diff --git a/src/client/inc/tsclient.h b/src/client/inc/tsclient.h
index 8f76f812acff2efbe3da4ea05b7f1d87003db28b..f3bdbe2e8459c349ab235f2033def5c940354082 100644
--- a/src/client/inc/tsclient.h
+++ b/src/client/inc/tsclient.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ typedef struct SInternalField {
   bool            visible;
   SExprInfo      *pArithExprInfo;
   SSqlExpr       *pSqlExpr;
+  SColumn        *pFieldFilters;
 } SInternalField;
 
 typedef struct SFieldInfo {
diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index b2c1a594a13d446022c7fd469fb422887108d106..9656aca2a798cf09bfa4787a93eacce9138245b4 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,41 @@ static bool validateTableColumnInfo(SArray* pFieldList, SSqlCmd* pCmd) {
   return true;
 }
 
+static void exchangeExpr(tSQLExpr* pExpr) {
+  tSQLExpr* pLeft = pExpr->pLeft;
+  tSQLExpr* pRight = pExpr->pRight;
+
+  if ((pRight->nSQLOptr == TK_ID || (pRight->nSQLOptr >= TK_COUNT && pRight->nSQLOptr <= TK_AVG_IRATE)) && 
+     (pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_INTEGER || pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_FLOAT || pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_STRING || pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_BOOL)) {
+    /*
+     * exchange value of the left handside and the value of the right-handside
+     * to make sure that the value of filter expression always locates in
+     * right-handside and
+     * the column-id/function is at the left handside.
+     */
+    uint32_t optr = 0;
+    switch (pExpr->nSQLOptr) {
+      case TK_LE:
+        optr = TK_GE;
+        break;
+      case TK_LT:
+        optr = TK_GT;
+        break;
+      case TK_GT:
+        optr = TK_LT;
+        break;
+      case TK_GE:
+        optr = TK_LE;
+        break;
+      default:
+        optr = pExpr->nSQLOptr;
+    }
+
+    pExpr->nSQLOptr = optr;
+    SWAP(pExpr->pLeft, pExpr->pRight, void*);
+  }
+}
+
 static bool validateTagParams(SArray* pTagsList, SArray* pFieldList, SSqlCmd* pCmd) {
   assert(pTagsList != NULL);
 
