diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Expressions.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Expressions.java
index 739333ded0fde..50a0c664812f8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Expressions.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Expressions.java
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ public static List<Object> fold(FoldContext ctx, List<? extends Expression> exps
         return folded;
     }
 
+    public static boolean literals(List<? extends Expression> exps) {
+        for (Expression exp : exps) {
+            if (exp instanceof Literal == false) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public static AttributeSet references(List<? extends Expression> exps) {
         if (exps.isEmpty()) {
             return AttributeSet.EMPTY;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Foldables.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Foldables.java
index 233113c3fe1b8..106be988b2fe6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Foldables.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql-core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/core/expression/Foldables.java
@@ -16,4 +16,12 @@ public static Object valueOf(FoldContext ctx, Expression e) {
         }
         throw new QlIllegalArgumentException("Cannot determine value for {}", e);
     }
+
+    public static Object valueOfLiteral(Expression e) {
+        if (e instanceof Literal literal) {
+            return literal.value();
+        }
+
+        throw new QlIllegalArgumentException("Expected a Literal but received [" + e + "]");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/FullTextFunction.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/FullTextFunction.java
index 15bbe29cb0b89..19a19e0505abf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/FullTextFunction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/FullTextFunction.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.capabilities.TranslationAware;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.common.Failures;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Nullability;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypeResolutions;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.function.Function;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public Expression query() {
      * @return query expression as an object
      */
     public Object queryAsObject() {
-        Object queryAsObject = query().fold(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */);
+        Object queryAsObject = Foldables.valueOfLiteral(query());
         return BytesRefs.toString(queryAsObject);
     }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/Match.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/Match.java
index 3b3df2e376c9d..3f7e41f01b7c0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/Match.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/fulltext/Match.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.EntryExpression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FieldAttribute;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Literal;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.MapExpression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public BiConsumer<LogicalPlan, Failures> postAnalysisPlanVerification() {
 
     @Override
     public Object queryAsObject() {
-        Object queryAsObject = query().fold(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */);
+        Object queryAsObject = Foldables.valueOfLiteral(query());
 
         // Convert BytesRef to string for string-based values
         if (queryAsObject instanceof BytesRef bytesRef) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/ip/CIDRMatch.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/ip/CIDRMatch.java
index aae01ab774efa..02585f7e8e560 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/ip/CIDRMatch.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/ip/CIDRMatch.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.capabilities.TranslationAware;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expressions;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.TermsQuery;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.tree.NodeInfo;
@@ -189,7 +189,11 @@ public Query asQuery(TranslatorHandler handler) {
         Check.isTrue(Expressions.foldable(matches), "Expected foldable matches, but got [{}]", matches);
 
         String targetFieldName = handler.nameOf(fa.exactAttribute());
-        Set<Object> set = new LinkedHashSet<>(Expressions.fold(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, matches));
+
+        Set<Object> set = new LinkedHashSet<>(matches.size());
+        for (Expression exp : matches) {
+            set.add(Foldables.valueOfLiteral(exp));
+        }
 
         return new TermsQuery(source(), targetFieldName, set);
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesFunction.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesFunction.java
index 295116a5e99c2..918f9db53e77a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesFunction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesFunction.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.QlIllegalArgumentException;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expressions;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypedAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.tree.Source;
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ private Query translate(TranslatorHandler handler, Expression spatialExpression,
         String name = handler.nameOf(attribute);
 
         try {
-            Geometry shape = SpatialRelatesUtils.makeGeometryFromLiteral(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, constantExpression);
+            Geometry shape = SpatialRelatesUtils.makeGeometryFromLiteralValue(
+                Foldables.valueOfLiteral(constantExpression),
+                constantExpression.dataType()
+            );
             return new SpatialRelatesQuery(source(), name, queryRelation(), shape, attribute.dataType());
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
             throw new QlIllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesUtils.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesUtils.java
index 1b06c6dfd3dd5..a9e1b487e4b63 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesUtils.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/spatial/SpatialRelatesUtils.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public static Geometry makeGeometryFromLiteral(FoldContext ctx, Expression expr)
         return makeGeometryFromLiteralValue(valueOf(ctx, expr), expr.dataType());
     }
 
