diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/expr_bvar.go b/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/expr_bvar.go
index 23b40949e83..f48ec037ac8 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/expr_bvar.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/expr_bvar.go
@@ -125,10 +125,13 @@ func (bvar *BindVariable) compile(c *compiler) (ctype, error) {
 
 	switch tt := typ.Type; {
 	case sqltypes.IsSigned(tt):
+		typ.Type = sqltypes.Int64
 		c.asm.PushBVar_i(bvar.Key)
 	case sqltypes.IsUnsigned(tt):
+		typ.Type = sqltypes.Uint64
 		c.asm.PushBVar_u(bvar.Key)
 	case sqltypes.IsFloat(tt):
+		typ.Type = sqltypes.Float64
 		c.asm.PushBVar_f(bvar.Key)
 	case sqltypes.IsDecimal(tt):
 		c.asm.PushBVar_d(bvar.Key)
@@ -146,9 +149,11 @@ func (bvar *BindVariable) compile(c *compiler) (ctype, error) {
 			typ.Type = sqltypes.VarBinary
 			typ.Flag |= flagBit
 		} else {
+			typ.Type = sqltypes.VarChar
 			c.asm.PushBVar_text(bvar.Key, typ.Col)
 		}
 	case sqltypes.IsBinary(tt):
+		typ.Type = sqltypes.VarBinary
 		c.asm.PushBVar_bin(bvar.Key)
 	case sqltypes.IsNull(tt):
 		c.asm.PushNull()
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/translate_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/translate_test.go
index 3702230e22e..d475a9cac8e 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/translate_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine/translate_test.go
@@ -452,3 +452,19 @@ func TestCardinalityWithBindVariables(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBindVarType(t *testing.T) {
+	lhs := sqlparser.NewTypedArgument("lhs", sqltypes.Int32)
+	rhs := sqlparser.NewTypedArgument("rhs", sqltypes.Int64)
+	venv := vtenv.NewTestEnv()
+	cmp := &sqlparser.ComparisonExpr{
+		Operator: sqlparser.EqualOp,
+		Left:     lhs,
+		Right:    rhs,
+	}
+	_, err := Translate(cmp, &Config{
+		Collation:   venv.CollationEnv().DefaultConnectionCharset(),
+		Environment: venv,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}