diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark-typecast.js b/benchmarks/benchmark-typecast.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26d2fe198f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark-typecast.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const createConnection = require('../test/common.test.cjs').createConnection;
+const connection = createConnection();
+const NUM_SAMPLES = 10000;
+
+function typeCastRaw(field, next) {
+  if (field.type === 'VARCHAR') {
+    return field.string();
+  }
+
+  if (field.type === 'BINARY') {
+    return field.buffer().toString('ascii');
+  }
+
+  return next();
+}
+
+function typeCastValue(field, next) {
+  if (field.type === 'VARCHAR') {
+    return field.value();
+  }
+
+  if (field.type === 'BINARY') {
+    return field.value().toString('ascii');
+  }
+
+  return next();
+}
+
+async function benchmark(iterations, executor, typeCast) {
+  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    connection.query(
+      'TRUNCATE benchmark_typecast',
+      (err) => {
+        if (err) reject(err);
+        resolve();
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    connection.query(
+      'INSERT INTO benchmark_typecast VALUES ("hello", 0x1234)',
+      (err) => {
+        if (err) reject(err);
+        resolve();
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  const samples = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+    const start = Date.now();
+    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      connection[executor]({ sql: `SELECT * FROM benchmark_typecast`, typeCast }, (err) => {
+        if (err) reject(err);
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+    samples.push(Date.now() - start);
+  }
+
+  console.log(
+    `${executor} ${typeCast ? typeCast : 'raw'}: AVG ${samples.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / samples.length}ms`,
+  );
+}
+
+connection.query(
+  'CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE benchmark_typecast (v1 VARCHAR(16), v2 BINARY(4))',
+  async (err) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    await benchmark(NUM_SAMPLES, 'query');
+    await benchmark(NUM_SAMPLES, 'query', typeCastRaw);
+    await benchmark(NUM_SAMPLES, 'query', typeCastValue);
+
+    connection.end();
+  },
+);
diff --git a/lib/parsers/binary_parser.js b/lib/parsers/binary_parser.js
index 1083204f04..c0f28c8b51 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/binary_parser.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/binary_parser.js
@@ -81,6 +81,76 @@ function readCodeFor(field, config, options, fieldNum) {
   }
 }
 
+function readValueFor(field, config, options, packet) {
+  const supportBigNumbers = Boolean(
+    options.supportBigNumbers || config.supportBigNumbers,
+  );
+  const bigNumberStrings = Boolean(
+    options.bigNumberStrings || config.bigNumberStrings,
+  );
+  const timezone = options.timezone || config.timezone;
+  const dateStrings = options.dateStrings || config.dateStrings;
+  const unsigned = field.flags & FieldFlags.UNSIGNED;
+  switch (field.columnType) {
+    case Types.TINY:
+      return unsigned ? packet.readInt8() : packet.readSInt8();
+    case Types.SHORT:
+      return unsigned ? packet.readInt16() : packet.readSInt16();
+    case Types.LONG:
+    case Types.INT24: // in binary protocol int24 is encoded in 4 bytes int32
+      return unsigned ? packet.readInt32() : packet.readSInt32();
+    case Types.YEAR:
+      return packet.readInt16();
+    case Types.FLOAT:
+      return packet.readFloat();
+    case Types.DOUBLE:
+      return packet.readDouble();
+    case Types.NULL:
+      return null;
+    case Types.DATE:
+    case Types.DATETIME:
+    case Types.TIMESTAMP:
+    case Types.NEWDATE:
+      if (helpers.typeMatch(field.columnType, dateStrings, Types)) {
+        return packet.readDateTimeString(field.decimals);
+      }
+      return packet.readDateTime(timezone);
+    case Types.TIME:
+      return packet.readTimeString();