-    private static Geometry makeGeometryFromLiteralValue(Object value, DataType dataType) {
+    public static Geometry makeGeometryFromLiteralValue(Object value, DataType dataType) {
         if (value instanceof BytesRef bytesRef) {
             // Single value expression
             return SpatialCoordinateTypes.UNSPECIFIED.wkbToGeometry(bytesRef);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/EndsWith.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/EndsWith.java
index b3d50d7b572fb..218121d37c7a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/EndsWith.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/EndsWith.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.capabilities.TranslationAware;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FieldAttribute;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Literal;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.WildcardQuery;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.tree.NodeInfo;
@@ -140,16 +141,14 @@ public ExpressionEvaluator.Factory toEvaluator(ToEvaluator toEvaluator) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean translatable(LucenePushdownPredicates pushdownPredicates) {
-        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(str) && suffix.foldable();
+        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(str) && suffix instanceof Literal;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Query asQuery(TranslatorHandler handler) {
         LucenePushdownPredicates.checkIsPushableAttribute(str);
         var fieldName = handler.nameOf(str instanceof FieldAttribute fa ? fa.exactAttribute() : str);
-
-        // TODO: Get the real FoldContext here
-        var wildcardQuery = "*" + QueryParser.escape(BytesRefs.toString(suffix.fold(FoldContext.small())));
+        var wildcardQuery = "*" + QueryParser.escape(BytesRefs.toString(Foldables.valueOfLiteral(suffix)));
 
         return new WildcardQuery(source(), fieldName, wildcardQuery);
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/StartsWith.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/StartsWith.java
index 9ab552576dbbb..eb44d5f8258c5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/StartsWith.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/scalar/string/StartsWith.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.capabilities.TranslationAware;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FieldAttribute;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Literal;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.WildcardQuery;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.tree.NodeInfo;
@@ -137,16 +138,14 @@ public ExpressionEvaluator.Factory toEvaluator(ToEvaluator toEvaluator) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean translatable(LucenePushdownPredicates pushdownPredicates) {
-        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(str) && prefix.foldable();
+        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(str) && prefix instanceof Literal;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Query asQuery(TranslatorHandler handler) {
         LucenePushdownPredicates.checkIsPushableAttribute(str);
         var fieldName = handler.nameOf(str instanceof FieldAttribute fa ? fa.exactAttribute() : str);
-
-        // TODO: Get the real FoldContext here
-        var wildcardQuery = QueryParser.escape(BytesRefs.toString(prefix.fold(FoldContext.small()))) + "*";
+        var wildcardQuery = QueryParser.escape(BytesRefs.toString(Foldables.valueOfLiteral(prefix))) + "*";
 
         return new WildcardQuery(source(), fieldName, wildcardQuery);
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/Range.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/Range.java
index 4da10c5ec7b8c..26f13a5b61fc0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/Range.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/Range.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables.valueOf;
+import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables.valueOfLiteral;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.IP;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.UNSIGNED_LONG;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.VERSION;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean translatable(LucenePushdownPredicates pushdownPredicates) {
-        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(value) && lower.foldable() && upper.foldable();
+        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(value) && lower instanceof Literal && upper instanceof Literal;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ public Query asQuery(TranslatorHandler handler) {
     }
 
     private RangeQuery translate(TranslatorHandler handler) {
-        Object l = valueOf(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, lower);
-        Object u = valueOf(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, upper);
+        Object l = valueOfLiteral(lower);
+        Object u = valueOfLiteral(upper);
         String format = null;
 
         DataType dataType = value.dataType();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/EsqlBinaryComparison.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/EsqlBinaryComparison.java
index fc69f4dc19d72..6dc130fb6c6c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/EsqlBinaryComparison.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/EsqlBinaryComparison.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expressions;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FieldAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Literal;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypeResolutions;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypedAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.BinaryComparison;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LoggerMessageFormat.format;
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables.valueOf;
+import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables.valueOfLiteral;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.IP;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.UNSIGNED_LONG;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.VERSION;
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ public static String formatIncompatibleTypesMessage(DataType leftType, DataType
 