@@ -3062,6 +3097,214 @@ int32_t parseGroupbyClause(SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo, SArray* pList, SSqlCmd* pCmd)
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int32_t handleExprInHavingClause(SSqlCmd* pCmd, SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo, SColumnIndex* pIndex, tSQLExpr* pExpr, int32_t sqlOptr) {
+  STableMetaInfo* pTableMetaInfo = tscGetMetaInfo(pQueryInfo, pIndex->tableIndex);
+
+  STableMeta* pTableMeta = pTableMetaInfo->pTableMeta;
+  SSchema*    pSchema = tscGetTableColumnSchema(pTableMeta, pIndex->columnIndex);
+
+  const char* msg1 = "non binary column not support like operator";
+  const char* msg2 = "binary column not support this operator";  
+  const char* msg3 = "bool column not support this operator";
+
+  SColumn* pColumn = tscColumnListInsert(pQueryInfo->colList, pIndex);
+  SColumnFilterInfo* pColFilter = NULL;
+
+  /*
+   * in case of TK_AND filter condition, we first find the corresponding column and build the query condition together
+   * the already existed condition.
+   */
+  if (sqlOptr == TK_AND) {
+    // this is a new filter condition on this column
+    if (pColumn->numOfFilters == 0) {
+      pColFilter = addColumnFilterInfo(pColumn);
+    } else {  // update the existed column filter information, find the filter info here
+      pColFilter = &pColumn->filterInfo[0];
+    }
+
+    if (pColFilter == NULL) {
+      return TSDB_CODE_TSC_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    }
+  } else if (sqlOptr == TK_OR) {
+    // TODO fixme: failed to invalid the filter expression: "col1 = 1 OR col2 = 2"
+    pColFilter = addColumnFilterInfo(pColumn);
+    if (pColFilter == NULL) {
+      return TSDB_CODE_TSC_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    }
+  } else {  // error;
+    return TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_SQL;
+  }
+
+  pColFilter->filterstr =
+      ((pSchema->type == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_BINARY || pSchema->type == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_NCHAR) ? 1 : 0);
+
+  if (pColFilter->filterstr) {
+    if (pExpr->nSQLOptr != TK_EQ
+      && pExpr->nSQLOptr != TK_NE
+      && pExpr->nSQLOptr != TK_ISNULL
+      && pExpr->nSQLOptr != TK_NOTNULL
+      && pExpr->nSQLOptr != TK_LIKE
+      ) {
+      return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg2);
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (pExpr->nSQLOptr == TK_LIKE) {
+      return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+    }
+    
+    if (pSchema->type == TSDB_DATA_TYPE_BOOL) {
+      if (pExpr->nSQLOptr != TK_EQ && pExpr->nSQLOptr != TK_NE) {
+        return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg3);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  pColumn->colIndex = *pIndex;
+  return doExtractColumnFilterInfo(pCmd, pQueryInfo, pColFilter, pIndex, pExpr);
+}
+
+int32_t getHavingExpr(SSqlCmd* pCmd, SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo, tSQLExpr** pExpr, int32_t parentOptr) {
+  if (pExpr == NULL || (*pExpr) == NULL) {
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  const char* msg1 = "invalid having clause";
+
+  tSQLExpr* pLeft = (*pExpr)->pLeft;
+  tSQLExpr* pRight = (*pExpr)->pRight;
+
+  if ((*pExpr)->nSQLOptr == TK_AND || (*pExpr)->nSQLOptr == TK_OR) {
+    int32_t ret = getHavingExpr(pCmd, pQueryInfo, &(*pExpr)->pLeft, (*pExpr)->nSQLOptr);
+    if (ret != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+      return ret;
+    }
+
+    return getHavingExpr(pCmd, pQueryInfo, &(*pExpr)->pRight, (*pExpr)->nSQLOptr);
+  }
+
+  if ((pLeft->nSQLOptr >= TK_COUNT && pLeft->nSQLOptr <= TK_AVG_IRATE) && 
+    (pRight->nSQLOptr >= TK_COUNT && pRight->nSQLOptr <= TK_AVG_IRATE)) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+  }
+
+  if (pLeft->nSQLOptr >= TK_BOOL
+    && pLeft->nSQLOptr <= TK_BINARY
+    && pRight->nSQLOptr >= TK_BOOL
+    && pRight->nSQLOptr <= TK_BINARY) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+  }
+
+  exchangeExpr(*pExpr);
+
+  pLeft = (*pExpr)->pLeft;
+  pRight = (*pExpr)->pRight;
+
+  if (!(pLeft->nSQLOptr >= TK_COUNT && pLeft->nSQLOptr <= TK_AVG_IRATE)) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+  }
+
+  if (!(pRight->nSQLOptr >= TK_BOOL && pRight->nSQLOptr <= TK_BINARY)) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+  }
+
+  if ((*pExpr)->nSQLOptr >= TK_BITAND) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+  }
+
+  if (pLeft->pParam == NULL || pLeft->pParam->nExpr < 1) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+  }
+
+  for (int32_t i = 0; i < pLeft->pParam->nExpr; i++) {
+    tSqlExprItem* pParamElem = &(pLeft->pParam->a[i]);
+    if (pParamElem->pNode->nSQLOptr != TK_ALL && pParamElem->pNode->nSQLOptr != TK_ID) {
+      return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+    }
+    
+    SColumnIndex index = COLUMN_INDEX_INITIALIZER;
+    if ((getColumnIndexByName(pCmd, &pParamElem->pNode->colInfo, pQueryInfo, &index) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS)) {
+      return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+    }
+    
+    STableMetaInfo* pTableMetaInfo = tscGetMetaInfo(pQueryInfo, index.tableIndex);
+    STableMeta* pTableMeta = pTableMetaInfo->pTableMeta;
+    
+    if (index.columnIndex <= 0 || 
+      index.columnIndex >= tscGetNumOfColumns(pTableMeta)) {
+      return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  tSqlExprItem item = {.pNode = pLeft, .aliasName = NULL, .distinct = false};
+
+  int32_t outputIndex = (int32_t)tscSqlExprNumOfExprs(pQueryInfo);
+
+  // ADD TRUE FOR TEST
+  if (addExprAndResultField(pCmd, pQueryInfo, outputIndex, &item, true) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    return TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_SQL;
+  }
+
+  int32_t slot = tscNumOfFields(pQueryInfo) - 1;
+  SInternalField* pInfo = tscFieldInfoGetInternalField(&pQueryInfo->fieldsInfo, slot);
+  
+  if (pInfo->pFieldFilters == NULL) {
+    SColumn* pFieldFilters = calloc(1, sizeof(SColumn));
+    if (pFieldFilters == NULL) {
+      return TSDB_CODE_TSC_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+    }
+    
+    pInfo->pFieldFilters = pFieldFilters;
+  }
+
+  return handleExprInHavingClause(pCmd, pQueryInfo, pInfo->pFieldFilters, pExpr, parentOptr);
+}
+
+
+
+int32_t parseHavingClause(SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo, tSQLExpr** pExpr, SSqlCmd* pCmd) {
+  const char* msg1 = "having only works with group by";
+  //const char* msg2 = "invalid column name in having clause";
+  //const char* msg3 = "columns from one table allowed as having columns";
+  //const char* msg4 = "no tag allowed in having clause";
+  const char* msg5 = "invalid expression in having clause";
+
+/*  
+  const char* msg1 = "too many columns in group by clause";
+  const char* msg4 = "join query does not support group by";
+  const char* msg7 = "not support group by expression";
+  const char* msg8 = "not allowed column type for group by";
+  const char* msg9 = "tags not allowed for table query";
+*/
+
+  // todo : handle two tables situation
+  //STableMetaInfo* pTableMetaInfo = NULL;
+
+  if (pExpr == NULL || (*pExpr) == NULL) {
+    return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
+  if (pQueryInfo->groupbyExpr.numOfGroupCols <= 0) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg1);
+  }
+
+  if ((*pExpr)->pLeft == NULL || (*pExpr)->pRight == NULL) {
+    return invalidSqlErrMsg(tscGetErrorMsgPayload(pCmd), msg5);
+  }
+
+  if (pQueryInfo->colList == NULL) {
+    pQueryInfo->colList = taosArrayInit(4, POINTER_BYTES);
+  }
+
+  int32_t ret = 0;
+  
+  if ((ret = getHavingExpr(pCmd, pQueryInfo, pExpr, TK_AND)) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
 static SColumnFilterInfo* addColumnFilterInfo(SColumn* pColumn) {
   if (pColumn == NULL) {
     return NULL;
@@ -3715,40 +3958,7 @@ static bool isValidExpr(tSQLExpr* pLeft, tSQLExpr* pRight, int32_t optr) {
   return true;
 }
 
