diff --git a/lib/bmg/sql/processor/transform.rb b/lib/bmg/sql/processor/transform.rb
index 5765ac8..6c5dc76 100644
--- a/lib/bmg/sql/processor/transform.rb
+++ b/lib/bmg/sql/processor/transform.rb
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ def on_select_list(sexpr)
           }
         end
 
+        AstAble = ->(t){ t.respond_to?(:to_sql_ast) }
+
         def on_select_item(sexpr)
           as = sexpr.as_name.to_sym
           case t = transformation_for(as)
           when NilClass
             sexpr
-          when Class, Array
+          when AstAble, Class, Array
             sexpr([:select_item,
               func_call_node(sexpr, Array(t).reverse),
               sexpr[2]
@@ -83,10 +85,15 @@ def _func_call_node(sexpr, head, tail)
           else
             _func_call_node(sexpr, tail.first, tail[1..-1])
           end
-          [:func_call,
-            :cast,
-            inside,
-            [ :literal, head ] ]
+          case head
+          when AstAble
+            head.to_sql_ast(self, inside)
+          when Class
+            [:func_call,
+              :cast,
+              inside,
+              [ :literal, head ] ]
+          end
         end
 
         def transformation_for(as)
diff --git a/lib/bmg/sql/relation.rb b/lib/bmg/sql/relation.rb
index 0616841..1aa4403 100644
--- a/lib/bmg/sql/relation.rb
+++ b/lib/bmg/sql/relation.rb
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ def _summarize(type, by, defs)
       def _transform(type, transformation, options)
         expr = before_use(self.expr)
         sup, unsup = Processor::Transform.split_supported(transformation){|x|
-          [String, Integer, Float, Date, DateTime].include?(x)
+          [String, Integer, Float, Date, DateTime].include?(x) || \
+          x.respond_to?(:to_sql_ast)
         }
         return super if sup.nil?
         expr = Processor::Transform.new(sup, options, builder).call(expr)
diff --git a/spec/integration/sequel/base/transform.yml b/spec/integration/sequel/base/transform.yml
index 986bc98..6ded7a2 100644
--- a/spec/integration/sequel/base/transform.yml
+++ b/spec/integration/sequel/base/transform.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 ---
 - bmg: |-
     supplies.transform(:qty => String)
diff --git a/spec/unit/sql/processor/transform/test_on_select_list.rb b/spec/unit/sql/processor/transform/test_on_select_list.rb
index 592d96a..95a04a7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/sql/processor/transform/test_on_select_list.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/sql/processor/transform/test_on_select_list.rb
@@ -4,41 +4,86 @@ module Sql
     class Processor
       describe Transform, "on_select_list" do
 
-        subject{
-          Transform.new({
-            :a => Date
-          }, {}, Builder.new).on_select_list(expr)
-        }
-
-        let(:expr){
-          sexpr [:select_list,
-            [:select_item,
-              [:qualified_name,
-                [:range_var_name, "t1"],
+        context 'with a Date' do
+          subject{
+            Transform.new({
+              :a => Date
+            }, {}, Builder.new).on_select_list(expr)
+          }
+
+          let(:expr){
+            sexpr [:select_list,
+              [:select_item,
+                [:qualified_name,
+                  [:range_var_name, "t1"],
+                  [:column_name, "a"]
+                ],
+                [:column_name, "a"]
+              ]
+            ]
+          }
+
+          let(:expected){
+            sexpr [:select_list,
+              [:select_item,
+                [:func_call,
+                  :cast,
+                  [:qualified_name,
+                    [:range_var_name, "t1"],
+                    [:column_name, "a"]
+                  ],
+                  [ :literal, Date ]
+                ],
                 [:column_name, "a"]
-              ],
-              [:column_name, "a"]
+              ]
             ]
-          ]
-        }
-
-        let(:expected){
-          sexpr [:select_list,
-            [:select_item,
-              [:func_call,
-                :cast,
+          }
+
+          it{ should eq(expected) }
+        end
+
+        context 'with a Translatable transformation' do
+          class Translatable
+            def to_sql_ast(engine, operand)
+              [ :func_call, :upcase, operand ]
+            end
+          end
+
+          subject{
+            Transform.new({
+              :a => Translatable.new
+            }, {}, Builder.new).on_select_list(expr)
+          }
+
+          let(:expr){
+            sexpr [:select_list,
+              [:select_item,
                 [:qualified_name,
                   [:range_var_name, "t1"],
                   [:column_name, "a"]
                 ],
-                [ :literal, Date ]
-              ],
-              [:column_name, "a"]
+                [:column_name, "a"]
+              ]
+            ]
+          }
+
+          let(:expected){
+            sexpr [:select_list,
+              [:select_item,
+                [:func_call,
+                  :upcase,
+                  [:qualified_name,
+                    [:range_var_name, "t1"],
+                    [:column_name, "a"]
+                  ]
+                ],
+                [:column_name, "a"]
+              ]
             ]
-          ]
-        }
+          }
 
-        it{ should eq(expected) }
+          it{ should eq(expected) }
+        end
 
       end
     end