diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml
index 35d3cfa79d..af9532a1ae 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
 <ProviderDbType>20</ProviderDbType>
 <ColumnSize>3</ColumnSize>
 <CreateFormat>tinyint</CreateFormat>
-<DataType>System.SByte</DataType>
+<DataType>System.Byte</DataType>
 <IsAutoIncrementable>true</IsAutoIncrementable>
 <IsBestMatch>true</IsBestMatch>
 <IsCaseSensitive>false</IsCaseSensitive>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml
index 35d3cfa79d..af9532a1ae 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Resources/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlMetaData.xml
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
 <ProviderDbType>20</ProviderDbType>
 <ColumnSize>3</ColumnSize>
 <CreateFormat>tinyint</CreateFormat>
-<DataType>System.SByte</DataType>
+<DataType>System.Byte</DataType>
 <IsAutoIncrementable>true</IsAutoIncrementable>
 <IsBestMatch>true</IsBestMatch>
 <IsCaseSensitive>false</IsCaseSensitive>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/ManualTests/SQL/SqlSchemaInfoTest/SqlSchemaInfoTest.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/ManualTests/SQL/SqlSchemaInfoTest/SqlSchemaInfoTest.cs
index 982caebe51..e16c781df4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/ManualTests/SQL/SqlSchemaInfoTest/SqlSchemaInfoTest.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/ManualTests/SQL/SqlSchemaInfoTest/SqlSchemaInfoTest.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Data.Common;
+using System.Linq;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.ManualTesting.Tests
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ public static void TestGetSchema()
 
                 DataTable metaDataTypes = conn.GetSchema(DbMetaDataCollectionNames.DataTypes);
                 Assert.True(metaDataTypes != null && metaDataTypes.Rows.Count > 0);
+
+                var tinyintRow = metaDataTypes.Rows.OfType<DataRow>().Where(p => (string)p["TypeName"] == "tinyint");
+                foreach (var row in tinyintRow)
+                {
+                    Assert.True((String)row["TypeName"] == "tinyint" && (String)row["DataType"] == "System.Byte" && (bool)row["IsUnsigned"]);
+                }
             }
         }