diff --git a/dbdimp.c b/dbdimp.c
index db3de2c..d6b93b9 100644
--- a/dbdimp.c
+++ b/dbdimp.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ static int
 sqlite_type_from_odbc_type(int type)
 {
     switch(type) {
+        case SQL_UNKNOWN_TYPE:
+            return SQLITE_NULL;
         case SQL_INTEGER:
         case SQL_SMALLINT:
         case SQL_TINYINT:
@@ -710,8 +712,11 @@ sqlite_st_execute(SV *sth, imp_sth_t *imp_sth)
              *  type column (see t/19_bindparam.t), at least when
              *  we explicitly specify its type. However, we should
              *  keep spaces when we just guess.
+             *  
+             *  see_if_its_a_number should be ignored if an explicit
+             *  SQL type is set via bind_param().
              */
-            if (imp_dbh->see_if_its_a_number) {
+            if (sql_type == SQLITE_NULL && imp_dbh->see_if_its_a_number) {
                 numtype = sqlite_is_number(aTHX_ data, SQLITE_NULL);
             }
             else if (sql_type == SQLITE_INTEGER || sql_type == SQLITE_FLOAT) {
diff --git a/lib/DBD/SQLite.pm b/lib/DBD/SQLite.pm
index e976855..3db3431 100644
--- a/lib/DBD/SQLite.pm
+++ b/lib/DBD/SQLite.pm
@@ -1149,6 +1149,20 @@ problems. Use this sparingly when you handle existing databases.
 If you handle databases created by other tools like native C<sqlite3>
 command line tool, this attribute would help you.
 
+As of 1.41_04, C<sqlite_see_if_its_a_number> works only for
+bind values with no explicit type.
+
+  my $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:SQLite:foo', undef, undef, {
+    AutoCommit => 1,
+    RaiseError => 1,
+    sqlite_see_if_its_a_number => 1,
+  });
+  my $sth = $dbh->prepare('INSERT INTO foo VALUES(?)');
+  # '1.230' will be inserted as a text, instead of 1.23 as a number,
+  # even though sqlite_see_if_its_a_number is set.
+  $sth->bind_param(1, '1.230', SQL_VARCHAR);
+  $sth->execute;
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Placeholders
diff --git a/t/58_see_if_its_a_number_and_explicit_binding.t b/t/58_see_if_its_a_number_and_explicit_binding.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52bc55d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/58_see_if_its_a_number_and_explicit_binding.t
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+BEGIN {
+	$|  = 1;
+	$^W = 1;
+}
+
+use t::lib::Test qw/connect_ok/;
+use Test::More;
+use Test::NoWarnings;
+use DBI qw(:sql_types);
+
+plan tests => 9;
+
+# The following is by mje++
+# http://pastebin.com/RkUwwVti
+
+my $test_value = "1234567.20";
+
+sub my_is {
+    my ($dbh, $test) = @_;
+
+    my ($x) = $dbh->selectrow_array(q/select b from test where a = ?/, undef, 1);
+
+    is($x, "$test_value", $test);
+    $dbh->do(q/delete from test/);
+}
+
+my $dbh = connect_ok(sqlite_see_if_its_a_number => 1);
+
+$dbh->do(q/create table test (a integer, b varchar(20))/);
+
+$dbh->do(q/insert into test values(?,?)/, undef, 1, $test_value);
+SKIP: {
+    local $TODO = 'failing now';
+    my_is($dbh, "do insert");
+};
+
+my $sth = $dbh->prepare(q/insert into test values(?,?)/);
+$sth->bind_param(1, 1, SQL_INTEGER);
+$sth->bind_param(2, $test_value, SQL_CHAR);
+$sth->execute;
+my_is($dbh, "prepared insert with provided bound data and type SQL_CHAR");
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare(q/insert into test values(?,?)/);
+$sth->bind_param(1, 1, SQL_INTEGER);
+$sth->bind_param(2, $test_value, SQL_VARCHAR);
+$sth->execute;
+my_is($dbh, "prepared insert with provided bound data and type SQL_VARCHAR");
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare(q/insert into test values(?,?)/);
+$sth->bind_param(1, undef, SQL_INTEGER);
+$sth->bind_param(2, undef, SQL_CHAR);
+$sth->execute(1, $test_value);
+my_is($dbh, "prepared insert with sticky bound data and type SQL_CHAR");
+
+$dbh->do(q/insert into test values(?,?)/, undef, 1, $test_value);
+$sth = $dbh->prepare(q/update test set b = ? where a = ?/);
+$sth->bind_param(1, undef, SQL_CHAR);
+$sth->bind_param(2, undef, SQL_INTEGER);
+$sth->execute($test_value, 1);
+my_is($dbh, "update with sticky bound type char");
+
+$dbh->{sqlite_see_if_its_a_number} = 0;
+$dbh->do(q/insert into test values(?,?)/, undef, 1, $test_value);
+my_is($dbh, "do insert see_if_its_a_number = 0");
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare(q/insert into test values(?,?)/);
+$sth->bind_param(1, 1, SQL_INTEGER);
+$sth->bind_param(2, $test_value, SQL_VARCHAR);
+$sth->execute;
+my_is($dbh, "prepared insert with provided bound data and type SQL_VARCHAR see_if_its_a_number=0");