2 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Column.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Column.scala
index 97bf7a0cc4..2ab091e40a 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Column.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Column.scala
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ class Column(protected[sql] val expr: Expression) extends Logging {
 
     case func: UnresolvedFunction => UnresolvedAlias(func, Some(func.prettyString))
 
+    // If we have a top level Cast, there is a chance to give it a better alias, if there is a
+    // NamedExpression under this Cast.
+    case c: Cast => c.transformUp {
+      case Cast(ne: NamedExpression, to) => UnresolvedAlias(Cast(ne, to))
+    } match {
+      case ne: NamedExpression => ne
+      case other => Alias(expr, expr.prettyString)()
+    }
+
     case expr: Expression => Alias(expr, expr.prettyString)()
   }
 
@@ -921,13 +930,7 @@ class Column(protected[sql] val expr: Expression) extends Logging {
    * @group expr_ops
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
-  def cast(to: DataType): Column = withExpr {
-    expr match {
-      // keeps the name of expression if possible when do cast.
-      case ne: NamedExpression => UnresolvedAlias(Cast(expr, to))
-      case _ => Cast(expr, to)
-    }
-  }
+  def cast(to: DataType): Column = withExpr { Cast(expr, to) }
 
   /**
    * Casts the column to a different data type, using the canonical string representation
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
index d6c140dfea..afc8df07fd 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ class DataFrameSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
   test("SPARK-10743: keep the name of expression if possible when do cast") {
     val df = (1 to 10).map(Tuple1.apply).toDF("i").as("src")
     assert(df.select($"src.i".cast(StringType)).columns.head === "i")
+    assert(df.select($"src.i".cast(StringType).cast(IntegerType)).columns.head === "i")
   }
 
   test("SPARK-11301: fix case sensitivity for filter on partitioned columns") {
@@ -1228,4 +1229,10 @@ class DataFrameSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
     checkAnswer(df.withColumn("col.a", lit("c")), Row("c", "b"))
     checkAnswer(df.withColumn("col.c", lit("c")), Row("a", "b", "c"))
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-12841: cast in filter") {
+    checkAnswer(
+      Seq(1 -> "a").toDF("i", "j").filter($"i".cast(StringType) === "1"),
+      Row(1, "a"))
+  }
 }