diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/TypeCoercion.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/TypeCoercion.scala
index 23654afac6..863bdc056b 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/TypeCoercion.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/TypeCoercion.scala
@@ -862,6 +862,18 @@ object TypeCoercion extends TypeCoercionBase {
     case _ => None
   }
 
+  // Return whether a string literal can be promoted as the give data type in a binary comparison.
+  private def canPromoteAsInBinaryComparison(dt: DataType) = dt match {
+    // If a binary comparison contains interval type and string type, we can't decide which
+    // interval type the string should be promoted as. There are many possible interval
+    // types, such as year interval, month interval, day interval, hour interval, etc.
+    case _: YearMonthIntervalType | _: DayTimeIntervalType => false
+    // There is no need to add `Cast` for comparison between strings.
+    case _: StringType => false
+    case _: AtomicType => true
+    case _ => false
+  }
+
   /**
    * This function determines the target type of a comparison operator when one operand
    * is a String and the other is not. It also handles when one op is a Date and the
@@ -891,8 +903,8 @@ object TypeCoercion extends TypeCoercionBase {
     case (n: DecimalType, s: StringType) => Some(DoubleType)
     case (s: StringType, n: DecimalType) => Some(DoubleType)
 
-    case (l: StringType, r: AtomicType) if r != StringType => Some(r)
-    case (l: AtomicType, r: StringType) if l != StringType => Some(l)
+    case (l: StringType, r: AtomicType) if canPromoteAsInBinaryComparison(r) => Some(r)
+    case (l: AtomicType, r: StringType) if canPromoteAsInBinaryComparison(l) => Some(l)
     case (l, r) => None
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/inputs/interval.sql b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/inputs/interval.sql
index 618cf16c44..279c544113 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/inputs/interval.sql
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/inputs/interval.sql
@@ -341,9 +341,15 @@ SELECT INTERVAL 1 MONTH > INTERVAL 20 DAYS;
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' DAY < '1';
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' DAY = '1';
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' DAY > '1';
+SELECT '1' < INTERVAL '1' DAY;
+SELECT '1' = INTERVAL '1' DAY;
+SELECT '1' > INTERVAL '1' DAY;
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' YEAR < '1';
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' YEAR = '1';
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' YEAR > '1';
+SELECT '1' < INTERVAL '1' YEAR;
+SELECT '1' = INTERVAL '1' YEAR;
+SELECT '1' > INTERVAL '1' YEAR;
 
 SELECT array(INTERVAL '1' YEAR, INTERVAL '1' MONTH);
 SELECT array(INTERVAL '1' DAY, INTERVAL '01:01' HOUR TO MINUTE);
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/ansi/interval.sql.out b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/ansi/interval.sql.out
index e0bf076452..1aa0920b55 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/ansi/interval.sql.out
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/ansi/interval.sql.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- Automatically generated by SQLQueryTestSuite
--- Number of queries: 251
+-- Number of queries: 257
 
 
 -- !query
@@ -2327,6 +2327,33 @@ org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
 cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' DAY > '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' DAY > '1')' (interval day and string).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' < INTERVAL '1' DAY
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' < INTERVAL '1' DAY)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' < INTERVAL '1' DAY)' (string and interval day).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' = INTERVAL '1' DAY
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' = INTERVAL '1' DAY)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' = INTERVAL '1' DAY)' (string and interval day).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' > INTERVAL '1' DAY
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' > INTERVAL '1' DAY)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' > INTERVAL '1' DAY)' (string and interval day).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
 -- !query
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' YEAR < '1'
 -- !query schema
@@ -2354,6 +2381,33 @@ org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
 cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR > '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR > '1')' (interval year and string).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' < INTERVAL '1' YEAR
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' < INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' < INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' (string and interval year).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' = INTERVAL '1' YEAR
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' = INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' = INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' (string and interval year).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' > INTERVAL '1' YEAR
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' > INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' > INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' (string and interval year).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
 -- !query
 SELECT array(INTERVAL '1' YEAR, INTERVAL '1' MONTH)
 -- !query schema
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/interval.sql.out b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/interval.sql.out
index 3e6380b55e..5f6af71a31 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/interval.sql.out
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/resources/sql-tests/results/interval.sql.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- Automatically generated by SQLQueryTestSuite
--- Number of queries: 251
+-- Number of queries: 257
 
 
 -- !query
@@ -2292,49 +2292,109 @@ cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' MONTH > INTERVAL '20' DAY)' due to data type misma
 -- !query
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' DAY < '1'
 -- !query schema
-struct<(INTERVAL '1' DAY < 1):boolean>
+struct<>
 -- !query output
-false
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' DAY < '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' DAY < '1')' (interval day and string).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
 -- !query
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' DAY = '1'
 -- !query schema
-struct<(INTERVAL '1' DAY = 1):boolean>
+struct<>
 -- !query output
-true
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' DAY = '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' DAY = '1')' (interval day and string).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
 -- !query
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' DAY > '1'
 -- !query schema
-struct<(INTERVAL '1' DAY > 1):boolean>
+struct<>
 -- !query output
-false
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' DAY > '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' DAY > '1')' (interval day and string).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' < INTERVAL '1' DAY
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' < INTERVAL '1' DAY)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' < INTERVAL '1' DAY)' (string and interval day).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' = INTERVAL '1' DAY
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' = INTERVAL '1' DAY)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' = INTERVAL '1' DAY)' (string and interval day).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' > INTERVAL '1' DAY
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' > INTERVAL '1' DAY)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' > INTERVAL '1' DAY)' (string and interval day).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
 -- !query
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' YEAR < '1'
 -- !query schema
-struct<(INTERVAL '1' YEAR < 1):boolean>
+struct<>
 -- !query output
-false
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR < '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR < '1')' (interval year and string).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
 -- !query
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' YEAR = '1'
 -- !query schema
-struct<(INTERVAL '1' YEAR = 1):boolean>
+struct<>
 -- !query output
-true
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR = '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR = '1')' (interval year and string).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
 -- !query
 SELECT INTERVAL '1' YEAR > '1'
 -- !query schema
-struct<(INTERVAL '1' YEAR > 1):boolean>
+struct<>
 -- !query output
-false
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR > '1')' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '(INTERVAL '1' YEAR > '1')' (interval year and string).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' < INTERVAL '1' YEAR
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' < INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' < INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' (string and interval year).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' = INTERVAL '1' YEAR
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' = INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' = INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' (string and interval year).; line 1 pos 7
+
+
+-- !query
+SELECT '1' > INTERVAL '1' YEAR
+-- !query schema
+struct<>
+-- !query output
+org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+cannot resolve '('1' > INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' due to data type mismatch: differing types in '('1' > INTERVAL '1' YEAR)' (string and interval year).; line 1 pos 7
 
 
 -- !query