diff --git a/expression/substring.go b/expression/substring.go
index 73a0a422a89e2..3e517924b93f7 100644
--- a/expression/substring.go
+++ b/expression/substring.go
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ package expression
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/context"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/types"
+)
+
+var (
+	_ Expression = (*FunctionSubstring)(nil)
+	_ Expression = (*FunctionSubstringIndex)(nil)
 )
 
 // FunctionSubstring returns the substring as specified.
@@ -112,3 +119,86 @@ func (f *FunctionSubstring) Eval(ctx context.Context, args map[interface{}]inter
 func (f *FunctionSubstring) Accept(v Visitor) (Expression, error) {
 	return v.VisitFunctionSubstring(f)
 }
+
+// FunctionSubstringIndex returns the substring as specified.
+// See: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/string-functions.html#function_substring-index
+type FunctionSubstringIndex struct {
+	StrExpr Expression
+	Delim   Expression
+	Count   Expression
+}
+
+// Clone implements the Expression Clone interface.
+func (f *FunctionSubstringIndex) Clone() Expression {
+	nf := &FunctionSubstringIndex{
+		StrExpr: f.StrExpr.Clone(),
+		Delim:   f.Delim.Clone(),
+		Count:   f.Count.Clone(),
+	}
+	return nf
+}
+
+// IsStatic implements the Expression IsStatic interface.
+func (f *FunctionSubstringIndex) IsStatic() bool {
+	return f.StrExpr.IsStatic() && f.Delim.IsStatic() && f.Count.IsStatic()
+}
+
+// String implements the Expression String interface.
+func (f *FunctionSubstringIndex) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SUBSTRING_INDEX(%s, %s, %s)", f.StrExpr, f.Delim, f.Count)
+}
+
+// Eval implements the Expression Eval interface.
+func (f *FunctionSubstringIndex) Eval(ctx context.Context, args map[interface{}]interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	fs, err := f.StrExpr.Eval(ctx, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	str, ok := fs.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Substring_Index invalid args, need string but get %T", fs)
+	}
+
+	t, err := f.Delim.Eval(ctx, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	delim, ok := t.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Substring_Index invalid delim, need string but get %T", t)
+	}
+
+	t, err = f.Count.Eval(ctx, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	c, err := types.ToInt64(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	count := int(c)
+	strs := strings.Split(str, delim)
+	var (
+		start = 0
+		end   = len(strs)
+	)
+	if count > 0 {
+		// If count is positive, everything to the left of the final delimiter (counting from the left) is returned.
+		if count < end {
+			end = count
+		}
+	} else {
+		// If count is negative, everything to the right of the final delimiter (counting from the right) is returned.
+		count = -count
+		if count < end {
+			start = end - count
+		}
+	}
+	substrs := strs[start:end]
+	return strings.Join(substrs, delim), nil
+}
+
+// Accept implements Expression Accept interface.
+func (f *FunctionSubstringIndex) Accept(v Visitor) (Expression, error) {
+	return v.VisitFunctionSubstringIndex(f)
+}
diff --git a/expression/substring_test.go b/expression/substring_test.go
index 8a6b2cbf50d04..4c27b677c37e2 100644
--- a/expression/substring_test.go
+++ b/expression/substring_test.go
@@ -87,3 +87,44 @@ func (s *testSubstringSuite) TestSubstring(c *C) {
 		c.Assert(err, NotNil)
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *testSubstringSuite) TestSubstringIndex(c *C) {
+	tbl := []struct {
+		str    string
+		delim  string
+		count  int64
+		result string
+	}{
+		{"www.mysql.com", ".", 2, "www.mysql"},
+		{"www.mysql.com", ".", -2, "mysql.com"},
+		{"www.mysql.com", ".", 20, "www.mysql.com"},
+		{"www.mysql.com", ".", -20, "www.mysql.com"},
+		{"www.mysql.com", "_", 2, "www.mysql.com"},
+		{"www.mysql.com", "_", 0, ""},
+	}
+	for _, v := range tbl {
+		f := FunctionSubstringIndex{
+			StrExpr: &Value{Val: v.str},
+			Delim:   &Value{Val: v.delim},
+			Count:   &Value{Val: v.count},
+		}
+		c.Assert(f.IsStatic(), Equals, true)
+
+		fs := f.String()
+		c.Assert(len(fs), Greater, 0)
+
+		f1 := f.Clone()
+
+		r, err := f.Eval(nil, nil)
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+		s, ok := r.(string)
+		c.Assert(ok, Equals, true)
+		c.Assert(s, Equals, v.result)
+
+		r1, err := f1.Eval(nil, nil)
+		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+		s1, ok := r1.(string)
+		c.Assert(ok, Equals, true)
+		c.Assert(s, Equals, s1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/expression/visitor.go b/expression/visitor.go
index 7f31259dc0e1c..180161fd504a7 100644
--- a/expression/visitor.go
+++ b/expression/visitor.go
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ type Visitor interface {
 	// VisitFunctionSubstring visits FunctionSubstring expression.
 	VisitFunctionSubstring(ss *FunctionSubstring) (Expression, error)
 
