diff --git a/src/entity/column.rs b/src/entity/column.rs
index 865eccae..d1910f1d 100644
--- a/src/entity/column.rs
+++ b/src/entity/column.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{EntityName, IdenStatic, Iterable};
-use sea_query::{DynIden, Expr, SeaRc, SelectStatement, SimpleExpr, Value};
+use sea_query::{Alias, BinOper, DynIden, Expr, SeaRc, SelectStatement, SimpleExpr, Value};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 /// Defines a Column for an Entity
@@ -67,13 +67,18 @@ pub enum ColumnType {
 }
 
 macro_rules! bind_oper {
-    ( $op: ident ) => {
+    ( $op: ident, $bin_op: ident ) => {
         #[allow(missing_docs)]
         fn $op<V>(&self, v: V) -> SimpleExpr
         where
             V: Into<Value>,
         {
-            Expr::tbl(self.entity_name(), *self).$op(v)
+            let val = Expr::val(v);
+            let expr = match self.def().get_column_type().get_enum_name() {
+                Some(enum_name) => val.as_enum(Alias::new(enum_name)),
+                None => val.into(),
+            };
+            Expr::tbl(self.entity_name(), *self).binary(BinOper::$bin_op, expr)
         }
     };
 }
@@ -130,12 +135,12 @@ pub trait ColumnTrait: IdenStatic + Iterable + FromStr {
         (self.entity_name(), SeaRc::new(*self) as DynIden)
     }
 
-    bind_oper!(eq);
-    bind_oper!(ne);
-    bind_oper!(gt);
-    bind_oper!(gte);
-    bind_oper!(lt);
-    bind_oper!(lte);
+    bind_oper!(eq, Equal);
+    bind_oper!(ne, NotEqual);
+    bind_oper!(gt, GreaterThan);
+    bind_oper!(gte, GreaterThanOrEqual);
+    bind_oper!(lt, SmallerThan);
+    bind_oper!(lte, SmallerThanOrEqual);
 
     /// ```
     /// use sea_orm::{entity::*, query::*, tests_cfg::cake, DbBackend};
diff --git a/tests/active_enum_tests.rs b/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
index ca9bf7d9..aaad419b 100644
--- a/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
     .insert(db)
     .await?;
 
+    let model = Entity::find().one(db).await?.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
-        Entity::find().one(db).await?.unwrap(),
+        model,
         Model {
             id: 1,
             category: None,
@@ -39,6 +40,17 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
             tea: None,
         }
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        model,
+        Entity::find()
+            .filter(Column::Id.is_not_null())
+            .filter(Column::Category.is_null())
+            .filter(Column::Color.is_null())
+            .filter(Column::Tea.is_null())
+            .one(db)
+            .await?
+            .unwrap()
+    );
 
     let am = ActiveModel {
         category: Set(Some(Category::Big)),
@@ -49,8 +61,9 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
     .save(db)
     .await?;
 
+    let model = Entity::find().one(db).await?.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
-        Entity::find().one(db).await?.unwrap(),
+        model,
         Model {
             id: 1,
             category: Some(Category::Big),
@@ -58,6 +71,17 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
             tea: Some(Tea::EverydayTea),
         }
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        model,
+        Entity::find()
+            .filter(Column::Id.eq(1))
+            .filter(Column::Category.eq(Category::Big))
+            .filter(Column::Color.eq(Color::Black))
+            .filter(Column::Tea.eq(Tea::EverydayTea))
+            .one(db)
+            .await?
+            .unwrap()
+    );
 
     let res = am.delete(db).await?;