diff --git a/core/translate/expr.rs b/core/translate/expr.rs
index b0b29bc1..2fa5fb95 100644
--- a/core/translate/expr.rs
+++ b/core/translate/expr.rs
@@ -704,6 +704,13 @@ pub fn translate_expr(
                         dest: target_register,
                     });
                 }
+                ast::Operator::Subtract => {
+                    program.emit_insn(Insn::Subtract {
+                        lhs: e1_reg,
+                        rhs: e2_reg,
+                        dest: target_register,
+                    });
+                }
                 ast::Operator::Multiply => {
                     program.emit_insn(Insn::Multiply {
                         lhs: e1_reg,
diff --git a/core/vdbe/explain.rs b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
index b437b9d5..c21a3853 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/explain.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/explain.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ pub fn insn_to_str(
                 0,
                 format!("r[{}]=r[{}]+r[{}]", dest, lhs, rhs),
             ),
+            Insn::Subtract { lhs, rhs, dest } => (
+                "Subtract",
+                *lhs as i32,
+                *rhs as i32,
+                *dest as i32,
+                OwnedValue::Text(Rc::new("".to_string())),
+                0,
+                format!("r[{}]=r[{}]-r[{}]", dest, lhs, rhs),
+            ),
             Insn::Multiply { lhs, rhs, dest } => (
                 "Multiply",
                 *lhs as i32,
diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index 32216514..86da1c26 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ pub enum Insn {
         rhs: usize,
         dest: usize,
     },
+    // Subtract rhs from lhs and store in dest
+    Subtract {
+        lhs: usize,
+        rhs: usize,
+        dest: usize,
+    },
     // Multiply two registers and store the result in a third register.
     Multiply {
         lhs: usize,
@@ -645,6 +651,60 @@ impl Program {
                     }
                     state.pc += 1;
                 }
+                Insn::Subtract { lhs, rhs, dest } => {
+                    let lhs = *lhs;
+                    let rhs = *rhs;
+                    let dest = *dest;
+                    match (&state.registers[lhs], &state.registers[rhs]) {
+                        (OwnedValue::Integer(lhs), OwnedValue::Integer(rhs)) => {
+                            state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Integer(lhs - rhs);
+                        }
+                        (OwnedValue::Float(lhs), OwnedValue::Float(rhs)) => {
+                            state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Float(lhs - rhs);
+                        }
+                        (OwnedValue::Float(lhs), OwnedValue::Integer(rhs))
+                        | (OwnedValue::Integer(rhs), OwnedValue::Float(lhs)) => {
+                            state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Float(lhs - *rhs as f64);
+                        }
+                        (OwnedValue::Null, _) | (_, OwnedValue::Null) => {
+                            state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Null;
+                        }
+                        (OwnedValue::Agg(aggctx), other) | (other, OwnedValue::Agg(aggctx)) => {
+                            match other {
+                                OwnedValue::Null => {
+                                    state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Null;
+                                }
+                                OwnedValue::Integer(i) => match aggctx.final_value() {
+                                    OwnedValue::Float(acc) => {
+                                        state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Float(acc - *i as f64);
+                                    }
+                                    OwnedValue::Integer(acc) => {
+                                        state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Integer(acc - i);
+                                    }
+                                    _ => {
+                                        todo!("{:?}", aggctx);
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                OwnedValue::Float(f) => match aggctx.final_value() {
+                                    OwnedValue::Float(acc) => {
+                                        state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Float(acc - f);
+                                    }
+                                    OwnedValue::Integer(acc) => {
+                                        state.registers[dest] = OwnedValue::Float(*acc as f64 - f);
+                                    }
+                                    _ => {
+                                        todo!("{:?}", aggctx);
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                rest => unimplemented!("{:?}", rest),
+                            }
+                        }
+                        others => {
+                            todo!("{:?}", others);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    state.pc += 1;
+                }
                 Insn::Multiply { lhs, rhs, dest } => {
                     let lhs = *lhs;
                     let rhs = *rhs;
diff --git a/testing/select.test b/testing/select.test
index d69f3c07..26d981d7 100755
--- a/testing/select.test
+++ b/testing/select.test
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ do_execsql_test select-add {
     select u.age + 1 from users u where u.age = 91 limit 1;
 } {92}
 
+do_execsql_test select-subtract {
+    select u.age - 1 from users u where u.age = 91 limit 1;
+} {90}
+
 do_execsql_test case-insensitive-columns {
     select u.aGe + 1 from USERS u where U.AGe = 91 limit 1;
 } {92}