diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/optimizer/Optimizer.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/optimizer/Optimizer.scala
index 1f05f2065c949..6165663cd0436 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/optimizer/Optimizer.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/optimizer/Optimizer.scala
@@ -945,8 +945,10 @@ object ReorderJoin extends Rule[LogicalPlan] with PredicateHelper {
 }
 
 /**
- * Elimination of outer joins, if the predicates can restrict the result sets so that
- * all null-supplying rows are eliminated
+ * Elimination of Outer Joins
+ *
+ * Rule Set 1: checking the Filter Condition if the predicates can restrict the result sets
+ * so that all null-supplying rows are eliminated
  *
  * - full outer -> inner if both sides have such predicates
  * - left outer -> inner if the right side has such predicates
@@ -954,7 +956,21 @@ object ReorderJoin extends Rule[LogicalPlan] with PredicateHelper {
  * - full outer -> left outer if only the left side has such predicates
  * - full outer -> right outer if only the right side has such predicates
  *
- * This rule should be executed before pushing down the Filter
+ * This rule set should be executed before pushing down the Filter
+ *
+ * Rule Set 2: given an outer join is involved in another join (called parent join), when the join
+ * type of the parent join is inner, left-semi, left-outer and right-outer, checking if the join
+ * condition of the parent join satisfies the following two conditions:
+ * 1) there exist null filtering predicates against the columns in the null-supplying side of
+ *    parent join.
+ * 2) these columns are from the child join.
+ *
+ * If having such join predicates, execute the elimination rules:
+ * - full outer -> inner if both sides of the child join have such predicates
+ * - left outer -> inner if the right side of the child join has such predicates
+ * - right outer -> inner if the left side of the child join has such predicates
+ * - full outer -> left outer if only the left side of the child join has such predicates
+ * - full outer -> right outer if only the right side of the child join has such predicates
  */
 object OuterJoinElimination extends Rule[LogicalPlan] with PredicateHelper {
 
@@ -969,18 +985,21 @@ object OuterJoinElimination extends Rule[LogicalPlan] with PredicateHelper {
     v == null || v == false
   }
 
-  private def buildNewJoinType(filter: Filter, join: Join): JoinType = {
-    val splitConjunctiveConditions: Seq[Expression] = splitConjunctivePredicates(filter.condition)
+  private def buildNewJoinType(
+      condition: Expression,
+      constraints: Set[Expression],
+      join: Join): JoinType = {
+    val splitConjunctiveConditions: Seq[Expression] = splitConjunctivePredicates(condition)
     val leftConditions = splitConjunctiveConditions
       .filter(_.references.subsetOf(join.left.outputSet))
     val rightConditions = splitConjunctiveConditions
       .filter(_.references.subsetOf(join.right.outputSet))
 
     val leftHasNonNullPredicate = leftConditions.exists(canFilterOutNull) ||
-      filter.constraints.filter(_.isInstanceOf[IsNotNull])
+      constraints.filter(_.isInstanceOf[IsNotNull])
         .exists(expr => join.left.outputSet.intersect(expr.references).nonEmpty)
     val rightHasNonNullPredicate = rightConditions.exists(canFilterOutNull) ||
-      filter.constraints.filter(_.isInstanceOf[IsNotNull])
+      constraints.filter(_.isInstanceOf[IsNotNull])
         .exists(expr => join.right.outputSet.intersect(expr.references).nonEmpty)
 
     join.joinType match {
@@ -994,9 +1013,37 @@ object OuterJoinElimination extends Rule[LogicalPlan] with PredicateHelper {
   }
 
