diff --git a/e2e_test/batch/basic/func.slt.part b/e2e_test/batch/basic/func.slt.part
index ebcce5ceb6a4..b5c68f86d623 100644
--- a/e2e_test/batch/basic/func.slt.part
+++ b/e2e_test/batch/basic/func.slt.part
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ select count(current_database());
 ----
 1
 
+query I
+select count(current_catalog);
+----
+1
+
 query T
 select regexp_match('abc', 'bc');
 ----
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/builtin_scalar.rs b/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/builtin_scalar.rs
index ed10b808b8bd..824f08cf36b7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/builtin_scalar.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/builtin_scalar.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ impl Binder {
             )
         }
 
+        // `CURRENT_DATABASE` is the name of the database you are currently connected to.
+        // `CURRENT_CATALOG` is a synonym for `CURRENT_DATABASE`.
+        fn current_database() -> Handle {
+            guard_by_len(
+                0,
+                raw(|binder, _inputs| Ok(ExprImpl::literal_varchar(binder.db_name.clone()))),
+            )
+        }
+
         // XXX: can we unify this with FUNC_SIG_MAP?
         // For raw_call here, it seems unnecessary to declare it again here.
         // For some functions, we have validation logic here. Is it still useful now?
@@ -410,9 +419,8 @@ impl Binder {
                         Ok(ExprImpl::literal_varchar(v))
                     })),
                 ),
-                ("current_database", guard_by_len(0, raw(|binder, _inputs| {
-                    Ok(ExprImpl::literal_varchar(binder.db_name.clone()))
-                }))),
+                ("current_catalog", current_database()),
+                ("current_database", current_database()),
                 ("current_schema", guard_by_len(0, raw(|binder, _inputs| {
                     return Ok(binder
                         .first_valid_schema()
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/mod.rs b/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/mod.rs
index a8cabf9bcc68..17738f4dbd5b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/mod.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/src/binder/expr/function/mod.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const SYS_FUNCTION_WITHOUT_ARGS: &[&str] = &[
     "user",
     "current_user",
     "current_role",
+    "current_catalog",
     "current_schema",
     "current_timestamp",
 ];