-static void exchangeExpr(tSQLExpr* pExpr) {
-  tSQLExpr* pLeft = pExpr->pLeft;
-  tSQLExpr* pRight = pExpr->pRight;
-
-  if (pRight->nSQLOptr == TK_ID && (pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_INTEGER || pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_FLOAT ||
-                                    pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_STRING || pLeft->nSQLOptr == TK_BOOL)) {
-    /*
-     * exchange value of the left handside and the value of the right-handside
-     * to make sure that the value of filter expression always locates in
-     * right-handside and
-     * the column-id is at the left handside.
-     */
-    uint32_t optr = 0;
-    switch (pExpr->nSQLOptr) {
-      case TK_LE:
-        optr = TK_GE;
-        break;
-      case TK_LT:
-        optr = TK_GT;
-        break;
-      case TK_GT:
-        optr = TK_LT;
-        break;
-      case TK_GE:
-        optr = TK_LE;
-        break;
-      default:
-        optr = pExpr->nSQLOptr;
-    }
 
-    pExpr->nSQLOptr = optr;
-    SWAP(pExpr->pLeft, pExpr->pRight, void*);
-  }
-}
 
 static bool validateJoinExprNode(SSqlCmd* pCmd, SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo, tSQLExpr* pExpr, SColumnIndex* pLeftIndex) {
   const char* msg1 = "illegal column name";
@@ -6729,7 +6939,7 @@ int32_t doCheckForQuery(SSqlObj* pSql, SQuerySQL* pQuerySql, int32_t index) {
    */
   if (pQuerySql->from == NULL) {
     assert(pQuerySql->fillType == NULL && pQuerySql->pGroupby == NULL && pQuerySql->pWhere == NULL &&
-           pQuerySql->pSortOrder == NULL);
+           pQuerySql->pSortOrder == NULL && pQuerySql->pHaving == NULL);
     return doLocalQueryProcess(pCmd, pQueryInfo, pQuerySql);
   }
 
