diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpEQ.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpEQ.java
index 022e10c0b3..73ad67603e 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpEQ.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpEQ.java
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ public class OpEQ extends Operator {
 		}
 		else {
 			getLeftOperand().generateCode(mv, cf);
+			if (leftPrim) {
+				CodeFlow.insertBoxIfNecessary(mv, leftDesc.charAt(0));
+			}
 			getRightOperand().generateCode(mv, cf);
+			if (rightPrim) {
+				CodeFlow.insertBoxIfNecessary(mv, rightDesc.charAt(0));
+			}
 			Label leftNotNull = new Label();
 			mv.visitInsn(DUP_X1); // Dup right on the top of the stack
 			mv.visitJumpInsn(IFNONNULL,leftNotNull);
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
index 53193a479a..022d94157c 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
@@ -1285,7 +1285,20 @@ public class SpelCompilationCoverageTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void opEq() throws Exception {
-		
+		String tvar = "35";
+		expression = parse("#root == 35");
+		Boolean bb = (Boolean)expression.getValue(tvar);
+		System.out.println(bb);
+		assertFalse((Boolean)expression.getValue(tvar));
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertFalse((Boolean)expression.getValue(tvar));
+
+		expression = parse("35 == #root");
+		expression.getValue(tvar);
+		assertFalse((Boolean)expression.getValue(tvar));
+		assertCanCompile(expression);
+		assertFalse((Boolean)expression.getValue(tvar));
+
 		TestClass7 tc7 = new TestClass7();
 		expression = parse("property == 'UK'");
 		assertTrue((Boolean)expression.getValue(tc7));