diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetFilters.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetFilters.scala
index 517a5cf0029ed9a078a539d62e5c82d2b8dc053e..1e67799e8399aa504cfd80bcd6ac79df6b29fc95 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetFilters.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetFilters.scala
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@
 package org.apache.spark.sql.parquet
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
+import java.sql.{Date, Timestamp}
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration
 
+import parquet.common.schema.ColumnPath
 import parquet.filter2.compat.FilterCompat
 import parquet.filter2.compat.FilterCompat._
-import parquet.filter2.predicate.FilterPredicate
-import parquet.filter2.predicate.FilterApi
+import parquet.filter2.predicate.Operators.{Column, SupportsLtGt}
+import parquet.filter2.predicate.{FilterApi, FilterPredicate}
 import parquet.filter2.predicate.FilterApi._
 import parquet.io.api.Binary
 import parquet.column.ColumnReader
@@ -33,9 +35,11 @@ import com.google.common.io.BaseEncoding
 
 import org.apache.spark.SparkEnv
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.types._
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.types.decimal.Decimal
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.{Predicate => CatalystPredicate}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.SparkSqlSerializer
+import org.apache.spark.sql.parquet.ParquetColumns._
 
 private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
   val PARQUET_FILTER_DATA = "org.apache.spark.sql.parquet.row.filter"
@@ -50,15 +54,25 @@ private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
     if (filters.length > 0) FilterCompat.get(filters.reduce(FilterApi.and)) else null
   }
 
-  def createFilter(expression: Expression): Option[CatalystFilter] ={
+  def createFilter(expression: Expression): Option[CatalystFilter] = {
     def createEqualityFilter(
         name: String,
         literal: Literal,
         predicate: CatalystPredicate) = literal.dataType match {
       case BooleanType =>
-        ComparisonFilter.createBooleanFilter(
+        ComparisonFilter.createBooleanEqualityFilter(
           name, 
-          literal.value.asInstanceOf[Boolean], 
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[Boolean],
+          predicate)
+      case ByteType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.eq(byteColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Byte]),
+          predicate)
+      case ShortType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.eq(shortColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Short]),
           predicate)
       case IntegerType =>
         new ComparisonFilter(
@@ -81,18 +95,49 @@ private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
           FilterApi.eq(floatColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Float]),
           predicate)
       case StringType =>
-        ComparisonFilter.createStringFilter(
+        ComparisonFilter.createStringEqualityFilter(
           name, 
           literal.value.asInstanceOf[String], 
           predicate)
+      case BinaryType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createBinaryEqualityFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]],
+          predicate)
+      case DateType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.eq(dateColumn(name), new WrappedDate(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Date])),
+          predicate)
+      case TimestampType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.eq(timestampColumn(name),
+            new WrappedTimestamp(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Timestamp])),
+          predicate)
+      case DecimalType.Unlimited =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.eq(decimalColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[Decimal]),
+          predicate)
     }
 