   def apply(plan: LogicalPlan): LogicalPlan = plan transform {
+    // Rule Set 1: elimination using Filter conditions/constraints
     case f @ Filter(condition, j @ Join(_, _, RightOuter | LeftOuter | FullOuter, _)) =>
-      val newJoinType = buildNewJoinType(f, j)
+      val newJoinType = buildNewJoinType(f.condition, f.constraints, j)
       if (j.joinType == newJoinType) f else Filter(condition, j.copy(joinType = newJoinType))
+
+    // Rule Set 2: elimination using Parent Join conditions/constraints
+    // Case 1: when parent join is Inner|LeftSemi|LeftOuter and the child join is on the right side
+    case pj @ Join(
+        _,
+        j @ Join(left, right, RightOuter|LeftOuter|FullOuter, condition),
+        Inner | LeftSemi | LeftOuter,
+        Some(pJoinCond)) =>
+      val newJoinType = buildNewJoinType(pJoinCond, pj.constraints, j)
+      if (j.joinType == newJoinType) {
+        pj
+      } else {
+        Join(pj.left, j.copy(joinType = newJoinType), pj.joinType, pj.condition)
+      }
+
+    // Case 2: when parent join is Inner|LeftSemi|RightOuter and the child join is on the left side
+    case pj @ Join(
+        j @ Join(left, right, RightOuter|LeftOuter|FullOuter, condition),
+        _,
+        Inner | LeftSemi | RightOuter,
+        Some(pJoinCond)) =>
+      val newJoinType = buildNewJoinType(pJoinCond, pj.constraints, j)
+      if (j.joinType == newJoinType) {
+        pj
+      } else {
+        Join(j.copy(joinType = newJoinType), pj.right, pj.joinType, pj.condition)
+      }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameJoinSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameJoinSuite.scala
index 067a62d011ec4..514d53fb5e020 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameJoinSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameJoinSuite.scala
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.sql
 
