1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/sql/drivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp b/src/sql/drivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp
index 99472542bf..c26c03ad07 100644
--- a/src/sql/drivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/drivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp
@@ -596,8 +596,15 @@ QVariant QMYSQLResult::data(int field)
         if (f.nullIndicator)
             return QVariant(f.type);
 
-        if (qIsInteger(f.type))
-            return QVariant(f.type, f.outField);
+        if (qIsInteger(f.type)) {
+            QVariant variant(f.type, f.outField);
+            // we never want to return char variants here, see QTBUG-53397
+            if (static_cast<int>(f.type) == QMetaType::UChar)
+                return variant.toUInt();
+            else if (static_cast<int>(f.type) == QMetaType::Char)
+                return variant.toInt();
+            return variant;
+        }
 
         if (f.type != QVariant::ByteArray)
             val = toUnicode(d->driver->d_func()->tc, f.outField, f.bufLength);