diff --git a/core/function.rs b/core/function.rs
index 0c29afd38..056054cec 100644
--- a/core/function.rs
+++ b/core/function.rs
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ pub enum ScalarFunc {
     BinRecordJsonObject,
     Attach,
     Detach,
+    Unlikely
 }
 
 impl ScalarFunc {
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@ impl ScalarFunc {
             ScalarFunc::BinRecordJsonObject => true,
             ScalarFunc::Attach => false, // changes database state
             ScalarFunc::Detach => false, // changes database state
+            ScalarFunc::Unlikely => true,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -457,6 +459,7 @@ impl Display for ScalarFunc {
             Self::BinRecordJsonObject => "bin_record_json_object".to_string(),
             Self::Attach => "attach".to_string(),
             Self::Detach => "detach".to_string(),
+            Self::Unlikely => "unlikely".to_string()
         };
         write!(f, "{str}")
     }
diff --git a/core/translate/expr.rs b/core/translate/expr.rs
index 6bd60d2fb..e0dc0ef7a 100644
--- a/core/translate/expr.rs
+++ b/core/translate/expr.rs
@@ -1841,6 +1841,33 @@ pub fn translate_expr(
                                 "DETACH should be handled at statement level, not as expression"
                             );
                         }
+                        ScalarFunc::Unlikely => {
+                            let args = if let Some(args) = args {
+                                if args.len() != 1 {
+                                    crate::bail_parse_error!(
+                                        "Unlikely function must have exactly 1 argument",
+                                    );
+                                }
+                                args
+                            } else {
+                                crate::bail_parse_error!("Unlikely function with no arguments",);
+                            };
+                            let start_reg = program.alloc_register();
+                            translate_expr(
+                                program,
+                                referenced_tables,
+                                &args[0],
+                                start_reg,
+                                resolver,
+                            )?;
+                            program.emit_insn(Insn::Function {
+                                constant_mask: 0,
+                                start_reg,
+                                dest: target_register,
+                                func: func_ctx,
+                            });
+                            Ok(target_register)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 Func::Math(math_func) => match math_func.arity() {
diff --git a/core/vdbe/execute.rs b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
index 0d80ff2ad..3186cbeed 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/execute.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
@@ -4569,6 +4569,11 @@ pub fn op_function(
                 // Set result to NULL (detach doesn't return a value)
                 state.registers[*dest] = Register::Value(Value::Null);
             }
+            ScalarFunc::Unlikely => {
+                let value = &state.registers[*start_reg].borrow_mut();
+                let result = value.get_owned_value().exec_unlikely();
+                state.registers[*dest] = Register::Value(result);
+            }
         },
         crate::function::Func::Vector(vector_func) => match vector_func {
             VectorFunc::Vector => {
@@ -8051,6 +8056,10 @@ impl Value {
     pub fn exec_max<'a, T: Iterator<Item = &'a Value>>(regs: T) -> Value {
         regs.max().map(|v| v.to_owned()).unwrap_or(Value::Null)
     }
+
+    fn exec_unlikely(&self) -> Value {
+        self.exec_likelihood(&Value::Float(0.0625))
+    }
 }
 
 fn exec_concat_strings(registers: &[Register]) -> Value {