diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c365f6ab845..3740f3823fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 - cli: fix cli-console failing to add migrations if there are tabs in SQL body (#7362)
 - cli: sign windows binary of Hasura CLI (#7147)
 - cli: core CLI features are not blocked in environments without internet (#7695)
+- server: add `_like`/`_nlike` and spatial operators for BigQuery
 
 ## v2.1.0-beta.2
 
diff --git a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/FromIr.hs b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/FromIr.hs
index d8a0a0e0aca..7c8e80b68c2 100644
--- a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/FromIr.hs
+++ b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/FromIr.hs
@@ -1544,8 +1544,9 @@ fromOpExpG expression op =
     Ir.AGTE val -> pure (OpExpression MoreOrEqualOp expression val)
     Ir.ALTE val -> pure (OpExpression LessOrEqualOp expression val)
     Ir.ACast _casts -> refute (pure (UnsupportedOpExpG op)) -- mkCastsExp casts
-    Ir.ALIKE _val -> refute (pure (UnsupportedOpExpG op)) -- S.BECompare S.SLIKE lhs val
-    Ir.ANLIKE _val -> refute (pure (UnsupportedOpExpG op)) -- S.BECompare S.SNLIKE lhs val
+    Ir.ALIKE val -> pure (OpExpression LikeOp expression val)
+    Ir.ANLIKE val -> pure (OpExpression NotLikeOp expression val)
+    Ir.ABackendSpecific op' -> pure (fromBackendSpecificOpExpG expression op')
     Ir.CEQ _rhsCol -> refute (pure (UnsupportedOpExpG op)) -- S.BECompare S.SEQ lhs $ mkQCol rhsCol
     Ir.CNE _rhsCol -> refute (pure (UnsupportedOpExpG op)) -- S.BECompare S.SNE lhs $ mkQCol rhsCol
     Ir.CGT _rhsCol -> refute (pure (UnsupportedOpExpG op)) -- S.BECompare S.SGT lhs $ mkQCol rhsCol
@@ -1554,6 +1555,18 @@ fromOpExpG expression op =
     Ir.CLTE _rhsCol -> refute (pure (UnsupportedOpExpG op)) -- S.BECompare S.SLTE lhs $ mkQCol rhsCol
     -- These are new as of 2021-02-18 to this API. Not sure what to do with them at present, marking as unsupported.
 
+fromBackendSpecificOpExpG :: Expression -> BigQuery.BooleanOperators Expression -> Expression
+fromBackendSpecificOpExpG expression op =
+  let func name val = FunctionExpression name [expression, val]
+   in case op of
+        BigQuery.ASTContains v -> func "ST_CONTAINS" v
+        BigQuery.ASTEquals v -> func "ST_EQUALS" v
+        BigQuery.ASTTouches v -> func "ST_TOUCHES" v
+        BigQuery.ASTWithin v -> func "ST_WITHIN" v
+        BigQuery.ASTIntersects v -> func "ST_INTERSECTS" v
+        BigQuery.ASTDWithin (Ir.DWithinGeogOp r v sph) ->
+          FunctionExpression "ST_DWITHIN" [expression, v, r, sph]
+
 nullableBoolEquality :: Expression -> Expression -> Expression
 nullableBoolEquality x y =
   OrExpression
diff --git a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Schema.hs b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Schema.hs
index d80ea0c2610..fcf7d78aca2 100644
--- a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Schema.hs
+++ b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Schema.hs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ bqColumnParser columnType (G.Nullability isNullable) =
     ColumnScalar scalarType -> case scalarType of
       -- bytestrings
       -- we only accept string literals
-      BigQuery.BytesScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.StringValue <$> P.string
+      BigQuery.BytesScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.StringValue <$> stringBased $$(G.litName "Bytes")
       -- text
       BigQuery.StringScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.StringValue <$> P.string
       -- floating point values
@@ -171,12 +171,13 @@ bqColumnParser columnType (G.Nullability isNullable) =
       BigQuery.BigDecimalScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.BigDecimalValue . BigQuery.doubleToBigDecimal <$> P.float
       -- boolean type
       BigQuery.BoolScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.BoolValue <$> P.boolean
-      BigQuery.DateScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.DateValue . BigQuery.Date <$> P.string
-      BigQuery.TimeScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.TimeValue . BigQuery.Time <$> P.string
-      BigQuery.DatetimeScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.DatetimeValue . BigQuery.Datetime <$> P.string
-      BigQuery.GeographyScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.GeographyValue . BigQuery.Geography <$> P.string
+      BigQuery.DateScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.DateValue . BigQuery.Date <$> stringBased $$(G.litName "Date")
+      BigQuery.TimeScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.TimeValue . BigQuery.Time <$> stringBased $$(G.litName "Time")
+      BigQuery.DatetimeScalarType -> pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.DatetimeValue . BigQuery.Datetime <$> stringBased $$(G.litName "Datetime")
+      BigQuery.GeographyScalarType ->
+        pure $ possiblyNullable scalarType $ BigQuery.GeographyValue . BigQuery.Geography <$> throughJSON $$(G.litName "Geography")
       BigQuery.TimestampScalarType -> do
-        let schemaType = P.TNamed P.Nullable $ P.Definition stringScalar Nothing P.TIScalar
+        let schemaType = P.TNamed P.Nullable $ P.Definition $$(G.litName "Timestamp") Nothing P.TIScalar
         pure $
           possiblyNullable scalarType $
             Parser
@@ -212,6 +213,9 @@ bqColumnParser columnType (G.Nullability isNullable) =
                 valueToJSON (P.toGraphQLType schemaType)
                   >=> either (parseErrorWith ParseFailed . qeError) pure . runAesonParser J.parseJSON
             }
+    stringBased :: MonadParse m => G.Name -> Parser 'Both m Text
+    stringBased scalarName =
+      P.string {pType = P.TNamed P.NonNullable $ P.Definition scalarName Nothing P.TIScalar}
 