     @Override
     public boolean translatable(LucenePushdownPredicates pushdownPredicates) {
-        if (right().foldable()) {
+        if (right() instanceof Literal) {
             if (pushdownPredicates.isPushableFieldAttribute(left())) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ public Expression singleValueField() {
     private Query translate(TranslatorHandler handler) {
         TypedAttribute attribute = LucenePushdownPredicates.checkIsPushableAttribute(left());
         String name = handler.nameOf(attribute);
-        Object value = valueOf(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, right());
+        Object value = valueOfLiteral(right());
         String format = null;
         boolean isDateLiteralComparison = false;
 
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ private Query translateOutOfRangeComparisons() {
         if ((left() instanceof FieldAttribute) == false || left().dataType().isNumeric() == false) {
             return null;
         }
-        Object value = valueOf(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, right());
+        Object value = valueOfLiteral(right());
 
         // Comparisons with multi-values always return null in ESQL.
         if (value instanceof List<?>) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/In.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/In.java
index d5969d3a0ab37..13308495a3fd8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/In.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/In.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expressions;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypedAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.Comparisons;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LoggerMessageFormat.format;
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables.valueOf;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypeResolutions.ParamOrdinal.DEFAULT;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.BOOLEAN;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.type.DataType.DATETIME;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static boolean process(BitSet nulls, BitSet mvs, BytesRef lhs, BytesRef[] rhs) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean translatable(LucenePushdownPredicates pushdownPredicates) {
-        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(value) && Expressions.foldable(list());
+        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableAttribute(value) && Expressions.literals(list());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ private Query translate(TranslatorHandler handler) {
                         queries.add(query);
                     }
                 } else {
-                    terms.add(valueOf(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, rhs));
+                    terms.add(Foldables.valueOfLiteral(rhs));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/InsensitiveEquals.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/InsensitiveEquals.java
index 3a9ca27637db8..ef6ab581625d3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/InsensitiveEquals.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/InsensitiveEquals.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expressions;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FoldContext;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Literal;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypeResolutions;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.TypedAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
@@ -30,8 +32,6 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Foldables.valueOf;
-
 public class InsensitiveEquals extends InsensitiveBinaryComparison {
     public static final NamedWriteableRegistry.Entry ENTRY = new NamedWriteableRegistry.Entry(
         Expression.class,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public Boolean fold(FoldContext ctx) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean translatable(LucenePushdownPredicates pushdownPredicates) {
-        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableFieldAttribute(left()) && right().foldable();
+        return pushdownPredicates.isPushableFieldAttribute(left()) && right() instanceof Literal;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ private void checkInsensitiveComparison() {
 
     private Query translate() {
         TypedAttribute attribute = LucenePushdownPredicates.checkIsPushableAttribute(left());
-        BytesRef value = BytesRefs.toBytesRef(valueOf(FoldContext.small() /* TODO remove me */, right()));
+        BytesRef value = BytesRefs.toBytesRef(Foldables.valueOfLiteral(right()));
         String name = LucenePushdownPredicates.pushableAttributeName(attribute);
         return new TermQuery(source(), name, value.utf8ToString(), true);
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/planner/TranslatorHandler.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/planner/TranslatorHandler.java
index f7f09d36a4296..3482feb870f56 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/planner/TranslatorHandler.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/planner/TranslatorHandler.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Expressions;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.FieldAttribute;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.Literal;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.expression.MetadataAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.core.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.querydsl.query.SingleValueQuery;
@@ -53,4 +54,18 @@ private static Query wrapFunctionQuery(Expression field, Query query) {
     public String nameOf(Expression e) {
         return Expressions.name(e);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the given expression, as long as it's a Literal.
+     * <p>
+     *     At this stage of the planning, foldable expressions should be literals.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    public Object valueOf(Expression e) {
+        if (e instanceof Literal literal) {
+            return literal.value();
+        }
+
+        throw new EsqlIllegalArgumentException("Expected a Literal but received [" + e + "]");
+    }
 }