diff --git a/embedded/sql/engine_test.go b/embedded/sql/engine_test.go
index 0459162faa..5601146fa7 100644
--- a/embedded/sql/engine_test.go
+++ b/embedded/sql/engine_test.go
@@ -9513,6 +9513,51 @@ func TestFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	t.Run("coalesce", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type testCase struct {
+			query          string
+			expectedValues string
+			err            error
+		}
+
+		cases := []testCase{
+			{
+				query:          "SELECT COALESCE (NULL)",
+				expectedValues: "NULL",
+			},
+			{
+				query:          "SELECT COALESCE (NULL, NULL)",
+				expectedValues: "NULL",
+			},
+			{
+				query:          "SELECT COALESCE(NULL, 1, 1.5, 3)",
+				expectedValues: "1",
+			},
+			{
+				query:          "SELECT COALESCE('one', 'two', 'three')",
+				expectedValues: "'one'",
+			},
+			{
+				query: "SELECT COALESCE(1, 'test')",
+				err:   ErrInvalidTypes,
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tc := range cases {
+			if tc.err != nil {
+				_, err := engine.queryAll(context.Background(), nil, tc.query, nil)
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, tc.err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			assertQueryShouldProduceResults(
+				t,
+				engine,
+				tc.query,
+				fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM (VALUES (%s))", tc.expectedValues))
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("timestamp functions", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := engine.queryAll(context.Background(), nil, "SELECT NOW(1) FROM mytable", nil)
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrIllegalArguments)
diff --git a/embedded/sql/functions.go b/embedded/sql/functions.go
index a93d00f80e..ad2019cfc2 100644
--- a/embedded/sql/functions.go
+++ b/embedded/sql/functions.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	CoalesceFnCall           string = "COALESCE"
 	LengthFnCall             string = "LENGTH"
 	SubstringFnCall          string = "SUBSTRING"
 	ConcatFnCall             string = "CONCAT"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var builtinFunctions = map[string]Function{
+	CoalesceFnCall:           &CoalesceFn{},
 	LengthFnCall:             &LengthFn{},
 	SubstringFnCall:          &SubstringFn{},
 	ConcatFnCall:             &ConcatFn{},
@@ -67,6 +69,37 @@ type Function interface {
 	Apply(tx *SQLTx, params []TypedValue) (TypedValue, error)
 }
 
+type CoalesceFn struct{}
+
+func (f *CoalesceFn) InferType(cols map[string]ColDescriptor, params map[string]SQLValueType, implicitTable string) (SQLValueType, error) {
+	return AnyType, nil
+}
+
+func (f *CoalesceFn) RequiresType(t SQLValueType, cols map[string]ColDescriptor, params map[string]SQLValueType, implicitTable string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *CoalesceFn) Apply(tx *SQLTx, params []TypedValue) (TypedValue, error) {
+	t := AnyType
+
+	for _, p := range params {
+		if !p.IsNull() {
+			if t == AnyType {
+				t = p.Type()
+			} else if p.Type() != t && !(IsNumericType(t) && IsNumericType(p.Type())) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("coalesce: %w", ErrInvalidTypes)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range params {
+		if !p.IsNull() {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return NewNull(t), nil
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------
 // String Functions
 // -------------------------------------