 bqJsonPathArg ::
   MonadParse n =>
@@ -255,6 +259,7 @@ bqComparisonExps ::
   m (Parser 'Input n [ComparisonExp 'BigQuery])
 bqComparisonExps = P.memoize 'comparisonExps $ \columnType -> do
   collapseIfNull <- asks $ qcDangerousBooleanCollapse . getter
+  dWithinGeogOpParser <- geographyWithinDistanceInput
   -- see Note [Columns in comparison expression are never nullable]
   typedParser <- columnParser columnType (G.Nullability False)
   nullableTextParser <- columnParser (ColumnScalar @'BigQuery BigQuery.StringScalarType) (G.Nullability True)
@@ -275,15 +280,93 @@ bqComparisonExps = P.memoize 'comparisonExps $ \columnType -> do
       fmap catMaybes $
         sequenceA $
           concat
-            [ equalityOperators
-                collapseIfNull
-                (mkParameter <$> typedParser)
-                (mkListLiteral <$> columnListParser),
-              comparisonOperators
-                collapseIfNull
-                (mkParameter <$> typedParser)
+            [ -- from https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/data-types:
+              -- GEOGRAPHY comparisons are not supported. To compare GEOGRAPHY values, use ST_Equals.
+              guard (isScalarColumnWhere (/= BigQuery.GeographyScalarType) columnType)
+                *> equalityOperators
+                  collapseIfNull
+                  (mkParameter <$> typedParser)
+                  (mkListLiteral <$> columnListParser),
+              guard (isScalarColumnWhere (/= BigQuery.GeographyScalarType) columnType)
+                *> comparisonOperators
+                  collapseIfNull
+                  (mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+              -- Ops for String type
+              guard (isScalarColumnWhere (== BigQuery.StringScalarType) columnType)
+                *> [ mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_like")
+                       (Just "does the column match the given pattern")
+                       (ALIKE . mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+                     mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_nlike")
+                       (Just "does the column NOT match the given pattern")
+                       (ANLIKE . mkParameter <$> typedParser)
+                   ],
+              -- Ops for Bytes type
+              guard (isScalarColumnWhere (== BigQuery.BytesScalarType) columnType)
+                *> [ mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_like")
+                       (Just "does the column match the given pattern")
+                       (ALIKE . mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+                     mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_nlike")
+                       (Just "does the column NOT match the given pattern")
+                       (ANLIKE . mkParameter <$> typedParser)
+                   ],
+              -- Ops for Geography type
+              guard (isScalarColumnWhere (== BigQuery.GeographyScalarType) columnType)
+                *> [ mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_st_contains")
+                       (Just "does the column contain the given geography value")
+                       (ABackendSpecific . BigQuery.ASTContains . mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+                     mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_st_equals")
+                       (Just "is the column equal to given geography value (directionality is ignored)")
+                       (ABackendSpecific . BigQuery.ASTEquals . mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+                     mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_st_touches")
+                       (Just "does the column have at least one point in common with the given geography value")
+                       (ABackendSpecific . BigQuery.ASTTouches . mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+                     mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_st_within")
+                       (Just "is the column contained in the given geography value")
+                       (ABackendSpecific . BigQuery.ASTWithin . mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+                     mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_st_intersects")
+                       (Just "does the column spatially intersect the given geography value")
+                       (ABackendSpecific . BigQuery.ASTIntersects . mkParameter <$> typedParser),
+                     mkBoolOperator
+                       collapseIfNull
+                       $$(G.litName "_st_d_within")
+                       (Just "is the column within a given distance from the given geometry value")
+                       (ABackendSpecific . BigQuery.ASTDWithin <$> dWithinGeogOpParser)
+                   ]
             ]
 
