diff --git a/src/entity/active_enum.rs b/src/entity/active_enum.rs
index fb0a7c83..7a73fb26 100644
--- a/src/entity/active_enum.rs
+++ b/src/entity/active_enum.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{ColumnDef, DbErr, Iterable, TryGetable};
-use sea_query::{DynIden, Nullable, Value, ValueType};
+use sea_query::{DynIden, Expr, Nullable, SimpleExpr, Value, ValueType};
 
 /// A Rust representation of enum defined in database.
 ///
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ pub trait ActiveEnum: Sized + Iterable {
         Self::to_value(&self)
     }
 
+    /// Construct a enum expression with casting
+    fn as_enum(&self) -> SimpleExpr {
+        Expr::val(Self::to_value(self)).as_enum(Self::name())
+    }
+
     /// Get the name of all enum variants
     fn values() -> Vec<Self::Value> {
         Self::iter().map(Self::into_value).collect()
diff --git a/tests/active_enum_tests.rs b/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
index e3c701c7..56a04b9d 100644
--- a/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ use active_enum::Entity as ActiveEnum;
 use active_enum_child::Entity as ActiveEnumChild;
 pub use common::{features::*, setup::*, TestContext};
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
-use sea_orm::{entity::prelude::*, entity::*, DatabaseConnection};
+use sea_orm::{
+    entity::prelude::*,
+    entity::*,
+    sea_query::{BinOper, Expr},
+    ActiveEnum as ActiveEnumTrait, DatabaseConnection,
+};
 
 #[sea_orm_macros::test]
 #[cfg(any(
@@ -88,6 +93,29 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
             .await?
             .unwrap()
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        model,
+        Entity::find()
+            .filter(
+                Expr::col(Column::Tea)
+                    .binary(BinOper::In, Expr::tuple([Tea::EverydayTea.as_enum()]))
+            )
+            .one(db)
+            .await?
+            .unwrap()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        model,
+        Entity::find()
+            .filter(Column::Tea.is_not_null())
+            .filter(
+                Expr::col(Column::Tea)
+                    .binary(BinOper::NotIn, Expr::tuple([Tea::BreakfastTea.as_enum()]))
+            )
+            .one(db)
+            .await?
+            .unwrap()
+    );
 
     let res = model.delete(db).await?;