+	// VisitFunctionSubstringIndex visits FunctionSubstringIndex expression.
+	VisitFunctionSubstringIndex(ss *FunctionSubstringIndex) (Expression, error)
+
 	// VisitExistsSubQuery visits ExistsSubQuery expression.
 	VisitExistsSubQuery(es *ExistsSubQuery) (Expression, error)
 
@@ -243,6 +246,27 @@ func (bv *BaseVisitor) VisitFunctionSubstring(ss *FunctionSubstring) (Expression
 	return ss, nil
 }
 
+// VisitFunctionSubstringIndex implements Visitor interface.
+func (bv *BaseVisitor) VisitFunctionSubstringIndex(ss *FunctionSubstringIndex) (Expression, error) {
+	var err error
+	ss.StrExpr, err = ss.StrExpr.Accept(bv.V)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ss, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	ss.Delim, err = ss.Delim.Accept(bv.V)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ss, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	if ss.Count == nil {
+		return ss, nil
+	}
+	ss.Count, err = ss.Count.Accept(bv.V)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ss, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	return ss, nil
+}
+
 // VisitIdent implements Visitor interface.
 func (bv *BaseVisitor) VisitIdent(i *Ident) (Expression, error) {
 	return i, nil
diff --git a/parser/parser.y b/parser/parser.y
index 4e092e1da8738..3ff0283486d39 100644
--- a/parser/parser.y
+++ b/parser/parser.y
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ import (
 	start		"START"
 	stringType	"string"
 	substring	"SUBSTRING"
+	substringIndex	"SUBSTRING_INDEX"
 	sum		"SUM"
 	sysVar		"SYS_VAR"
 	sysDate		"SYSDATE"
@@ -1614,7 +1615,7 @@ UnReservedKeyword:
 NotKeywordToken:
 	"ABS" | "COALESCE" | "CONCAT" | "CONCAT_WS" | "COUNT" | "DAY" | "DAYOFMONTH" | "DAYOFWEEK" | "DAYOFYEAR" | "FOUND_ROWS" | "GROUP_CONCAT" 
 |	"HOUR" | "IFNULL" | "LENGTH" | "MAX" | "MICROSECOND" | "MIN" | "MINUTE" | "NULLIF" | "MONTH" | "NOW" | "SECOND" | "SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS"
-|	"SUBSTRING" %prec lowerThanLeftParen | "SUM" | "WEEKDAY" | "WEEKOFYEAR" | "YEARWEEK"
+|	"SUBSTRING" %prec lowerThanLeftParen | "SUBSTRING_INDEX" | "SUM" | "WEEKDAY" | "WEEKOFYEAR" | "YEARWEEK"
 
 /************************************************************************************
  *
@@ -2262,6 +2263,14 @@ FunctionCallNonKeyword:
 			Len: $7.(expression.Expression),
 		}	
 	}
+|	"SUBSTRING_INDEX" '(' Expression ',' Expression ',' Expression ')'
+	{
+		$$ = &expression.FunctionSubstringIndex{
+			StrExpr: $3.(expression.Expression), 
+			Delim: $5.(expression.Expression),
+			Count: $7.(expression.Expression),
+		}	
+	}
 |	"SYSDATE" '(' ExpressionOpt ')'
 	{
 		args := []expression.Expression{}
diff --git a/parser/parser_test.go b/parser/parser_test.go
index 2822abce3a45b..2b54ff6472361 100644
--- a/parser/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser/parser_test.go
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ func (s *testParserSuite) TestParser0(c *C) {
 		{"SELECT CURRENT_USER();", true},
 		{"SELECT CURRENT_USER;", true},
 
+		{"SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX('www.mysql.com', '.', 2);", true},
+		{"SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX('www.mysql.com', '.', -2);", true},
+
 		// For delete statement
 		{"DELETE t1, t2 FROM t1 INNER JOIN t2 INNER JOIN t3 WHERE t1.id=t2.id AND t2.id=t3.id;", true},
 		{"DELETE FROM t1, t2 USING t1 INNER JOIN t2 INNER JOIN t3 WHERE t1.id=t2.id AND t2.id=t3.id;", true},
diff --git a/parser/scanner.l b/parser/scanner.l
index 957fb02521d30..b16127d86aa89 100644
--- a/parser/scanner.l
+++ b/parser/scanner.l
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ show		{s}{h}{o}{w}
 some		{s}{o}{m}{e}
 start		{s}{t}{a}{r}{t}
 substring	{s}{u}{b}{s}{t}{r}{i}{n}{g}
+substring_index	{s}{u}{b}{s}{t}{r}{i}{n}{g}_{i}{n}{d}{e}{x}
 sum		{s}{u}{m}
 sysdate		{s}{y}{s}{d}{a}{t}{e}
 table		{t}{a}{b}{l}{e}
@@ -694,6 +695,8 @@ sys_var		"@@"(({global}".")|({session}".")|{local}".")?{ident}
 {show}			return show
 {substring}		lval.item = string(l.val)
 			return substring
+{substring_index}	lval.item = string(l.val)
+			return substringIndex
 {sum}			lval.item = string(l.val)
 			return sum
 {sysdate}		lval.item = string(l.val)