diff --git a/classes/xml/xmlquery/tags/condition/ConditionTag.class.php b/classes/xml/xmlquery/tags/condition/ConditionTag.class.php
index e895aae95..8c2c26a2c 100644
--- a/classes/xml/xmlquery/tags/condition/ConditionTag.class.php
+++ b/classes/xml/xmlquery/tags/condition/ConditionTag.class.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 			$this->operation = $condition->attrs->operation;
 			$this->pipe = $condition->attrs->pipe;
 			$dbParser = DB::getParser();
-			$this->column_name = $dbParser->parseColumnName($condition->attrs->column);
+                        $this->column_name = $dbParser->parseExpression($condition->attrs->column);
 
                         // If default value is column name, it should be escaped
 			if($isColumnName = strpos($condition->attrs->default, '.')){
diff --git a/test-phpUnit/db/xml_query/mysql/MysqlSelectTest.php b/test-phpUnit/db/xml_query/mysql/MysqlSelectTest.php
index 773c4b990..97fc5a4b0 100644
--- a/test-phpUnit/db/xml_query/mysql/MysqlSelectTest.php
+++ b/test-phpUnit/db/xml_query/mysql/MysqlSelectTest.php
@@ -80,4 +80,11 @@
                                         and `item`.`item_srl` = 10';
 			$this->_test($xml_file, $argsString, $expected);
 		}
+
+                function testSubstring(){
+			$xml_file = _TEST_PATH_ . "db/xml_query/mysql/data/substring.xml";
+			$argsString = '$args->var_start_mmdd = "1102"; ';
+			$expected = 'select * from `xe_member` as `member` where substr(`extra_vars_t1`.`value`,5,4) >= 1102';
+			$this->_test($xml_file, $argsString, $expected);
+                }
 	}
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diff --git a/test-phpUnit/db/xml_query/mysql/data/substring.xml b/test-phpUnit/db/xml_query/mysql/data/substring.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fef155bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-phpUnit/db/xml_query/mysql/data/substring.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<query id="substringTest" action="select">
+    <tables>
+        <table name="member" alias="member" />
+    </tables>
+    <columns>
+        <column name="*" />
+    </columns>
+    <conditions>
+        <condition operation="more"  column="substr(extra_vars_t1.value,5,4)" var="var_start_mmdd" notnull="notnull"  pipe="and" />
+    </conditions>
+</query>
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