diff --git a/polars/polars-sql/src/sql_expr.rs b/polars/polars-sql/src/sql_expr.rs
index 30ca8c4af03b..efc81aac6d29 100644
--- a/polars/polars-sql/src/sql_expr.rs
+++ b/polars/polars-sql/src/sql_expr.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl SqlExprVisitor<'_> {
         if negated {
             Ok(expr.clone().lt(low).or(expr.gt(high)))
         } else {
-            Ok(expr.clone().gt(low).and(expr.lt(high)))
+            Ok(expr.clone().gt_eq(low).and(expr.lt_eq(high)))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/py-polars/tests/unit/test_sql.py b/py-polars/tests/unit/test_sql.py
index ed92a02653de..640458ac717f 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/unit/test_sql.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/unit/test_sql.py
@@ -154,31 +154,29 @@ def test_sql_is_between(foods_ipc_path: Path) -> None:
         """
         SELECT *
         FROM foods1
-        WHERE foods1.calories BETWEEN 20 AND 31
-        LIMIT 4
+        WHERE foods1.calories BETWEEN 22 AND 30
+        ORDER BY "calories" DESC, "sugars_g" DESC
     """
     )
-    assert out.to_dict(False) == {
-        "category": ["fruit", "vegetables", "fruit", "vegetables"],
-        "calories": [30, 25, 30, 22],
-        "fats_g": [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
-        "sugars_g": [5, 2, 3, 3],
-    }
+    assert out.rows() == [
+        ("fruit", 30, 0.0, 5),
+        ("vegetables", 30, 0.0, 5),
+        ("fruit", 30, 0.0, 3),
+        ("vegetables", 25, 0.0, 4),
+        ("vegetables", 25, 0.0, 3),
+        ("vegetables", 25, 0.0, 2),
+        ("vegetables", 22, 0.0, 3),
+    ]
 
     out = c.execute(
         """
         SELECT *
         FROM foods1
-        WHERE calories NOT BETWEEN 20 AND 31
-        LIMIT 4
+        WHERE calories NOT BETWEEN 22 AND 30
+        ORDER BY "calories" ASC
         """
     )
-    assert out.to_dict(False) == {
-        "category": ["vegetables", "seafood", "meat", "fruit"],
-        "calories": [45, 150, 100, 60],
-        "fats_g": [0.5, 5.0, 5.0, 0.0],
-        "sugars_g": [2, 0, 0, 11],
-    }
+    assert not any((22 <= cal <= 30) for cal in out["calories"])
 
 
 def test_sql_union() -> None: