diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JDBCRDD.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JDBCRDD.scala
index e537d631f455..4cefc7dee1d8 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JDBCRDD.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/jdbc/JDBCRDD.scala
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ private[sql] class JDBCRDD(
    */
   private def compileFilter(f: Filter): String = f match {
     case EqualTo(attr, value) => s"$attr = ${compileValue(value)}"
+    // Since the null-safe equality operator is not a standard SQL operator,
+    // This was written as using is-null and normal equality.
+    case EqualNullSafe(attr, value) =>
+      s"($attr = ${compileValue(value)} OR ($attr IS NULL AND ${compileValue(value)} IS NULL))"
     case LessThan(attr, value) => s"$attr < ${compileValue(value)}"
     case GreaterThan(attr, value) => s"$attr > ${compileValue(value)}"
     case LessThanOrEqual(attr, value) => s"$attr <= ${compileValue(value)}"