diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index ebb833707b11..6e31dbb0d263 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -586,6 +586,39 @@ public function joinSub($query, $as, $first, $operator = null, $second = null, $
         return $this->join(new Expression($expression), $first, $operator, $second, $type, $where);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a lateral join clause to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|string  $query
+     * @param  string  $as
+     * @param  string  $type
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function joinLateral($query, string $as, string $type = 'inner')
+    {
+        [$query, $bindings] = $this->createSub($query);
+
+        $expression = '('.$query.') as '.$this->grammar->wrapTable($as);
+
+        $this->addBinding($bindings, 'join');
+
+        $this->joins[] = $this->newJoinLateralClause($this, $type, new Expression($expression));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a lateral left join to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|string  $query
+     * @param  string  $as
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function leftJoinLateral($query, string $as)
+    {
+        return $this->joinLateral($query, $as, 'left');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a left join to the query.
      *
@@ -725,6 +758,19 @@ protected function newJoinClause(self $parentQuery, $type, $table)
         return new JoinClause($parentQuery, $type, $table);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a new join lateral clause.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $parentQuery
+     * @param  string  $type
+     * @param  string  $table
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause
+     */
+    protected function newJoinLateralClause(self $parentQuery, $type, $table)
+    {
+        return new JoinLateralClause($parentQuery, $type, $table);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Merge an array of where clauses and bindings.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
index a03cdcb03346..b8eed21e69fd 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Grammar as BaseGrammar;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use RuntimeException;
 
@@ -182,10 +183,28 @@ protected function compileJoins(Builder $query, $joins)
 
             $tableAndNestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? $table : '('.$table.$nestedJoins.')';
 
+            if ($join instanceof JoinLateralClause) {
+                return $this->compileJoinLateral($join, $tableAndNestedJoins);
+            }
+
             return trim("{$join->type} join {$tableAndNestedJoins} {$this->compileWheres($join)}");
         })->implode(' ');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
+     * @return string
+     *
+     * @throws \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
+    {
+        throw new RuntimeException('This database engine does not support lateral joins.');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile the "where" portions of the query.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
index 1365d8efe620..3d900eeb3c24 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class MySqlGrammar extends Grammar
@@ -267,6 +268,18 @@ public function compileUpsert(Builder $query, array $values, array $uniqueBy, ar
         return $sql.$columns;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
+    {
+        return trim("{$join->type} join lateral {$expression} on true");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prepare a JSON column being updated using the JSON_SET function.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
index b39a20a0a5d0..c22720a05c7c 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
@@ -409,6 +410,18 @@ public function compileUpsert(Builder $query, array $values, array $uniqueBy, ar
         return $sql.$columns;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
+    {
+        return trim("{$join->type} join lateral {$expression} on true");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prepares a JSON column being updated using the JSONB_SET function.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
index f68722a64bce..062041c37d30 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
@@ -444,6 +445,20 @@ public function prepareBindingsForUpdate(array $bindings, array $values)
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
+    {
+        $type = $join->type == 'left' ? 'outer' : 'cross';
+
+        return trim("{$type} apply {$expression}");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile the SQL statement to define a savepoint.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinLateralClause.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinLateralClause.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1be31d29626a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinLateralClause.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Database\Query;
+
+class JoinLateralClause extends JoinClause
+{
+    //
+}
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index cf0c8389b09b..9f63a3e1f94a 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -2526,6 +2526,117 @@ public function testRightJoinSub()
         $builder->from('users')->rightJoinSub(['foo'], 'sub', 'users.id', '=', 'sub.id');
     }
 
+    public function testJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral('select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`', 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $sub = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $eloquentBuilder = new EloquentBuilder($sub->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id'));
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral($eloquentBuilder, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $sub1 = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub1->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $sub1 = $sub1->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id')->where('name', 'foo');
+
+        $sub2 = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub2->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $sub2 = $sub2->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id')->where('name', 'bar');
+
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral($sub1, 'sub1')->joinLateral($sub2, 'sub2');
