diff --git a/DuckDB.NET.Data/PreparedStatement/ClrToDuckDBConverter.cs b/DuckDB.NET.Data/PreparedStatement/ClrToDuckDBConverter.cs
index b8345d5..4cbec3c 100644
--- a/DuckDB.NET.Data/PreparedStatement/ClrToDuckDBConverter.cs
+++ b/DuckDB.NET.Data/PreparedStatement/ClrToDuckDBConverter.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ internal static class ClrToDuckDBConverter
 {
     public static DuckDBValue ToDuckDBValue(this object? item, DuckDBLogicalType logicalType, DuckDBType duckDBType)
     {
-        if (item.IsNull())
+        if (item.IsNull() || item == null) //item == null is redundant but net standard can't understand that item isn't null after this point.
         {
             return NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateNullValue();
         }
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ public static DuckDBValue ToDuckDBValue(this object? item, DuckDBLogicalType log
         {
             (DuckDBType.Boolean, bool value) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateBool(value),
 
-            (DuckDBType.TinyInt, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt8(ConvertTo<sbyte>()),
-            (DuckDBType.SmallInt, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt16(ConvertTo<short>()),
-            (DuckDBType.Integer, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt32(ConvertTo<int>()),
-            (DuckDBType.BigInt, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt64(ConvertTo<long>()),
+            (DuckDBType.TinyInt, _) => TryConvertTo<sbyte>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt8(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
+            (DuckDBType.SmallInt, _) => TryConvertTo<short>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt16(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
+            (DuckDBType.Integer, _) => TryConvertTo<int>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt32(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
+            (DuckDBType.BigInt, _) => TryConvertTo<long>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateInt64(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
 
-            (DuckDBType.UnsignedTinyInt, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt8(ConvertTo<byte>()),
-            (DuckDBType.UnsignedSmallInt, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt16(ConvertTo<ushort>()),
-            (DuckDBType.UnsignedInteger, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt32(ConvertTo<uint>()),
-            (DuckDBType.UnsignedBigInt, _) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt64(ConvertTo<ulong>()),
+            (DuckDBType.UnsignedTinyInt, _) => TryConvertTo<byte>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt8(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
+            (DuckDBType.UnsignedSmallInt, _) => TryConvertTo<ushort>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt16(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
+            (DuckDBType.UnsignedInteger, _) => TryConvertTo<uint>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt32(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
+            (DuckDBType.UnsignedBigInt, _) => TryConvertTo<ulong>(out var result) ? NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateUInt64(result) : StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString()),
 
             (DuckDBType.Float, float value) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateFloat(value),
             (DuckDBType.Double, double value) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateDouble(value),
@@ -58,18 +58,31 @@ public static DuckDBValue ToDuckDBValue(this object? item, DuckDBLogicalType log
             (DuckDBType.Blob, byte[] value) => NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateBlob(value, value.Length),
             (DuckDBType.List, ICollection value) => CreateCollectionValue(logicalType, value, true),
             (DuckDBType.Array, ICollection value) => CreateCollectionValue(logicalType, value, false),
-            _ => throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot bind parameter type {item!.GetType().FullName} to column of type {duckDBType}")
+            _ => StringToDuckDBValue(item.ToString())
         };
 
-        T ConvertTo<T>()
+        bool TryConvertTo<T>(out T result) where T : struct
+#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
+            , IParsable<T>?
+#endif
         {
             try
             {
-                return (T)Convert.ChangeType(item, typeof(T));
+#if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
+            if (T.TryParse(item.ToString(), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out result))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+#else
+            result = (T)Convert.ChangeType(item, typeof(T));
+            return false;
+#endif
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"Cannot bind parameter '{item}' type {item!.GetType().FullName} to column of type {duckDBType}");
+                result = default;
+                return false;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -101,7 +114,7 @@ private static DuckDBValue GuidToDuckDBValue(Guid value)
         return NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateVarchar(handle);
     }
 
-    private static DuckDBValue StringToDuckDBValue(string value)
+    private static DuckDBValue StringToDuckDBValue(string? value)
     {
         using var handle = value.ToUnmanagedString();
         return NativeMethods.Value.DuckDBCreateVarchar(handle);
diff --git a/DuckDB.NET.Test/Parameters/ExplicitCastTests.cs b/DuckDB.NET.Test/Parameters/ExplicitCastTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..647ed5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DuckDB.NET.Test/Parameters/ExplicitCastTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+using System;
+using DuckDB.NET.Data;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace DuckDB.NET.Test.Parameters;
+
+public class ExplicitCastTests(DuckDBDatabaseFixture db) : DuckDBTestBase(db)
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void CastWithFunction()
+    {
+        using var command = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        command.CommandText = "SELECT strptime($date_as_text, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') AS example;";
+        command.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter("date_as_text", "2023-04-02 01:01:00"));
+        var scalar = command.ExecuteScalar();
+
+        scalar.Should().BeOfType<DateTime>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CastWithExplicitCastToTimestamp()
+    {
+        using var command = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        command.CommandText = "SELECT $date_as_text::timestamp AS example;";
+        command.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter("date_as_text", "2023-04-02 01:01:00"));
+        var scalar = command.ExecuteScalar();
+
+        scalar.Should().BeOfType<DateTime>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CastWithExplicitCastFromInt()
+    {
+        using var command = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        command.CommandText = "SELECT $my_num::varchar AS example;";
+        command.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter("my_num", 42));
+        var scalar = command.ExecuteScalar();
+
+        scalar.Should().BeOfType<string>();
+        scalar.Should().Be("42");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CastWithExplicitCastToInt()
+    {
+        using var command = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        command.CommandText = "SELECT $my_num::int AS example;";
+        command.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter("my_num", "42"));
+        var scalar = command.ExecuteScalar();
+
+        scalar.Should().BeOfType<int>();
+        scalar.Should().Be(42);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CastWithExplicitCastToIntWrong()
+    {
+        using var command = Connection.CreateCommand();
+        command.CommandText = "SELECT $my_num::int AS example;";
+        command.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter("my_num", "Giorgi"));
+
+        command.Invoking(c => c.ExecuteScalar())
+            .Should().Throw<DuckDBException>().WithMessage("*Conversion Error*");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/DuckDB.NET.Test/Parameters/ParameterCollectionTests.cs b/DuckDB.NET.Test/Parameters/ParameterCollectionTests.cs
index c29cca3..9f3beae 100644
--- a/DuckDB.NET.Test/Parameters/ParameterCollectionTests.cs
+++ b/DuckDB.NET.Test/Parameters/ParameterCollectionTests.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public void BindMultipleValuesInvalidOrderTest(string queryStatement)
         Command.Parameters.Clear();
         Command.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter(42));
         Command.Parameters.Add(new DuckDBParameter("hello"));
-        Command.Invoking(cmd => cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()).Should().ThrowExactly<InvalidOperationException>();
+        Command.Invoking(cmd => cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()).Should().ThrowExactly<DuckDBException>();
     }
 
     [Theory]