diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala
index 6fc154f8debcf..b3751a3de63b4 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ object FunctionRegistry {
     // collection functions
     expression[CreateArray]("array"),
     expression[ArrayContains]("array_contains"),
+    expression[ArrayIntersect]("array_intersect"),
     expression[CreateMap]("map"),
     expression[CreateNamedStruct]("named_struct"),
     expression[MapKeys]("map_keys"),
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/collectionOperations.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/collectionOperations.scala
index c863ba434120d..7dc6295d48055 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/collectionOperations.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/collectionOperations.scala
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions
 
+import java.util._
 import java.util.Comparator
 
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.InternalRow
@@ -287,3 +288,126 @@ case class ArrayContains(left: Expression, right: Expression)
 
   override def prettyName: String = "array_contains"
 }
+
+@ExpressionDescription(
+  usage = "_FUNC_(array, array, ...) - Returns intersection of multiple arrays.",
+  extended = """
+    Examples:
+      > SELECT _FUNC_(array(1, 2, 3), array(3, 4), array(0, 1, 3));
+       array(1)
+  """)
+case class ArrayIntersect(children: Seq[Expression]) extends Expression {
+
+  override def foldable: Boolean = children.forall(_.foldable)
+
+  override def checkInputDataTypes(): TypeCheckResult = {
+    val types = children.map(_.dataType)
+    types.foreach { t =>
+      if (!t.isInstanceOf[NullType] && !t.isInstanceOf[ArrayType]) {
+        return TypeCheckResult.TypeCheckFailure(
+          s"input to $prettyName should be an array type, but it's " +
+            types.map(_.simpleString).mkString("[", ", ", "]"))
+      }
+    }
+
+    TypeCheckResult.TypeCheckSuccess
+  }
+
+  override def dataType: DataType = {
+    children.headOption.map(_.dataType).getOrElse(NullType)
+  }
+
+  override def nullable: Boolean = children.exists(_.nullable)
+
+  override def eval(input: InternalRow): Any = {
+    if (nullable) {
+      null
+    } else {
+      val arrays = children.map(_.eval(input).asInstanceOf[ArrayData].array)
+      var results = arrays.head
+      arrays.tail.foreach {
+        array => results = results.filter(elem => array.contains(elem))
+      }
+      new GenericArrayData(results)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def doGenJavaArray(
+        ctx: CodegenContext,
+        arrayCodeType: (ExprCode, DataType)): (String, String) = {
+    val objArrayName = ctx.freshName("array")
+    val tmpIndex = ctx.freshName("index")
+
+    val (ev, arrayDataType) = arrayCodeType
+    val elemDataType = arrayDataType.asInstanceOf[ArrayType].elementType
+    val boxedJavaDataType = ctx.boxedType(elemDataType)
+    val getValueCode = ctx.getValue(ev.value, elemDataType, tmpIndex)
+
+    (objArrayName,
+      s"""
+       ${ev.code}
+       ${boxedJavaDataType}[] ${objArrayName} = new ${boxedJavaDataType}[${ev.value}.numElements()];
+       for (int ${tmpIndex}=0; ${tmpIndex}<${ev.value}.numElements(); ${tmpIndex}++) {
+         ${objArrayName}[${tmpIndex}] = ${getValueCode};
+       }
+     """.stripMargin
+    )
+  }
+
+  override def doGenCode(ctx: CodegenContext, ev: ExprCode): ExprCode = {
+    val arraysCode = children.map(e => (
+      e.genCode(ctx),
+      e.dataType))
+
+    val arrayDataName = ctx.freshName("arrayData")
+    val resultsArrayListName = ctx.freshName("resultArrayList")
+
+    val genericArrayClass = classOf[GenericArrayData].getName
+    val arrayListClass = classOf[ArrayList[Any]].getName
+    val listClass = classOf[List[Any]].getName
+    val arraysClass = classOf[Arrays].getName
+
+    if (nullable) {
+      ev.copy(code = s"""
+        boolean ${ev.isNull} = true;
+        ${ctx.javaType(dataType)} ${ev.value} = ${ctx.defaultValue(dataType)};
+        """)
+    } else {
+      val (resultsName, genResultsCode) = doGenJavaArray(ctx, arraysCode.head)
+      val setupResultsCode =
+        s"""
+           ${arrayListClass} ${resultsArrayListName} = new ${arrayListClass}();
+           ${genResultsCode}
+           ${resultsArrayListName}.addAll(${arraysClass}.asList(${resultsName}));
+         """.stripMargin
+
+      val intersectArraysCode = arraysCode.tail.map {
+        arrayCode => {
+          val tmpListName = ctx.freshName("array")
+          val (arrayTmpName, genArrayTmpCode) = doGenJavaArray(ctx, arrayCode)
+          s"""
+             ${genArrayTmpCode}
+             ${listClass} ${tmpListName} = ${arraysClass}.asList(${arrayTmpName});
+             ${resultsArrayListName}.retainAll(${tmpListName});
+           """.stripMargin
+        }
+      }
+
+      val resultsAsArrayDataCode =
+        s"""
+           final ArrayData ${arrayDataName} = new ${genericArrayClass}(${resultsArrayListName});
+         """.stripMargin
+
+      ev.copy(
+        code = setupResultsCode
+          + ctx.splitExpressions(
+            intersectArraysCode, "apply",
+              ("InternalRow", ctx.INPUT_ROW) :: (arrayListClass, resultsArrayListName) :: Nil)
+          + resultsAsArrayDataCode,
+        value = arrayDataName,
+        isNull = "false")
+    }
+  }
+
+  override def prettyName: String = "array_intersect"
+}
