diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Projection.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Projection.scala
index ef1d12531f109..7dff9a26e8c98 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Projection.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Projection.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions
 
+import java.sql.Timestamp
 
 /**
  * A [[Projection]] that is calculated by calling the `eval` of each of the specified expressions.
@@ -137,6 +138,15 @@ class JoinedRow extends Row {
   def getString(i: Int): String =
     if (i < row1.size) row1.getString(i) else row2.getString(i - row1.size)
 
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getDecimal(i) else row2.getDecimal(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getTimestamp(i) else row2.getTimestamp(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getBinary(i) else row2.getBinary(i - row1.size)
+
   def copy() = {
     val totalSize = row1.size + row2.size
     val copiedValues = new Array[Any](totalSize)
@@ -226,6 +236,15 @@ class JoinedRow2 extends Row {
   def getString(i: Int): String =
     if (i < row1.size) row1.getString(i) else row2.getString(i - row1.size)
 
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getDecimal(i) else row2.getDecimal(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getTimestamp(i) else row2.getTimestamp(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getBinary(i) else row2.getBinary(i - row1.size)
+
   def copy() = {
     val totalSize = row1.size + row2.size
     val copiedValues = new Array[Any](totalSize)
@@ -309,6 +328,15 @@ class JoinedRow3 extends Row {
   def getString(i: Int): String =
     if (i < row1.size) row1.getString(i) else row2.getString(i - row1.size)
 
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getDecimal(i) else row2.getDecimal(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getTimestamp(i) else row2.getTimestamp(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getBinary(i) else row2.getBinary(i - row1.size)
+
   def copy() = {
     val totalSize = row1.size + row2.size
     val copiedValues = new Array[Any](totalSize)
@@ -392,6 +420,15 @@ class JoinedRow4 extends Row {
   def getString(i: Int): String =
     if (i < row1.size) row1.getString(i) else row2.getString(i - row1.size)
 
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getDecimal(i) else row2.getDecimal(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getTimestamp(i) else row2.getTimestamp(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getBinary(i) else row2.getBinary(i - row1.size)
+
   def copy() = {
     val totalSize = row1.size + row2.size
     val copiedValues = new Array[Any](totalSize)
@@ -475,6 +512,15 @@ class JoinedRow5 extends Row {
   def getString(i: Int): String =
     if (i < row1.size) row1.getString(i) else row2.getString(i - row1.size)
 
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getDecimal(i) else row2.getDecimal(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getTimestamp(i) else row2.getTimestamp(i - row1.size)
+
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] =
+    if (i < row1.size) row1.getBinary(i) else row2.getBinary(i - row1.size)
+
   def copy() = {
     val totalSize = row1.size + row2.size
     val copiedValues = new Array[Any](totalSize)
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Row.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Row.scala
index d68a4fabeac77..041013c3f27d1 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Row.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Row.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions
 
+import java.sql.Timestamp
+
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.types.NativeType
 
 object Row {
@@ -64,6 +66,9 @@ trait Row extends Seq[Any] with Serializable {
   def getShort(i: Int): Short
   def getByte(i: Int): Byte
   def getString(i: Int): String
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte]
 
   override def toString() =
     s"[${this.mkString(",")}]"
@@ -98,6 +103,9 @@ trait MutableRow extends Row {
   def setByte(ordinal: Int, value: Byte)
   def setFloat(ordinal: Int, value: Float)
   def setString(ordinal: Int, value: String)
+  def setDecimal(ordinal: Int, value: BigDecimal)
+  def setTimestamp(ordinal: Int, value: Timestamp)
+  def setBinary(ordinal: Int, value: Array[Byte])
 }
 
