diff --git a/src/vitess-tester/query.go b/src/vitess-tester/query.go
index 123b61d..0d8fe52 100644
--- a/src/vitess-tester/query.go
+++ b/src/vitess-tester/query.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ const (
 	Q_COMMENT_WITH_COMMAND
 	Q_EMPTY_LINE
 	Q_SKIP_IF_BELOW_VERSION
+	Q_VEXPLAIN
 )
 
 // ParseQueries parses an array of string into an array of query object.
diff --git a/src/vitess-tester/tester.go b/src/vitess-tester/tester.go
index cdf4fc7..284e88f 100644
--- a/src/vitess-tester/tester.go
+++ b/src/vitess-tester/tester.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type tester struct {
 	skipBinary  string
 	skipVersion int
 	skipNext    bool
+	vexplain    string
 
 	// check expected error, use --error before the statement
 	// we only care if an error is returned, not the exact error message.
@@ -131,6 +132,14 @@ func (t *tester) Run() error {
 			}
 		case Q_ERROR:
 			t.expectedErrs = true
+		case Q_VEXPLAIN:
+			strs := strings.Split(q.Query, " ")
+			if len(strs) != 2 {
+				t.reporter.AddFailure(fmt.Errorf("incorrect syntax for Q_VEXPLAIN in: %v", q.Query))
+				continue
+			}
+
+			t.vexplain = strs[1]
 		case Q_QUERY:
 			if t.skipNext {
 				t.skipNext = false
@@ -143,6 +152,16 @@ func (t *tester) Run() error {
 					continue
 				}
 			}
+			if t.vexplain != "" {
+				result, err := t.curr.VtConn.ExecuteFetch("vexplain "+t.vexplain+" "+q.Query, -1, false)
+				t.vexplain = ""
+				if err != nil {
+					t.reporter.AddFailure(err)
+					continue
+				}
+
+				t.reporter.AddFailure(fmt.Errorf("VExplain Output:\n %s\n", result.Rows[0][0].ToString()))
+			}
 			t.reporter.AddTestCase(q.Query, q.Line)
 			if err = t.execute(q); err != nil && !t.expectedErrs {
 				t.reporter.AddFailure(err)
diff --git a/src/vitess-tester/type.go b/src/vitess-tester/type.go
index f64016c..83c80fb 100644
--- a/src/vitess-tester/type.go
+++ b/src/vitess-tester/type.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ var commandMap = map[string]CmdType{
 	"begin_concurrent":           Q_BEGIN_CONCURRENT,
 	"end_concurrent":             Q_END_CONCURRENT,
 	"skip_if_below_version":      Q_SKIP_IF_BELOW_VERSION,
+	"vexplain":                   Q_VEXPLAIN,
 }
 
 func findType(cmdName string) CmdType {
diff --git a/t/subqueries.test b/t/subqueries.test
index a0182a4..c6ab255 100644
--- a/t/subqueries.test
+++ b/t/subqueries.test
@@ -455,4 +455,18 @@ FROM
 GROUP BY
     id, name
 ORDER BY
-    (SELECT SUM(LENGTH(extra_info)) FROM user_extra WHERE user_extra.user_id = user.id);
\ No newline at end of file
+    (SELECT SUM(LENGTH(extra_info)) FROM user_extra WHERE user_extra.user_id = user.id);
+
+select max((select min(user_id) from user_extra))
+from user
+where id = 1;
+
+select
+    max((select group_concat(id, name) from user where id = 1));
+
+--skip this is buggy at the moment
+select max((select max(name) from user u1 where u1.id = u2.id))
+from user u2;
+
+select count(distinct name, id)
+from user;
\ No newline at end of file