diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php
index e670c7fa2..c72a1889e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/AbstractPlatform.php
@@ -55,6 +55,26 @@ abstract class AbstractPlatform
      */
     const CREATE_FOREIGNKEYS = 2;
 
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    const TRIM_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    const TRIM_LEADING = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    const TRIM_TRAILING = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    const TRIM_BOTH = 3;
+
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
@@ -230,15 +250,27 @@ abstract class AbstractPlatform
     }
 
     /**
-     * trim
-     * returns the string $str with leading and proceeding space characters removed
+     * Trim a string, leading/trailing/both and with a given char which defaults to space.
      *
-     * @param string $str       literal string or column name
+     * @param string $str
+     * @param int $pos
+     * @param string $char has to be quoted already
      * @return string
      */
-    public function getTrimExpression($str)
+    public function getTrimExpression($str, $pos = self::TRIM_UNSPECIFIED, $char = false)
     {
-        return 'TRIM(' . $str . ')';
+        $posStr = '';
+        $trimChar = ($char != false) ? $char . ' FROM ' : '';
+        
+        if ($pos == self::TRIM_LEADING) {
+            $posStr = 'LEADING '.$trimChar;
+        } else if($pos == self::TRIM_TRAILING) {
+            $posStr = 'TRAILING '.$trimChar;
+        } else if($pos == self::TRIM_BOTH) {
+            $posStr = 'BOTH '.$trimChar;
+        }
+
+        return 'TRIM(' . $posStr . $str . ')';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatform.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatform.php
index 0255ce9b9..9ab6a0f4e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatform.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Platforms/SqlitePlatform.php
@@ -64,6 +64,30 @@ class SqlitePlatform extends AbstractPlatform
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Trim a string, leading/trailing/both and with a given char which defaults to space.
+     *
+     * @param string $str
+     * @param int $pos
+     * @param string $char
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getTrimExpression($str, $pos = self::TRIM_UNSPECIFIED, $char = false)
+    {
+        $trimFn = '';
+        $trimChar = ($char != false) ? (', ' . $char) : '';
+
+        if ($pos == self::TRIM_LEADING) {
+            $trimFn = 'LTRIM';
+        } else if($pos == self::TRIM_TRAILING) {
+            $trimFn = 'RTRIM';
+        } else {
+            $trimFn = 'TRIM';
+        }
+
+        return $trimFn . '(' . $str . $trimChar . ')';
+    }
+
     /**
      * return string to call a function to get a substring inside an SQL statement
      *
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/TrimFunction.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/TrimFunction.php
index a70600919..cea68920a 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/TrimFunction.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/AST/Functions/TrimFunction.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Doctrine\ORM\Query\AST\Functions;
 
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query\Lexer;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
 
 /**
  * "TRIM" "(" [["LEADING" | "TRAILING" | "BOTH"] [char] "FROM"] StringPrimary ")"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class TrimFunction extends FunctionNode
     public $leading;
     public $trailing;
     public $both;
-    public $trimChar;
+    public $trimChar = false;
     public $stringPrimary;
 
     /**
@@ -47,21 +48,20 @@ class TrimFunction extends FunctionNode
      */
     public function getSql(\Doctrine\ORM\Query\SqlWalker $sqlWalker)
     {
-        $sql = 'TRIM(';
-        
+        $pos = AbstractPlatform::TRIM_UNSPECIFIED;
         if ($this->leading) {
-            $sql .= 'LEADING ';
+            $pos = AbstractPlatform::TRIM_LEADING;
         } else if ($this->trailing) {
-            $sql .= 'TRAILING ';
+            $pos = AbstractPlatform::TRIM_TRAILING;
         } else if ($this->both) {
-            $sql .= 'BOTH ';
+            $pos = AbstractPlatform::TRIM_BOTH;
         }
-        
-        if ($this->trimChar) {
-            $sql .= $sqlWalker->getConnection()->quote($this->trimChar) . ' ';
-        }
-        
-        return $sql . 'FROM ' . $sqlWalker->walkStringPrimary($this->stringPrimary) . ')';
+
+        return $sqlWalker->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform()->getTrimExpression(
+            $sqlWalker->walkStringPrimary($this->stringPrimary),
+            $pos,
+            ($this->trimChar != false) ? $sqlWalker->getConnection()->quote($this->trimChar) : false
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class TrimFunction extends FunctionNode
     public function parse(\Doctrine\ORM\Query\Parser $parser)
     {
         $lexer = $parser->getLexer();
-        
+
         $parser->match(Lexer::T_IDENTIFIER);
         $parser->match(Lexer::T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS);
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ class TrimFunction extends FunctionNode
         }
 
         $this->stringPrimary = $parser->StringPrimary();
-        
+
         $parser->match(Lexer::T_CLOSE_PARENTHESIS);
     }
-    
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php
index d58e29cb5..2b2a4cfae 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/QueryDqlFunctionTest.php
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ class QueryDqlFunctionTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
 
     public function testFunctionTrim()
     {
-        $this->markTestIncomplete('Trim has problems on MySql (3rd Case).');
-
         $dql = "SELECT m, TRIM(TRAILING '.' FROM m.name) AS str1, ".
                " TRIM(LEADING '.' FROM m.name) AS str2, TRIM(CONCAT(' ', CONCAT(m.name, ' '))) AS str3 ".
                "FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\Company\CompanyManager m";
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
index 37857e64d..973104cf1 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/SelectSqlGenerationTest.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class SelectSqlGenerationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
             "SELECT u.name FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u WHERE TRIM(u.name) = 'someone'",
             // String quoting in the SQL usually depends on the database platform.
             // This test works with a mock connection which uses ' for string quoting.
-            "SELECT c0_.name AS name0 FROM cms_users c0_ WHERE TRIM(FROM c0_.name) = 'someone'"
+            "SELECT c0_.name AS name0 FROM cms_users c0_ WHERE TRIM(c0_.name) = 'someone'"
         );
     }