diff --git a/includes/database/select.inc b/includes/database/select.inc
index e8d418ea7383a5f6e92a3270a73d8f04b0948202..a4c4ed3e40c74c672e33d8fb2130283d6d2d3104 100644
--- a/includes/database/select.inc
+++ b/includes/database/select.inc
@@ -111,6 +111,25 @@ public function &getOrderBy();
    */
   public function &getTables();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a reference to the union queries for this query. This include
+   * queries for UNION, UNION ALL, and UNION DISTINCT.
+   *
+   * Because this method returns by reference, alter hooks may edit the tables
+   * array directly to make their changes. If just adding union queries,
+   * however, the use of the union() method is preferred.
+   *
+   * Note that this method must be called by reference as well:
+   *
+   * @code
+   * $fields =& $query->getUnion();
+   * @endcode
+   *
+   * @return
+   *   A reference to the union query array structure.
+   */
+  public function &getUnion();
+
   /**
    * Compiles and returns an associative array of the arguments for this prepared statement.
    *
@@ -344,6 +363,31 @@ public function orderBy($field, $direction = 'ASC');
    */
   public function range($start = NULL, $length = NULL);
 
+  /**
+   * Add another Select query to UNION to this one.
+   *
+   * Union queries consist of two or more queries whose
+   * results are effectively concatenated together. Queries
+   * will be UNIONed in the order they are specified, with
+   * this object's query coming first. Duplicate columns will
+   * be discarded. All forms of UNION are supported, using
+   * the second '$type' argument.
+   *
+   * Note: All queries UNIONed together must have the same
+   * field structure, in the same order. It is up to the
+   * caller to ensure that they match properly. If they do
+   * not, an SQL syntax error will result.
+   *
+   * @param $query
+   *   The query to UNION to this query.
+   * @param $type
+   *   The type of UNION to add to the query. Defaults to plain
+   *   UNION.
+   * @return
+   *   The called object.
+   */
+  public function union(SelectQueryInterface $query, $type = '');
+
   /**
    * Groups the result set by the specified field.
    *
@@ -524,6 +568,10 @@ public function &getTables() {
     return $this->query->getTables();
   }
 
+  public function &getUnion() {
+    return $this->query->getUnion();
+  }
+
   public function getArguments(QueryPlaceholderInterface $queryPlaceholder = NULL) {
     return $this->query->getArguments($queryPlaceholder);
   }
@@ -600,6 +648,11 @@ public function range($start = NULL, $length = NULL) {
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function union(SelectQueryInterface $query, $type = '') {
+    $this->query->union($query, $type);
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function groupBy($field) {
     $this->query->groupBy($field);
     return $this;
@@ -765,6 +818,19 @@ class SelectQuery extends Query implements SelectQueryInterface {
    */
   protected $range;
 
+  /**
+   * An array whose elements specify a query to UNION, and the UNION type. The
+   * 'type' key may be '', 'ALL', or 'DISTINCT' to represent a 'UNION',
+   * 'UNION ALL', or 'UNION DISTINCT' statement, respectively.
+   *
+   * All entries in this array will be applied from front to back, with the
+   * first query to union on the right of the original query, the second union
+   * to the right of the first, etc.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $union = array();
+
   /**
    * Indicates if preExecute() has already been called.
    * @var boolean
@@ -910,6 +976,10 @@ public function &getTables() {
     return $this->tables;
   }
 
+  public function &getUnion() {
+    return $this->union;
+  }
+
   public function getArguments(QueryPlaceholderInterface $queryPlaceholder = NULL) {
     if (!isset($queryPlaceholder)) {
       $queryPlaceholder = $this;
@@ -917,6 +987,7 @@ public function getArguments(QueryPlaceholderInterface $queryPlaceholder = NULL)
     $this->where->compile($this->connection, $queryPlaceholder);
     $this->having->compile($this->connection, $queryPlaceholder);
     $args = $this->where->arguments() + $this->having->arguments();
+
     foreach ($this->tables as $table) {
       if ($table['arguments']) {
         $args += $table['arguments'];
@@ -926,12 +997,19 @@ public function getArguments(QueryPlaceholderInterface $queryPlaceholder = NULL)
         $args += $table['table']->getArguments($queryPlaceholder);
       }
     }
+
     foreach ($this->expressions as $expression) {
       if ($expression['arguments']) {
         $args += $expression['arguments'];
       }
     }
 
