diff --git a/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api b/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
index d97774ebfd..db8280d9b1 100644
--- a/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
+++ b/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
@@ -978,6 +978,9 @@ public abstract interface class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder
 	public abstract fun nthValue (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/NthValue;
 	public abstract fun ntile (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Ntile;
 	public abstract fun percentRank ()Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PercentRank;
+	public abstract fun plus (Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
+	public abstract fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
+	public abstract fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
 	public abstract fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Ljava/lang/Object;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PlusOp;
 	public abstract fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PlusOp;
 	public abstract fun rank ()Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Rank;
@@ -1087,6 +1090,9 @@ public final class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder$DefaultImpls
 	public static fun nthValue (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/NthValue;
 	public static fun ntile (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Ntile;
 	public static fun percentRank (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PercentRank;
+	public static fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
+	public static fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
+	public static fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
 	public static fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Ljava/lang/Object;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PlusOp;
 	public static fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PlusOp;
 	public static fun rank (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Rank;
@@ -2037,6 +2043,9 @@ public final class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SqlExpressionBuilder : org/jetbrain
 	public fun nthValue (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/NthValue;
 	public fun ntile (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Ntile;
 	public fun percentRank ()Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PercentRank;
+	public fun plus (Ljava/lang/String;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
+	public fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
+	public fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Concat;
 	public fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Ljava/lang/Object;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PlusOp;
 	public fun plus (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/PlusOp;
 	public fun rank ()Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Rank;
diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt
index 98e663935d..d63540e45f 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt
@@ -351,6 +351,30 @@ interface ISqlExpressionBuilder {
     /** Adds the [other] expression to this expression. */
     infix operator fun <T, S : T> ExpressionWithColumnType<T>.plus(other: Expression<S>): PlusOp<T, S> = PlusOp(this, other, columnType)
 
+    /**
+     * Concatenate the value to the input expression.
+     *
+     * @param value The string value to be concatenated.
+     * @return The concatenated expression.
+     */
+    infix operator fun Expression<String>.plus(value: String): Concat = concat(this, stringLiteral(value))
+
+    /**
+     * Concatenate the value to the input expression.
+     *
+     * @param value The string value to be concatenated.
+     * @return The concatenated expression.
+     */
+    infix operator fun Expression<String>.plus(value: Expression<String>): Concat = concat(this, value)
+
+    /**
+     * Concatenate the value to the input expression.
+     *
+     * @param value The string value to be concatenated.
+     * @return The concatenated expression.
+     */
+    infix operator fun String.plus(value: Expression<String>): Concat = concat(stringLiteral(this), value)
+
     /** Subtracts the [t] value from this expression. */
     infix operator fun <T> ExpressionWithColumnType<T>.minus(t: T): MinusOp<T, T> = MinusOp(this, wrap(t), columnType)
 
diff --git a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/functions/FunctionsTests.kt b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/functions/FunctionsTests.kt
index 0f1834cfbe..9fb7d652dd 100644
--- a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/functions/FunctionsTests.kt
+++ b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/functions/FunctionsTests.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.exposed.crypt.Encryptor
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.id.IntIdTable
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.*
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.SqlExpressionBuilder.concat
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.SqlExpressionBuilder.eq
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.DatabaseTestsBase
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.TestDB
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.currentDialectTest
@@ -597,6 +598,23 @@ class FunctionsTests : DatabaseTestsBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testConcatUsingPlusOperator() {
+        withCitiesAndUsers { _, users, _ ->
+            val concatField = SqlExpressionBuilder.run { users.id + " - " + users.name }
+            val result = users.select(concatField).where { users.id eq "andrey" }.single()
+            assertEquals("andrey - Andrey", result[concatField])
+
+            val concatField2 = SqlExpressionBuilder.run { users.id + users.name }
+            val result2 = users.select(concatField2).where { users.id eq "andrey" }.single()
+            assertEquals("andreyAndrey", result2[concatField2])
+
+            val concatField3 = SqlExpressionBuilder.run { "Hi " plus users.name + "!" }
+            val result3 = users.select(concatField3).where { users.id eq "andrey" }.single()
+            assertEquals("Hi Andrey!", result3[concatField3])
+        }
+    }
+
     private val encryptors = arrayOf(
         "AES_256_PBE_GCM" to Algorithms.AES_256_PBE_GCM("passwd", "12345678"),
         "AES_256_PBE_CBC" to Algorithms.AES_256_PBE_CBC("passwd", "12345678"),