diff --git a/native-sql-engine/core/src/main/scala/com/intel/oap/expression/ColumnarBinaryExpression.scala b/native-sql-engine/core/src/main/scala/com/intel/oap/expression/ColumnarBinaryExpression.scala
index 897df4e03..1ad6b4bed 100644
--- a/native-sql-engine/core/src/main/scala/com/intel/oap/expression/ColumnarBinaryExpression.scala
+++ b/native-sql-engine/core/src/main/scala/com/intel/oap/expression/ColumnarBinaryExpression.scala
@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@ class ColumnarGetJsonObject(left: Expression, right: Expression, original: GetJs
   }
 }
 
+class ColumnarStringInstr(left: Expression, right: Expression, original: StringInstr)
+    extends StringInstr(original.str, original.substr) with ColumnarExpression with Logging {
+
+  override def doColumnarCodeGen(args: Object): (TreeNode, ArrowType) = {
+    val (left_node, _): (TreeNode, ArrowType) =
+      left.asInstanceOf[ColumnarExpression].doColumnarCodeGen(args)
+    val (right_node, _): (TreeNode, ArrowType) =
+      right.asInstanceOf[ColumnarExpression].doColumnarCodeGen(args)
+    val resultType = CodeGeneration.getResultType(dataType)
+    // Be careful about the argument order.
+    val funcNode = TreeBuilder.makeFunction("locate",
+      Lists.newArrayList(right_node, left_node,
+        TreeBuilder.makeLiteral(1.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Integer])), resultType)
+    (funcNode, resultType)
+  }
+}
 
 object ColumnarBinaryExpression {
 
@@ -116,6 +132,8 @@ object ColumnarBinaryExpression {
         new ColumnarDateSub(left, right)
       case g: GetJsonObject =>
         new ColumnarGetJsonObject(left, right, g)
+      case instr: StringInstr =>
+        new ColumnarStringInstr(left, right, instr)
       case other =>
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException(s"not currently supported: $other.")
     }
diff --git a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/codegen/arrow_compute/ext/expression_codegen_visitor.cc b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/codegen/arrow_compute/ext/expression_codegen_visitor.cc
index 9cf33e04c..20d63da00 100644
--- a/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/codegen/arrow_compute/ext/expression_codegen_visitor.cc
+++ b/native-sql-engine/cpp/src/codegen/arrow_compute/ext/expression_codegen_visitor.cc
@@ -303,6 +303,31 @@ arrow::Status ExpressionCodegenVisitor::Visit(const gandiva::FunctionNode& node)
     prepare_ss << "if (" << check_str_ << ")" << std::endl;
     prepare_ss << codes_str_ << " = " << ss.str() << ";" << std::endl;
     prepare_str_ += prepare_ss.str();
+  } else if (func_name.compare("instr") == 0) {
+    codes_str_ = func_name + "_" + std::to_string(cur_func_id);
+    auto validity = codes_str_ + "_validity";
+    real_codes_str_ = codes_str_;
+    real_validity_str_ = validity;
+    std::stringstream prepare_ss;
+    prepare_ss << GetCTypeString(node.return_type()) << " " << codes_str_ << ";"
+               << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "bool " << validity << " = " << child_visitor_list[0]->GetPreCheck()
+               << ";" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "if (" << validity << ") {" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "auto ind = " << child_visitor_list[0]->GetResult() << ".find("
+               << child_visitor_list[1]->GetResult() << ");" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "if (ind == std::string::npos) {" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << codes_str_ << " = 0;" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "}" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "else {" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << codes_str_ << " = ind + 1;" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "}" << std::endl;
+    prepare_ss << "}" << std::endl;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
+      prepare_str_ += child_visitor_list[i]->GetPrepare();
+    }
+    prepare_str_ += prepare_ss.str();
+    check_str_ = validity;
   } else if (func_name.compare("btrim") == 0) {
     codes_str_ = func_name + "_" + std::to_string(cur_func_id);
     auto validity = codes_str_ + "_validity";