     def createLessThanFilter(
         name: String,
         literal: Literal,
         predicate: CatalystPredicate) = literal.dataType match {
+      case ByteType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.lt(byteColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Byte]),
+          predicate)
+      case ShortType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.lt(shortColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Short]),
+          predicate)
       case IntegerType =>
-       new ComparisonFilter(
+        new ComparisonFilter(
           name, 
           FilterApi.lt(intColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[Integer]),
           predicate)
@@ -111,11 +156,47 @@ private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
           name,
           FilterApi.lt(floatColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Float]),
           predicate)
+      case StringType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createStringLessThanFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[String],
+          predicate)
+      case BinaryType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createBinaryLessThanFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]],
+          predicate)
+      case DateType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.lt(dateColumn(name), new WrappedDate(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Date])),
+          predicate)
+      case TimestampType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.lt(timestampColumn(name),
+            new WrappedTimestamp(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Timestamp])),
+          predicate)
+      case DecimalType.Unlimited =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.lt(decimalColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[Decimal]),
+          predicate)
     }
     def createLessThanOrEqualFilter(
         name: String,
         literal: Literal,
         predicate: CatalystPredicate) = literal.dataType match {
+      case ByteType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.ltEq(byteColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Byte]),
+          predicate)
+      case ShortType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.ltEq(shortColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Short]),
+          predicate)
       case IntegerType =>
         new ComparisonFilter(
           name,
@@ -136,12 +217,48 @@ private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
           name,
           FilterApi.ltEq(floatColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Float]),
           predicate)
+      case StringType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createStringLessThanOrEqualFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[String],
+          predicate)
+      case BinaryType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createBinaryLessThanOrEqualFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]],
+          predicate)
+      case DateType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.ltEq(dateColumn(name), new WrappedDate(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Date])),
+          predicate)
+      case TimestampType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.ltEq(timestampColumn(name),
+            new WrappedTimestamp(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Timestamp])),
+          predicate)
+      case DecimalType.Unlimited =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.ltEq(decimalColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[Decimal]),
+          predicate)
     }
     // TODO: combine these two types somehow?
     def createGreaterThanFilter(
         name: String,
         literal: Literal,
         predicate: CatalystPredicate) = literal.dataType match {
+      case ByteType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gt(byteColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Byte]),
+          predicate)
+      case ShortType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gt(shortColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Short]),
+          predicate)
       case IntegerType =>
         new ComparisonFilter(
           name,
@@ -162,11 +279,47 @@ private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
           name,
           FilterApi.gt(floatColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Float]),
           predicate)
+      case StringType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createStringGreaterThanFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[String],
+          predicate)
+      case BinaryType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createBinaryGreaterThanFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]],
+          predicate)
+      case DateType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gt(dateColumn(name), new WrappedDate(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Date])),
+          predicate)
+      case TimestampType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gt(timestampColumn(name),
+            new WrappedTimestamp(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Timestamp])),
+          predicate)
+      case DecimalType.Unlimited =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gt(decimalColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[Decimal]),
+          predicate)
     }
     def createGreaterThanOrEqualFilter(
         name: String,
         literal: Literal,
         predicate: CatalystPredicate) = literal.dataType match {
+      case ByteType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gtEq(byteColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Byte]),
+          predicate)
+      case ShortType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gtEq(shortColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Short]),
+          predicate)
       case IntegerType =>
         new ComparisonFilter(
           name,
@@ -187,6 +340,32 @@ private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
           name,
           FilterApi.gtEq(floatColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Float]),
           predicate)
+      case StringType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createStringGreaterThanOrEqualFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[String],
+          predicate)
+      case BinaryType =>
+        ComparisonFilter.createBinaryGreaterThanOrEqualFilter(
+          name,
+          literal.value.asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]],
+          predicate)
+      case DateType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gtEq(dateColumn(name), new WrappedDate(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Date])),
+          predicate)
+      case TimestampType =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gtEq(timestampColumn(name),
+            new WrappedTimestamp(literal.value.asInstanceOf[Timestamp])),
+          predicate)
+      case DecimalType.Unlimited =>
+        new ComparisonFilter(
+          name,
+          FilterApi.gtEq(decimalColumn(name), literal.value.asInstanceOf[Decimal]),
+          predicate)
     }
 
     /**
@@ -221,9 +400,9 @@ private[sql] object ParquetFilters {
           case _ => None
         }
       }
-      case p @ EqualTo(left: Literal, right: NamedExpression) =>
+      case p @ EqualTo(left: Literal, right: NamedExpression) if left.dataType != NullType =>
         Some(createEqualityFilter(right.name, left, p))
-      case p @ EqualTo(left: NamedExpression, right: Literal) =>
+      case p @ EqualTo(left: NamedExpression, right: Literal) if right.dataType != NullType =>
         Some(createEqualityFilter(left.name, right, p))
       case p @ LessThan(left: Literal, right: NamedExpression) =>
         Some(createLessThanFilter(right.name, left, p))
@@ -363,7 +542,7 @@ private[parquet] case class AndFilter(
 }
 
 private[parquet] object ComparisonFilter {
-  def createBooleanFilter(
+  def createBooleanEqualityFilter(
       columnName: String,
       value: Boolean,
       predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
@@ -372,7 +551,7 @@ private[parquet] object ComparisonFilter {
       FilterApi.eq(booleanColumn(columnName), value.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Boolean]),
       predicate)
 