+
+        $expected = 'select * from `users` ';
+        $expected .= 'inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id` and `name` = ?) as `sub1` on true ';
+        $expected .= 'inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id` and `name` = ?) as `sub2` on true';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['foo', 'bar'], $builder->getRawBindings()['join']);
+
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(['foo'], 'sub');
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralSQLite()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $builder = $this->getSQLiteBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub')->toSql();
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralPostgres()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getPostgresBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from "users" inner join lateral (select * from "contacts" where "contracts"."user_id" = "users"."id") as "sub" on true', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralSqlServer()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getSqlServerBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from [users] cross apply (select * from [contacts] where [contracts].[user_id] = [users].[id]) as [sub]', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralWithPrefix()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->getGrammar()->setTablePrefix('prefix_');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral('select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`', 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `prefix_users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `prefix_sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
+    public function testLeftJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+
+        $sub = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+
+        $builder->from('users')->leftJoinLateral($sub->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id'), 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` left join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $builder = $this->getBuilder();
+        $builder->from('users')->leftJoinLateral(['foo'], 'sub');
+    }
+
+    public function testLeftJoinLateralSqlServer()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getSqlServerBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->leftJoinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from [users] outer apply (select * from [contacts] where [contracts].[user_id] = [users].[id]) as [sub]', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
     public function testRawExpressionsInSelect()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/MySql/JoinLateralTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/MySql/JoinLateralTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..969308ff856c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/MySql/JoinLateralTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Database\MySql;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+/**
+ * @requires extension pdo_mysql
+ * @requires OS Linux|Darwin
+ */
+class JoinLateralTest extends MySqlTestCase
+{
+    protected function afterRefreshingDatabase()
+    {
+        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id('id');
+            $table->string('name');
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id('id');
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->integer('rating');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('user_id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected function destroyDatabaseMigrations()
+    {
+        Schema::drop('posts');
+        Schema::drop('users');
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->checkMySqlVersion();
+
+        DB::table('users')->insert([
+            ['name' => Str::random()],
+            ['name' => Str::random()],
+        ]);
+
+        DB::table('posts')->insert([
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 1, 'user_id' => 1],
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 3, 'user_id' => 1],
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 7, 'user_id' => 1],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    protected function checkMySqlVersion()
+    {
+        $mySqlVersion = DB::select('select version()')[0]->{'version()'} ?? '';
+
+        if (strpos($mySqlVersion, 'Maria') !== false) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Lateral joins are not supported on MariaDB'.__CLASS__);
+        } elseif ((float) $mySqlVersion < '8.0.14') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Lateral joins are not supported on MySQL < 8.0.14'.__CLASS__);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $subquery = DB::table('posts')
+            ->select('title as best_post_title', 'rating as best_post_rating')
+            ->whereColumn('user_id', 'users.id')
+            ->orderBy('rating', 'desc')
+            ->limit(2);
+
+        $userWithPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 1)
+            ->joinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $userWithPosts);
+        $this->assertEquals(7, $userWithPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $userWithPosts[1]->best_post_rating);
+
+        $userWithoutPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 2)
+            ->joinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(0, $userWithoutPosts);
+    }
+
+    public function testLeftJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $subquery = DB::table('posts')
+            ->select('title as best_post_title', 'rating as best_post_rating')
+            ->whereColumn('user_id', 'users.id')
+            ->orderBy('rating', 'desc')
+            ->limit(2);
+
+        $userWithPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 1)
+            ->leftJoinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $userWithPosts);
+        $this->assertEquals(7, $userWithPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $userWithPosts[1]->best_post_rating);
+
+        $userWithoutPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 2)
+            ->leftJoinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $userWithoutPosts);
+        $this->assertNull($userWithoutPosts[0]->best_post_title);
