diff --git a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
index cd44895b..7b85af7d 100644
--- a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
+++ b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@ sqlsrv_phptype pdo_sqlsrv_stmt::sql_type_to_php_type( SQLINTEGER sql_type, SQLUI
         case SQL_LONGVARCHAR:
         case SQL_WLONGVARCHAR:
         case SQL_SS_XML:
+        case SQL_SS_VARIANT:
             sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.type = SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_STRING;
             break;
         case SQL_BINARY: