diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/FunctionTests.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/FunctionTests.java
index 95771f5752..00fdd0800c 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/FunctionTests.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/FunctionTests.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.greatest;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.hour;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.inline;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.least;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.left;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.length;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.ln;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.log;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.rad;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.rand;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.repeat;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.replace;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.right;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.round;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.rpad;
 import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.rtrim;
@@ -556,6 +558,29 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, UU, I, IPK, T7
         assertEquals("eo", result.getValue(substring(TAuthor_FIRST_NAME(), 2, 2)));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFunctionsOnStrings_LEFT_RIGHT() throws Exception {
+
+        // LEFT and RIGHT
+        Record2<String, String> result = create().select(
+            left(val("abcde"), 3),
+            right(val("abcde"), 3)).fetchOne();
+
+        assertEquals("abc", result.value1());
+        assertEquals("cde", result.value2());
+
+        result =
+        create().select(
+                    left(TAuthor_FIRST_NAME(), 3),
+                    right(TAuthor_FIRST_NAME(), 3))
+                .from(TAuthor())
+                .where(TAuthor_ID().equal(1))
+                .fetchOne();
+
+        assertEquals("Geo", result.value1());
+        assertEquals("rge", result.value2());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testFunctionsOnStrings_REPEAT() throws Exception {
 
diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
index 5630cba889..e07d7585bc 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
@@ -2020,6 +2020,11 @@ public abstract class jOOQAbstractTest<
         new FunctionTests(this).testFunctionsOnStrings_SUBSTRING();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFunctionsOnStrings_LEFT_RIGHT() throws Exception {
+        new FunctionTests(this).testFunctionsOnStrings_LEFT_RIGHT();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testFunctionsOnStrings_REPEAT() throws Exception {
         new FunctionTests(this).testFunctionsOnStrings_REPEAT();
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
index 2d25483249..0838750627 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DSL.java
@@ -6967,6 +6967,110 @@ public class DSL {
         return new Substring(nullSafe(field), nullSafe(startingPosition), nullSafe(length));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the left outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'abc' = LEFT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> left(String field, int length) {
+        return left(Utils.field(field), Utils.field(length));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the left outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'abc' = LEFT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> left(String field, Field<? extends Number> length) {
+        return left(Utils.field(field), nullSafe(length));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the left outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'abc' = LEFT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> left(Field<String> field, int length) {
+        return left(nullSafe(field), Utils.field(length));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the left outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'abc' = LEFT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> left(Field<String> field, Field<? extends Number> length) {
+        return new Left(field, length);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the right outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'cde' = RIGHT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> right(String field, int length) {
+        return right(Utils.field(field), Utils.field(length));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the right outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'cde' = RIGHT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> right(String field, Field<? extends Number> length) {
+        return right(Utils.field(field), nullSafe(length));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the right outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'cde' = RIGHT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> right(Field<String> field, int length) {
+        return right(nullSafe(field), Utils.field(length));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the right outermost characters from a string.
+     * <p>
+     * Example:
+     * <code><pre>
+     * 'cde' = RIGHT('abcde', 3)
+     * </pre></code>
+     */
+    @Support
+    public static Field<String> right(Field<String> field, Field<? extends Number> length) {
+        return new Right(field, length);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the length of a <code>VARCHAR</code> type. This is a synonym for
      * {@link #charLength(String)}.
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Left.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Left.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d0d64235f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Left.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Data Geekery GmbH (http://www.datageekery.com)
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This work is dual-licensed
+ * - under the Apache Software License 2.0 (the "ASL")
+ * - under the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement (the "jOOQ License")
+ * =============================================================================
+ * You may choose which license applies to you:
+ *
+ * - If you're using this work with Open Source databases, you may choose
+ *   either ASL or jOOQ License.
+ * - If you're using this work with at least one commercial database, you must
+ *   choose jOOQ License
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ * Apache Software License 2.0:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Data Geekery grants the Customer the non-exclusive, timely limited and
+ * non-transferable license to install and use the Software under the terms of
+ * the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed with a LIMITED WARRANTY. See the jOOQ License
+ * and Maintenance Agreement for more details: http://www.jooq.org/licensing
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.field;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.inline;
+
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.QueryPart;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+class Left extends AbstractFunction<String> {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long       serialVersionUID = 2200760781944082146L;
+
+    private Field<String>           field;
+    private Field<? extends Number> length;
+
+    Left(Field<String> field, Field<? extends Number> length) {
+        super("left", field.getDataType());
+
+        this.field = field;
+        this.length = length;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    final QueryPart getFunction0(Configuration configuration) {
+        switch (configuration.dialect().family()) {
+            /* [pro] xx
+            xxxx xxxxxxx
+            xx [/pro] */
+            case DERBY:
+            case SQLITE:
+                return DSL.substring(field, inline(1), length);
+
+            /* [pro] xx
+            xxxx xxxx
+            xxxx xxxxxxx
+            xxxx xxxxxxxxxx
+            xxxx xxxxxxx
+            xx [/pro] */
+            case CUBRID:
+            case FIREBIRD:
+            case H2:
+            case HSQLDB:
+            case MARIADB:
+            case MYSQL:
+            case POSTGRES:
+            default:
+                return field("{left}({0}, {1})", field, length);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Right.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Right.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..249b041d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Right.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Data Geekery GmbH (http://www.datageekery.com)
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This work is dual-licensed
+ * - under the Apache Software License 2.0 (the "ASL")
+ * - under the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement (the "jOOQ License")
+ * =============================================================================
+ * You may choose which license applies to you:
+ *
+ * - If you're using this work with Open Source databases, you may choose
+ *   either ASL or jOOQ License.
+ * - If you're using this work with at least one commercial database, you must
+ *   choose jOOQ License
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ * Apache Software License 2.0:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Data Geekery grants the Customer the non-exclusive, timely limited and
+ * non-transferable license to install and use the Software under the terms of
+ * the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed with a LIMITED WARRANTY. See the jOOQ License
+ * and Maintenance Agreement for more details: http://www.jooq.org/licensing
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.field;
+import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.one;
+
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.Field;
+import org.jooq.QueryPart;
+
+/**
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+class Right extends AbstractFunction<String> {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long       serialVersionUID = 2200760781944082146L;
+
+    private Field<String>           field;
+    private Field<? extends Number> length;
+
+    Right(Field<String> field, Field<? extends Number> length) {
+        super("right", field.getDataType());
+
+        this.field = field;
+        this.length = length;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    final QueryPart getFunction0(Configuration configuration) {
+        switch (configuration.dialect().family()) {
+            case DERBY:
+                return DSL.substring(field, field.length().add(one()).sub(length));
+
+            /* [pro] xx
+            xxxx xxxxxxx
+            xx [/pro] */
+            case SQLITE:
+                return DSL.substring(field, length.neg());
+
+            /* [pro] xx
+            xxxx xxxx
+            xxxx xxxxxxx
+            xxxx xxxxxxxxxx
+            xxxx xxxxxxx
+            xx [/pro] */
+            case CUBRID:
+            case FIREBIRD:
+            case H2:
+            case HSQLDB:
+            case MARIADB:
+            case MYSQL:
+            case POSTGRES:
+            default:
+                return field("{right}({0}, {1})", field, length);
+        }
+    }
+}