diff --git a/src/query/json.rs b/src/query/json.rs
index da91fb3b6..6b5fad36c 100644
--- a/src/query/json.rs
+++ b/src/query/json.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ impl FromQueryResult for JsonValue {
                             }
                         };
                     }
+                    macro_rules! match_mysql_compatible_type {
+                        ( $type: ty ) => {
+                            if <$type as Type<MySql>>::compatible(col_type) {
+                                try_get_type!($type, col)
+                            }
+                        };
+                    }
                     match_mysql_type!(bool);
                     match_mysql_type!(i8);
                     match_mysql_type!(i16);
@@ -64,9 +71,9 @@ impl FromQueryResult for JsonValue {
                     match_mysql_type!(time::OffsetDateTime);
                     #[cfg(feature = "with-rust_decimal")]
                     match_mysql_type!(rust_decimal::Decimal);
+                    match_mysql_compatible_type!(String);
                     #[cfg(feature = "with-json")]
                     try_get_type!(serde_json::Value, col);
-                    try_get_type!(String, col);
                     #[cfg(feature = "with-uuid")]
                     try_get_type!(uuid::Uuid, col);
                     try_get_type!(Vec<u8>, col);
diff --git a/tests/uuid_tests.rs b/tests/uuid_tests.rs
index 4c7f6a380..fddd1338f 100644
--- a/tests/uuid_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/uuid_tests.rs
@@ -39,33 +39,18 @@ pub async fn insert_metadata(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
         .one(db)
         .await?;
 
-    if cfg!(feature = "sqlx-mysql") {
-        assert_eq!(
-            json,
-            Some(json!({
-                "uuid": metadata.uuid,
-                "type": metadata.ty,
-                "key": metadata.key,
-                "value": 1.18,
-                "bytes": "\u{1}\u{2}\u{3}",
-                "date": metadata.date,
-                "time": metadata.time,
-            }))
-        );
-    } else {
-        assert_eq!(
-            json,
-            Some(json!({
-                "uuid": metadata.uuid,
-                "type": metadata.ty,
-                "key": metadata.key,
-                "value": metadata.value,
-                "bytes": metadata.bytes,
-                "date": metadata.date,
-                "time": metadata.time,
-            }))
-        );
-    }
+    assert_eq!(
+        json,
+        Some(json!({
+            "uuid": metadata.uuid,
+            "type": metadata.ty,
+            "key": metadata.key,
+            "value": metadata.value,
+            "bytes": metadata.bytes,
+            "date": metadata.date,
+            "time": metadata.time,
+        }))
+    );
 
     Ok(())
 }