diff --git a/datafusion/src/optimizer/constant_folding.rs b/datafusion/src/optimizer/constant_folding.rs
index 97cc23264bda1..d2ac5ce2f3837 100644
--- a/datafusion/src/optimizer/constant_folding.rs
+++ b/datafusion/src/optimizer/constant_folding.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use crate::optimizer::utils;
 use crate::physical_plan::functions::BuiltinScalarFunction;
 use crate::scalar::ScalarValue;
 use arrow::compute::kernels::cast_utils::string_to_timestamp_nanos;
+use arrow::compute::{kernels, DEFAULT_CAST_OPTIONS};
 
 /// Optimizer that simplifies comparison expressions involving boolean literals.
 ///
@@ -247,6 +248,25 @@ impl<'a> ExprRewriter for ConstantRewriter<'a> {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            Expr::Cast {
+                expr: inner,
+                data_type,
+            } => match inner.as_ref() {
+                Expr::Literal(val) => {
+                    let scalar_array = val.to_array();
+                    let cast_array = kernels::cast::cast_with_options(
+                        &scalar_array,
+                        &data_type,
+                        &DEFAULT_CAST_OPTIONS,
+                    )?;
+                    let cast_scalar = ScalarValue::try_from_array(&cast_array, 0)?;
+                    Expr::Literal(cast_scalar)
+                }
+                _ => Expr::Cast {
+                    expr: inner,
+                    data_type,
+                },
+            },
             expr => {
                 // no rewrite possible
                 expr
@@ -724,6 +744,44 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(expected, actual);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn cast_expr() {
+        let table_scan = test_table_scan().unwrap();
+        let proj = vec![Expr::Cast {
+            expr: Box::new(Expr::Literal(ScalarValue::Utf8(Some("0".to_string())))),
+            data_type: DataType::Int32,
+        }];
+        let plan = LogicalPlanBuilder::from(&table_scan)
+            .project(proj)
+            .unwrap()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let expected = "Projection: Int32(0)\
+            \n  TableScan: test projection=None";
+        let actual = get_optimized_plan_formatted(&plan, &chrono::Utc::now());
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cast_expr_wrong_arg() {
+        let table_scan = test_table_scan().unwrap();
+        let proj = vec![Expr::Cast {
+            expr: Box::new(Expr::Literal(ScalarValue::Utf8(Some("".to_string())))),
+            data_type: DataType::Int32,
+        }];
+        let plan = LogicalPlanBuilder::from(&table_scan)
+            .project(proj)
+            .unwrap()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let expected = "Projection: Int32(NULL)\
+            \n  TableScan: test projection=None";
+        let actual = get_optimized_plan_formatted(&plan, &chrono::Utc::now());
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn single_now_expr() {
         let table_scan = test_table_scan().unwrap();