6 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/alias_predication.rb b/lib/arel/alias_predication.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f3db7671e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/arel/alias_predication.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module Arel
+  module AliasPredication
+    def as other
+      Nodes::As.new self, Nodes::SqlLiteral.new(other.to_s)
+    end
+  end
+end
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/arel/attributes/attribute.rb b/lib/arel/attributes/attribute.rb
index b9fd8da67e..0906fa4f1d 100644
--- a/lib/arel/attributes/attribute.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/attributes/attribute.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Arel
     class Attribute < Struct.new :relation, :name
       include Arel::Expressions
       include Arel::Predications
+      include Arel::AliasPredication
       include Arel::OrderPredications
       include Arel::Math
 
diff --git a/lib/arel/nodes/function.rb b/lib/arel/nodes/function.rb
index b58eba7f38..3263ff9cd4 100644
--- a/lib/arel/nodes/function.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/nodes/function.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ module Arel
 
       def initialize expr, aliaz = nil
         @expressions = expr
-        @alias       = aliaz
+        @alias       = aliaz && SqlLiteral.new(aliaz.to_s)
         @distinct    = false
       end
 
       def as aliaz
-        self.alias = SqlLiteral.new(aliaz)
+        self.alias = SqlLiteral.new(aliaz.to_s)
         self
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/arel/nodes/infix_operation.rb b/lib/arel/nodes/infix_operation.rb
index 6847650fe4..75879ce43f 100644
--- a/lib/arel/nodes/infix_operation.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/nodes/infix_operation.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Arel
     class InfixOperation < Binary
       include Arel::Expressions
       include Arel::Predications
+      include Arel::AliasPredication
       include Arel::Math
 
       attr_reader :operator
diff --git a/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb b/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb
index ad0bb00484..2e934b2a1b 100644
--- a/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/nodes/sql_literal.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Arel
     class SqlLiteral < String
       include Arel::Expressions
       include Arel::Predications
+      include Arel::AliasPredication
       include Arel::OrderPredications
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/arel/predications.rb b/lib/arel/predications.rb
index 08cbf16d9d..4b124ce05c 100644
--- a/lib/arel/predications.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/predications.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 module Arel
   module Predications
 
-    def as other
-      Nodes::As.new self, Nodes::SqlLiteral.new(other)
-    end
-
     def not_eq other
       Nodes::NotEqual.new self, other
     end