+geographyWithinDistanceInput ::
+  forall m n r.
+  (MonadSchema n m, MonadError QErr m, MonadReader r m, Has MkTypename r) =>
+  m (Parser 'Input n (DWithinGeogOp (UnpreparedValue 'BigQuery)))
+geographyWithinDistanceInput = do
+  geographyParser <- columnParser (ColumnScalar BigQuery.GeographyScalarType) (G.Nullability False)
+  -- practically BigQuery (as of 2021-11-19) doesn't support TRUE as use_spheroid parameter for ST_DWITHIN
+  booleanParser <- columnParser (ColumnScalar BigQuery.BoolScalarType) (G.Nullability True)
+  floatParser <- columnParser (ColumnScalar BigQuery.FloatScalarType) (G.Nullability False)
+  pure $
+    P.object $$(G.litName "st_dwithin_input") Nothing $
+      DWithinGeogOp <$> (mkParameter <$> P.field $$(G.litName "distance") Nothing floatParser)
+        <*> (mkParameter <$> P.field $$(G.litName "from") Nothing geographyParser)
+        <*> (mkParameter <$> P.fieldWithDefault $$(G.litName "use_spheroid") Nothing (G.VBoolean False) booleanParser)
+
 bqMkCountType ::
   -- | distinct values
   Maybe Bool ->
diff --git a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Types.hs b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Types.hs
index ed3be79037e..e84a06c5df3 100644
--- a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Types.hs
+++ b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Instances/Types.hs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ instance Backend 'BigQuery where
   type ScalarType 'BigQuery = BigQuery.ScalarType
   type SQLExpression 'BigQuery = BigQuery.Expression
   type SQLOperator 'BigQuery = BigQuery.Op
-  type BooleanOperators 'BigQuery = Const Void
+  type BooleanOperators 'BigQuery = BigQuery.BooleanOperators
 
   type XComputedField 'BigQuery = XDisable
   type XRelay 'BigQuery = XDisable
diff --git a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/ToQuery.hs b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/ToQuery.hs
index 6909caa205b..aab3b13c98d 100644
--- a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/ToQuery.hs
+++ b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/ToQuery.hs
@@ -105,13 +105,15 @@ fromExpression =
       "(" <+> fromExpression x <+> ") != (" <+> fromExpression y <+> ")"
     ToStringExpression e -> "CONCAT(" <+> fromExpression e <+> ", '')"
     SelectExpression s -> "(" <+> IndentPrinter 1 (fromSelect s) <+> ")"
-    ListExpression xs -> " UNNEST ([" <+> (SepByPrinter ", " $ fromExpression <$> xs) <+> "])"
+    ListExpression xs -> " UNNEST ([" <+> SepByPrinter ", " (fromExpression <$> xs) <+> "])"
     OpExpression op x y ->
       "("
         <+> fromExpression x
         <+> ") "
         <+> fromOp op
         <+> fromExpression y
+    FunctionExpression name args ->
+      UnsafeTextPrinter name <+> "(" <+> SepByPrinter ", " (fromExpression <$> args) <+> ")"
     ConditionalProjection expression fieldName ->
       "(CASE WHEN(" <+> fromExpression expression
         <+> ") THEN "
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ fromOp =
     LessOrEqualOp -> "<="
     InOp -> "IN"
     NotInOp -> "NOT IN"
+    LikeOp -> "LIKE"
+    NotLikeOp -> "NOT LIKE"
 
