diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
index 2b6867021..0de25bb06 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   loadFieldValues_meta: true,
-  async loadFieldValues({ conid, database, schemaName, pureName, field, search }, req) {
+  async loadFieldValues({ conid, database, schemaName, pureName, field, search, dataType }, req) {
     testConnectionPermission(conid, req);
-    return this.loadDataCore('loadFieldValues', { conid, database, schemaName, pureName, field, search });
+    return this.loadDataCore('loadFieldValues', { conid, database, schemaName, pureName, field, search, dataType });
   },
 
   callMethod_meta: true,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js b/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
index 840510695..448b9286d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
@@ -291,10 +291,14 @@ async function handleLoadKeyTableRange({ msgid, key, cursor, count }) {
   });
 }
 
-async function handleLoadFieldValues({ msgid, schemaName, pureName, field, search }) {
-  return handleDriverDataCore(msgid, driver => driver.loadFieldValues(dbhan, { schemaName, pureName }, field, search), {
-    logName: 'loadFieldValues',
-  });
+async function handleLoadFieldValues({ msgid, schemaName, pureName, field, search, dataType }) {
+  return handleDriverDataCore(
+    msgid,
+    driver => driver.loadFieldValues(dbhan, { schemaName, pureName }, field, search, dataType),
+    {
+      logName: 'loadFieldValues',
+    }
+  );
 }
 
 function ensureExecuteCustomScript(driver) {
diff --git a/packages/tools/src/driverBase.ts b/packages/tools/src/driverBase.ts
index 06820f7d5..577cf29f2 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/driverBase.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/src/driverBase.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import _compact from 'lodash/compact';
 import _isString from 'lodash/isString';
 import { SqlDumper } from './SqlDumper';
 import { splitQuery } from 'dbgate-query-splitter';
-import { dumpSqlSelect } from 'dbgate-sqltree';
+import { dumpSqlSelect, Select } from 'dbgate-sqltree';
 import { EngineDriver, QueryResult, RunScriptOptions } from 'dbgate-types';
 import { detectSqlFilterBehaviour } from './detectSqlFilterBehaviour';
 import { getLogger } from './getLogger';
@@ -128,31 +128,44 @@ export const driverBase = {
     }
     return [];
   },
-  async loadFieldValues(pool, name, columnName, search) {
+  async loadFieldValues(pool, name, columnName, search, dataType) {
     const dmp = this.createDumper();
-    const select = {
+
+    let expr;
+    if (this.dialect.createColumnViewExpression) {
+      expr = this.dialect.createColumnViewExpression(columnName, dataType, { name }, 'value');
+    }
+    if (!expr) {
+      expr = {
+        exprType: 'column',
+        columnName,
+        alias: 'value',
+      };
+    }
+
+    const select: Select = {
       commandType: 'select',
       distinct: true,
-      topRecords: 100,
 
       from: {
         name,
       },
-      columns: [
-        {
-          exprType: 'column',
-          columnName,
-          alias: 'value',
-        },
-      ],
+      columns: [expr],
       orderBy: [
         {
           exprType: 'column',
           columnName,
+          direction: 'ASC',
         },
       ],
     };
 
+    if (this.dialect.topRecords) {
+      select.topRecords = 100;
+    } else {
+      select.range = { offset: 0, limit: 100 };
+    }
+
     if (search) {
       const tokens = _compact(search.split(' ').map(x => x.trim()));
       if (tokens.length > 0) {
@@ -177,6 +190,8 @@ export const driverBase = {
     // @ts-ignore
     dumpSqlSelect(dmp, select);
 
+    console.log('******************** QUERY:', dmp.s);
+
     const resp = await this.query(pool, dmp.s);
     return resp.rows;
   },
diff --git a/packages/types/engines.d.ts b/packages/types/engines.d.ts
index 389a5f13c..1f973393d 100644
--- a/packages/types/engines.d.ts
+++ b/packages/types/engines.d.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,13 @@ export interface EngineDriver extends FilterBehaviourProvider {
   exportKeys(dbhan: DatabaseHandle, options: {}): Promise;
   loadKeyInfo(dbhan: DatabaseHandle, key): Promise;
   loadKeyTableRange(dbhan: DatabaseHandle, key, cursor, count): Promise;
-  loadFieldValues(dbhan: DatabaseHandle, name: NamedObjectInfo, field: string, search: string): Promise;
+  loadFieldValues(
+    dbhan: DatabaseHandle,
+    name: NamedObjectInfo,
+    field: string,
+    search: string,
+    dataType: string
+  ): Promise;
   analyseFull(dbhan: DatabaseHandle, serverVersion): Promise<DatabaseInfo>;
   analyseIncremental(dbhan: DatabaseHandle, structure: DatabaseInfo, serverVersion): Promise<DatabaseInfo>;
   dialect: SqlDialect;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte
index 9a01a05b3..3acf95f44 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataFilterControl.svelte
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   export let schemaName = null;
   export let columnName = null;
   export let uniqueName = null;
+  export let dataType = null;
 
   export let placeholder = 'Filter';
 
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@
       pureName: foreignKey.refTableName,
       schemaName: foreignKey.refSchemaName,
       multiselect: true,
+      dataType,
       onConfirm: keys => setFilter(keys.join(',')),
     });
   }
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@
       pureName,
       field: columnName || uniqueName,
       formatterFunction,
+      dataType,
       onConfirm: keys => setFilter(keys.map(x => getFilterValueExpression(x)).join(',')),
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte
index 2892e81d4..a44bd39e9 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGridCore.svelte
@@ -1994,6 +1994,7 @@
                   onFocusGrid={() => {
                     selectTopmostCell(col.uniqueName);
                   }}
+                  dataType={col.dataType}
                 />
               </td>
             {/each}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/formview/FormViewFilterColumn.svelte b/packages/web/src/formview/FormViewFilterColumn.svelte
index 99464443b..69836e4fc 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/formview/FormViewFilterColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/formview/FormViewFilterColumn.svelte
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
       {pureName}
       columnName={column ? (column.uniquePath.length == 1 ? column.uniquePath[0] : null) : uniqueName}
       foreignKey={column?.foreignKey}
+      dataType={column?.dataType}
     />
   </div>
 {/if}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/modals/DictionaryLookupModal.svelte b/packages/web/src/modals/DictionaryLookupModal.svelte
index dda6b24c3..e3dda4066 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/modals/DictionaryLookupModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/modals/DictionaryLookupModal.svelte
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   export let schemaName;
   export let driver;
   export let multiselect = false;
+  export let dataType;
 
   let rows = null;
   let tableInfo;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/modals/ValueLookupModal.svelte b/packages/web/src/modals/ValueLookupModal.svelte
index 07d62aa89..56c2e9653 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/modals/ValueLookupModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/modals/ValueLookupModal.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   export let multiselect = false;
   export let jslid;
   export let formatterFunction;
+  export let dataType;
 
   // console.log('ValueLookupModal', conid, database, pureName, schemaName, columnName, driver);
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
         schemaName,
         pureName,
         field,
+        dataType,
       });
     }