diff --git a/server/conn_stmt.go b/server/conn_stmt.go
index 9ab74ec2cb72e..d874d8ea3d182 100644
--- a/server/conn_stmt.go
+++ b/server/conn_stmt.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/mysql"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/hack"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ func parseStmtArgs(args []interface{}, boundParams [][]byte, nullBitmap, paramTy
 			pos++
 			switch length {
 			case 0:
-				args[i] = "0"
+				args[i] = types.ZeroDatetimeStr
 			case 4:
 				pos, args[i] = parseBinaryDate(pos, paramValues)
 			case 7:
diff --git a/server/conn_stmt_test.go b/server/conn_stmt_test.go
index fdfce13a338fe..d131e39d6f22c 100644
--- a/server/conn_stmt_test.go
+++ b/server/conn_stmt_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/mysql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/terror"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
 )
 
 func (ts ConnTestSuite) TestParseStmtArgs(c *C) {
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func (ts ConnTestSuite) TestParseStmtArgs(c *C) {
 				[]byte{0x00},
 			},
 			nil,
-			"0",
+			types.ZeroDatetimeStr,
 		},
 		// Tests for time
 		{
diff --git a/session/session_test.go b/session/session_test.go
index 88f921afc7391..d95d7e1a58032 100644
--- a/session/session_test.go
+++ b/session/session_test.go
@@ -630,6 +630,19 @@ func (s *testSessionSuite) TestLastInsertID(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(lastInsertID+2, Equals, currLastInsertID)
 }
 
+func (s *testSessionSuite) TestPrepareZero(c *C) {
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKitWithInit(c, s.store)
+	tk.MustExec("drop table if exists t")
+	tk.MustExec("create table t(v timestamp)")
+	tk.MustExec("prepare s1 from 'insert into t (v) values (?)'")
+	tk.MustExec("set @v1='0'")
+	_, rs := tk.Exec("execute s1 using @v1")
+	c.Assert(rs, NotNil)
+	tk.MustExec("set @v2='" + types.ZeroDatetimeStr + "'")
+	tk.MustExec("execute s1 using @v2")
+	tk.MustQuery("select v from t").Check(testkit.Rows("0000-00-00 00:00:00"))
+}
+
 func (s *testSessionSuite) TestPrimaryKeyAutoIncrement(c *C) {
 	tk := testkit.NewTestKitWithInit(c, s.store)
 	tk.MustExec("drop table if exists t")