diff --git a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/r/mysql.result b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/r/mysql.result
index d3c244b277a..1dcbca88a7b 100644
--- a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/r/mysql.result
+++ b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/r/mysql.result
@@ -364,5 +364,16 @@ hex(col)
 DROP TABLE t2;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 #
+# MDEV-29782 CONNECT engine converted YEAR to DATETIME, causing INSERT to fail
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id year);
+CREATE TABLE t2 ENGINE=CONNECT TABLE_TYPE=MYSQL DBNAME='test' TABNAME='t1' OPTION_LIST='host=localhost,user=root,port=PORT';
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1999);
+SELECT * FROM t2;
+id
+1999
+DROP TABLE t2;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+#
 # End of 10.3 tests
 #
diff --git a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/mysql.test b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/mysql.test
index a50db4a6457..cd52f78fb30 100644
--- a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/mysql.test
+++ b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/mysql.test
@@ -533,6 +533,21 @@ DROP TABLE t2;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-29782 CONNECT engine converted YEAR to DATETIME, causing INSERT to fail
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id year);
+
+--replace_result $PORT PORT
+--eval CREATE TABLE t2 ENGINE=CONNECT TABLE_TYPE=MYSQL DBNAME='test' TABNAME='t1' OPTION_LIST='host=localhost,user=root,port=$PORT'
+
+INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1999);
+SELECT * FROM t2;
+
+DROP TABLE t2;
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
 --echo #
 --echo # End of 10.3 tests
 --echo #
diff --git a/storage/connect/myutil.cpp b/storage/connect/myutil.cpp
index c49db48bfb3..45b2c46e217 100644
--- a/storage/connect/myutil.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/myutil.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ int MYSQLtoPLG(int mytype, char *var)
 
   switch (mytype) {
     case MYSQL_TYPE_SHORT:
+    case MYSQL_TYPE_YEAR:
       type = TYPE_SHORT;
       break;
     case MYSQL_TYPE_LONG:
@@ -209,7 +210,6 @@ int MYSQLtoPLG(int mytype, char *var)
     case MYSQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
     case MYSQL_TYPE_DATE:
     case MYSQL_TYPE_DATETIME:
-    case MYSQL_TYPE_YEAR:
     case MYSQL_TYPE_TIME:
       type = TYPE_DATE;
       break;