+        $this->assertNull($userWithoutPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/Postgres/JoinLateralTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/Postgres/JoinLateralTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e17f5622efdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/Postgres/JoinLateralTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Database\Postgres;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+/**
+ * @requires extension pdo_pgsql
+ * @requires OS Linux|Darwin
+ */
+class JoinLateralTest extends PostgresTestCase
+{
+    protected function afterRefreshingDatabase()
+    {
+        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id('id');
+            $table->string('name');
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id('id');
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->integer('rating');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('user_id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected function destroyDatabaseMigrations()
+    {
+        Schema::drop('posts');
+        Schema::drop('users');
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        DB::table('users')->insert([
+            ['name' => Str::random()],
+            ['name' => Str::random()],
+        ]);
+
+        DB::table('posts')->insert([
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 1, 'user_id' => 1],
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 3, 'user_id' => 1],
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 7, 'user_id' => 1],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $subquery = DB::table('posts')
+            ->select('title as best_post_title', 'rating as best_post_rating')
+            ->whereColumn('user_id', 'users.id')
+            ->orderBy('rating', 'desc')
+            ->limit(2);
+
+        $userWithPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 1)
+            ->joinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $userWithPosts);
+        $this->assertEquals(7, $userWithPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $userWithPosts[1]->best_post_rating);
+
+        $userWithoutPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 2)
+            ->joinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(0, $userWithoutPosts);
+    }
+
+    public function testLeftJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $subquery = DB::table('posts')
+            ->select('title as best_post_title', 'rating as best_post_rating')
+            ->whereColumn('user_id', 'users.id')
+            ->orderBy('rating', 'desc')
+            ->limit(2);
+
+        $userWithPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 1)
+            ->leftJoinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $userWithPosts);
+        $this->assertEquals(7, $userWithPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $userWithPosts[1]->best_post_rating);
+
+        $userWithoutPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 2)
+            ->leftJoinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $userWithoutPosts);
+        $this->assertNull($userWithoutPosts[0]->best_post_title);
+        $this->assertNull($userWithoutPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/SqlServer/JoinLateralTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/SqlServer/JoinLateralTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df11c5517585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/SqlServer/JoinLateralTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Database\SqlServer;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class JoinLateralTest extends SqlServerTestCase
+{
+    protected function afterRefreshingDatabase()
+    {
+        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id('id');
+            $table->string('name');
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id('id');
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->integer('rating');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('user_id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected function destroyDatabaseMigrations()
+    {
+        Schema::drop('posts');
+        Schema::drop('users');
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        DB::table('users')->insert([
+            ['name' => Str::random()],
+            ['name' => Str::random()],
+        ]);
+
+        DB::table('posts')->insert([
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 1, 'user_id' => 1],
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 3, 'user_id' => 1],
+            ['title' => Str::random(), 'rating' => 7, 'user_id' => 1],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $subquery = DB::table('posts')
+            ->select('title as best_post_title', 'rating as best_post_rating')
+            ->whereColumn('user_id', 'users.id')
+            ->orderBy('rating', 'desc')
+            ->limit(2);
+
+        $userWithPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 1)
+            ->joinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $userWithPosts);
+        $this->assertEquals(7, (int) $userWithPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, (int) $userWithPosts[1]->best_post_rating);
+
+        $userWithoutPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 2)
+            ->joinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(0, $userWithoutPosts);
+    }
+
+    public function testLeftJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $subquery = DB::table('posts')
+            ->select('title as best_post_title', 'rating as best_post_rating')
+            ->whereColumn('user_id', 'users.id')
+            ->orderBy('rating', 'desc')
+            ->limit(2);
+
+        $userWithPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 1)
+            ->leftJoinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $userWithPosts);
+        $this->assertEquals(7, (int) $userWithPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, (int) $userWithPosts[1]->best_post_rating);
+
+        $userWithoutPosts = DB::table('users')
+            ->where('id', 2)
+            ->leftJoinLateral($subquery, 'best_post')
+            ->get();
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $userWithoutPosts);
+        $this->assertNull($userWithoutPosts[0]->best_post_title);
+        $this->assertNull($userWithoutPosts[0]->best_post_rating);
+    }
+}