diff --git a/src/sqlparser.rs b/src/sqlparser.rs
index 8ee45a42..ed0fd82b 100644
--- a/src/sqlparser.rs
+++ b/src/sqlparser.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ impl Parser {
                             expr: Box::new(self.parse_subexpr(p)?),
                         })
                     }
+                    // another SQLWord:
                     _ => match self.peek_token() {
                         Some(Token::LParen) => self.parse_function(w.as_sql_ident()),
                         Some(Token::Period) => {
@@ -201,8 +202,15 @@ impl Parser {
                         }
                         _ => Ok(ASTNode::SQLIdentifier(w.as_sql_ident())),
                     },
-                },
+                }, // End of Token::SQLWord
                 Token::Mult => Ok(ASTNode::SQLWildcard),
+                tok @ Token::Minus | tok @ Token::Plus => {
+                    let p = self.get_precedence(&tok)?;
+                    Ok(ASTNode::SQLUnary {
+                        operator: self.to_sql_operator(&tok)?,
+                        expr: Box::new(self.parse_subexpr(p)?),
+                    })
+                }
                 Token::Number(_)
                 | Token::SingleQuotedString(_)
                 | Token::NationalStringLiteral(_) => {
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_generic.rs b/tests/sqlparser_generic.rs
index 5573a9c9..caeeb4fb 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_generic.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_generic.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,27 @@ fn parse_compound_expr_2() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_unary_math() {
+    use self::ASTNode::*;
+    use self::SQLOperator::*;
+    let sql = "- a + - b";
+    assert_eq!(
+        SQLBinaryExpr {
+            left: Box::new(SQLUnary {
+                operator: Minus,
+                expr: Box::new(SQLIdentifier("a".to_string())),
+            }),
+            op: Plus,
+            right: Box::new(SQLUnary {
+                operator: Minus,
+                expr: Box::new(SQLIdentifier("b".to_string())),
+            }),
+        },
+        verified_expr(sql)
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_is_null() {
     use self::ASTNode::*;