diff --git a/sqlite-vec.c b/sqlite-vec.c
index 3dedf37..f2c01c4 100644
--- a/sqlite-vec.c
+++ b/sqlite-vec.c
@@ -5960,17 +5960,37 @@ int vec0_metadata_filter_text(vec0_vtab * p, sqlite3_value * value, const void *
           goto done;
         }
         bitmap_set(b, i, strncmp(sFull, sTarget, nFull) != 0);
-
       }
       break;
     }
     case VEC0_METADATA_OPERATOR_GT: {
       for(int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-        u8 * view = &((u8*) buffer)[i * VEC0_METADATA_TEXT_VIEW_BUFFER_LENGTH];
-        int n = ((int*) view)[0];
-        char * s = (char *) &view[4];
-        if(n > VEC0_METADATA_TEXT_VIEW_DATA_LENGTH) {rc = SQLITE_ERROR;goto done;} /* TODO */
-        bitmap_set(b, i, strncmp(s, sTarget, n) > 0);
+        view = &((u8*) buffer)[i * VEC0_METADATA_TEXT_VIEW_BUFFER_LENGTH];
+        nPrefix = ((int*) view)[0];
+        sPrefix = (char *) &view[4];
+        int cmpPrefix = strncmp(sPrefix, sTarget, min(nPrefix, VEC0_METADATA_TEXT_VIEW_DATA_LENGTH));
+
+        // for short strings, use the prefix comparison direclty
+        if(nPrefix <= VEC0_METADATA_TEXT_VIEW_DATA_LENGTH) {
+          bitmap_set(b, i, cmpPrefix > 0);
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // for GT, only need to consult full string if EQ
+        if(cmpPrefix != 0) {
+          bitmap_set(b, i, cmpPrefix > 0);
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        rc = vec0_get_metadata_text_long_value(p, &stmt, metadata_idx, rowids[i], &nFull, &sFull);
+        if(rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+          goto done;
+        }
+        if(nPrefix != nFull) {
+          rc = SQLITE_ERROR;
+          goto done;
+        }
+        bitmap_set(b, i, strncmp(sFull, sTarget, nFull) > 0);
       }
       break;
     }
diff --git a/test.sql b/test.sql
index 93bb20a..ec27623 100644
--- a/test.sql
+++ b/test.sql
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@
 
 .mode qbox
 
+
+create table t as select value from json_each('["aaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaa_aaa","bbbb","bbbbbbbbbbbb_bbb","cccc","cccccccccccc_ccc"]') order by 1;
+
+
+.param set :p 'bbbbbbbbbbbb_ccc'
+
+select :p;
+
+select *
+from t
+where value > :p
+order by value desc;
+
+.exit
+
 create virtual table v using vec0(
   vector float[1],
   +description text
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/test-metadata.ambr b/tests/__snapshots__/test-metadata.ambr
index d9892f5..33d443c 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/test-metadata.ambr
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/test-metadata.ambr
@@ -693,33 +693,88 @@
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_long_text_knn[gt-bbbb]
-  dict({
-    'error': 'OperationalError',
-    'message': 'Could not filter metadata fields',
+  OrderedDict({
+    'sql': "select rowid, name, distance from v where vector match '[100]' and k = 5 and name > ?",
+    'rows': list([
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 6,
+        'name': 'cccccccccccc_ccc',
+        'distance': 94.0,
+      }),
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 5,
+        'name': 'cccc',
+        'distance': 95.0,
+      }),
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 4,
+        'name': 'bbbbbbbbbbbb_bbb',
+        'distance': 96.0,
+      }),
+    ]),
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_long_text_knn[gt-bbbbbbbbbbbb_aaa]
-  dict({
-    'error': 'OperationalError',
-    'message': 'Could not filter metadata fields',
+  OrderedDict({
+    'sql': "select rowid, name, distance from v where vector match '[100]' and k = 5 and name > ?",
+    'rows': list([
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 6,
+        'name': 'cccccccccccc_ccc',
+        'distance': 94.0,
+      }),
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 5,
+        'name': 'cccc',
+        'distance': 95.0,
+      }),
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 4,
+        'name': 'bbbbbbbbbbbb_bbb',
+        'distance': 96.0,
+      }),
+    ]),
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_long_text_knn[gt-bbbbbbbbbbbb_bbb]
-  dict({
-    'error': 'OperationalError',
-    'message': 'Could not filter metadata fields',
+  OrderedDict({
+    'sql': "select rowid, name, distance from v where vector match '[100]' and k = 5 and name > ?",
+    'rows': list([
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 6,
+        'name': 'cccccccccccc_ccc',
+        'distance': 94.0,
+      }),
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 5,
+        'name': 'cccc',
+        'distance': 95.0,
+      }),
+    ]),
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_long_text_knn[gt-bbbbbbbbbbbb_ccc]
-  dict({
-    'error': 'OperationalError',
-    'message': 'Could not filter metadata fields',
+  OrderedDict({
+    'sql': "select rowid, name, distance from v where vector match '[100]' and k = 5 and name > ?",
+    'rows': list([
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 6,
+        'name': 'cccccccccccc_ccc',
+        'distance': 94.0,
+      }),
+      OrderedDict({
+        'rowid': 5,
+        'name': 'cccc',
+        'distance': 95.0,
+      }),
+    ]),
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_long_text_knn[gt-longlonglonglonglonglonglong]
-  dict({
-    'error': 'OperationalError',
-    'message': 'Could not filter metadata fields',
+  OrderedDict({
+    'sql': "select rowid, name, distance from v where vector match '[100]' and k = 5 and name > ?",
+    'rows': list([
+    ]),
   })
 # ---
 # name: test_long_text_knn[le-bbbb]