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CollectionExpressionsSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CollectionExpressionsSuite.scala
index 020687e4b3a27..e36bf311ecccc 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CollectionExpressionsSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/CollectionExpressionsSuite.scala
@@ -105,4 +105,117 @@ class CollectionExpressionsSuite extends SparkFunSuite with ExpressionEvalHelper
     checkEvaluation(ArrayContains(a3, Literal("")), null)
     checkEvaluation(ArrayContains(a3, Literal.create(null, StringType)), null)
   }
+
+  test("Array intersects") {
+    val a0 = Literal.create(1, IntegerType)
+    val a1 = Literal.create(2, IntegerType)
+    val a2 = Literal.create(3, IntegerType)
+    val a3 = Literal.create(4, IntegerType)
+
+    val b0 = Literal.create(1L, LongType)
+    val b2 = Literal.create(3L, LongType)
+
+    val c0 = Literal.create(1.0, DoubleType)
+    val d0 = Literal.create("1", StringType)
+
+    val nullLiteral = Literal.create(null)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(nullLiteral)), null)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(CreateArray(Seq()))), Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)), CreateArray(Seq(a2)), CreateArray(Seq(a3)))), Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)), CreateArray(Seq(a0)))), Seq(1))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)), CreateArray(Seq(a0)), CreateArray(Seq(a0)))), Seq(1))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(ArrayIntersect(Seq(CreateArray(
+      Seq(a0, a1)), CreateArray(Seq(a2)))), CreateArray(Seq(a0)))), Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(Cast(b0, IntegerType), Cast(b2, IntegerType))))), Seq(1))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(
+      Seq(CreateArray(Seq(a0, a0, a1, a3)), CreateArray(Seq(a0, a2, a3, a3)),
+        CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1, a3)))), Seq(1, 1, 4))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(nullLiteral, CreateArray(Seq(a0, a2, a3, a3)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1, a3)))), null)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)), CreateArray(Seq(a0)))), Seq(1))
+
+    checkEvaluation(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), 1)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a0, a1, a3)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a2, a3, a3)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a2, a3)))), Seq(1, 1, 4))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a1)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0))))), Seq(1))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a1)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), d0, d0))))), Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)), CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0))))), Seq(1))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)), CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), d0, d0))))), Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a1)), CreateArray(Seq(a0)))), Seq(1))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1, a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a1, a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1, a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a2)))),
+      Seq(1, 3))
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(d0, Cast(a1, StringType), Cast(a2, StringType))),
+      CreateArray(Seq(a1, a2)))),
+      Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1, a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a1, a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1, a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), d0, d0), Cast(a2, StringType))))),
+      Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      nullLiteral,
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1, a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), d0, d0))))),
+      null)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), nullLiteral, nullLiteral))),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), a0, a0), a2)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), d0, d0))))),
+      Seq())
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)), nullLiteral)), null)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(nullLiteral, CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)))), null)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), nullLiteral, nullLiteral))),
+      nullLiteral, nullLiteral, CreateArray(Seq(a0)))), null)
+
+    checkEvaluation(ArrayIntersect(Seq(
+      CreateArray(Seq(If(LessThan(Rand(0L), c0), nullLiteral, nullLiteral))),
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0, a1)),
+      CreateArray(Seq(a0)))),
+      Seq())
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/ExpressionEvalHelper.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/ExpressionEvalHelper.scala
index b6399edb68dd6..4275defb4ac1c 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/ExpressionEvalHelper.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/ExpressionEvalHelper.scala
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ trait ExpressionEvalHelper extends GeneratorDrivenPropertyChecks {
           Alias(expression, s"Optimized($expression)2")() :: Nil),
       expression)
 
+    plan.initialize(0)
     val unsafeRow = plan(inputRow)
     val input = if (inputRow == EmptyRow) "" else s", input: $inputRow"