diff --git a/mysql-test/r/cast.result b/mysql-test/r/cast.result
index d8e50128902..454a3766572 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/cast.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/cast.result
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 select isnull(date(NULL)), isnull(cast(NULL as DATE));
 isnull(date(NULL))	isnull(cast(NULL as DATE))
 1	1
+SELECT CAST(cast('01-01-01' as date) AS UNSIGNED);
+CAST(cast('01-01-01' as date) AS UNSIGNED)
+20010101
+SELECT CAST(cast('01-01-01' as date) AS SIGNED);
+CAST(cast('01-01-01' as date) AS SIGNED)
+20010101
 End of 4.1 tests
 select cast('1.2' as decimal(3,2));
 cast('1.2' as decimal(3,2))
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/cast.test b/mysql-test/t/cast.test
index 502c5781f1f..004ef69182d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/cast.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/cast.test
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ DROP TABLE t1;
 
 select isnull(date(NULL)), isnull(cast(NULL as DATE));
 
+#
+# Bug#23656: Wrong result of CAST from DATE to int
+#
+SELECT CAST(cast('01-01-01' as date) AS UNSIGNED);
+SELECT CAST(cast('01-01-01' as date) AS SIGNED);
+
 --echo End of 4.1 tests
 
 
diff --git a/sql/item_func.cc b/sql/item_func.cc
index 503b4362e7a..eaef07f0cd6 100644
--- a/sql/item_func.cc
+++ b/sql/item_func.cc
@@ -947,7 +947,8 @@ longlong Item_func_signed::val_int()
   longlong value;
   int error;
 
-  if (args[0]->cast_to_int_type() != STRING_RESULT)
+  if (args[0]->cast_to_int_type() != STRING_RESULT ||
+      args[0]->result_as_longlong())
   {
     value= args[0]->val_int();
     null_value= args[0]->null_value; 
@@ -986,7 +987,8 @@ longlong Item_func_unsigned::val_int()
       my_decimal2int(E_DEC_FATAL_ERROR, dec, 1, &value);
     return value;
   }
-  else if (args[0]->cast_to_int_type() != STRING_RESULT)
+  else if (args[0]->cast_to_int_type() != STRING_RESULT ||
+           args[0]->result_as_longlong())
   {
     value= args[0]->val_int();
     null_value= args[0]->null_value;