+    case Types.DECIMAL:
+    case Types.NEWDECIMAL:
+      if (config.decimalNumbers) {
+        return packet.parseLengthCodedFloat();
+      }
+      return packet.readLengthCodedString("ascii");
+    case Types.GEOMETRY:
+      return packet.parseGeometryValue();
+    case Types.JSON:
+      // Since for JSON columns mysql always returns charset 63 (BINARY),
+      // we have to handle it according to JSON specs and use "utf8",
+      // see https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/issues/409
+      return JSON.parse(packet.readLengthCodedString("utf8"));
+    case Types.LONGLONG:
+      if (!supportBigNumbers) {
+        return unsigned
+          ? packet.readInt64JSNumber()
+          : packet.readSInt64JSNumber();
+      }
+      if (bigNumberStrings) {
+        return unsigned
+          ? packet.readInt64String()
+          : packet.readSInt64String();
+      }
+      return unsigned ? packet.readInt64() : packet.readSInt64();
+
+    default:
+      if (field.characterSet === Charsets.BINARY) {
+        return packet.readLengthCodedBuffer();
+      }
+      return packet.readLengthCodedString(field.encoding)
+  }
+}
+
 function compile(fields, options, config) {
   const parserFn = genFunc();
   const nullBitmapLength = Math.floor((fields.length + 7 + 2) / 8);
@@ -110,6 +180,9 @@ function compile(fields, options, config) {
       geometry: function () {
         return packet.parseGeometryValue();
       },
+      value: function () {
+        return readValueFor(field, config, options, packet);
+      },
     };
   }
 
@@ -208,6 +281,7 @@ function compile(fields, options, config) {
       parserFn.toString(),
     );
   }
+  
   return parserFn.toFunction({ wrap });
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/parsers/text_parser.js b/lib/parsers/text_parser.js
index 7e46514463..af02540755 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/text_parser.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/text_parser.js
@@ -72,6 +72,67 @@ function readCodeFor(type, charset, encodingExpr, config, options) {
   }
 }
 
+function readValueFor(field, config, options, packet) {
+  const supportBigNumbers = Boolean(
+    options.supportBigNumbers || config.supportBigNumbers,
+  );
+  const bigNumberStrings = Boolean(
+    options.bigNumberStrings || config.bigNumberStrings,
+  );
+  const timezone = options.timezone || config.timezone;
+  const dateStrings = options.dateStrings || config.dateStrings;
+
+  switch (field.columnType) {
+    case Types.TINY:
+    case Types.SHORT:
+    case Types.LONG:
+    case Types.INT24:
+    case Types.YEAR:
+      return packet.parseLengthCodedIntNoBigCheck();
+    case Types.LONGLONG:
+      if (supportBigNumbers && bigNumberStrings) {
+        return packet.parseLengthCodedIntString();
+      }
+      return packet.parseLengthCodedInt(supportBigNumbers);
+    case Types.FLOAT:
+    case Types.DOUBLE:
+      return packet.parseLengthCodedFloat();
+    case Types.NULL:
+      return packet.readLengthCodedNumber();
+    case Types.DECIMAL:
+    case Types.NEWDECIMAL:
+      if (config.decimalNumbers) {
+        return packet.parseLengthCodedFloat();
+      }
+      return packet.readLengthCodedString('ascii');
+    case Types.DATE:
+      if (helpers.typeMatch(field.columnType, dateStrings, Types)) {
+        return packet.readLengthCodedString('ascii');
+      }
+      return packet.parseDate(timezone);
+    case Types.DATETIME:
+    case Types.TIMESTAMP:
+      if (helpers.typeMatch(field.columnType, dateStrings, Types)) {
+        return packet.readLengthCodedString('ascii');
+      }
+      return packet.parseDateTime(timezone);
+    case Types.TIME:
+      return packet.readLengthCodedString('ascii');
+    case Types.GEOMETRY:
+      return packet.parseGeometryValue();
+    case Types.JSON:
+      // Since for JSON columns mysql always returns charset 63 (BINARY),
+      // we have to handle it according to JSON specs and use "utf8",
