diff --git a/dml_events.go b/dml_events.go
index abebbe120..5cc7d0c77 100644
--- a/dml_events.go
+++ b/dml_events.go
@@ -423,7 +423,14 @@ func appendEscapedValue(buffer []byte, value interface{}, column schema.TableCol
 
 	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case string:
-		return appendEscapedString(buffer, v)
+		var rightPadLengthForBinaryColumn int = 0
+		// see appendEscapedString() for details why we need special
+		// handling of BINARY column types
+		if column.Type == schema.TYPE_BINARY {
+			rightPadLengthForBinaryColumn = int(column.FixedSize)
+		}
+
+		return appendEscapedString(buffer, v, rightPadLengthForBinaryColumn)
 	case []byte:
 		return appendEscapedBuffer(buffer, v, column.Type == schema.TYPE_JSON)
 	case bool:
@@ -437,7 +444,7 @@ func appendEscapedValue(buffer []byte, value interface{}, column schema.TableCol
 	case float32:
 		return strconv.AppendFloat(buffer, float64(v), 'g', -1, 64)
 	case decimal.Decimal:
-		return appendEscapedString(buffer, v.String())
+		return appendEscapedString(buffer, v.String(), 0)
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported type %t", value))
 	}
@@ -481,10 +488,25 @@ func Int64Value(value interface{}) (int64, bool) {
 //
 // ref: https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server/blob/mysql-5.7.5/mysys/charset.c#L963-L1038
 // ref: https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql/blob/9181e3a86a19bacd63e68d43ae8b7b36320d8092/utils.go#L717-L758
-func appendEscapedString(buffer []byte, value string) []byte {
+//
+// We also need to support right-padding of the generated string using 0-bytes
+// to mimic what a MySQL server would do for BINARY columns (with fixed length).
+//
+// ref: https://github.com/Shopify/ghostferry/pull/159
+//
+// This is specifically mentioned in the the below link:
+//
+//    When BINARY values are stored, they are right-padded with the pad value
+//    to the specified length. The pad value is 0x00 (the zero byte). Values
+//    are right-padded with 0x00 for inserts, and no trailing bytes are removed
+//    for retrievals.
+//
+// ref: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/binary-varbinary.html
+func appendEscapedString(buffer []byte, value string, rightPadToLengthWithZeroBytes int) []byte {
 	buffer = append(buffer, '\'')
 
-	for i := 0; i < len(value); i++ {
+	var i int
+	for i = 0; i < len(value); i++ {
 		c := value[i]
 		if c == '\'' {
 			buffer = append(buffer, '\'', '\'')
@@ -493,9 +515,22 @@ func appendEscapedString(buffer []byte, value string) []byte {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// continue 0-padding up to the desired length as provided by the
+	// caller
+	if i < rightPadToLengthWithZeroBytes {
+		buffer = rightPadBufferWithZeroBytes(buffer, rightPadToLengthWithZeroBytes-i)
+	}
+
 	return append(buffer, '\'')
 }
 
+func rightPadBufferWithZeroBytes(buffer []byte, padLength int) []byte {
+	for i := 0; i < padLength; i++ {
+		buffer = append(buffer, '\x00')
+	}
+	return buffer
+}
+
 func appendEscapedBuffer(buffer, value []byte, isJSON bool) []byte {
 	if isJSON {
 		// See https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=98496
diff --git a/test/integration/types_test.rb b/test/integration/types_test.rb
index eaebe86a2..0b908e8d9 100644
--- a/test/integration/types_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/types_test.rb
@@ -298,6 +298,103 @@ def test_unsigned_bigint_pk_with_inline_verifier
     end
   end
 
