diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 224e6cdf..18363028 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -351,6 +351,69 @@ DataAccessObject.all = function () {
   DataAccessObject.find.apply(this, arguments);
 };
 
+var operators = {
+    gt: '>',
+    gte: '>=',
+    lt: '<',
+    lte: '<=',
+    between: 'BETWEEN',
+    inq: 'IN',
+    nin: 'NOT IN',
+    neq: '!=',
+    like: 'LIKE',
+    nlike: 'NOT LIKE'
+};
+
+DataAccessObject.coerce = function (where) {
+    if (!where) {
+        return where;
+    }
+
+    var props = this.getDataSource().getModelDefinition(this.modelName).properties;
+    for (var p in where) {
+        var DataType = props[p] && props[p].type;
+        if (!DataType) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (Array.isArray(DataType) || DataType === Array) {
+            DataType = List;
+        } else if (DataType.name === 'Date') {
+            var OrigDate = Date;
+            DataType = function Date(arg) {
+                return new OrigDate(arg);
+            };
+        }
+        var val = where[p];
+        // Check there is an operator
+        var operator = null;
+        if ('object' === typeof val) {
+            for (var op in operators) {
+                if (op in val) {
+                    val = val[op];
+                    operator = op;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Coerce the array items
+        if (Array.isArray(val)) {
+            for (var i = 0; i < val.length; i++) {
+                val[i] = DataType(val[i]);
+            }
+        } else {
+            val = DataType(val);
+        }
+        // Rebuild {property: {operator: value}}
+        if (operator) {
+            var value = {};
+            value[operator] = val;
+            val = value;
+        }
+        where[p] = val;
+    }
+    return where;
+};
+
 /**
  * Find all instances of Model, matched by query
  * make sure you have marked as `index: true` fields for filter or sort
@@ -389,6 +452,9 @@ DataAccessObject.find = function find(params, cb) {
     }
 
     params = removeUndefined(params);
+    if(params.where) {
+        params.where = this.coerce(params.where);
+    }
     if(near) {
       if(supportsGeo) {
         // convert it
@@ -511,6 +577,7 @@ DataAccessObject.destroyAll = function destroyAll(where, cb) {
     } else {
         // Support an optional where object
         where = removeUndefined(where);
+        where = this.coerce(where);
         this.getDataSource().connector.destroyAll(this.modelName, where, function (err, data) {
             cb && cb(err, data);
         }.bind(this));
@@ -556,6 +623,7 @@ DataAccessObject.count = function (where, cb) {
         where = null;
     }
     where = removeUndefined(where);
+    where = this.coerce(where);
     this.getDataSource().connector.count(this.modelName, cb, where);
 };