diff --git a/expression/expressions/like.go b/expression/expressions/like.go
index 4f7ce4dcc9..3e480d5ef9 100644
--- a/expression/expressions/like.go
+++ b/expression/expressions/like.go
@@ -103,7 +103,12 @@ func (p *PatternLike) Eval(ctx context.Context, args map[interface{}]interface{}
 		}
 		spattern, ok := pattern.(string)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("non-string pattern in LIKE: %v (Value of type %T)", pattern, pattern)
+			bpattern, ok := pattern.([]byte)
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, errors.Errorf("non-string pattern in LIKE: %v (Value of type %T)", pattern, pattern)
+			}
+			// TODO: BINARY pattern match should be case-insensitive
+			spattern = string(bpattern)
 		}
 
 		p.patChars, p.patTypes = compilePattern(spattern)
diff --git a/expression/expressions/like_test.go b/expression/expressions/like_test.go
index a30e6b1c30..dfdb5c7692 100644
--- a/expression/expressions/like_test.go
+++ b/expression/expressions/like_test.go
@@ -105,4 +105,20 @@ func (*testLikeSuite) TestEval(c *C) {
 	pattern.Expr = mockExpr{isStatic: false, val: nil}
 	_, err = pattern.Eval(nil, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	// Testcase for "LIKE BINARY xxx"
+	pattern = &PatternLike{
+		Expr:    mockExpr{isStatic: true, val: "slien"},
+		Pattern: mockExpr{isStatic: true, val: []byte("%E%")},
+	}
+	v, err := pattern.Eval(nil, nil)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(v, IsTrue)
+	pattern = &PatternLike{
+		Expr:    mockExpr{isStatic: true, val: "slin"},
+		Pattern: mockExpr{isStatic: true, val: []byte("%E%")},
+	}
+	v, err = pattern.Eval(nil, nil)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(v, IsFalse)
 }