diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/SqlParser.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/SqlParser.scala
index b3a3a1ef1b5eb..afe3a531c9c08 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/SqlParser.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/SqlParser.scala
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class SqlParser extends StandardTokenParsers with PackratParsers {
   protected val OUTER = Keyword("OUTER")
   protected val RIGHT = Keyword("RIGHT")
   protected val SELECT = Keyword("SELECT")
+  protected val SEMI = Keyword("SEMI")
   protected val STRING = Keyword("STRING")
   protected val SUM = Keyword("SUM")
   protected val TRUE = Keyword("TRUE")
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ class SqlParser extends StandardTokenParsers with PackratParsers {
 
    protected lazy val joinType: Parser[JoinType] =
      INNER ^^^ Inner |
+     LEFT ~ SEMI ^^^ LeftSemi |
      LEFT ~ opt(OUTER) ^^^ LeftOuter |
      RIGHT ~ opt(OUTER) ^^^ RightOuter |
      FULL ~ opt(OUTER) ^^^ FullOuter
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/QueryTest.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/QueryTest.scala
index d6072b402a044..d7f6abaf5d381 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/QueryTest.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/QueryTest.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class QueryTest extends FunSuite {
         fail(
           s"""
             |Exception thrown while executing query:
-            |${rdd.logicalPlan}
+            |${rdd.queryExecution}
             |== Exception ==
             |$e
           """.stripMargin)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
index e966d89c30cf5..2b7992e993734 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ class SQLQuerySuite extends QueryTest {
       arrayData.map(d => (d.data, d.data(0), d.data(0) + d.data(1), d.data(1))).collect().toSeq)
   }
 
+  test("left semi greater than predicate") {
+    checkAnswer(
+      sql("SELECT * FROM testData2 x LEFT SEMI JOIN testData2 y ON x.a >= y.a + 2"),
+      Seq((3,1), (3,2))
+    )
+  }
+
   test("index into array of arrays") {
     checkAnswer(
       sql(