diff --git a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
index 6adfbd0c2..2506960bf 100644
--- a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
+++ b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_stmt.cpp
@@ -721,12 +721,10 @@ int pdo_sqlsrv_stmt_get_col_data(pdo_stmt_t *stmt, int colno,
         sqlsrv_phptype sqlsrv_php_type;
         SQLSRV_ASSERT( colno >= 0 && colno < static_cast<int>( driver_stmt->current_meta_data.size()),
                        "Invalid column number in pdo_sqlsrv_stmt_get_col_data" );
-        sqlsrv_php_type = driver_stmt->sql_type_to_php_type( static_cast<SQLUINTEGER>( driver_stmt->current_meta_data[ colno ]->field_type ),
-                                                             static_cast<SQLUINTEGER>( driver_stmt->current_meta_data[ colno ]->field_size ),
-                                                             true );
 
         // set the encoding if the user specified one via bindColumn, otherwise use the statement's encoding
-        sqlsrv_php_type.typeinfo.encoding = driver_stmt->encoding();
+        sqlsrv_php_type = driver_stmt->sql_type_to_php_type( static_cast<SQLUINTEGER>( driver_stmt->current_meta_data[colno]->field_type ),
+                                                            static_cast<SQLUINTEGER>( driver_stmt->current_meta_data[colno]->field_size ), true );
 
         // if a column is bound to a type different than the column type, figure out a way to convert it to the 
         // type they want
@@ -1306,6 +1304,8 @@ sqlsrv_phptype pdo_sqlsrv_stmt::sql_type_to_php_type( SQLINTEGER sql_type, SQLUI
                        "Invalid encoding on the connection.  Must not be invalid or default." );
     }                
 
+    sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.encoding = local_encoding;
+
     switch( sql_type ) {
         case SQL_BIT:
         case SQL_INTEGER:
@@ -1316,7 +1316,6 @@ sqlsrv_phptype pdo_sqlsrv_stmt::sql_type_to_php_type( SQLINTEGER sql_type, SQLUI
             }
             else {
                 sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.type = SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_STRING;
-                sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.encoding = local_encoding;
             }
             break;
         case SQL_FLOAT:
@@ -1326,7 +1325,6 @@ sqlsrv_phptype pdo_sqlsrv_stmt::sql_type_to_php_type( SQLINTEGER sql_type, SQLUI
             }
             else {
                 sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.type = SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_STRING;
-                sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.encoding = local_encoding;
             }
             break;
         case SQL_BIGINT:
@@ -1345,7 +1343,6 @@ sqlsrv_phptype pdo_sqlsrv_stmt::sql_type_to_php_type( SQLINTEGER sql_type, SQLUI
         case SQL_WLONGVARCHAR:
         case SQL_SS_XML:
             sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.type = SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_STRING;
-            sqlsrv_phptype.typeinfo.encoding = local_encoding;
             break;
         case SQL_BINARY:
         case SQL_LONGVARBINARY:
diff --git a/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_270_fetch_binary.phpt b/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_270_fetch_binary.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5edebcce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_270_fetch_binary.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+--TEST--
+Test fetch from binary, varbinary, varbinary(max), image columns, without setting binary encoding.
+--DESCRIPTION--
+Verifies GitHub issue 270 is fixed, users could not retrieve the data as inserted in binary columns without setting the binary encoding either on stmt or using bindCoulmn encoding.
+This test verifies that the data inserted in binary columns can be retrieved using fetch, fetchColumn, fetchObject, and fetchAll functions.
+
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+require_once("autonomous_setup.php");
+
+$tableName = 'test_binary'.rand();
+$columns = array( 'col1', 'col2', 'col3', 'col4');
+
+// Connect
+$conn = new PDO( "sqlsrv:server=$serverName;Database=tempdb", $username, $password );
+
+$sql = "CREATE TABLE $tableName ( $columns[0] binary(50), $columns[1] VARBINARY(50), $columns[2] VARBINARY(MAX), $columns[3] image)";
+$conn->exec($sql);
+
+$icon = base64_decode("This is some text to test retrieving from binary type columns");
+
+// Insert data using bind parameters
+$sql = "INSERT INTO $tableName($columns[0], $columns[1], $columns[2], $columns[3]) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?)";
+$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
+$stmt->bindParam(1, $icon, PDO::PARAM_LOB, null, PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_BINARY);
+$stmt->bindParam(2, $icon, PDO::PARAM_LOB, null, PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_BINARY);
+$stmt->bindParam(3, $icon, PDO::PARAM_LOB, null, PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_BINARY);
+$stmt->bindParam(4, $icon, PDO::PARAM_LOB, null, PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_BINARY);
+$stmt->execute();
+
+// loop through each column in the table
+foreach ($columns as $col){
+	test_fetch($conn, $tableName, $col, $icon);
+}
+// DROP table
+$conn->query("DROP TABLE $tableName") ?: die();
+
+//free statement and connection
+$stmt = null;
+$conn = null;
+
+print_r("Test finished successfully");
+
+//calls various fetch methods
+function test_fetch($conn, $tableName, $columnName, $input){
+	
+	$len = strlen($input);
+	$result = "";
+	$sql = "SELECT $columnName from $tableName";
+	
+	$stmt = $conn->query($sql);  
+	$stmt->bindColumn(1, $result, PDO::PARAM_LOB);
+	$stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_BOUND);
+	//binary is fixed size, to evaluate output, compare it using strncmp
+	if( strncmp($result, $input, $len) !== 0){
+		print_r("\nRetrieving using bindColumn failed");
+	}
+
+	$result = "";
+	$stmt = $conn->query($sql);      
+	$stmt->bindColumn(1, $result, PDO::PARAM_LOB, 0 , PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_BINARY);
+	$stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_BOUND);
+	if( strncmp($result, $input, $len) !== 0){
+		print_r("\nRetrieving using bindColumn with encoding set failed");
+	}
+
+	$result = "";
+	$stmt = $conn->query($sql);  
+	$result = $stmt->fetchColumn();
+	if( strncmp($result, $input, $len) !== 0){
+		print_r("\nRetrieving using fetchColumn failed");
+	}
+
+	$result = "";
+	$stmt = $conn->query($sql);  
+	$result = $stmt->fetchObject();
+	if( strncmp($result->$columnName, $input, $len) !== 0){
+		print_r("\nRetrieving using fetchObject failed");
+	}
+
+	$result = "";
+	$stmt = $conn->query($sql);  
+	$result = $stmt->fetchAll( PDO::FETCH_COLUMN );
+	if( strncmp($result[0], $input, $len) !== 0){
+		print_r("\nRetrieving using fetchAll failed");
+	}
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Test finished successfully