diff --git a/velox/docs/functions/spark/datetime.rst b/velox/docs/functions/spark/datetime.rst
index d7ed56e5fc51..97aa769e6a24 100644
--- a/velox/docs/functions/spark/datetime.rst
+++ b/velox/docs/functions/spark/datetime.rst
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ These functions support TIMESTAMP and DATE input types.
         SELECT unix_date('1970-01-02'); -- '1'
         SELECT unix_date('1969-12-31'); -- '-1'
 
+.. spark:function:: unix_seconds(timestamp) -> bigint
+    Returns the number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC.::
+
+        SELECT unix_micros('1970-01-01 00:00:01'); -- 1
+
 .. spark:function:: unix_timestamp() -> integer
 
     Returns the current UNIX timestamp in seconds.
diff --git a/velox/functions/sparksql/DateTimeFunctions.h b/velox/functions/sparksql/DateTimeFunctions.h
index 0ba287089e4a..caa924e96c92 100644
--- a/velox/functions/sparksql/DateTimeFunctions.h
+++ b/velox/functions/sparksql/DateTimeFunctions.h
@@ -731,4 +731,15 @@ struct MakeYMIntervalFunction {
     result = totalMonths;
   }
 };
+
+template <typename T>
+struct UnixSecondsFunction {
+  VELOX_DEFINE_FUNCTION_TYPES(T);
+
+  FOLLY_ALWAYS_INLINE void call(
+      int64_t& result,
+      const arg_type<Timestamp>& timestamp) {
+    result = timestamp.getSeconds();
+  }
+};
 } // namespace facebook::velox::functions::sparksql
diff --git a/velox/functions/sparksql/Register.cpp b/velox/functions/sparksql/Register.cpp
index 72a8ca527568..351bdfad36b4 100644
--- a/velox/functions/sparksql/Register.cpp
+++ b/velox/functions/sparksql/Register.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ void registerFunctions(const std::string& prefix) {
 
   registerFunction<UnixDateFunction, int32_t, Date>({prefix + "unix_date"});
 
+  registerFunction<UnixSecondsFunction, int64_t, Timestamp>(
+      {prefix + "unix_seconds"});
+
   registerFunction<UnixTimestampFunction, int64_t>({prefix + "unix_timestamp"});
 
   registerFunction<UnixTimestampParseFunction, int64_t, Varchar>(
diff --git a/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/DateTimeFunctionsTest.cpp b/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/DateTimeFunctionsTest.cpp
index 383f8bd48d64..a176374589e4 100644
--- a/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/DateTimeFunctionsTest.cpp
+++ b/velox/functions/sparksql/tests/DateTimeFunctionsTest.cpp
@@ -968,5 +968,17 @@ TEST_F(DateTimeFunctionsTest, makeYMInterval) {
       fromYear(-178956971), "Integer overflow in make_ym_interval(-178956971)");
 }
 
+TEST_F(DateTimeFunctionsTest, unixSeconds) {
+  const auto unixSeconds = [&](const StringView time) {
+    return evaluateOnce<int64_t, Timestamp>(
+        "unix_seconds(c0)", util::fromTimestampString(time));
+  };
+  EXPECT_EQ(unixSeconds("1970-01-01 00:00:01"), 1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(unixSeconds("1970-01-01 00:00:00.000127"), 0);
+  EXPECT_EQ(unixSeconds("1969-12-31 23:59:59.999872"), -1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(unixSeconds("1970-01-01 00:35:47.483647"), 2147);
+  EXPECT_EQ(unixSeconds("1971-01-01 00:00:01.483647"), 31536001);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace facebook::velox::functions::sparksql::test