diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php
index b1c4c99360c3..c4bcb723bf6b 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php
@@ -1076,6 +1076,16 @@ public function isDoctrineAvailable()
         return class_exists('Doctrine\DBAL\Connection');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether native alter operations will be used when dropping or renaming columns, even if Doctrine DBAL is installed.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function usingNativeSchemaOperations()
+    {
+        return ! $this->isDoctrineAvailable() || SchemaBuilder::$alwaysUsesNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get a Doctrine Schema Column instance.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
index e3ab9a11ba20..ee0988d5273a 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ public function toSql(Connection $connection, Grammar $grammar)
     protected function ensureCommandsAreValid(Connection $connection)
     {
         if ($connection instanceof SQLiteConnection) {
-            if ($this->commandsNamed(['dropColumn', 'renameColumn'])->count() > 1) {
+            if ($this->commandsNamed(['dropColumn', 'renameColumn'])->count() > 1
+                && ! $connection->usingNativeSchemaOperations()) {
                 throw new BadMethodCallException(
                     "SQLite doesn't support multiple calls to dropColumn / renameColumn in a single modification."
                 );
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Builder.php
index 176432c33a97..2788a124fdb5 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Builder.php
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ class Builder
      */
     public static $defaultMorphKeyType = 'int';
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether Doctrine DBAL usage will be prevented if possible when dropping and renaming columns.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public static $alwaysUsesNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible = false;
+
     /**
      * Create a new database Schema manager.
      *
@@ -105,6 +112,17 @@ public static function morphUsingUlids()
         return static::defaultMorphKeyType('ulid');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Attempt to use native schema operations for dropping and renaming columns, even if Doctrine DBAL is installed.
+     *
+     * @param  bool  $value
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function useNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible(bool $value = true)
+    {
+        static::$alwaysUsesNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible = $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a database in the schema.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/Grammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/Grammar.php
index d446dd7dfbc7..ea8333e40436 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/Grammar.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function compileDropDatabaseIfExists($name)
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint  $blueprint
      * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Fluent  $command
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Connection  $connection
-     * @return array
+     * @return array|string
      */
     public function compileRenameColumn(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command, Connection $connection)
     {
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
index c5259e1005f0..40ee3c8b873d 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -203,6 +203,25 @@ public function compileAutoIncrementStartingValues(Blueprint $blueprint)
         })->all();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a rename column command.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint  $blueprint
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Fluent  $command
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Connection  $connection
+     * @return array|string
+     */
+    public function compileRenameColumn(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command, Connection $connection)
+    {
+        return $connection->usingNativeSchemaOperations()
+            ? sprintf('alter table %s rename column %s to %s',
+                $this->wrapTable($blueprint),
+                $this->wrap($command->from),
+                $this->wrap($command->to)
+            )
+            : parent::compileRenameColumn($blueprint, $command, $connection);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile a primary key command.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
index f425feb0fdda..ef60d0ff820f 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Schema\Grammars;
 
+use Illuminate\Database\Connection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Fluent;
 
@@ -129,6 +130,25 @@ public function compileAutoIncrementStartingValues(Blueprint $blueprint)
         })->all();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a rename column command.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint  $blueprint
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Fluent  $command
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Connection  $connection
+     * @return array|string
+     */
+    public function compileRenameColumn(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command, Connection $connection)
+    {
+        return $connection->usingNativeSchemaOperations()
+            ? sprintf('alter table %s rename column %s to %s',
+                $this->wrapTable($blueprint),
+                $this->wrap($command->from),
+                $this->wrap($command->to)
+            )
+            : parent::compileRenameColumn($blueprint, $command, $connection);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile a primary key command.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
index 9bb6fd8fa0f4..8c1dc24e772c 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
@@ -144,6 +144,25 @@ public function compileAdd(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command)
         })->all();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a rename column command.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint  $blueprint
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Fluent  $command
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Connection  $connection
+     * @return array|string
+     */
+    public function compileRenameColumn(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command, Connection $connection)
+    {
+        return $connection->usingNativeSchemaOperations()
+            ? sprintf('alter table %s rename column %s to %s',
+                $this->wrapTable($blueprint),
+                $this->wrap($command->from),
+                $this->wrap($command->to)
+            )
+            : parent::compileRenameColumn($blueprint, $command, $connection);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile a unique key command.
      *
@@ -286,17 +305,27 @@ public function compileRebuild()
      */
     public function compileDropColumn(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command, Connection $connection)
     {
-        $tableDiff = $this->getDoctrineTableDiff(
-            $blueprint, $schema = $connection->getDoctrineSchemaManager()
-        );
+        if ($connection->usingNativeSchemaOperations()) {
+            $table = $this->wrapTable($blueprint);
 
-        foreach ($command->columns as $name) {
-            $tableDiff->removedColumns[$name] = $connection->getDoctrineColumn(
-                $this->getTablePrefix().$blueprint->getTable(), $name
+            $columns = $this->prefixArray('drop column', $this->wrapArray($command->columns));
+
+            return collect($columns)->map(fn ($column) =>
+                'alter table '.$table.' '.$column
+            )->all();
+        } else {
+            $tableDiff = $this->getDoctrineTableDiff(
+                $blueprint, $schema = $connection->getDoctrineSchemaManager()
             );
-        }
 