+      // see https://github.com/sidorares/node-mysql2/issues/409
+      return JSON.parse(packet.readLengthCodedString('utf8'));
+    default:
+      if (field.characterSet === Charsets.BINARY) {
+        return packet.readLengthCodedBuffer();
+      }
+      return packet.readLengthCodedString(field.encoding);
+  }
+}
+
 function compile(fields, options, config) {
   // use global typeCast if current query doesn't specify one
   if (
@@ -106,6 +167,9 @@ function compile(fields, options, config) {
       geometry: function () {
         return _this.packet.parseGeometryValue();
       },
+      value: function () {
+        return readValueFor(field, config, options, _this.packet);
+      },
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/connection/test-typecast-values-execute.test.cjs b/test/integration/connection/test-typecast-values-execute.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cecda2535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/connection/test-typecast-values-execute.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { assert } = require('poku');
+
+const v1 = 'variable len';
+const v2 = true;
+const v3 = '2024-04-18 15:48:14';
+const v4 = '1.23';
+
+function typeCast(field, next) {
+  if (field.type === 'TINY') {
+    return field.value() === 1;
+  }
+  if (field.type === 'DATETIME') {
+    return new Date(field.value());
+  }
+  return next();
+}
+
+function executeTests(res) {
+  const [{ v1: v1Actual, v2: v2Actual, v3: v3Actual, v4: v4Actual }] = res;
+  assert.equal(v1Actual, v1);
+  assert.equal(v2Actual, v2);
+  assert.equal(v3Actual.getTime(), new Date(v3).getTime());
+  assert.equal(v4Actual, v4);
+}
+
+const common = require('../../common.test.cjs');
+const connection = common.createConnection({
+  typeCast: false,
+});
+
+connection.query(
+  `CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE typecast (v1 VARCHAR(16), v2 TINYINT(1), v3 DATETIME, v4 DECIMAL(10, 2))`,
+  (err) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+  },
+);
+connection.query(
+  `INSERT INTO typecast VALUES ('${v1}', ${v2},'${v3}', ${v4})`,
+  (err) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+  },
+);
+connection.execute({ sql: 'SELECT * FROM typecast', typeCast }, (err, res) => {
+  if (err) throw err;
+  executeTests(res);
+  connection.end();
+});
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diff --git a/test/integration/connection/test-typecast-values.test.cjs b/test/integration/connection/test-typecast-values.test.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6b10e4a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/connection/test-typecast-values.test.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { assert } = require('poku');
+
+const v1 = 'variable len';
+const v2 = true;
+const v3 = '2024-04-18 15:48:14';
+const v4 = '1.23';
+
+function typeCast(field, next) {
+  if (field.type === 'TINY') {
+    return field.value() === 1;
+  }
+  if (field.type === 'DATETIME') {
+    return new Date(field.value());
+  }
+  return next();
+}
+
+function executeTests(res) {
+  const [{ v1: v1Actual, v2: v2Actual, v3: v3Actual, v4: v4Actual }] = res;
+  assert.equal(v1Actual, v1);
+  assert.equal(v2Actual, v2);
+  assert.equal(v3Actual.getTime(), new Date(v3).getTime());
+  assert.equal(v4Actual, v4);
+}
+
+const common = require('../../common.test.cjs');
+const connection = common.createConnection({
+  typeCast: false,
+});
+
+connection.query(
+  `CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE typecast (v1 VARCHAR(16), v2 TINYINT(1), v3 DATETIME, v4 DECIMAL(10, 2))`,
+  (err) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+  },
+);
+connection.query(
+  `INSERT INTO typecast VALUES ('${v1}', ${v2},'${v3}', ${v4})`,
+  (err) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+  },
+);
+connection.query({ sql: 'SELECT * FROM typecast', typeCast }, (err, res) => {
+  if (err) throw err;
+  executeTests(res);
+  connection.end();
+});
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