diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_dtype.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_dtype.rs
index f62d0c2b23..1cbab2ae2f 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_dtype.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_dtype.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ impl PluginCommand for ToDataType {
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
         vec![Example {
-            description: "Convert a string to a specific datatype",
-            example: r#""i64" | polars into-dtype"#,
+            description: "Convert a string to a specific datatype and back to a nu object",
+            example: r#"'i64' | polars into-dtype | polars into-nu"#,
             result: Some(Value::string("i64", Span::test_data())),
         }]
     }
@@ -53,3 +53,16 @@ fn command(
     NuDataType::try_from_pipeline(plugin, input, call.head)?
         .to_pipeline_data(plugin, engine, call.head)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::test::test_polars_plugin_command;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use nu_protocol::ShellError;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_into_dtype() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        test_polars_plugin_command(&ToDataType)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_nu.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_nu.rs
index 07427ca63d..fc0a912e0a 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_nu.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_nu.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    dataframe::values::NuExpression,
-    values::{CustomValueSupport, NuLazyFrame},
+    values::{cant_convert_err, CustomValueSupport, PolarsPluginObject, PolarsPluginType},
     PolarsPlugin,
 };
 
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@ impl PluginCommand for ToNu {
             .input_output_types(vec![
                 (Type::Custom("expression".into()), Type::Any),
                 (Type::Custom("dataframe".into()), Type::table()),
+                (Type::Custom("datatype".into()), Type::Any),
+                (Type::Custom("schema".into()), Type::Any),
             ])
             .category(Category::Custom("dataframe".into()))
     }
@@ -86,31 +87,54 @@ impl PluginCommand for ToNu {
     fn run(
         &self,
         plugin: &Self::Plugin,
-        _engine: &EngineInterface,
+        engine: &EngineInterface,
         call: &EvaluatedCall,
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, LabeledError> {
-        let value = input.into_value(call.head)?;
-        if NuDataFrame::can_downcast(&value) || NuLazyFrame::can_downcast(&value) {
-            dataframe_command(plugin, call, value)
-        } else {
-            expression_command(plugin, call, value)
-        }
-        .map_err(|e| e.into())
+        command(plugin, engine, call, input).map_err(LabeledError::from)
     }
 }
 
-fn dataframe_command(
+fn command(
     plugin: &PolarsPlugin,
+    _engine: &EngineInterface,
     call: &EvaluatedCall,
-    input: Value,
+    input: PipelineData,
 ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let value = input.into_value(call.head)?;
+    match PolarsPluginObject::try_from_value(plugin, &value)? {
+        PolarsPluginObject::NuDataFrame(df) => dataframe_command(call, df),
+        PolarsPluginObject::NuLazyFrame(lazy) => dataframe_command(call, lazy.collect(call.head)?),
+        PolarsPluginObject::NuExpression(expr) => {
+            let value = expr.to_value(call.head)?;
+            Ok(PipelineData::Value(value, None))
+        }
+        PolarsPluginObject::NuDataType(dt) => {
+            let value = dt.base_value(call.head)?;
+            Ok(PipelineData::Value(value, None))
+        }
+        PolarsPluginObject::NuSchema(schema) => {
+            let value = schema.base_value(call.head)?;
+            Ok(PipelineData::Value(value, None))
+        }
+        _ => Err(cant_convert_err(
+            &value,
+            &[
+                PolarsPluginType::NuDataFrame,
+                PolarsPluginType::NuLazyFrame,
+                PolarsPluginType::NuExpression,
+                PolarsPluginType::NuDataType,
+                PolarsPluginType::NuSchema,
+            ],
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+fn dataframe_command(call: &EvaluatedCall, df: NuDataFrame) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
     let rows: Option<usize> = call.get_flag("rows")?;
     let tail: bool = call.has_flag("tail")?;
     let index: bool = call.has_flag("index")?;
 
-    let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_value_coerce(plugin, &input, call.head)?;
-
     let values = if tail {
         df.tail(rows, index, call.head)?
     } else {
@@ -127,17 +151,6 @@ fn dataframe_command(
     Ok(PipelineData::Value(value, None))
 }
 
-fn expression_command(
-    plugin: &PolarsPlugin,
-    call: &EvaluatedCall,
-    input: Value,
-) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-    let expr = NuExpression::try_from_value(plugin, &input)?;
-    let value = expr.to_value(call.head)?;
-
-    Ok(PipelineData::Value(value, None))
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_schema.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_schema.rs
index 7430008653..13d90cc135 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_schema.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/command/core/to_schema.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ impl PluginCommand for ToSchema {
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
         vec![Example {
-            description: "Convert a record into a schema",
-            example: r#"{a: str, b: u8} | polars into-schema"#,
+            description: "Convert a record into a schema and back to a nu object",
+            example: r#"{a: str, b: u8} | polars into-schema | polars into-nu"#,
             result: Some(Value::record(
                 record! {
                     "a" => Value::string("str", Span::test_data()),
@@ -59,3 +59,16 @@ fn command(
     NuSchema::try_from_pipeline(plugin, input, call.head)?
         .to_pipeline_data(plugin, engine, call.head)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::test::test_polars_plugin_command;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use nu_protocol::ShellError;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_into_schema() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        test_polars_plugin_command(&ToSchema)
+    }
+}