diff --git a/mysql-test/r/xml.result b/mysql-test/r/xml.result
index efe7d14095d..bb7f84d0287 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/xml.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/xml.result
@@ -736,3 +736,76 @@ test
 select extractValue('<x.-_:>test</x.-_:>','//*');
 extractValue('<x.-_:>test</x.-_:>','//*')
 test
+set @xml= "<entry><id>pt10</id><pt>10</pt></entry><entry><id>pt50</id><pt>50</pt></entry>";
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt=10)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt=10)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt!=10)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt!=10)]/id")
+pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<10)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<10)]/id")
+
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<=10)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<=10)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>10)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>10)]/id")
+pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>=10)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>=10)]/id")
+pt10 pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt=50)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt=50)]/id")
+pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt!=50)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt!=50)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<50)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<50)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<=50)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<=50)]/id")
+pt10 pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>50)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>50)]/id")
+
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>=50)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>=50)]/id")
+pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10=pt)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10!=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10!=pt)]/id")
+pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10>pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10>pt)]/id")
+
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10>=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10>=pt)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10<pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10<pt)]/id")
+pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10<=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10<=pt)]/id")
+pt10 pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50=pt)]/id")
+pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50!=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50!=pt)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50>pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50>pt)]/id")
+pt10
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50>=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50>=pt)]/id")
+pt10 pt50
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50<pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50<pt)]/id")
+
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50<=pt)]/id");
+ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50<=pt)]/id")
+pt50
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/xml.test b/mysql-test/t/xml.test
index 3347573b4b7..ef94c7508c4 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/xml.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/xml.test
@@ -376,3 +376,33 @@ select extractValue('<:>test</:>','//*');
 select extractValue('<_>test</_>','//*');
 # dot, dash, underscore and semicolon are good identifier middle characters
 select extractValue('<x.-_:>test</x.-_:>','//*');
+
+#
+# Bug#22823 gt and lt operators appear to be
+# reversed in ExtractValue() command
+#
+set @xml= "<entry><id>pt10</id><pt>10</pt></entry><entry><id>pt50</id><pt>50</pt></entry>";
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt=10)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt!=10)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<10)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<=10)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>10)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>=10)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt=50)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt!=50)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<50)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt<=50)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>50)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(pt>=50)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10=pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10!=pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10>pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10>=pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10<pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(10<=pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50=pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50!=pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50>pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50>=pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50<pt)]/id");
+select ExtractValue(@xml, "/entry[(50<=pt)]/id");
diff --git a/sql/item_xmlfunc.cc b/sql/item_xmlfunc.cc
index 44a2b690bac..21239a13735 100644
--- a/sql/item_xmlfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_xmlfunc.cc
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ public:
   longlong val_int()
   {
     Item_func *comp= (Item_func*)args[1];
-    Item_string *fake= (Item_string*)(comp->arguments()[1]);
+    Item_string *fake= (Item_string*)(comp->arguments()[0]);
     String *res= args[0]->val_nodeset(&tmp_nodeset);
     MY_XPATH_FLT *fltbeg= (MY_XPATH_FLT*) res->ptr();
     MY_XPATH_FLT *fltend= (MY_XPATH_FLT*) (res->ptr() + res->length());
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ static Item *eq_func(int oper, Item *a, Item *b)
     Create a comparator function for scalar arguments,
     for the given arguments and reverse operation, e.g.
 
-    A >= B  is converted into  A < B
+    A > B  is converted into  B < A
 
   RETURN
     The newly created item.
@@ -895,10 +895,10 @@ static Item *eq_func_reverse(int oper, Item *a, Item *b)
   {
     case '=': return new Item_func_eq(a, b);
     case '!': return new Item_func_ne(a, b);
-    case MY_XPATH_LEX_GE: return new Item_func_lt(a, b);
-    case MY_XPATH_LEX_LE: return new Item_func_gt(a, b);
-    case MY_XPATH_LEX_GREATER: return new Item_func_le(a, b);
-    case MY_XPATH_LEX_LESS: return new Item_func_ge(a, b);
+    case MY_XPATH_LEX_GE: return new Item_func_le(a, b);
+    case MY_XPATH_LEX_LE: return new Item_func_ge(a, b);
+    case MY_XPATH_LEX_GREATER: return new Item_func_lt(a, b);
+    case MY_XPATH_LEX_LESS: return new Item_func_gt(a, b);
   }
   return 0;
 }
@@ -951,13 +951,13 @@ static Item *create_comparator(MY_XPATH *xpath,
     {
       nodeset= (Item_nodeset_func*) a;
       scalar= b;
-      comp= eq_func(oper, scalar, fake);
+      comp= eq_func(oper, fake, scalar);
     }
     else
     {
       nodeset= (Item_nodeset_func*) b;
       scalar= a;
-      comp= eq_func_reverse(oper, scalar, fake);
+      comp= eq_func_reverse(oper, fake, scalar);
     }
     return new Item_nodeset_to_const_comparator(nodeset, comp, xpath->pxml);
   }