diff --git a/mysql-test/r/type_timestamp.result b/mysql-test/r/type_timestamp.result
index e26c2e68775..e88d3462466 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/type_timestamp.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/type_timestamp.result
@@ -527,3 +527,24 @@ f1	f2-f3
 5	0
 DROP TABLE t1;
 End of 5.0 tests
+#
+# Bug #55779: select does not work properly in mysql server
+#             Version "5.1.42 SUSE MySQL RPM"
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a TIMESTAMP, KEY (a));
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('2000-01-01 00:00:00'), ('2000-01-01 00:00:00'),
+('2000-01-01 00:00:01'), ('2000-01-01 00:00:01');
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a >=  20000101000000;
+a
+2000-01-01 00:00:00
+2000-01-01 00:00:00
+2000-01-01 00:00:01
+2000-01-01 00:00:01
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a >= '20000101000000';
+a
+2000-01-01 00:00:00
+2000-01-01 00:00:00
+2000-01-01 00:00:01
+2000-01-01 00:00:01
+DROP TABLE t1;
+End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/type_timestamp.test b/mysql-test/t/type_timestamp.test
index e8374e0ebfc..602f6f089c2 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/type_timestamp.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/type_timestamp.test
@@ -357,3 +357,20 @@ SELECT f1,f2-f3 FROM t1;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
 --echo End of 5.0 tests
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #55779: select does not work properly in mysql server
+--echo #             Version "5.1.42 SUSE MySQL RPM"
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a TIMESTAMP, KEY (a));
+
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES ('2000-01-01 00:00:00'), ('2000-01-01 00:00:00'),
+                      ('2000-01-01 00:00:01'), ('2000-01-01 00:00:01');
+
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a >=  20000101000000;
+SELECT a FROM t1 WHERE a >= '20000101000000';
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--echo End of 5.1 tests
diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index 29529abe7b9..61dd8a97dcb 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -6970,14 +6970,16 @@ int stored_field_cmp_to_item(THD *thd, Field *field, Item *item)
 
     enum_field_types field_type= field->type();
 
-    if (field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_DATE || field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_DATETIME)
+    if (field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_DATE || field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_DATETIME ||
+        field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP)
     {
       enum_mysql_timestamp_type type= MYSQL_TIMESTAMP_ERROR;
 
       if (field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_DATE)
         type= MYSQL_TIMESTAMP_DATE;
 
-      if (field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_DATETIME)
+      if (field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_DATETIME ||
+          field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP)
         type= MYSQL_TIMESTAMP_DATETIME;
         
       const char *field_name= field->field_name;