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.{Inner, LeftOuter, RightOuter}
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.Join
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans._
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.{Join, Project}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.joins.BroadcastHashJoin
 import org.apache.spark.sql.functions._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.test.SharedSQLContext
@@ -204,4 +204,157 @@ class DataFrameJoinSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
       leftJoin2Inner,
       Row(1, 2, "1", 1, 3, "1") :: Nil)
   }
+
+  test("join - left outer to inner by the parent join's join condition") {
+    val df = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (3, 4, "3")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("a")
+    val df2 = Seq((1, 3, "1"), (5, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("b")
+    val df3 = Seq((1, 3, "1"), (3, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("c")
+
+    // Left -> Inner
+    val right = df.join(df2, $"a.int" === $"b.int", "left")
+    val left2Inner =
+      df3.join(right, $"c.int" === $"b.int", "inner").select($"a.*", $"b.*", $"c.*")
+
+    left2Inner.explain(true)
+
+    // The order before conversion: Left Then Inner
+    assert(left2Inner.queryExecution.analyzed.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Join(_, _, LeftOuter, _), Inner, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    // The order after conversion: Inner Then Inner
+    assert(left2Inner.queryExecution.optimizedPlan.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Join(_, _, Inner, _), Inner, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      left2Inner,
+      Row(1, 2, "1", 1, 3, "1", 1, 3, "1") :: Nil)
+  }
+
+  test("join - right outer to inner by the parent join's join condition") {
+    val df = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (3, 4, "3")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("a")
+    val df2 = Seq((1, 3, "1"), (5, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("b")
+    val df3 = Seq((1, 9, "8"), (5, 0, "4")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("c")
+
+    // Right Then Inner -> Inner Then Right
+    val right2Inner = df.join(df2, $"a.int" === $"b.int", "right")
+      .join(df3, $"a.int" === $"b.int", "inner").select($"a.*", $"b.*", $"c.*")
+
+    // The order before conversion: Left Then Inner
+    assert(right2Inner.queryExecution.analyzed.collect {
+      case j @ Join(Join(_, _, RightOuter, _), _, Inner, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    // The order after conversion: Inner Then Inner
+    assert(right2Inner.queryExecution.optimizedPlan.collect {
+      case j @ Join(Join(_, _, Inner, _), _, Inner, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      right2Inner,
+      Row(1, 2, "1", 1, 3, "1", 1, 9, "8") ::
+      Row(1, 2, "1", 1, 3, "1", 5, 0, "4") :: Nil)
+  }
+
+  test("join - full outer to inner by the parent join's join condition") {
+    val df = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (3, 4, "3")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("a")
+    val df2 = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (5, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("b")
+    val df3 = Seq((1, 3, "1"), (3, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("c")
+
+    // Full -> Inner
+    val right = df.join(df2, $"a.int" === $"b.int", "full")
+    val full2Inner = df3.join(right, $"c.int" === $"a.int" && $"b.int" === 1, "inner")
+      .select($"a.*", $"b.*", $"c.*")
+
+    // The order before conversion: Left Then Inner
+    assert(full2Inner.queryExecution.analyzed.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Join(_, _, FullOuter, _), Inner, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    // The order after conversion: Inner Then Inner
+    assert(full2Inner.queryExecution.optimizedPlan.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Join(_, _, Inner, _), Inner, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      full2Inner,
+      Row(1, 2, "1", 1, 2, "1", 1, 3, "1") :: Nil)
+  }
+
+  test("join - full outer to right by the parent join's join condition") {
+    val df = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (3, 4, "3")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("a")
+    val df2 = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (5, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("b")
+    val df3 = Seq((1, 3, "1"), (3, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("c")
+
+    // Full -> Right
+    val right = df.join(df2, $"a.int" === $"b.int", "full")
+    val full2Right = df3.join(right, $"b.int" === 1, "leftsemi")
+
+    // The order before conversion: Left Then Inner
+    assert(full2Right.queryExecution.analyzed.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Join(_, _, FullOuter, _), LeftSemi, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    // The order after conversion: Inner Then Inner
+    assert(full2Right.queryExecution.optimizedPlan.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Project(_, Join(_, _, RightOuter, _)), LeftSemi, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      full2Right,
+      Row(1, 3, "1") :: Row(3, 6, "5") :: Nil)
+  }
+
+
+  test("join - full outer to left by the parent join's join condition #1") {
+    val df = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (3, 4, "3")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("a")
+    val df2 = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (5, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("b")
+    val df3 = Seq((1, 3, "1"), (4, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("c")
+
+    // Full -> Left
+    val right = df.join(df2, $"a.int" === $"b.int", "full")
+    val full2Left = df3.join(right, lit(3) === $"a.int", "left")
+      .select($"a.*", $"b.*", $"c.*")
+
+    // The order before conversion: Full Then Left
+    assert(full2Left.queryExecution.analyzed.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Join(_, _, FullOuter, _), LeftOuter, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    // The order after conversion: Left Then Left
+    assert(full2Left.queryExecution.optimizedPlan.collect {
+      case j @ Join(_, Join(_, _, LeftOuter, _), LeftOuter, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      full2Left,
+      Row(3, 4, "3", null, null, null, 1, 3, "1") ::
+      Row(3, 4, "3", null, null, null, 4, 6, "5") :: Nil)
+  }
+
+  test("join - full outer to left by the parent join's join condition #2") {
+    val df = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (3, 4, "3")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("a")
+    val df2 = Seq((1, 2, "1"), (5, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("b")
+    val df3 = Seq((1, 3, "1"), (4, 6, "5")).toDF("int", "int2", "str").as("c")
+
+    // Full -> Left
+    val full2Left = df.join(df2, $"a.int" === $"b.int", "full")
+      .join(df3, lit(3) === $"a.int", "right").select($"a.*", $"b.*", $"c.*")
+
+    // The order before conversion: Full Then Right
+    assert(full2Left.queryExecution.analyzed.collect {
+      case j @ Join(Join(_, _, FullOuter, _), _, RightOuter, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    // The order after conversion: Left Then Right
+    assert(full2Left.queryExecution.optimizedPlan.collect {
+      case j @ Join(Join(_, _, LeftOuter, _), _, RightOuter, _) => j
+    }.size === 1)
+
+    checkAnswer(
+      full2Left,
+      Row(3, 4, "3", null, null, null, 1, 3, "1") ::
+      Row(3, 4, "3", null, null, null, 4, 6, "5") :: Nil)
+  }
 }