diff --git a/sql/expression/function/coalesce.go b/sql/expression/function/coalesce.go
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+++ b/sql/expression/function/coalesce.go
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+package function
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-mysql-server.v0/sql"
+)
+
+// Coalesce returns the first non-NULL value in the list, or NULL if there are no non-NULL values.
+type Coalesce struct {
+	args []sql.Expression
+}
+
+// NewCoalesce creates a new Coalesce sql.Expression.
+func NewCoalesce(args ...sql.Expression) (sql.Expression, error) {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return nil, sql.ErrInvalidArgumentNumber.New("1 or more", 0)
+	}
+
+	return &Coalesce{args}, nil
+}
+
+// Type implements the sql.Expression interface.
+// The return type of Type() is the aggregated type of the argument types.
+func (c *Coalesce) Type() sql.Type {
+	for _, arg := range c.args {
+		if arg == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		t := arg.Type()
+		if t == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		return t
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// IsNullable implements the sql.Expression interface.
+// Returns true if all arguments are nil
+// or of the first non-nil argument is nullable, otherwise false.
+func (c *Coalesce) IsNullable() bool {
+	for _, arg := range c.args {
+		if arg == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		return arg.IsNullable()
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (c *Coalesce) String() string {
+	var args = make([]string, len(c.args))
+	for i, arg := range c.args {
+		args[i] = arg.String()
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("coalesce(%s)", strings.Join(args, ", "))
+}
+
+// TransformUp implements the sql.Expression interface.
+func (c *Coalesce) TransformUp(fn sql.TransformExprFunc) (sql.Expression, error) {
+	var (
+		args = make([]sql.Expression, len(c.args))
+		err  error
+	)
+
+	for i, arg := range c.args {
+		if arg != nil {
+			arg, err = arg.TransformUp(fn)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		args[i] = arg
+	}
+
+	expr, err := NewCoalesce(args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return fn(expr)
+}
+
+// Resolved implements the sql.Expression interface.
+// The function checks if first non-nil argument is resolved.
+func (c *Coalesce) Resolved() bool {
+	for _, arg := range c.args {
+		if arg == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !arg.Resolved() {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// Children implements the sql.Expression interface.
+func (c *Coalesce) Children() []sql.Expression { return c.args }
+
+// Eval implements the sql.Expression interface.
+// The function evaluates the first non-nil argument. If the value is nil,
+// then we keep going, otherwise we return the first non-nil value.
+func (c *Coalesce) Eval(ctx *sql.Context, row sql.Row) (interface{}, error) {
+	for _, arg := range c.args {
+		if arg == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		val, err := arg.Eval(ctx, row)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if val == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		return val, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/sql/expression/function/coalesce_test.go b/sql/expression/function/coalesce_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2c81233f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/expression/function/coalesce_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package function
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-mysql-server.v0/sql"
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-mysql-server.v0/sql/expression"
+)
+
+func TestEmptyCoalesce(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewCoalesce()
+	require.True(t, sql.ErrInvalidArgumentNumber.Is(err))
+}
+
+func TestCoalesce(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    []sql.Expression
+		expected interface{}
+		typ      sql.Type
+		nullable bool
+	}{
+		{"coalesce(1, 2, 3)", []sql.Expression{expression.NewLiteral(1, sql.Int32), expression.NewLiteral(2, sql.Int32), expression.NewLiteral(3, sql.Int32)}, 1, sql.Int32, false},
+		{"coalesce(NULL, NULL, 3)", []sql.Expression{nil, nil, expression.NewLiteral(3, sql.Int32)}, 3, sql.Int32, false},
+		{"coalesce(NULL, NULL, '3')", []sql.Expression{nil, nil, expression.NewLiteral("3", sql.Text)}, "3", sql.Text, false},
+		{"coalesce(NULL, '2', 3)", []sql.Expression{nil, expression.NewLiteral("2", sql.Text), expression.NewLiteral(3, sql.Int32)}, "2", sql.Text, false},
+		{"coalesce(NULL, NULL, NULL)", []sql.Expression{nil, nil, nil}, nil, nil, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range testCases {
+		c, err := NewCoalesce(tt.input...)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Equal(t, tt.typ, c.Type())
+		require.Equal(t, tt.nullable, c.IsNullable())
+		v, err := c.Eval(sql.NewEmptyContext(), nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, tt.expected, v)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestComposeCoalasce(t *testing.T) {
+	c1, err := NewCoalesce(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, nil, c1.Type())
+	v, err := c1.Eval(sql.NewEmptyContext(), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, nil, v)
+
+	c2, err := NewCoalesce(nil, expression.NewLiteral(1, sql.Int32))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, sql.Int32, c2.Type())
+	v, err = c2.Eval(sql.NewEmptyContext(), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, v)
+
+	c, err := NewCoalesce(nil, c1, c2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, sql.Int32, c.Type())
+	v, err = c.Eval(sql.NewEmptyContext(), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, v)
+}