@@ -6817,6 +7027,11 @@ int32_t doCheckForQuery(SSqlObj* pSql, SQuerySQL* pQuerySql, int32_t index) {
     return TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_SQL;
   }
 
+  // parse the having clause in the first place
+  if (parseHavingClause(pQueryInfo, &pQuerySql->pHaving, pCmd) != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
+    return TSDB_CODE_TSC_INVALID_SQL;
+  }
+
   // set where info
   STableComInfo tinfo = tscGetTableInfo(pTableMetaInfo->pTableMeta);
 
diff --git a/src/client/src/tscUtil.c b/src/client/src/tscUtil.c
index cfa73b969d5a144822d83c9922a2ff55c97c2015..ef5e9170da258d6d6f221b1b5741315a3051fff9 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscUtil.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscUtil.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,10 @@ void tscFieldInfoClear(SFieldInfo* pFieldInfo) {
 
       tfree(pInfo->pArithExprInfo);
     }
+
+    if (pInfo->pFieldFilters != NULL) {
+      tscColumnDestroy(pInfo->pFieldFilters);
+    }
   }
   
   taosArrayDestroy(pFieldInfo->internalField);
diff --git a/src/inc/ttokendef.h b/src/inc/ttokendef.h
index 8bb9cde935cdad39aa7318517487a46a108aaa23..bf72a15ce2f8ac2dcd80c6d99dbb918ed4f4be47 100644
--- a/src/inc/ttokendef.h
+++ b/src/inc/ttokendef.h
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@
 
 
 
+
+
 #define TK_SPACE                          300
 #define TK_COMMENT                        301
 #define TK_ILLEGAL                        302
diff --git a/src/query/inc/qSqlparser.h b/src/query/inc/qSqlparser.h
index bcc876c953777f465ecb761f19256a86bc375b1d..8efaa4cb21287d0308ce46382813f8d2ece4c529 100644
--- a/src/query/inc/qSqlparser.h
+++ b/src/query/inc/qSqlparser.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ typedef struct SQuerySQL {
   SLimitVal            slimit;       // group limit offset [optional]
   SArray *             fillType;     // fill type[optional], SArray<tVariantListItem>
   SStrToken            selectToken;  // sql string
+  struct tSQLExpr *    pHaving;      // having clause [optional]
 } SQuerySQL;
 
 typedef struct SCreatedTableInfo {
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ void tSqlExprListDestroy(tSQLExprList *pList);
 
 SQuerySQL *tSetQuerySqlElems(SStrToken *pSelectToken, tSQLExprList *pSelection, SArray *pFrom, tSQLExpr *pWhere,
                              SArray *pGroupby, SArray *pSortOrder, SIntervalVal *pInterval,
-                             SStrToken *pSliding, SArray *pFill, SLimitVal *pLimit, SLimitVal *pGLimit);
+                             SStrToken *pSliding, SArray *pFill, SLimitVal *pLimit, SLimitVal *pGLimit, tSQLExpr *pHaving);
 
 SCreateTableSQL *tSetCreateSqlElems(SArray *pCols, SArray *pTags, SQuerySQL *pSelect, int32_t type);
 
diff --git a/src/query/inc/sql.y b/src/query/inc/sql.y
index 8a01a736b73a90ba73c5c952601cdb220765d9e6..7d81d4279bf1466f8e147eb8ddc4308e13301f66 100644
--- a/src/query/inc/sql.y
+++ b/src/query/inc/sql.y
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ tagitem(A) ::= PLUS(X) FLOAT(Y).  {
 %type select {SQuerySQL*}
 %destructor select {doDestroyQuerySql($$);}
 select(A) ::= SELECT(T) selcollist(W) from(X) where_opt(Y) interval_opt(K) fill_opt(F) sliding_opt(S) groupby_opt(P) orderby_opt(Z) having_opt(N) slimit_opt(G) limit_opt(L). {
-  A = tSetQuerySqlElems(&T, W, X, Y, P, Z, &K, &S, F, &L, &G);
+  A = tSetQuerySqlElems(&T, W, X, Y, P, Z, &K, &S, F, &L, &G, N);
 }
 
