diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBase.g4 b/sql/catalyst/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBase.g4
index d2b5c53487652048959ce0f2e5e79f42f7b7c959..ba65f2a889a9cfad847a75d81add4a96f3d4dec6 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBase.g4
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/antlr4/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/SqlBase.g4
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ multiInsertQueryBody
 
 queryTerm
     : queryPrimary                                                                         #queryTermDefault
-    | left=queryTerm operator=(INTERSECT | UNION | EXCEPT) setQuantifier? right=queryTerm  #setOperation
+    | left=queryTerm operator=(INTERSECT | UNION | EXCEPT | SETMINUS) setQuantifier? right=queryTerm  #setOperation
     ;
 
 queryPrimary
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ qualifiedName
 identifier
     : strictIdentifier
     | ANTI | FULL | INNER | LEFT | SEMI | RIGHT | NATURAL | JOIN | CROSS | ON
-    | UNION | INTERSECT | EXCEPT
+    | UNION | INTERSECT | EXCEPT | SETMINUS
     ;
 
 strictIdentifier
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ FUNCTIONS: 'FUNCTIONS';
 DROP: 'DROP';
 UNION: 'UNION';
 EXCEPT: 'EXCEPT';
+SETMINUS: 'MINUS';
 INTERSECT: 'INTERSECT';
 TO: 'TO';
 TABLESAMPLE: 'TABLESAMPLE';
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
index 679adf2717b51606ba10d7b261237c4531dc4c2c..c7fdc287d1995d4c69fd6ff415c2f34783485edf 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/AstBuilder.scala
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with Logging {
    * - UNION [DISTINCT]
    * - UNION ALL
    * - EXCEPT [DISTINCT]
+   * - MINUS [DISTINCT]
    * - INTERSECT [DISTINCT]
    */
   override def visitSetOperation(ctx: SetOperationContext): LogicalPlan = withOrigin(ctx) {
@@ -429,6 +430,10 @@ class AstBuilder extends SqlBaseBaseVisitor[AnyRef] with Logging {
         throw new ParseException("EXCEPT ALL is not supported.", ctx)
       case SqlBaseParser.EXCEPT =>
         Except(left, right)
+      case SqlBaseParser.SETMINUS if all =>
+        throw new ParseException("MINUS ALL is not supported.", ctx)
+      case SqlBaseParser.SETMINUS =>
+        Except(left, right)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/PlanParserSuite.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/PlanParserSuite.scala
index fbe236e196268a0819562022b3c23746fb269cf7..00a37cf6360ae193e0586e4b0361886d4c4baa52 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/PlanParserSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/parser/PlanParserSuite.scala
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ class PlanParserSuite extends PlanTest {
     assertEqual("select * from a except select * from b", a.except(b))
     intercept("select * from a except all select * from b", "EXCEPT ALL is not supported.")
     assertEqual("select * from a except distinct select * from b", a.except(b))
+    assertEqual("select * from a minus select * from b", a.except(b))
+    intercept("select * from a minus all select * from b", "MINUS ALL is not supported.")
+    assertEqual("select * from a minus distinct select * from b", a.except(b))
     assertEqual("select * from a intersect select * from b", a.intersect(b))
     intercept("select * from a intersect all select * from b", "INTERSECT ALL is not supported.")
     assertEqual("select * from a intersect distinct select * from b", a.intersect(b))
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 8e7c8d7f079fd50b435ecbec92053a30bf7bf877..4ba324aa8cee77ede04963465251e1971126e748 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
@@ -1103,6 +1103,16 @@ class SQLQuerySuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
       sql("SELECT * FROM upperCaseData EXCEPT SELECT * FROM upperCaseData"), Nil)
   }
 
+  test("MINUS") {
+    checkAnswer(
+      sql("SELECT * FROM lowerCaseData MINUS SELECT * FROM upperCaseData"),
+      Row(1, "a") :: Row(2, "b") :: Row(3, "c") :: Row(4, "d") :: Nil)
+    checkAnswer(
+      sql("SELECT * FROM lowerCaseData MINUS SELECT * FROM lowerCaseData"), Nil)
+    checkAnswer(
+      sql("SELECT * FROM upperCaseData MINUS SELECT * FROM upperCaseData"), Nil)
+  }
+
   test("INTERSECT") {
     checkAnswer(
       sql("SELECT * FROM lowerCaseData INTERSECT SELECT * FROM lowerCaseData"),