diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3eb3445e99..17bfd6366a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ All user visible changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/), as described
 for Rust libraries in [RFC #1105](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/1105-api-evolution.md)
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+* Added a function which maps to SQL `NOT`. See [the docs][not-0.14.0] for more
+  details.
+
+[not-0.14.0]: http://docs.diesel.rs/diesel/expression/dsl/fn.not.html
+
 ## [0.13.0] - 2017-05-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/diesel/src/expression/helper_types.rs b/diesel/src/expression/helper_types.rs
index 9cc268cd15..6c5228c01d 100644
--- a/diesel/src/expression/helper_types.rs
+++ b/diesel/src/expression/helper_types.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ pub type Between<Lhs, Rhs> = super::predicates::Between<Lhs,
     super::predicates::And<AsExpr<Rhs, Lhs>, AsExpr<Rhs, Lhs>>>;
 pub type NotBetween<Lhs, Rhs> = super::predicates::NotBetween<Lhs,
     super::predicates::And<AsExpr<Rhs, Lhs>, AsExpr<Rhs, Lhs>>>;
+/// The return type of `not(expr)`
+pub type Not<Expr> = super::not::Not<AsExprOf<Expr, types::Bool>>;
 
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use super::predicates::{IsNull, IsNotNull, Asc, Desc};
diff --git a/diesel/src/expression/mod.rs b/diesel/src/expression/mod.rs
index 69f027f2a7..9966e23725 100644
--- a/diesel/src/expression/mod.rs
+++ b/diesel/src/expression/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub mod functions;
 pub mod grouped;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod helper_types;
+mod not;
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub mod nullable;
 #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -47,11 +48,12 @@ mod unchecked_bind;
 /// in functions where you need them.
 pub mod dsl {
     #[doc(inline)] pub use super::count::{count, count_star};
-    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::functions::date_and_time::*;
-    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::functions::aggregate_ordering::*;
-    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::functions::aggregate_folding::*;
-    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::sql_literal::sql;
     #[doc(inline)] pub use super::exists::exists;
+    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::functions::aggregate_folding::*;
+    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::functions::aggregate_ordering::*;
+    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::functions::date_and_time::*;
+    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::not::not;
+    #[doc(inline)] pub use super::sql_literal::sql;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "postgres")]
     pub use pg::expression::dsl::*;
diff --git a/diesel/src/expression/not.rs b/diesel/src/expression/not.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bb3f738ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diesel/src/expression/not.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use expression::*;
+use query_builder::*;
+use result::QueryResult;
+use types::Bool;
+
+/// Creates a SQL `NOT` expression
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # #[macro_use] extern crate diesel;
+/// # include!("src/doctest_setup.rs");
+/// #
+/// # table! {
+/// #     users {
+/// #         id -> Integer,
+/// #         name -> VarChar,
+/// #     }
+/// # }
+/// #
+/// # fn main() {
+/// #     use self::users::dsl::*;
+/// #     let connection = establish_connection();
+/// use diesel::expression::not;
+///
+/// let users_with_name = users.select(id).filter(name.eq("Sean"));
+/// let users_not_with_name = users.select(id).filter(
+///     not(name.eq("Sean")));
+///
+/// assert_eq!(Ok(1), users_with_name.first(&connection));
+/// assert_eq!(Ok(2), users_not_with_name.first(&connection));
+/// # }
+/// ```
+pub fn not<T: AsExpression<Bool>>(expr: T) -> Not<T::Expression> {
+    Not(expr.as_expression())
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Not<T>(T);
+
+impl<T: Expression<SqlType=Bool>> Expression for Not<T> {
+    type SqlType = Bool;
+}
+
+impl<T, QS> AppearsOnTable<QS> for Not<T> where
+    T: AppearsOnTable<QS>,
+    Not<T>: Expression,
+{
+}
+
+impl<T, QS> SelectableExpression<QS> for Not<T> where
+    T: SelectableExpression<QS>,
+    Not<T>: AppearsOnTable<QS>,
+{
+}
+
+impl<T: NonAggregate> NonAggregate for Not<T> {}
+
+impl<T, DB> QueryFragment<DB> for Not<T> where
+    DB: Backend,
+    T: QueryFragment<DB>,
+{
+    fn walk_ast(&self, mut out: AstPass<DB>) -> QueryResult<()> {
+        out.push_sql("NOT (");
+        self.0.walk_ast(out.reborrow())?;
+        out.push_sql(")");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl_query_id!(Not<T>);
diff --git a/diesel_tests/tests/filter.rs b/diesel_tests/tests/filter.rs
index f7c57132e1..74ee70729b 100644
--- a/diesel_tests/tests/filter.rs
+++ b/diesel_tests/tests/filter.rs
@@ -268,6 +268,33 @@ fn or_doesnt_mess_with_precidence_of_previous_statements() {
     assert_eq!(Ok(0), count);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn not_does_not_affect_expressions_other_than_those_passed_to_it() {
+    use schema::users::dsl::*;
+    use diesel::expression::dsl::not;
+
+    let connection = connection_with_sean_and_tess_in_users_table();
+    let count = users.filter(not(name.eq("Tess")))
+        .filter(id.eq(1))
+        .count()
+        .get_result(&connection);
+
+    assert_eq!(Ok(1), count);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn not_affects_arguments_passed_when_they_contain_higher_operator_precedence() {
+    use schema::users::dsl::*;
+    use diesel::expression::dsl::not;
+
+    let connection = connection_with_sean_and_tess_in_users_table();
+    let count = users.filter(not(name.eq("Tess").and(id.eq(1))))
+        .count()
+        .get_result(&connection);
+
+    assert_eq!(Ok(2), count);
+}
+
 use diesel::types::VarChar;
 sql_function!(lower, lower_t, (x: VarChar) -> VarChar);