diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mysql/init.sql b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mysql/init.sql
index f37ef0d532..9fa608f42d 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mysql/init.sql
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/integrations/mysql/init.sql
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE Tasks (
     TaskID int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
     PersonID INT,
     TaskName varchar(255),
+    CreatedAt DATE,
     PRIMARY KEY (TaskID),
     CONSTRAINT fkPersons
         FOREIGN KEY(PersonID)
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@ CREATE TABLE Products (
     updated time
 );
 INSERT INTO Persons (FirstName, LastName, Age, Address, City, CreatedAt) VALUES ('Mike', 'Hughes', 28.2, '123 Fake Street', 'Belfast', '2021-01-19 03:14:07');
-INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (1, 'assembling');
-INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (1, 'processing');
+INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName, CreatedAt) VALUES (1, 'assembling', '2020-01-01');
+INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName, CreatedAt) VALUES (2, 'processing', '2019-12-31');
 INSERT INTO Products (name, updated) VALUES ('Meat', '11:00:22'), ('Fruit', '10:00:00');
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
index 6f009bbd4a..cd5dc77f9b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   finaliseExternalTables,
 } from "./utils"
 import { DatasourcePlus } from "./base/datasourcePlus"
+import dayjs from "dayjs"
 
 module MySQLModule {
   const mysql = require("mysql2/promise")
@@ -86,10 +87,16 @@ module MySQLModule {
       if (typeof binding !== "string") {
         continue
       }
-      const matches = binding.match(/^\d*/g)
+      const matches = binding.match(/^\d*$/g)
+      // check if number first
       if (matches && matches[0] !== "" && !isNaN(Number(matches[0]))) {
         bindings[i] = parseFloat(binding)
       }
+      // if not a number, see if it is a date - important to do in this order as any
+      // integer will be considered a valid date
+      else if (dayjs(binding).isValid()) {
+        bindings[i] = dayjs(binding).toDate()
+      }
     }
     return bindings
   }