diff --git a/core/internal/graph/parse.go b/core/internal/graph/parse.go
index fc20c11d..e430c8c9 100644
--- a/core/internal/graph/parse.go
+++ b/core/internal/graph/parse.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	NodeObj
 	NodeList
 	NodeVar
+	NodeLabel
 )
 
 type FieldType int8
@@ -727,10 +728,10 @@ func (p *Parser) parseValue() (*Node, error) {
 		node.Type = NodeStr
 	case itemBoolVal:
 		node.Type = NodeBool
-	case itemName:
-		node.Type = NodeStr
 	case itemVariable:
 		node.Type = NodeVar
+	case itemName:
+		node.Type = NodeLabel
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expecting a number, string, object, list or variable as an argument value (not '%s' of type '%s')", p.val(item), item._type)
 
diff --git a/core/internal/psql/fn.go b/core/internal/psql/fn.go
index 601fdf79..bfcc9f3e 100644
--- a/core/internal/psql/fn.go
+++ b/core/internal/psql/fn.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *compilerContext) renderFuncArgVal(a qcode.Arg) {
 	case qcode.ArgTypeCol:
 		c.colWithTable(a.Col.Table, a.Col.Name)
 	case qcode.ArgTypeVar:
-		c.renderParam(Param{Name: a.Val, Type: a.ValType})
+		c.renderParam(Param{Name: a.Val, Type: a.DType})
 	default:
 		c.squoted(a.Val)
 	}
diff --git a/core/internal/qcode/fields.go b/core/internal/qcode/fields.go
index 80a9e6e0..0ad90fae 100644
--- a/core/internal/qcode/fields.go
+++ b/core/internal/qcode/fields.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (co *Compiler) compileChildColumns(
 			field.Func = fn.Func
 			field.Args = fn.Args
 
-			if err := co.compileFuncArgs(&field, f.Args); err != nil {
+			if err := co.compileFuncArgs(sel, &field, f.Args); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -135,31 +135,34 @@ func (co *Compiler) compileFuncTableArg(sel *Select, arg *graph.Arg) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("db function %s: %w", fn.Name, err)
 	}
-	a := Arg{
-		Name:    arg.Name,
-		Val:     arg.Val.Val,
-		ValType: input.Type,
-	}
-	if arg.Val.Type == graph.NodeVar {
+
+	a := Arg{Name: arg.Name, DType: input.Type}
+
+	switch arg.Val.Type {
+	case graph.NodeLabel:
+		a.Type = ArgTypeCol
+		a.Col, err = sel.Ti.GetColumn(arg.Val.Val)
+	case graph.NodeVar:
 		a.Type = ArgTypeVar
+		fallthrough
+	default:
+		a.Val = arg.Val.Val
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	// if arg.Val.Type = graph.
-	// fn.Col, err = sel.Ti.GetColumn(fname[(len(fn.Name) + 1):])
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return
-	// }
 	sel.Args = append(sel.Args, a)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (co *Compiler) compileFuncArgs(f *Field, args []graph.Arg) error {
+func (co *Compiler) compileFuncArgs(sel *Select, f *Field, args []graph.Arg) error {
 	if len(args) != 0 && len(f.Func.Inputs) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("db function '%s' does not have any arguments", f.Func.Name)
 	}
 
