diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index 617a612aeea..5a448ef0e63 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -9322,9 +9322,8 @@ Item *Item_cache_int::convert_to_basic_const_item(THD *thd)
 } 
 
 
-Item_cache_temporal::Item_cache_temporal(THD *thd,
-                                         enum_field_types field_type_arg):
-  Item_cache_int(thd, field_type_arg)
+Item_cache_temporal::Item_cache_temporal(THD *thd, const Type_handler *handler)
+ :Item_cache_int(thd, handler)
 {
   if (mysql_timestamp_type() == MYSQL_TIMESTAMP_ERROR)
     set_handler(&type_handler_datetime2);
@@ -9470,7 +9469,7 @@ void Item_cache_temporal::store_packed(longlong val_arg, Item *example_arg)
 Item *Item_cache_temporal::clone_item(THD *thd)
 {
   Item_cache_temporal *item= new (thd->mem_root)
-    Item_cache_temporal(thd, Item_cache_temporal::field_type());
+    Item_cache_temporal(thd, Item_cache_temporal::type_handler());
   item->store_packed(value, example);
   return item;
 }
diff --git a/sql/item.h b/sql/item.h
index 7ccbbb4264b..e483ddecd15 100644
--- a/sql/item.h
+++ b/sql/item.h
@@ -5537,7 +5537,7 @@ protected:
 public:
   Item_cache(THD *thd):
     Item_basic_constant(thd),
-    Type_handler_hybrid_field_type(MYSQL_TYPE_STRING),
+    Type_handler_hybrid_field_type(&type_handler_string),
     example(0), cached_field(0),
     value_cached(0)
   {
@@ -5546,9 +5546,9 @@ public:
     null_value= 1;
   }
 protected:
-  Item_cache(THD *thd, enum_field_types field_type_arg):
+  Item_cache(THD *thd, const Type_handler *handler):
     Item_basic_constant(thd),
-    Type_handler_hybrid_field_type(field_type_arg),
+    Type_handler_hybrid_field_type(handler),
     example(0), cached_field(0),
     value_cached(0)
   {
@@ -5668,10 +5668,10 @@ class Item_cache_int: public Item_cache
 protected:
   longlong value;
 public:
-  Item_cache_int(THD *thd): Item_cache(thd, MYSQL_TYPE_LONGLONG),
+  Item_cache_int(THD *thd): Item_cache(thd, &type_handler_longlong),
     value(0) {}
-  Item_cache_int(THD *thd, enum_field_types field_type_arg):
-    Item_cache(thd, field_type_arg), value(0) {}
+  Item_cache_int(THD *thd, const Type_handler *handler):
+    Item_cache(thd, handler), value(0) {}
 
   double val_real();
   longlong val_int();
@@ -5689,7 +5689,7 @@ public:
 class Item_cache_temporal: public Item_cache_int
 {
 public:
-  Item_cache_temporal(THD *thd, enum_field_types field_type_arg);
+  Item_cache_temporal(THD *thd, const Type_handler *handler);
   String* val_str(String *str);
   my_decimal *val_decimal(my_decimal *);
   longlong val_int();
@@ -5717,7 +5717,7 @@ class Item_cache_real: public Item_cache
 {
   double value;
 public:
-  Item_cache_real(THD *thd): Item_cache(thd, MYSQL_TYPE_DOUBLE),
+  Item_cache_real(THD *thd): Item_cache(thd, &type_handler_double),
     value(0) {}
 
   double val_real();
@@ -5737,7 +5737,7 @@ class Item_cache_decimal: public Item_cache
 protected:
   my_decimal decimal_value;
 public:
-  Item_cache_decimal(THD *thd): Item_cache(thd, MYSQL_TYPE_NEWDECIMAL) {}
+  Item_cache_decimal(THD *thd): Item_cache(thd, &type_handler_newdecimal) {}
 
   double val_real();
   longlong val_int();
@@ -5759,7 +5759,7 @@ class Item_cache_str: public Item_cache
   
 public:
   Item_cache_str(THD *thd, const Item *item):
-    Item_cache(thd, item->field_type()), value(0),
+    Item_cache(thd, item->type_handler()), value(0),
     is_varbinary(item->type() == FIELD_ITEM &&
                  Item_cache_str::field_type() == MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR &&
                  !((const Item_field *) item)->field->has_charset())
diff --git a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
index f7f3f991cde..d21f946ebbf 100644
--- a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
@@ -735,8 +735,8 @@ get_datetime_value(THD *thd, Item ***item_arg, Item **cache_arg,
   {
     if (!thd)
       thd= current_thd;
-
-    Item_cache_temporal *cache= new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, f_type);
+    const Type_handler *h= Type_handler::get_handler_by_field_type(f_type);
+    Item_cache_temporal *cache= new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, h);
     cache->store_packed(value, item);
     *cache_arg= cache;
     *item_arg= cache_arg;
diff --git a/sql/sql_type.cc b/sql/sql_type.cc
index fbf6c0900e0..54645a96982 100644
--- a/sql/sql_type.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_type.cc
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ Type_handler_row::Item_get_cache(THD *thd, const Item *item) const
 Item_cache *
 Type_handler_int_result::Item_get_cache(THD *thd, const Item *item) const
 {
-  return new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_int(thd, item->field_type());
+  return new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_int(thd, item->type_handler());
 }
 
 Item_cache *
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ Type_handler_string_result::Item_get_cache(THD *thd, const Item *item) const
 Item_cache *
 Type_handler_temporal_result::Item_get_cache(THD *thd, const Item *item) const
 {
-  return new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, item->field_type());
+  return new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, item->type_handler());
 }
 
 /*************************************************************************/
@@ -4290,7 +4290,7 @@ Item *Type_handler_time_common::
   longlong value= item->val_time_packed();
   if (item->null_value)
     return new (thd->mem_root) Item_null(thd, item->name.str);
-  cache= new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, field_type());
+  cache= new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, this);
   if (cache)
     cache->store_packed(value, item);
   return cache;
@@ -4304,7 +4304,7 @@ Item *Type_handler_temporal_with_date::
   longlong value= item->val_datetime_packed();
   if (item->null_value)
     return new (thd->mem_root) Item_null(thd, item->name.str);
-  cache= new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, field_type());
+  cache= new (thd->mem_root) Item_cache_temporal(thd, this);
   if (cache)
     cache->store_packed(value, item);
   return cache;