+  def test_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column
+    # Also see: https://github.com/Shopify/ghostferry/pull/159#issuecomment-597769258
+    #
+    # We explicitly test with a value that is shorter than the max column
+    # size - MySQL will 0-pad the value up the full length of the BINARY column,
+    # but the MySQL replication binlogs will *not* contain these 0-bytes.
+    #
+    # As a result, the binlog writer must explicitly add then when building
+    # update/delete statements, as the WHERE clause would not match existing
+    # rows in the target DB
+    inserted_data = "ABC"
+    execute_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column(
+        column_size: 4,
+        inserted_data: inserted_data,
+        expected_inserted_data: "#{inserted_data}\x00",
+        updated_data: "EFGH"
+    )
+  end
+
+  def test_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column__value_completely_filled
+    # Also see: https://github.com/Shopify/ghostferry/pull/159#issuecomment-597769258
+    # 
+    # NOTE: This test is interesting (beyond what is covered above already),
+    # because it seems the server strips the trailing 0-bytes before sending
+    # them to the binlog even when the trailing 0-bytes are inserted by the user.
+    inserted_data = "ABC\x00"
+    execute_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column(
+        column_size: 4,
+        inserted_data: inserted_data,
+        expected_inserted_data: inserted_data,
+        updated_data: "EFGH"
+    )
+  end
+
+  def test_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column__value_is_empty_and_length_is_1
+    # Also see: https://github.com/Shopify/ghostferry/pull/159#issuecomment-597769258
+    # 
+    # slight variation to cover the corner-case where there is no data in the
+    # column at all and the entire value is 0-padded (here, only 1 byte)
+    execute_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column(
+        column_size: 1,
+        inserted_data: "",
+        expected_inserted_data: "\x00",
+        updated_data: "A"
+    )
+  end
+
+  def test_decimal
+    # decimals are treated specially in binlog writing (they are inserted after
+    # conversion to string), so we add this test to make sure we don't corrupt
+    # data in the process of handling BINARY column (which requires a right pad
+    # for string data).
+    [source_db, target_db].each do |db|
+      db.query("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS #{DEFAULT_DB}")
+      db.query("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} (id bigint(20) not null auto_increment, data decimal, primary key(id))")
+    end
+
+    source_db.query("INSERT INTO #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} (id, data) VALUES (1, 2)")
+
+    ghostferry = new_ghostferry(MINIMAL_GHOSTFERRY)
+
+    row_copy_called = false
+    ghostferry.on_status(Ghostferry::Status::ROW_COPY_COMPLETED) do
+      # this hook follows the design in the helper method
+      # execute_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column below. See detailed
+      # comments there
+      res = target_db.query("SELECT * FROM #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME}")
+      assert_equal 1, res.count
+      res.each do |row|
+        assert_equal 1, row["id"]
+        assert_equal 2, row["data"]
+      end
+
+      source_db.query("INSERT INTO #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} (id, data) VALUES (3, 4)")
+      source_db.query("UPDATE #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} SET data = 5 WHERE id = 1")
+
+      row_copy_called = true
+    end
+
+    ghostferry.run
+
+    assert row_copy_called
+    assert_test_table_is_identical
+    res = target_db.query("SELECT * FROM #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME}")
+    assert_equal 2, res.count
+    res.each do |row|
+      if row["id"] == 1
+        assert_equal 5, row["data"]
+      else
+        assert_equal 3, row["id"]
+        assert_equal 4, row["data"]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+
+
   private
 
   def insert_json_on_source
@@ -310,4 +407,61 @@ def insert_json_on_source
     source_db.query("INSERT INTO #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} (data) VALUES ('#{JSON_FALSE}')")
     source_db.query("INSERT INTO #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} (data) VALUES ('#{JSON_NUMBER}')")
   end
+
+  def execute_copy_data_in_fixed_size_binary_column(column_size:, inserted_data:, expected_inserted_data:, updated_data:)
+    # test for the BINARY columns needing 0-byte padding
+    #
+    # Also see: https://github.com/Shopify/ghostferry/pull/159#issuecomment-597769258
+    [source_db, target_db].each do |db|
+      db.query("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS #{DEFAULT_DB}")
+      db.query("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} (id bigint(20) not null auto_increment, data BINARY(#{column_size}), primary key(id))")
+    end
+
+    source_db.query("INSERT INTO #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} (id, data) VALUES (1, _binary'#{inserted_data}')")
+
+    ghostferry = new_ghostferry(MINIMAL_GHOSTFERRY)
+
+    row_copy_called = false
+    ghostferry.on_status(Ghostferry::Status::ROW_COPY_COMPLETED) do
+      # select row from the target and then make sure the data with 0 padding
+      # is present. We do this to make sure there are no races in the test
+      res = target_db.query("SELECT * FROM #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME}")
+      assert_equal 1, res.count
+      res.each do |row|
+        assert_equal 1, row["id"]
+        assert_equal expected_inserted_data, row["data"]
+      end
+
+      # now that the target is guaranteed to be in the same state as the
+      # source, trigger an update that will cause the binlog to stream an
+      # entry that needs the 0-byte padding
+      #
+      # NOTE: If we use BINLOG_STREAMING_STARTED as hook instead, we race
+      # with getting the update into the batch-copy instead of into the
+      # streaming
+      source_db.query("UPDATE #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME} SET data = _binary'#{updated_data}' WHERE id = 1")
+
+      # NOTE: We move this flag to the end of the callback to make sure that
+      # we don't confuse ourselves if the callback crashes before completing
+      row_copy_called = true
+    end
+
+    ghostferry.run
+
+    # make sure the test framework called the expected hooks above - otherwise
+    # the test doesn't make much sense
+    assert row_copy_called
+    assert_test_table_is_identical
+
+    # just being paranoid here: make sure the test outcome is as expected. It
+    # should be, since we made sure the tables have the same checksums, but it
+    # helps understand what the test code does
+    res = target_db.query("SELECT * FROM #{DEFAULT_FULL_TABLE_NAME}")
+    assert_equal 1, res.count
+    res.each do |row|
+      assert_equal 1, row["id"]
+      assert_equal updated_data, row["data"]
+    end
+
+  end
 end