diff --git a/types/convert_test.go b/types/convert_test.go
index e8e4d69df945b..f6487f980bfe7 100644
--- a/types/convert_test.go
+++ b/types/convert_test.go
@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ func (s *testTypeConvertSuite) TestConvert(c *C) {
 	signedDeny(c, mysql.TypeYear, 123, "<nil>")
 	signedDeny(c, mysql.TypeYear, 3000, "<nil>")
 	signedAccept(c, mysql.TypeYear, "2000", "2000")
+	signedAccept(c, mysql.TypeYear, "abc", "0")
+	signedAccept(c, mysql.TypeYear, "00abc", "2000")
+	signedAccept(c, mysql.TypeYear, "0019", "2019")
 
 	// time from string
 	signedAccept(c, mysql.TypeDate, "2012-08-23", "2012-08-23")
diff --git a/types/datum.go b/types/datum.go
index 5c04ee1910939..06a7a8c9dc3bf 100644
--- a/types/datum.go
+++ b/types/datum.go
@@ -1186,7 +1186,9 @@ func (d *Datum) convertToMysqlYear(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext, target *FieldTy
 		if err != nil {
 			return ret, errors.Trace(err)
 		}
-		adjust = len(s) < 4
+		if len(s) != 4 && len(s) > 0 && s[0:1] == "0" {
+			adjust = true
+		}
 	case KindMysqlTime:
 		y = int64(d.GetMysqlTime().Time.Year())
 	case KindMysqlDuration: