diff --git a/util/types/convert.go b/util/types/convert.go
index d725015e1774b..00577070a3e80 100644
--- a/util/types/convert.go
+++ b/util/types/convert.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
@@ -138,6 +139,29 @@ func Convert(val interface{}, target *FieldType) (v interface{}, err error) { //
 		}
 		// TODO: check Flen
 		return x, nil
+	case mysql.TypeYear:
+		var (
+			intVal int64
+			err    error
+		)
+		switch x := val.(type) {
+		case string:
+			intVal, err = StrToInt(x)
+		case mysql.Time:
+			return int16(x.Year()), nil
+		case mysql.Duration:
+			return int16(time.Now().Year()), nil
+		default:
+			intVal, err = ToInt64(x)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return InvConv(val, tp)
+		}
+		y, err := mysql.AdjustYear(int(intVal))
+		if err != nil {
+			return InvConv(val, tp)
+		}
+		return int16(y), nil
 	default:
 		panic("should never happen")
 	}
diff --git a/util/types/convert_test.go b/util/types/convert_test.go
index d5c69830b28e9..53f5495de1238 100644
--- a/util/types/convert_test.go
+++ b/util/types/convert_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"math"
+	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
 	mysql "github.com/pingcap/tidb/mysqldef"
@@ -153,6 +154,23 @@ func (s *testTypeConvertSuite) TestConvertType(c *C) {
 	v, err = Convert(3.1415926, ft)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(v.(mysql.Decimal).String(), Equals, "3.14159")
+
+	// For TypeYear
+	ft = NewFieldType(mysql.TypeYear)
+	v, err = Convert("2015-11-11", ft)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(v, Equals, int16(2015))
+	v, err = Convert(2015, ft)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(v, Equals, int16(2015))
+	v, err = Convert(1800, ft)
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+	dt, err := mysql.ParseDate("2015-11-11")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	v, err = Convert(dt, ft)
+	c.Assert(v, Equals, int16(2015))
+	v, err = Convert(mysql.ZeroDuration, ft)
+	c.Assert(v, Equals, int16(time.Now().Year()))
 }
 
 func testToInt64(c *C, val interface{}, expect int64) {