diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 3a7cfa9..f9ab887 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -10778,6 +10778,9 @@ table2-mapping
   <indexterm>
    <primary>setval</primary>
   </indexterm>
+  <indexterm>
+   <primary>NEXT VALUE FOR</primary>
+  </indexterm>
 
   <para>
    This section describes functions for operating on <firstterm>sequence
@@ -10817,6 +10820,11 @@ table2-mapping
         <entry>Advance sequence and return new value</entry>
       </row>
       <row>
+        <entry><literal><function>NEXT VALUE FOR <type>sequence_name</type></function></literal></entry>
+        <entry><type>bigint</type></entry>
+        <entry>Advance sequence and return new value, using SQL 2003 syntax</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
         <entry><literal><function>setval(<type>regclass</type>, <type>bigint</type>)</function></literal></entry>
         <entry><type>bigint</type></entry>
         <entry>Set sequence's current value</entry>
@@ -10929,6 +10937,24 @@ nextval('foo'::text)      <lineannotation><literal>foo</literal> is looked up at
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
+      <term><function>NEXT VALUE FOR</function></term>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        The SQL standard specifies this syntax for getting the next value from
+        a sequence object.  It is equivalent to <function>nextval</function>,
+        but takes a sequence name directly rather than a <type>regclass</type>
+        or a <type>text</type> value.  This form is more portable to other
+        databases.  The following statements are equivalent:
+
+<screen>
+SELECT nextval('foo_id_seq');
+SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR foo_id_seq;
+</screen>
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry>
       <term><function>currval</function></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index 77d2f29..acbe13c 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -11936,6 +11936,17 @@ func_expr_common_subexpr:
 					v->location = @1;
 					$$ = (Node *)v;
 				}
+			| NEXT VALUE_P FOR any_name
+				{
+					/*
+					 * Translate as "nextval(<name>::regclass)".
+					 */
+					char *name = NameListToString($4);
+					$$ = (Node *) makeFuncCall(SystemFuncName("nextval"),
+											   list_make1(makeStringConstCast(name, @4,
+																			  SystemTypeName("regclass"))),
+											   @1);
+				}
 			| XMLCONCAT '(' expr_list ')'
 				{
 					$$ = makeXmlExpr(IS_XMLCONCAT, NULL, NIL, $3, @1);
@@ -13157,7 +13168,6 @@ unreserved_keyword:
 			| MOVE
 			| NAME_P
 			| NAMES
-			| NEXT
 			| NO
 			| NOTHING
 			| NOTIFY
@@ -13371,6 +13381,7 @@ type_func_name_keyword:
 			| LEFT
 			| LIKE
 			| NATURAL
+			| NEXT
 			| NOTNULL
 			| OUTER_P
 			| OVERLAPS
diff --git a/src/include/parser/kwlist.h b/src/include/parser/kwlist.h
index 3c8c1b9..90a3b09 100644
--- a/src/include/parser/kwlist.h
+++ b/src/include/parser/kwlist.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ PG_KEYWORD("names", NAMES, UNRESERVED_KEYWORD)
 PG_KEYWORD("national", NATIONAL, COL_NAME_KEYWORD)
 PG_KEYWORD("natural", NATURAL, TYPE_FUNC_NAME_KEYWORD)
 PG_KEYWORD("nchar", NCHAR, COL_NAME_KEYWORD)
-PG_KEYWORD("next", NEXT, UNRESERVED_KEYWORD)
+PG_KEYWORD("next", NEXT, TYPE_FUNC_NAME_KEYWORD)
 PG_KEYWORD("no", NO, UNRESERVED_KEYWORD)
 PG_KEYWORD("none", NONE, COL_NAME_KEYWORD)
 PG_KEYWORD("not", NOT, RESERVED_KEYWORD)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out b/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
index a27b5fd..0e3ade0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ SELECT nextval('sequence_test'::text);
 DISCARD SEQUENCES;
 SELECT currval('sequence_test'::regclass);
 ERROR:  currval of sequence "sequence_test" is not yet defined in this session
+-- SQL:2003 syntax
+SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR sequence_test;
+ nextval 
+---------
+     100
+(1 row)
+
 DROP SEQUENCE sequence_test;
 -- renaming sequences
 CREATE SEQUENCE foo_seq;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
index 8d3b700..c90641d 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ SELECT nextval('sequence_test'::text);
 DISCARD SEQUENCES;
 SELECT currval('sequence_test'::regclass);
 
+-- SQL:2003 syntax
+SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR sequence_test;
+
 DROP SEQUENCE sequence_test;
 
 -- renaming sequences