diff --git a/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs b/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs
index 7aaf3a98cbe5d..4009dfb3e9e19 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,13 @@ pub trait ExprPlanner: Debug + Send + Sync {
         )
     }
 
+    /// Plans scalar functions, such as `ABS(<expr>)`
+    ///
+    /// Returns the original scalar function if not possible
+    fn plan_scalar(&self, expr: RawScalarExpr) -> Result<PlannerResult<RawScalarExpr>> {
+        Ok(PlannerResult::Original(expr))
+    }
+
     /// Plans aggregate functions, such as `COUNT(<expr>)`
     ///
     /// Returns original expression arguments if not possible
@@ -318,6 +325,13 @@ pub struct RawDictionaryExpr {
     pub values: Vec<Expr>,
 }
 
+/// A scalar function to plan with [`ExprPlanner`].
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RawScalarExpr {
+    pub func: Arc<ScalarUDF>,
+    pub args: Vec<Expr>,
+}
+
 /// This structure is used by `AggregateFunctionPlanner` to plan operators with
 /// custom expressions.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/datafusion/sql/src/expr/function.rs b/datafusion/sql/src/expr/function.rs
index f1ab0db470008..a7f7979a67b36 100644
--- a/datafusion/sql/src/expr/function.rs
+++ b/datafusion/sql/src/expr/function.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use datafusion_expr::{
         self, HigherOrderFunction, Lambda, NullTreatment, ScalarFunction, Unnest,
         WildcardOptions, WindowFunction,
     },
-    planner::{PlannerResult, RawAggregateExpr, RawWindowExpr},
+    planner::{PlannerResult, RawAggregateExpr, RawScalarExpr, RawWindowExpr},
     type_coercion::functions::value_fields_with_higher_order_udf,
 };
 use sqlparser::ast::{
@@ -341,7 +341,20 @@ impl<S: ContextProvider> SqlToRel<'_, S> {
             };
 
             // After resolution, all arguments are positional
-            let inner = ScalarFunction::new_udf(fm, resolved_args);
+            let mut scalar_expr = RawScalarExpr {
+                func: fm,
+                args: resolved_args,
+            };
+
+            for planner in self.context_provider.get_expr_planners().iter() {
+                match planner.plan_scalar(scalar_expr)? {
+                    PlannerResult::Planned(expr) => return Ok(expr),
+                    PlannerResult::Original(expr) => scalar_expr = expr,
+                }
+            }
+
+            let RawScalarExpr { func, args } = scalar_expr;
+            let inner = ScalarFunction::new_udf(func, args);
 
             if name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(inner.name()) {
                 return Ok(Expr::ScalarFunction(inner));
diff --git a/datafusion/sql/tests/sql_integration.rs b/datafusion/sql/tests/sql_integration.rs
index 00103bfd9f56a..9f57aaafb0686 100644
--- a/datafusion/sql/tests/sql_integration.rs
+++ b/datafusion/sql/tests/sql_integration.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ use datafusion_expr::{
     expr::{HigherOrderFunction, LambdaVariable, ScalarFunction},
     lambda,
     logical_plan::LogicalPlan,
+    planner::{ExprPlanner, PlannerResult, RawScalarExpr},
     test::function_stub::sum_udaf,
 };
-use datafusion_functions::{string, unicode};
+use datafusion_functions::{core as core_functions, string, unicode};
 use datafusion_sql::{
     parser::DFParser,
     planner::{NullOrdering, ParserOptions, PlannerContext, SqlToRel},
@@ -836,6 +837,42 @@ fn select_scalar_func_with_literal_no_relation() {
     );
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct SingleArgumentCoalescePlanner;
+
+impl ExprPlanner for SingleArgumentCoalescePlanner {
+    fn plan_scalar(&self, expr: RawScalarExpr) -> Result<PlannerResult<RawScalarExpr>> {
+        if expr.func.name() == "coalesce"
+            && let [arg] = expr.args.as_slice()
+        {
+            Ok(PlannerResult::Planned(arg.clone()))
+        } else {
+            Ok(PlannerResult::Original(expr))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn select_scalar_func_with_expr_planner() -> Result<()> {
+    let state = mock_session_state()
+        .with_scalar_function(core_functions::coalesce())
+        .with_expr_planner(Arc::new(SingleArgumentCoalescePlanner));
+    let plan = logical_plan_from_state(
+        "SELECT coalesce(42)",
+        &GenericDialect {},
+        ParserOptions::default(),
+        state,
+    )?;
+    assert_snapshot!(
+        plan,
+        @r"
+    Projection: Int64(42)
+      EmptyRelation: rows=1
+    "
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn select_simple_filter() {
     let sql = "SELECT id, first_name, last_name \