diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/math/random.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/math/random.rs
index aa5294b6229bc..f1833c23c305a 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/math/random.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/math/random.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ The random seed is unique to each row."#,
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct RandomFunc {
     signature: Signature,
+    aliases: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for RandomFunc {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ impl RandomFunc {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             signature: Signature::nullary(Volatility::Volatile),
+            aliases: vec![String::from("rand")],
         }
     }
 }
@@ -73,6 +75,10 @@ impl ScalarUDFImpl for RandomFunc {
         Ok(Float64)
     }
 
+    fn aliases(&self) -> &[String] {
+        &self.aliases
+    }
+
     fn invoke_with_args(&self, args: ScalarFunctionArgs) -> Result<ColumnarValue> {
         assert_or_internal_err!(
             args.args.is_empty(),
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/functions.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/functions.slt
index 49e2c27f90806..ea3cd6eb4bd33 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/functions.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/functions.slt
@@ -841,6 +841,12 @@ SELECT r FROM (SELECT r1 == r2 r, r1, r2 FROM (SELECT random()+1 r1, random()+1
 ----
 false
 
+# Verify that rand() is accepted as an alias for random()
+query TB
+SELECT arrow_typeof(rand()), rand() >= 0 AND rand() < 1
+----
+Float64 true
+
 #######
 # verify that random() returns a different value for each row
 #######
diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md b/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md
index 8023e2103ec88..7010a2b7c1e6c 100644
--- a/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md
+++ b/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ dev/update_function_docs.sh file for updating surrounding text.
 - [pow](#pow)
 - [power](#power)
 - [radians](#radians)
+- [rand](#rand)
 - [random](#random)
 - [round](#round)
 - [signum](#signum)
@@ -739,6 +740,10 @@ radians(numeric_expression)
 +----------------+
 ```
 
+### `rand`
+
+_Alias of [random](#random)._
+
 ### `random`
 
 Returns a random float value in the range [0, 1).
@@ -759,6 +764,10 @@ random()
 +------------------+
 ```
 
+#### Aliases
+
+- rand
+
 ### `round`
 
 Rounds a number to the nearest integer.