diff --git a/src/MongoDB.Driver/Linq/Linq3Implementation/Translators/ExpressionToFilterTranslators/MethodTranslators/EqualsMethodToFilterTranslator.cs b/src/MongoDB.Driver/Linq/Linq3Implementation/Translators/ExpressionToFilterTranslators/MethodTranslators/EqualsMethodToFilterTranslator.cs
index ec3271f443f..44f623b00df 100644
--- a/src/MongoDB.Driver/Linq/Linq3Implementation/Translators/ExpressionToFilterTranslators/MethodTranslators/EqualsMethodToFilterTranslator.cs
+++ b/src/MongoDB.Driver/Linq/Linq3Implementation/Translators/ExpressionToFilterTranslators/MethodTranslators/EqualsMethodToFilterTranslator.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */
 
+using System;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using MongoDB.Driver.Linq.Linq3Implementation.Ast.Filters;
 using MongoDB.Driver.Linq.Linq3Implementation.ExtensionMethods;
@@ -72,8 +73,31 @@ private static AstFilter Translate(TranslationContext context, Expression expres
 
             var fieldTranslation = ExpressionToFilterFieldTranslator.Translate(context, fieldExpression);
             var value = valueExpression.GetConstantValue<object>(containingExpression: expression);
+
+            var serializerValueType = fieldTranslation.Serializer.ValueType;
+            if (value != null && !serializerValueType.IsInstanceOfType(value))
+            {
+                var targetType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(serializerValueType) ?? serializerValueType;
+                var valueType = value.GetType();
+                if (IsNumericType(valueType) && IsNumericType(targetType))
+                {
+                    value = Convert.ChangeType(value, targetType);
+                }
+            }
+
             var serializedValue = SerializationHelper.SerializeValue(fieldTranslation.Serializer, value);
             return AstFilter.Eq(fieldTranslation.Ast, serializedValue);
         }
+
+        private static bool IsNumericType(Type type) =>
+            Type.GetTypeCode(type) switch
+            {
+                TypeCode.Byte or TypeCode.SByte or
+                TypeCode.Int16 or TypeCode.UInt16 or
+                TypeCode.Int32 or TypeCode.UInt32 or
+                TypeCode.Int64 or TypeCode.UInt64 or
+                TypeCode.Single or TypeCode.Double or TypeCode.Decimal => true,
+                _ => false
+            };
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/MongoDB.Driver.Tests/Linq/Linq3Implementation/Translators/ExpressionToFilterTranslators/MethodTranslators/EqualsMethodToFilterTranslatorTests.cs b/tests/MongoDB.Driver.Tests/Linq/Linq3Implementation/Translators/ExpressionToFilterTranslators/MethodTranslators/EqualsMethodToFilterTranslatorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b0236a13f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/MongoDB.Driver.Tests/Linq/Linq3Implementation/Translators/ExpressionToFilterTranslators/MethodTranslators/EqualsMethodToFilterTranslatorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/* Copyright 2010-present MongoDB Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+using System;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace MongoDB.Driver.Tests.Linq.Linq3Implementation.Translators.ExpressionToFilterTranslators.MethodTranslators
+{
+    public class EqualsMethodToFilterTranslatorTests
+    {
+        private static readonly RenderArgs<TestClass> __args = new(
+            BsonSerializer.SerializerRegistry.GetSerializer<TestClass>(),
+            BsonSerializer.SerializerRegistry);
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Equals_with_uint64_and_nullable_int_should_translate()
+        {
+            ulong value = 2;
+
+            var filter = Builders<TestClass>.Filter.Where(e => e.NullableIntegerProperty.Equals(value));
+
+            filter.Render(__args).Should().Be("{ NullableIntegerProperty : 2 }");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Equals_with_int_and_nullable_int_should_translate()
+        {
+            int value = 2;
+
+            var filter = Builders<TestClass>.Filter.Where(e => e.NullableIntegerProperty.Equals(value));
+
+            filter.Render(__args).Should().Be("{ NullableIntegerProperty : 2 }");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Equals_with_null_should_translate()
+        {
+            var filter = Builders<TestClass>.Filter.Where(e => e.NullableIntegerProperty.Equals(null));
+
+            filter.Render(__args).Should().Be("{ NullableIntegerProperty : null }");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Equals_with_uint64_and_int_should_translate()
+        {
+            ulong value = 1;
+
+            var filter = Builders<TestClass>.Filter.Where(e => e.IntegerProperty.Equals(value));
+
+            filter.Render(__args).Should().Be("{ IntegerProperty : 1 }");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Equals_with_string_and_nullable_int_should_throw()
+        {
+            var value = "2";
+
+            var filter = Builders<TestClass>.Filter.Where(e => e.NullableIntegerProperty.Equals(value));
+
+            var exception = Record.Exception(() => filter.Render(__args));
+            exception.Should().NotBeNull();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Equals_with_overflowing_uint64_and_nullable_int_should_throw()
+        {
+            ulong value = (ulong)int.MaxValue + 1;
+
+            var filter = Builders<TestClass>.Filter.Where(e => e.NullableIntegerProperty.Equals(value));
+
+            var exception = Record.Exception(() => filter.Render(__args));
+            exception.Should().BeOfType<OverflowException>();
+        }
+
+        public class TestClass
+        {
+            public int IntegerProperty { get; set; }
+            public int? NullableIntegerProperty { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}