diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/Expression.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/Expression.java
index c8f848f4d78..eb9150ecbcb 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/Expression.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/Expression.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.annotation.Size;
-
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
@@ -180,6 +179,8 @@ public static Expression literal(boolean bool) {
   public static Expression literal(@NonNull Object object) {
     if (object.getClass().isArray()) {
       return literal(ExpressionArray.toObjectArray(object));
+    } else if (object instanceof Expression) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Can't convert an expression to a literal");
     }
     return new ExpressionLiteral(object);
   }
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ public static Expression eq(Expression compareOne, boolean compareTwo) {
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-==">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression eq(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String compareTwo) {
-    return eq(literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return eq(compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ public static Expression eq(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String comp
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-==">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression eq(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number compareTwo) {
-    return eq(literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return eq(compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ public static Expression neq(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Expression
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-!=">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression neq(Expression compareOne, boolean compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression("!=", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression("!=", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ public static Expression neq(Expression compareOne, boolean compareTwo) {
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-!=">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression neq(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression("!=", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression("!=", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ public static Expression neq(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String com
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-!=">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression neq(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression("!=", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression("!=", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ public static Expression gt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Expression
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3E">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression gt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression(">", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression(">", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ public static Expression gt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number comp
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3E">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression gt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression(">", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression(">", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ public static Expression lt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Expression
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3C">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression lt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression("<", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression("<", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ public static Expression lt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number comp
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3C">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression lt(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression("<", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression("<", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@ public static Expression gte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Expression
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3E%3D">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression gte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression(">=", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression(">=", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -752,7 +753,7 @@ public static Expression gte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number com
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3E%3D">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression gte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression(">=", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression(">=", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -799,7 +800,7 @@ public static Expression lte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Expression
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3C%3D">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression lte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression("<=", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression("<=", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -822,7 +823,7 @@ public static Expression lte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull Number com
    * @see <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/style-spec/#expressions-%3C%3D">Style specification</a>
    */
   public static Expression lte(@NonNull Expression compareOne, @NonNull String compareTwo) {
-    return new Expression("<=", literal(compareOne), literal(compareTwo));
+    return new Expression("<=", compareOne, literal(compareTwo));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/ExpressionTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/ExpressionTest.java
index f87fd311723..1070a25f554 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/ExpressionTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/style/expressions/ExpressionTest.java
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.expressions;
 
 import android.graphics.Color;
-
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.style.layers.PropertyFactory;
-
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -138,6 +136,13 @@ public void testEqLiteral() throws Exception {
     assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testEqExpression() throws Exception {
+    Object[] expected = new Object[] {"==",new Object[]{"get", "hello"}, 1f};
+    Object[] actual = eq(get("hello"), 1).toArray();
+    assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testNeq() throws Exception {
     Object[] expected = new Object[] {"!=", 0f, 1f};
@@ -152,6 +157,13 @@ public void testNeqLiteral() throws Exception {
     assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testNeqExpression() throws Exception {
+    Object[] expected = new Object[] {"!=",new Object[]{"get", "hello"}, 1f};
+    Object[] actual = neq(get("hello"), 1).toArray();
+    assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGt() throws Exception {
     Object[] expected = new Object[] {">", 0f, 1f};
@@ -166,6 +178,13 @@ public void testGtLiteral() throws Exception {
     assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGtExpression() throws Exception {
+    Object[] expected = new Object[] {">", new Object[] {"get", "hello"}, 1f};
+    Object[] actual = gt(get("hello"), 1).toArray();
+    assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testLt() throws Exception {
     Object[] expected = new Object[] {"<", 1f, 0f};
@@ -180,6 +199,13 @@ public void testLtLiteral() throws Exception {
     assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testLtExpression() throws Exception {
+    Object[] expected = new Object[] {"<", new Object[] {"get", "hello"}, 1f};
+    Object[] actual = lt(get("hello"), 1).toArray();
+    assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGte() throws Exception {
     Object[] expected = new Object[] {">=", 1f, 1f};
@@ -194,6 +220,13 @@ public void testGteLiteral() throws Exception {
     assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGteExpression() throws Exception {
+    Object[] expected = new Object[] {">=", new Object[] {"get", "hello"}, 1f};
+    Object[] actual = gte(get("hello"), 1).toArray();
+    assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testLte() throws Exception {
     Object[] expected = new Object[] {"<=", 1f, 1f};
@@ -201,6 +234,13 @@ public void testLte() throws Exception {
     assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testLteExpression() throws Exception {
+    Object[] expected = new Object[] {"<=", new Object[] {"get", "hello"}, 1f};
+    Object[] actual = lte(get("hello"), 1).toArray();
+    assertTrue("expression should match", Arrays.deepEquals(expected, actual));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testLteLiteral() throws Exception {
     Object[] expected = new Object[] {"<=", 1f, 1f};