diff --git a/src/main/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values.java b/src/main/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values.java
index 6c63c72a..081982a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values.java
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ else if (valueType == ValueType.DATE_TIME) {
         return areEqual(value, DateTimeValue.from((Timestamp) expected));
       } else if (expected instanceof LocalDateTime) {
         return areEqual(value, DateTimeValue.from((LocalDateTime) expected));
+      } else if (expected instanceof LocalDate) {
+        return areEqual(value, DateValue.from((LocalDate) expected));
       }
     }
     else {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values_AreEqual_Value_And_Object_Test.java b/src/test/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values_AreEqual_Value_And_Object_Test.java
index 37595b39..2e2396d9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values_AreEqual_Value_And_Object_Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/assertj/db/util/Values_AreEqual_Value_And_Object_Test.java
@@ -268,8 +268,12 @@ public void test_are_equal_for_dates() throws Exception {
   public void test_are_equal_for_timestamp_and_dates() throws Exception {
     assertThat(Values.areEqual(getValue(null, Timestamp.valueOf("2007-12-23 00:00:00.000000000")), (Object) DateValue.of(2007, 12, 23)))
             .isTrue();
+    assertThat(Values.areEqual(getValue(null, Timestamp.valueOf("2007-12-23 00:00:00.000000000")), LocalDate.of(2007, 12, 23)))
+            .isTrue();
     assertThat(Values.areEqual(getValue(null, Timestamp.valueOf("2007-12-23 00:00:00.000000000")), (Object) DateValue.of(2007, 1, 2)))
             .isFalse();
+    assertThat(Values.areEqual(getValue(null, Timestamp.valueOf("2007-12-23 00:00:00.000000000")), LocalDate.of(2007, 1, 2)))
+            .isFalse();
     assertThat(Values.areEqual(getValue(null, ""), (Object) DateValue.of(2007, 12, 23))).isFalse();
     assertThat(Values.areEqual(getValue(null, Timestamp.valueOf("2007-12-23 00:00:00.000000000")), (Object) null)).isFalse();