diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/SimpleExpression.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/SimpleExpression.java
index aed3825ca..32b1fff92 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/SimpleExpression.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/SimpleExpression.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.ebeaninternal.server.expression;
 
 import io.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
+import io.ebean.core.type.ScalarType;
 import io.ebean.plugin.ExpressionPath;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiExpression;
 import io.ebeaninternal.api.SpiExpressionRequest;
@@ -90,9 +91,11 @@ public final class SimpleExpression extends AbstractValueExpression {
         request.addBindEncryptKey(bindVal);
         return;
       }
+      ScalarType<?> st = prop.beanProperty().scalarType();
+      request.addBindValue(st.toJdbcType(st.toBeanType(value())));
+    } else {
+      request.addBindValue(value());
     }
-
-    request.addBindValue(value());
   }
 
   @Override