1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py
index d39032b91..869df46a7 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/functions.py
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class localtimestamp(AnsiFunction):
 class session_user(AnsiFunction):
     __return_type__ = sqltypes.String
 
+class sysdate(AnsiFunction):
+    __return_type__ = sqltypes.DateTime
+
 class user(AnsiFunction):
     __return_type__ = sqltypes.String
 
@@ -75,4 +78,4 @@ def _type_from_args(args):
         if not isinstance(a.type, sqltypes.NullType):
             return a.type
     else:
-        return sqltypes.NullType
-\ No newline at end of file
+        return sqltypes.NullType