 /**
@@ -118,6 +126,9 @@ object EmptyRow extends Row {
   def getShort(i: Int): Short = throw new UnsupportedOperationException
   def getByte(i: Int): Byte = throw new UnsupportedOperationException
   def getString(i: Int): String = throw new UnsupportedOperationException
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal = throw new UnsupportedOperationException
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp = throw new UnsupportedOperationException
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] = throw new UnsupportedOperationException
 
   def copy() = this
 }
@@ -181,6 +192,21 @@ class GenericRow(protected[sql] val values: Array[Any]) extends Row {
     values(i).asInstanceOf[String]
   }
 
+  def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal = {
+    if (values(i) == null) sys.error("Failed to check null bit for primitive Decimal value.")
+    values(i).asInstanceOf[BigDecimal]
+  }
+
+  def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp = {
+    if (values(i) == null) sys.error("Failed to check null bit for primitive Timestamp value.")
+    values(i).asInstanceOf[Timestamp]
+  }
+
+  def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] = {
+    if (values(i) == null) sys.error("Failed to check null bit for primitive Binary value.")
+    values(i).asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]]
+  }
+
   // Custom hashCode function that matches the efficient code generated version.
   override def hashCode(): Int = {
     var result: Int = 37
@@ -201,6 +227,7 @@ class GenericRow(protected[sql] val values: Array[Any]) extends Row {
             case d: Double =>
               val b = java.lang.Double.doubleToLongBits(d)
               (b ^ (b >>> 32)).toInt
+            case b: Array[Byte] => 123 // TODO need to figure out how to compute the hashcode
             case other => other.hashCode()
           }
         }
@@ -224,6 +251,9 @@ class GenericMutableRow(size: Int) extends GenericRow(size) with MutableRow {
   override def setInt(ordinal: Int,value: Int): Unit = { values(ordinal) = value }
   override def setLong(ordinal: Int,value: Long): Unit = { values(ordinal) = value }
   override def setString(ordinal: Int,value: String): Unit = { values(ordinal) = value }
+  override def setDecimal(ordinal: Int, value: BigDecimal): Unit = { values(ordinal) = value }
+  override def setTimestamp(ordinal: Int, value: Timestamp): Unit = { values(ordinal) = value }
+  override def setBinary(ordinal: Int, value: Array[Byte]): Unit = { values(ordinal) = value }
 
   override def setNullAt(i: Int): Unit = { values(i) = null }
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/SpecificRow.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/SpecificRow.scala
index 75ea0e8459df8..7005acf331ea6 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/SpecificRow.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/SpecificRow.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions
 
+import java.sql.Timestamp
+
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.types._
 
 /**
@@ -231,9 +233,9 @@ final class SpecificMutableRow(val values: Array[MutableValue]) extends MutableR
 
   override def iterator: Iterator[Any] = values.map(_.boxed).iterator
 
-  def setString(ordinal: Int, value: String) = update(ordinal, value)
+  override def setString(ordinal: Int, value: String) = update(ordinal, value)
 
-  def getString(ordinal: Int) = apply(ordinal).asInstanceOf[String]
+  override def getString(ordinal: Int) = apply(ordinal).asInstanceOf[String]
 
   override def setInt(ordinal: Int, value: Int): Unit = {
     val currentValue = values(ordinal).asInstanceOf[MutableInt]
@@ -304,4 +306,16 @@ final class SpecificMutableRow(val values: Array[MutableValue]) extends MutableR
   override def getByte(i: Int): Byte = {
     values(i).asInstanceOf[MutableByte].value
   }
+  
+  override def setDecimal(ordinal: Int, value: BigDecimal): Unit = update(ordinal, value)
+
+  override def getDecimal(i: Int): BigDecimal = apply(i).asInstanceOf[BigDecimal]
+
+  override def setTimestamp(ordinal: Int, value: Timestamp): Unit = update(ordinal, value)
+
+  override def getTimestamp(i: Int): Timestamp = apply(i).asInstanceOf[Timestamp]
+
+  override def setBinary(ordinal: Int, value: Array[Byte]): Unit = update(ordinal, value)
+
+  override def getBinary(i: Int): Array[Byte] = apply(i).asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]]
 }