diff --git a/enginetest/queries/queries.go b/enginetest/queries/queries.go
index 59c09b1f79..0dfb832220 100644
--- a/enginetest/queries/queries.go
+++ b/enginetest/queries/queries.go
@@ -4246,53 +4246,45 @@ SELECT * FROM cte WHERE  d = 2;`,
 		Expected:              []sql.Row{{time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 12, 34, 56, 0, time.UTC)}},
 	},
 	{
-		// TODO: implement precision for datetime casting
-		Skip:                  true,
 		Query:                 "select cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456abc' as datetime(1));",
 		ExpectedWarning:       1292,
 		ExpectedWarningsCount: 1,
 		Expected:              []sql.Row{{time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 12, 34, 56, 100000000, time.UTC)}},
 	},
 	{
-		// TODO: implement precision for datetime casting
-		Skip:                  true,
 		Query:                 "select cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456abc' as datetime(2));",
 		ExpectedWarning:       1292,
 		ExpectedWarningsCount: 1,
 		Expected:              []sql.Row{{time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 12, 34, 56, 120000000, time.UTC)}},
 	},
 	{
-		// TODO: implement precision for datetime casting
-		Skip:                  true,
 		Query:                 "select cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456abc' as datetime(3));",
 		ExpectedWarning:       1292,
 		ExpectedWarningsCount: 1,
 		Expected:              []sql.Row{{time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 12, 34, 56, 123000000, time.UTC)}},
 	},
 	{
-		// TODO: implement precision for datetime casting
-		Skip:                  true,
 		Query:                 "select cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456abc' as datetime(4));",
 		ExpectedWarning:       1292,
 		ExpectedWarningsCount: 1,
 		Expected:              []sql.Row{{time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 12, 34, 56, 123500000, time.UTC)}},
 	},
 	{
-		// TODO: implement precision for datetime casting
-		Skip:                  true,
 		Query:                 "select cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456abc' as datetime(5));",
 		ExpectedWarning:       1292,
 		ExpectedWarningsCount: 1,
 		Expected:              []sql.Row{{time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 12, 34, 56, 123460000, time.UTC)}},
 	},
 	{
-		// TODO: implement precision for datetime casting
-		Skip:                  true,
 		Query:                 "select cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456abc' as datetime(6));",
 		ExpectedWarning:       1292,
 		ExpectedWarningsCount: 1,
 		Expected:              []sql.Row{{time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 12, 34, 56, 123456000, time.UTC)}},
 	},
+	{
+		Query:    "select cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56.123456' as datetime(6)) > cast('2020-01-01 12:34:56' as datetime)",
+		Expected: []sql.Row{{true}},
+	},
 	{
 		Query: `SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM othertable) othertable_one) othertable_two) othertable_three WHERE s2 = 'first'`,
 		Expected: []sql.Row{
diff --git a/sql/expression/comparison.go b/sql/expression/comparison.go
index 97e5f4ba6e..e7cb0b8e15 100644
--- a/sql/expression/comparison.go
+++ b/sql/expression/comparison.go
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ func (c *comparison) castLeftAndRight(ctx *sql.Context, left, right interface{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, nil, err
 		}
-
 		return l, r, types.DatetimeMaxPrecision, nil
 	}
 
@@ -302,12 +301,16 @@ func (c *comparison) castLeftAndRight(ctx *sql.Context, left, right interface{})
 }
 
 func convertLeftAndRight(ctx *sql.Context, left, right interface{}, convertTo string) (interface{}, interface{}, error) {
-	l, err := convertValue(ctx, left, convertTo, nil, 0, 0)
+	typeLength := 0
+	if convertTo == ConvertToDatetime {
+		typeLength = types.MaxDatetimePrecision
+	}
+	l, err := convertValue(ctx, left, convertTo, nil, typeLength, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	r, err := convertValue(ctx, right, convertTo, nil, 0, 0)
+	r, err := convertValue(ctx, right, convertTo, nil, typeLength, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/sql/expression/convert.go b/sql/expression/convert.go
index 7cfa69ee25..9d5d7af6bd 100644
--- a/sql/expression/convert.go
+++ b/sql/expression/convert.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func convertValue(ctx *sql.Context, val interface{}, castTo string, originType s
 		if !(isTime || isString || isBinary) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
-		d, _, err := types.DatetimeDefaultPrecision.Convert(ctx, val)
+		d, _, err := types.MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Datetime, typeLength).Convert(ctx, val)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !sql.ErrTruncatedIncorrect.Is(err) {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/sql/types/datetime.go b/sql/types/datetime.go
index 60d87b6ad6..387956f0fb 100644
--- a/sql/types/datetime.go
+++ b/sql/types/datetime.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ const ZeroTimestampDatetimeStr = "0000-00-00 00:00:00"
 
 const MinDatetimeStringLength = 8 // length of "2000-1-1"
 
+const MaxDatetimePrecision = 6
+
 var (
 	// ErrConvertingToTime is thrown when a value cannot be converted to a Time
 	ErrConvertingToTime = errors.NewKind("Incorrect datetime value: '%v'")
@@ -102,16 +104,14 @@ var (
 	Date = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Date, 0)
 	// Datetime is a date and a time with default precision (no fractional seconds).
 	Datetime = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Datetime, 0)
-	// DatetimeDefaultPrecision is a date and a time without a specified precision
-	DatetimeDefaultPrecision = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Datetime, 0)
 	// DatetimeMaxPrecision is a date and a time with maximum precision
-	DatetimeMaxPrecision = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Datetime, 6)
+	DatetimeMaxPrecision = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Datetime, MaxDatetimePrecision)
 	// Timestamp is a UNIX timestamp with default precision (no fractional seconds).
 	Timestamp = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Timestamp, 0)
 	// TimestampMaxPrecision is a UNIX timestamp with maximum precision
-	TimestampMaxPrecision = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Timestamp, 6)
+	TimestampMaxPrecision = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Timestamp, MaxDatetimePrecision)
 	// DatetimeMaxRange is a date and a time with maximum precision and maximum range.
-	DatetimeMaxRange = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Datetime, 6)
+	DatetimeMaxRange = MustCreateDatetimeType(sqltypes.Datetime, MaxDatetimePrecision)
 
 	datetimeValueType = reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
 )
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ var _ sql.CollationCoercible = datetimeType{}
 func CreateDatetimeType(baseType query.Type, precision int) (sql.DatetimeType, error) {
 	switch baseType {
 	case sqltypes.Date, sqltypes.Datetime, sqltypes.Timestamp:
-		if precision < 0 || precision > 6 {
+		if precision < 0 || precision > MaxDatetimePrecision {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("precision must be between 0 and 6, got %d", precision)
 		}
 		return datetimeType{
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func ConvertToTime(ctx context.Context, v interface{}, t datetimeType) (time.Tim
 	}
 
 	// Round the date to the precision of this type
-	if t.precision < 6 {
+	if t.precision < MaxDatetimePrecision {
 		truncationDuration := time.Second / time.Duration(precisionConversion[t.precision])
 		res = res.Round(truncationDuration)
 	} else {