+    // If there are any dependent queries to UNION,
+    // incorporate their arguments recursively.
+    foreach ($this->union as $union) {
+      $args += $union['query']->getArguments($queryPlaceholder);
+    }
+
     return $args;
   }
 
@@ -1109,6 +1187,28 @@ public function range($start = NULL, $length = NULL) {
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function union(SelectQueryInterface $query, $type = '') {
+    // Handle UNION aliasing.
+    switch ($type) {
+      // Fold UNION DISTINCT to UNION for better cross database support.
+      case 'DISTINCT':
+      case '':
+        $type = 'UNION';
+        break;
+      
+      case 'ALL':
+        $type = 'UNION ALL';
+      default:
+    }
+
+    $this->union[] = array(
+      'type' => $type,
+      'query' => $query,
+    );
+
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function groupBy($field) {
     $this->group[] = $field;
     return $this;
@@ -1223,16 +1323,28 @@ public function __toString() {
     }
 
     // RANGE is database specific, so we can't do it here.
+
+    // UNION is a little odd, as the select queries to combine are passed into
+    // this query, but syntactically they all end up on the same level.
+    if ($this->union) {
+      foreach ($this->union as $union) {
+        $query .= ' ' . $union['type'] . ' ' . (string) $union['query'];
+      }
+    }
+
     return $query;
   }
 
   public function __clone() {
-    // On cloning, also clone the conditional objects. However, we do not
+    // On cloning, also clone the dependent objects. However, we do not
     // want to clone the database connection object as that would duplicate the
     // connection itself.
 
     $this->where = clone($this->where);
     $this->having = clone($this->having);
+    foreach ($this->union as $key => $aggregate) {
+      $this->union[$key]['query'] = clone($aggregate['query']);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
index d3c9727428683b4803b8ae9c1940b0ee2c1e0999..8c1bb1dc57097fa06eabfd91659a758be05e13c6 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
@@ -1352,6 +1352,54 @@ class DatabaseSelectTestCase extends DatabaseTestCase {
     $this->assertEqual($names[0], 'Gonzo', t('Correct record returned for NOT NULL age.'));
     $this->assertEqual($names[1], 'Kermit', t('Correct record returned for NOT NULL age.'));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Test that we can UNION multiple Select queries together. This is
+   * semantically equal to UNION DISTINCT, so we don't explicity test that.
+   */
+  function testUnion() {
+    $query_1 = db_select('test', 't')
+      ->fields('t', array('name'))
+      ->condition('age', array(27, 28), 'IN');
+
+    $query_2 = db_select('test', 't')
+      ->fields('t', array('name'))
+      ->condition('age', 28);
+
+    $query_1->union($query_2);
+
+    $names = $query_1->execute()->fetchCol();
+    
+    // Ensure we only get 2 records.
+    $this->assertEqual(count($names), 2, t('UNION correctly discarded duplicates.'));
+
+    $this->assertEqual($names[0], 'George', t('First query returned correct name.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($names[1], 'Ringo', t('Second query returned correct name.'));
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Test that we can UNION ALL multiple Select queries together.
+   */
+  function testUnionAll() {
+    $query_1 = db_select('test', 't')
+      ->fields('t', array('name'))
+      ->condition('age', array(27, 28), 'IN');
+      
+    $query_2 = db_select('test', 't')
+      ->fields('t', array('name'))
+      ->condition('age', 28);
+
+    $query_1->union($query_2, 'ALL');
+
+    $names = $query_1->execute()->fetchCol();
+
+    // Ensure we get all 3 records.
+    $this->assertEqual(count($names), 3, t('UNION ALL correctly preserved duplicates.'));
+
+    $this->assertEqual($names[0], 'George', t('First query returned correct first name.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($names[1], 'Ringo', t('Second query returned correct second name.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($names[2], 'Ringo', t('Third query returned correct name.'));
+  }
 }
 
 /**