-  def createStringFilter(
+  def createStringEqualityFilter(
       columnName: String,
       value: String,
       predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
@@ -380,4 +559,138 @@ private[parquet] object ComparisonFilter {
       columnName,
       FilterApi.eq(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromString(value)),
       predicate)
+
+  def createStringLessThanFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: String,
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.lt(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromString(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createStringLessThanOrEqualFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: String,
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.ltEq(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromString(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createStringGreaterThanFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: String,
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.gt(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromString(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createStringGreaterThanOrEqualFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: String,
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.gtEq(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromString(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createBinaryEqualityFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: Array[Byte],
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.eq(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromByteArray(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createBinaryLessThanFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: Array[Byte],
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.lt(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromByteArray(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createBinaryLessThanOrEqualFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: Array[Byte],
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.ltEq(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromByteArray(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createBinaryGreaterThanFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: Array[Byte],
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.gt(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromByteArray(value)),
+      predicate)
+
+  def createBinaryGreaterThanOrEqualFilter(
+      columnName: String,
+      value: Array[Byte],
+      predicate: CatalystPredicate): CatalystFilter =
+    new ComparisonFilter(
+      columnName,
+      FilterApi.gtEq(binaryColumn(columnName), Binary.fromByteArray(value)),
+      predicate)
+}
+
+private[spark] object ParquetColumns {
+
+  def byteColumn(columnPath: String): ByteColumn = {
+    new ByteColumn(ColumnPath.fromDotString(columnPath))
+  }
+
+  final class ByteColumn(columnPath: ColumnPath)
+    extends Column[java.lang.Byte](columnPath, classOf[java.lang.Byte]) with SupportsLtGt
+
+  def shortColumn(columnPath: String): ShortColumn = {
+    new ShortColumn(ColumnPath.fromDotString(columnPath))
+  }
+
+  final class ShortColumn(columnPath: ColumnPath)
+    extends Column[java.lang.Short](columnPath, classOf[java.lang.Short]) with SupportsLtGt
+
+
+  def dateColumn(columnPath: String): DateColumn = {
+    new DateColumn(ColumnPath.fromDotString(columnPath))
+  }
+
+  final class DateColumn(columnPath: ColumnPath)
+    extends Column[WrappedDate](columnPath, classOf[WrappedDate]) with SupportsLtGt
+
+  def timestampColumn(columnPath: String): TimestampColumn = {
+    new TimestampColumn(ColumnPath.fromDotString(columnPath))
+  }
+
+  final class TimestampColumn(columnPath: ColumnPath)
+    extends Column[WrappedTimestamp](columnPath, classOf[WrappedTimestamp]) with SupportsLtGt
+
+  def decimalColumn(columnPath: String): DecimalColumn = {
+    new DecimalColumn(ColumnPath.fromDotString(columnPath))
+  }
+
+  final class DecimalColumn(columnPath: ColumnPath)
+    extends Column[Decimal](columnPath, classOf[Decimal]) with SupportsLtGt
+
+  final class WrappedDate(val date: Date) extends Comparable[WrappedDate] {
+
+    override def compareTo(other: WrappedDate): Int = {
+      date.compareTo(other.date)
+    }
+  }
+
+  final class WrappedTimestamp(val timestamp: Timestamp) extends Comparable[WrappedTimestamp] {
+
+    override def compareTo(other: WrappedTimestamp): Int = {
+      timestamp.compareTo(other.timestamp)
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetQuerySuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetQuerySuite.scala
index 08d9da27f1b11fcbc307b8bd663c422b9a88f25b..3cccafe92d4f356006c963375f2694266d77272e 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetQuerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/parquet/ParquetQuerySuite.scala
@@ -619,6 +619,46 @@ class ParquetQuerySuite extends QueryTest with FunSuiteLike with BeforeAndAfterA
         fail(s"optional Int value in result row $i should be ${6*i}")
       }
     }
+
+    val query12 = sql("SELECT * FROM testfiltersource WHERE mystring >= \"50\"")
+    assert(
+      query12.queryExecution.executedPlan(0)(0).isInstanceOf[ParquetTableScan],
+      "Top operator should be ParquetTableScan after pushdown")
+    val result12 = query12.collect()
+    assert(result12.size === 54)
+    assert(result12(0).getString(2) == "6")
+    assert(result12(4).getString(2) == "50")
+    assert(result12(53).getString(2) == "99")
+
+    val query13 = sql("SELECT * FROM testfiltersource WHERE mystring > \"50\"")
+    assert(
+      query13.queryExecution.executedPlan(0)(0).isInstanceOf[ParquetTableScan],
+      "Top operator should be ParquetTableScan after pushdown")
+    val result13 = query13.collect()
+    assert(result13.size === 53)
+    assert(result13(0).getString(2) == "6")
+    assert(result13(4).getString(2) == "51")
+    assert(result13(52).getString(2) == "99")
+
+    val query14 = sql("SELECT * FROM testfiltersource WHERE mystring <= \"50\"")
+    assert(
+      query14.queryExecution.executedPlan(0)(0).isInstanceOf[ParquetTableScan],
+      "Top operator should be ParquetTableScan after pushdown")
+    val result14 = query14.collect()
+    assert(result14.size === 148)
+    assert(result14(0).getString(2) == "0")
+    assert(result14(46).getString(2) == "50")
+    assert(result14(147).getString(2) == "200")
+
+    val query15 = sql("SELECT * FROM testfiltersource WHERE mystring < \"50\"")
+    assert(
+      query15.queryExecution.executedPlan(0)(0).isInstanceOf[ParquetTableScan],
+      "Top operator should be ParquetTableScan after pushdown")
+    val result15 = query15.collect()
+    assert(result15.size === 147)
+    assert(result15(0).getString(2) == "0")
+    assert(result15(46).getString(2) == "100")
+    assert(result15(146).getString(2) == "200")
   }
 
   test("SPARK-1913 regression: columns only referenced by pushed down filters should remain") {