-        return (array) $schema->getDatabasePlatform()->getAlterTableSQL($tableDiff);
+            foreach ($command->columns as $name) {
+                $tableDiff->removedColumns[$name] = $connection->getDoctrineColumn(
+                    $this->getTablePrefix().$blueprint->getTable(), $name
+                );
+            }
+
+            return (array) $schema->getDatabasePlatform()->getAlterTableSQL($tableDiff);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
index 5121d782efe3..4d7271ca3308 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Schema\Grammars;
 
+use Illuminate\Database\Connection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Fluent;
 
@@ -107,6 +108,24 @@ public function compileAdd(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command)
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a rename column command.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint  $blueprint
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Fluent  $command
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Connection  $connection
+     * @return array|string
+     */
+    public function compileRenameColumn(Blueprint $blueprint, Fluent $command, Connection $connection)
+    {
+        return $connection->usingNativeSchemaOperations()
+            ? sprintf("sp_rename '%s', %s, 'COLUMN'",
+                $this->wrap($blueprint->getTable().'.'.$command->from),
+                $this->wrap($command->to)
+            )
+            : parent::compileRenameColumn($blueprint, $command, $connection);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile a primary key command.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Schema.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Schema.php
index 747e93818955..b1a89a427848 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Schema.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Schema.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * @method static void defaultMorphKeyType(string $type)
  * @method static void morphUsingUuids()
  * @method static void morphUsingUlids()
+ * @method static void useNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible(bool $value = true)
  * @method static bool createDatabase(string $name)
  * @method static bool dropDatabaseIfExists(string $name)
  * @method static bool hasTable(string $table)
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintIntegrationTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintIntegrationTest.php
index 32f883627f5d..b6b081496be4 100644
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintIntegrationTest.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
     {
         Facade::clearResolvedInstances();
         Facade::setFacadeApplication(null);
+        $this->db->connection()->getSchemaBuilder()->useNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible(false);
     }
 
     public function testRenamingAndChangingColumnsWork()
@@ -101,6 +102,58 @@ public function testRenamingAndChangingColumnsWork()
         $this->assertContains($queries, $expected);
     }
 
+    public function testRenamingColumnsWithoutDoctrineWorks()
+    {
+        $connection = $this->db->connection();
+        $schema = $connection->getSchemaBuilder();
+
+        $schema->useNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible();
+
+        $base = new Blueprint('users', function ($table) {
+            $table->renameColumn('name', 'new_name');
+        });
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table `users` rename column `name` to `new_name`'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new MySqlGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table "users" rename column "name" to "new_name"'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new PostgresGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table "users" rename column "name" to "new_name"'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new SQLiteGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['sp_rename \'"users"."name"\', "new_name", \'COLUMN\''], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new SqlServerGrammar));
+
+        $schema->create('test', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('foo');
+            $table->string('baz');
+        });
+
+        $schema->table('test', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->renameColumn('foo', 'bar');
+            $table->renameColumn('baz', 'qux');
+        });
+
+        $this->assertFalse($schema->hasColumn('test', 'foo'));
+        $this->assertFalse($schema->hasColumn('test', 'baz'));
+        $this->assertTrue($schema->hasColumns('test', ['bar', 'qux']));
+    }
+
+    public function testDroppingColumnsWithoutDoctrineWorks()
+    {
+        $connection = $this->db->connection();
+        $schema = $connection->getSchemaBuilder();
+
+        $schema->useNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible();
+
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users', function ($table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('name');
+        });
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table "users" drop column "name"'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new SQLiteGrammar));
+    }
+
     public function testChangingColumnWithCollationWorks()
     {
         $this->db->connection()->getSchemaBuilder()->create('users', function ($table) {
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php
index 9aaa92bb8d34..3e6ce17f5a43 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseSchemaBlueprintTest.php
@@ -173,6 +173,50 @@ public function testRemoveColumn()
         $this->assertEquals(['alter table `users` add `foo` varchar(255) not null'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new MySqlGrammar));
     }
 
+    public function testRenameColumnWithoutDoctrine()
+    {
+        $base = new Blueprint('users', function ($table) {
+            $table->renameColumn('foo', 'bar');
+        });
+
+        $connection = m::mock(Connection::class);
+        $connection->shouldReceive('usingNativeSchemaOperations')->andReturn(true);
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table `users` rename column `foo` to `bar`'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new MySqlGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table "users" rename column "foo" to "bar"'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new PostgresGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table "users" rename column "foo" to "bar"'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new SQLiteGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['sp_rename \'"users"."foo"\', "bar", \'COLUMN\''], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new SqlServerGrammar));
+    }
+
+    public function testDropColumnWithoutDoctrine()
+    {
+        $base = new Blueprint('users', function ($table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('foo');
+        });
+
+        $connection = m::mock(Connection::class);
+        $connection->shouldReceive('usingNativeSchemaOperations')->andReturn(true);
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table `users` drop `foo`'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new MySqlGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table "users" drop column "foo"'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new PostgresGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertEquals(['alter table "users" drop column "foo"'], $blueprint->toSql($connection, new SQLiteGrammar));
+
+        $blueprint = clone $base;
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('alter table "users" drop column "foo"', $blueprint->toSql($connection, new SqlServerGrammar)[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testMacroable()
     {
         Blueprint::macro('foo', function () {