 fromPath :: JsonPath -> Printer
 fromPath path =
diff --git a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Types.hs b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Types.hs
index f0ed6ba3345..af221aebf10 100644
--- a/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Types.hs
+++ b/server/src-lib/Hasura/Backends/BigQuery/Types.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module Hasura.Backends.BigQuery.Types
     ArrayAgg (..),
     Base64,
     BigDecimal,
+    BooleanOperators (..),
     Cardinality (..),
     ColumnName (ColumnName),
     Countable (..),
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ where
 
 import Data.Aeson (FromJSON, FromJSONKey, ToJSON, ToJSONKey)
 import Data.Aeson qualified as J
+import Data.Aeson.Extended qualified as J
 import Data.Aeson.Types qualified as J
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import Data.ByteString.Base64 qualified as Base64
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ import Data.Vector.Instances ()
 import Hasura.Base.Error
 import Hasura.Incremental.Internal.Dependency
 import Hasura.Prelude
+import Hasura.RQL.IR.BoolExp
 import Hasura.RQL.Types.Common qualified as RQL
 import Language.GraphQL.Draft.Syntax qualified as G
 import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax
@@ -402,6 +405,7 @@ data Expression
   | OpExpression Op Expression Expression
   | ListExpression [Expression]
   | CastExpression Expression ScalarType
+  | FunctionExpression !Text [Expression]
   | ConditionalProjection Expression FieldName
   deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Generic, Data, Lift)
 
@@ -611,9 +615,9 @@ data Op
   | MoreOrEqualOp
   | InOp
   | NotInOp
+  | LikeOp
+  | NotLikeOp
   --  | SNE
-  --  | SLIKE
-  --  | SNLIKE
   --  | SILIKE
   --  | SNILIKE
   --  | SSIMILAR
@@ -858,6 +862,30 @@ data UnifiedOn = UnifiedOn
 newtype FunctionName = FunctionName Text -- TODO: Improve this type when SQL function support added
   deriving (FromJSON, ToJSON, ToJSONKey, ToTxt, Show, Eq, Ord, Hashable, Cacheable, NFData)
 
