by overriding getDataColumn).
+ * Extends VirtualColumn for backwards compatibility. This trait will be removed in v4.
  */
 trait HasDataColumn
 {
-    public static $priorityListeners = [];
-
-    /**
-     * We need this property, because both created & saved event listeners
-     * decode the data (to take precedence before other created & saved)
-     * listeners, but we don't want the dadta to be decoded twice.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    public $dataEncodingStatus = 'decoded';
-
-    public static function bootHasDataColumn()
-    {
-        $encode = function (self $model) {
-            if ($model->dataEncodingStatus === 'encoded') {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach ($model->getAttributes() as $key => $value) {
-                if (! in_array($key, static::getCustomColumns())) {
-                    $current = $model->getAttribute(static::getDataColumn()) ?? [];
-
-                    $model->setAttribute(static::getDataColumn(), array_merge($current, [
-                        $key => $value,
-                    ]));
-
-                    unset($model->attributes[$key]);
-                }
-            }
-
-            $model->dataEncodingStatus = 'encoded';
-        };
-
-        $decode = function (self $model) {
-            if ($model->dataEncodingStatus === 'decoded') {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach ($model->getAttribute(static::getDataColumn()) ?? [] as $key => $value) {
-                $model->setAttribute($key, $value);
-            }
-
-            $model->setAttribute(static::getDataColumn(), null);
-
-            $model->dataEncodingStatus = 'decoded';
-        };
-
-        static::registerPriorityListener('retrieved', function ($model) use ($decode) {
-            // We always decode after model retrieval.
-            $model->dataEncodingStatus = 'encoded';
-
-            $decode($model);
-        });
-
-        static::registerPriorityListener('saving', $encode);
-        static::registerPriorityListener('creating', $encode);
-        static::registerPriorityListener('updating', $encode);
-
-        static::registerPriorityListener('saved', $decode);
-        static::registerPriorityListener('created', $decode);
-        static::registerPriorityListener('updated', $decode);
-    }
-
-    protected function fireModelEvent($event, $halt = true)
-    {
-        $this->runPriorityListeners($event, $halt);
-
-        return parent::fireModelEvent($event, $halt);
-    }
-
-    public function runPriorityListeners($event, $halt = true)
-    {
-        $listeners = static::$priorityListeners[$event] ?? [];
-
-        if (! $event) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        foreach ($listeners as $listener) {
-            if (is_string($listener)) {
-                $listener = app($listener);
-                $handle = [$listener, 'handle'];
-            } else {
-                $handle = $listener;
-            }
-
-            $handle($this);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static function registerPriorityListener(string $event, callable $callback)
-    {
-        static::$priorityListeners[$event][] = $callback;
-    }
-
-    public function getCasts()
-    {
-        return array_merge(parent::getCasts(), [
-            static::getDataColumn() => 'array',
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the name of the column that stores additional data.
-     */
-    public static function getDataColumn(): string
-    {
-        return 'data';
-    }
-
-    public static function getCustomColumns(): array
-    {
-        return [
-            'id',
-        ];
-    }
+    use VirtualColumn;
 }
diff --git a/tests/TenantModelTest.php b/tests/TenantModelTest.php
index 7ff4ca1f..e29fcafa 100644
--- a/tests/TenantModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/TenantModelTest.php
@@ -50,44 +50,6 @@ class TenantModelTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame(null, app(Contracts\Tenant::class));
     }
 
-    /** @test */
-    public function keys_which_dont_have_their_own_column_go_into_data_json_column()
-    {
-        $tenant = Tenant::create([
-            'foo' => 'bar',
-        ]);
-
-        // Test that model works correctly
-        $this->assertSame('bar', $tenant->foo);
-        $this->assertSame(null, $tenant->data);
-
-        // Low level test to assert database structure
-        $this->assertSame(['foo' => 'bar'], json_decode(DB::table('tenants')->where('id', $tenant->id)->first()->data, true));
-        $this->assertSame(null, DB::table('tenants')->where('id', $tenant->id)->first()->foo ?? null);
-
-        // Model has the correct structure when retrieved
-        $tenant = Tenant::first();
-        $this->assertSame('bar', $tenant->foo);
-        $this->assertSame(null, $tenant->data);
-
-        // Model can be updated
-        $tenant->update([
-            'foo' => 'baz',
-            'abc' => 'xyz',
-        ]);
-
-        $this->assertSame('baz', $tenant->foo);
-        $this->assertSame('xyz', $tenant->abc);
-        $this->assertSame(null, $tenant->data);
-
-        // Model can be retrieved after update & is structure correctly
-        $tenant = Tenant::first();
-
-        $this->assertSame('baz', $tenant->foo);
-        $this->assertSame('xyz', $tenant->abc);
-        $this->assertSame(null, $tenant->data);
-    }
-
     /** @test */
     public function id_is_generated_when_no_id_is_supplied()
     {
@@ -170,12 +132,6 @@ class TenantModelTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame(2, Tenant::count());
     }
 
-    /** @test */
-    public function data_is_never_encoded_or_decoded_twice()
-    {
-        // todo. tests for registerPriorityListener
-    }
-
     /** @test */
     public function the_model_uses_TenantCollection()
     {