diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/util.py b/python/python/lancedb/util.py
index b8e519933..e9d01407b 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/util.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/util.py
@@ -385,6 +385,21 @@ def _(value: np.ndarray):
     return value_to_sql(value.tolist())
 
 
+@value_to_sql.register(np.bool_)
+def _(value: np.bool_):
+    return value_to_sql(bool(value))
+
+
+@value_to_sql.register(np.integer)
+def _(value: np.integer):
+    return value_to_sql(int(value))
+
+
+@value_to_sql.register(np.floating)
+def _(value: np.floating):
+    return value_to_sql(float(value))
+
+
 def deprecated(func):
     """This is a decorator which can be used to mark functions
     as deprecated. It will result in a warning being emitted
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_util.py b/python/python/tests/test_util.py
index b5ab159b7..f3051d45a 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_util.py
@@ -149,6 +149,21 @@ def test_value_to_sql_dict():
     assert value_to_sql({}) == "named_struct()"
 
 
+def test_value_to_sql_numpy_scalars():
+    # numpy scalars (e.g. pulled from an ndarray or a pandas column) must
+    # convert the same way as their native Python counterparts. np.float64
+    # already worked by virtue of subclassing float, but the integer / bool
+    # / float32 scalars previously raised NotImplementedError.
+    import numpy as np
+
+    assert value_to_sql(np.int32(5)) == "5"
+    assert value_to_sql(np.int64(5)) == "5"
+    assert value_to_sql(np.float32(1.5)) == "1.5"
+    assert value_to_sql(np.float64(1.5)) == "1.5"
+    assert value_to_sql(np.bool_(True)) == "TRUE"
+    assert value_to_sql(np.bool_(False)) == "FALSE"
+
+
 def test_append_vector_columns():
     registry = EmbeddingFunctionRegistry.get_instance()
     registry.register("test")(MockTextEmbeddingFunction)