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		if arg.Name == "args" {
-			if err := co.compileFuncArgArgs(f, arg); err != nil {
+			if err := co.compileFuncArgArgs(sel, f, arg); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
@@ -168,40 +171,55 @@ func (co *Compiler) compileFuncArgs(f *Field, args []graph.Arg) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("db function %s: %w", f.Func.Name, err)
 		}
-		a := Arg{
-			Name:    arg.Name,
-			Val:     arg.Val.Val,
-			ValType: input.Type,
-		}
-		if arg.Val.Type == graph.NodeVar {
+
+		a := Arg{Name: arg.Name, DType: input.Type}
+
+		switch arg.Val.Type {
+		case graph.NodeLabel:
+			a.Type = ArgTypeCol
+			a.Col, err = sel.Ti.GetColumn(arg.Val.Val)
+		case graph.NodeVar:
 			a.Type = ArgTypeVar
+			fallthrough
+		default:
+			a.Val = arg.Val.Val
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		// if arg.Val.Type = graph.
-		// fn.Col, err = sel.Ti.GetColumn(fname[(len(fn.Name) + 1):])
-		// if err != nil {
-		// 	return
-		// }
 		f.Args = append(f.Args, a)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (co *Compiler) compileFuncArgArgs(f *Field, arg graph.Arg) error {
+func (co *Compiler) compileFuncArgArgs(sel *Select, f *Field, arg graph.Arg) error {
 	if len(f.Func.Inputs) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("db function '%s' does not have any arguments", f.Func.Name)
 	}
 
 	node := arg.Val
-
 	if node.Type != graph.NodeList {
 		return argErr("args", "list")
 	}
 
+	var err error
+
 	for i, n := range node.Children {
-		a := Arg{Val: n.Val, ValType: f.Func.Inputs[i].Type}
-		if n.Type == graph.NodeVar {
+		a := Arg{DType: f.Func.Inputs[i].Type}
+
+		switch n.Type {
+		case graph.NodeLabel:
+			a.Type = ArgTypeCol
+			a.Col, err = sel.Ti.GetColumn(n.Val)
+		case graph.NodeVar:
 			a.Type = ArgTypeVar
+			a.Val = n.Val
+		default:
+			a.Val = n.Val
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 		f.Args = append(f.Args, a)
 	}
diff --git a/core/internal/qcode/qcode.go b/core/internal/qcode/qcode.go
index 0a970916..6a64d347 100644
--- a/core/internal/qcode/qcode.go
+++ b/core/internal/qcode/qcode.go
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Arg struct {
-	Type    ArgType
-	Name    string
-	Val     string
-	ValType string
-	Col     sdata.DBColumn
+	Type  ArgType
+	DType string
+	Name  string
+	Val   string
+	Col   sdata.DBColumn
 }
 
 type OrderBy struct {
@@ -1564,7 +1564,8 @@ func (co *Compiler) compileArgOrderByObj(sel *Select, parent *graph.Node, cm map
 		// Check for type
 		if node.Type != graph.NodeStr &&
 			node.Type != graph.NodeObj &&
-			node.Type != graph.NodeList {
+			node.Type != graph.NodeList &&
+			node.Type != graph.NodeLabel {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("expecting a string, object or list")
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1574,7 +1575,7 @@ func (co *Compiler) compileArgOrderByObj(sel *Select, parent *graph.Node, cm map
 		cn := node
 
 		switch node.Type {
-		case graph.NodeStr:
+		case graph.NodeStr, graph.NodeLabel:
 			if ob.Order, err = toOrder(node.Val); err != nil { // sets the asc desc etc
 				continue
 			}
@@ -1694,9 +1695,21 @@ func (co *Compiler) compileArgArgs(sel *Select, arg *graph.Arg) error {
 	}
 
 	for i, n := range node.Children {
-		a := Arg{Val: n.Val, ValType: fn.Inputs[i].Type}
-		if n.Type == graph.NodeVar {
+		var err error
+		a := Arg{DType: fn.Inputs[i].Type}
+
+		switch n.Type {
+		case graph.NodeLabel:
+			a.Type = ArgTypeCol
+			a.Col, err = sel.Ti.GetColumn(n.Val)
+		case graph.NodeVar:
 			a.Type = ArgTypeVar
+			fallthrough
+		default:
+			a.Val = n.Val
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 		sel.Args = append(sel.Args, a)
 	}
diff --git a/core/query_pg_test.go b/core/query_pg_test.go
index 62ee26ad..bf60359f 100644
--- a/core/query_pg_test.go
+++ b/core/query_pg_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func Example_queryWithFunctionFields() {
 		products(id: 51) {
 			id
 			name
-			is_hot_product(id: 51)
+			is_hot_product(id: id)
 		}
 	}`