 %type union {SSubclauseInfo*}
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ cmd ::= union(X). { setSqlInfo(pInfo, X, NULL, TSDB_SQL_SELECT); }
 // select server_version(), select client_version(),
 // select server_state();
 select(A) ::= SELECT(T) selcollist(W). {
-  A = tSetQuerySqlElems(&T, W, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  A = tSetQuerySqlElems(&T, W, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 // selcollist is a list of expressions that are to become the return
diff --git a/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c b/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c
index 2416250dce4c57fd91a76843ed0f86103345c583..658815adcf5bf27d39c41d30080fd4b8dbc6718b 100644
--- a/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c
+++ b/src/query/src/qParserImpl.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void tSqlSetColumnType(TAOS_FIELD *pField, SStrToken *type) {
  */
 SQuerySQL *tSetQuerySqlElems(SStrToken *pSelectToken, tSQLExprList *pSelection, SArray *pFrom, tSQLExpr *pWhere,
                              SArray *pGroupby, SArray *pSortOrder, SIntervalVal *pInterval,
-                             SStrToken *pSliding, SArray *pFill, SLimitVal *pLimit, SLimitVal *pGLimit) {
+                             SStrToken *pSliding, SArray *pFill, SLimitVal *pLimit, SLimitVal *pGLimit, tSQLExpr *pHaving) {
   assert(pSelection != NULL);
 
   SQuerySQL *pQuery = calloc(1, sizeof(SQuerySQL));
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ SQuerySQL *tSetQuerySqlElems(SStrToken *pSelectToken, tSQLExprList *pSelection,
   pQuery->pGroupby = pGroupby;
   pQuery->pSortOrder = pSortOrder;
   pQuery->pWhere = pWhere;
+  pQuery->pHaving = pHaving;
 
   if (pLimit != NULL) {
     pQuery->limit = *pLimit;
@@ -589,6 +590,9 @@ void doDestroyQuerySql(SQuerySQL *pQuerySql) {
 
   tSqlExprDestroy(pQuerySql->pWhere);
   pQuerySql->pWhere = NULL;
+
+  tSqlExprDestroy(pQuerySql->pHaving);
+  pQuerySql->pHaving = NULL;
   
   taosArrayDestroyEx(pQuerySql->pSortOrder, freeVariant);
   pQuerySql->pSortOrder = NULL;
diff --git a/src/query/src/sql.c b/src/query/src/sql.c
index 2b1109688da3f7d814adea97665b718a30097a71..15a642bed558582899efb5e78bfda68c53f6d263 100644
--- a/src/query/src/sql.c
+++ b/src/query/src/sql.c
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ static YYACTIONTYPE yy_reduce(
         break;
       case 147: /* select ::= SELECT selcollist from where_opt interval_opt fill_opt sliding_opt groupby_opt orderby_opt having_opt slimit_opt limit_opt */
 {
-  yylhsminor.yy114 = tSetQuerySqlElems(&yymsp[-11].minor.yy0, yymsp[-10].minor.yy522, yymsp[-9].minor.yy247, yymsp[-8].minor.yy326, yymsp[-4].minor.yy247, yymsp[-3].minor.yy247, &yymsp[-7].minor.yy430, &yymsp[-5].minor.yy0, yymsp[-6].minor.yy247, &yymsp[0].minor.yy204, &yymsp[-1].minor.yy204);
+  yylhsminor.yy114 = tSetQuerySqlElems(&yymsp[-11].minor.yy0, yymsp[-10].minor.yy522, yymsp[-9].minor.yy247, yymsp[-8].minor.yy326, yymsp[-4].minor.yy247, yymsp[-3].minor.yy247, &yymsp[-7].minor.yy430, &yymsp[-5].minor.yy0, yymsp[-6].minor.yy247, &yymsp[0].minor.yy204, &yymsp[-1].minor.yy204, yymsp[-2].minor.yy326);
 }
   yymsp[-11].minor.yy114 = yylhsminor.yy114;
         break;
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ static YYACTIONTYPE yy_reduce(
         break;
       case 153: /* select ::= SELECT selcollist */
 {
-  yylhsminor.yy114 = tSetQuerySqlElems(&yymsp[-1].minor.yy0, yymsp[0].minor.yy522, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  yylhsminor.yy114 = tSetQuerySqlElems(&yymsp[-1].minor.yy0, yymsp[0].minor.yy522, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
   yymsp[-1].minor.yy114 = yylhsminor.yy114;
         break;