+data BooleanOperators a
+  = ASTContains !a
+  | ASTEquals !a
+  | ASTTouches !a
+  | ASTWithin !a
+  | ASTIntersects !a
+  | ASTDWithin !(DWithinGeogOp a)
+  deriving stock (Eq, Generic, Foldable, Functor, Traversable, Show)
+
+instance NFData a => NFData (BooleanOperators a)
+
+instance Hashable a => Hashable (BooleanOperators a)
+
+instance Cacheable a => Cacheable (BooleanOperators a)
+
+instance ToJSON a => J.ToJSONKeyValue (BooleanOperators a) where
+  toJSONKeyValue = \case
+    ASTContains a -> ("_st_contains", J.toJSON a)
+    ASTEquals a -> ("_st_equals", J.toJSON a)
+    ASTIntersects a -> ("_st_intersects", J.toJSON a)
+    ASTTouches a -> ("_st_touches", J.toJSON a)
+    ASTWithin a -> ("_st_within", J.toJSON a)
+    ASTDWithin a -> ("_st_dwithin", J.toJSON a)
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Backend-related stuff
 --
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/schema_setup_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/schema_setup_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6090718897f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/schema_setup_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+type: bulk
+args:
+- type: bigquery_run_sql
+  args:
+    source: bigquery
+    sql: |
+      DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `hasura_test.city`;
+      CREATE TABLE `hasura_test.city` (
+        `name` STRING,
+        `country` STRING
+      );
+
+      INSERT INTO `hasura_test.city` (`name`, `country`)
+      VALUES
+      ('Durham', 'USA'),
+      ('New York', 'USA'),
+      ('Framlingham', 'UK'),
+      ('New Orleans', 'USA');
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/select_city_where_like_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/select_city_where_like_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d39bcc4026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/select_city_where_like_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+description: Select cities ending with ham
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_city:
+    - name: Durham
+      country: USA
+    - name: Framlingham
+      country: UK
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_city (
+      where: {name: {_like: "%ham" }},
+      order_by: {name: asc}
+      ) {
+        name
+        country
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/select_city_where_nlike_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/select_city_where_nlike_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9bdc753e5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/select_city_where_nlike_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+description: Select cities not ending with ham
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_city:
+    - name: New Orleans
+      country: USA
+    - name:  New York
+      country: USA
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_city (
+      where: {name: {_nlike: "%ham" }},
+      order_by: {name: asc}
+      ) {
+        name
+        country
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/setup_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/setup_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc7cd95241e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/setup_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+type: bulk
+args:
+
+#City table
+- type: bigquery_track_table
+  args:
+    source: bigquery
+    table:
+      dataset: hasura_test
+      name: city
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/teardown_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/teardown_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d65b636173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search/teardown_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+type: bulk
+args:
+
+- type: bigquery_untrack_table
+  args:
+    source: bigquery
+    table:
+      dataset: hasura_test
+      name: city
+    cascade: true
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/schema_setup_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/schema_setup_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09626b56965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/schema_setup_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+type: bulk
+args:
+- type: bigquery_run_sql
+  args:
+    source: bigquery
+    sql: |
+      DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `hasura_test.spatial_types_geog`;
+      CREATE TABLE `hasura_test.spatial_types_geog` (
+        `point` GEOGRAPHY,
+        `linestring` GEOGRAPHY,
+        `polygon` GEOGRAPHY,
+        `multipoint` GEOGRAPHY,
+        `multilinestring` GEOGRAPHY,
+        `multipolygon` GEOGRAPHY,
+        `geometrycollection` GEOGRAPHY
+      );
+      INSERT INTO `hasura_test.spatial_types_geog` (
+        `point`,
+        `linestring`,
+        `polygon`,
+        `multipoint`,
+        `multilinestring`,
+        `multipolygon`,
+        `geometrycollection`
+      )
+      VALUES (
+        st_geogfromtext('POINT(3 4)'),
+        st_geogfromtext('LINESTRING(1 1,2 3,4 8, -6 3)'),
+        st_geogfromtext('POLYGON((1 1, 1 2, 2 1, 1 1))'),
+        st_geogfromtext('MULTIPOINT((2 3), (7 8))'),
+        st_geogfromtext(
+          'MULTILINESTRING((1 1, 3 3, 5 5),(3 3, 5 5, 7 7))'
+        ),
+        st_geogfromtext(
+          -- for some odd reason this multipolygon from 3 polygons goes through a very odd conversion in BigQuery
+          -- st_geogfromtext('MULTIPOLYGON(((-120.533 46.566, -118.283 46.1, -122.3 47.45, -120.533 46.566)),((2 2, 2 -2, -2 -2, -2 2, 2 2)),((1 1, 3 1, 3 3, 1 3, 1 1)))')
+          -- ->
+          -- MULTIPOLYGON(((-120.533 46.566, -118.283 46.1, -122.3 47.45, -120.533 46.566)), ((-2 2, -2 -2, 2 -2, 2 1.00015229710421, 3 1, 3 3, 1 3, 1 2.00091355021717, -2 2)))
+          'MULTIPOLYGON(((-120.533 46.566, -118.283 46.1, -122.3 47.45, -120.533 46.566)),((2 2, 2 -2, -2 -2, -2 2, 2 2)))'
+        ),
+        st_geogfromtext(
+          'GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(LINESTRING(1 1, 3 5),POLYGON((-1 -1, -1 -5, -5 -5, -5 -1, -1 -1)))'
+        )
+      );
+      
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9bcc2976675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+description: GraphQL query to test different data types of SQL Server
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - point: POINT(3 4)
+        linestring: LINESTRING(1 1, 2 3, 4 8, -6 3)
+        polygon: POLYGON((2 1, 1 2, 1 1, 2 1))
+        multipoint: MULTIPOINT(2 3, 7 8)
+        multilinestring:
+          LINESTRING(1 1, 3 3, 5 5, 7 7)
+        multipolygon:
+          MULTIPOLYGON(((-120.533 46.566, -118.283 46.1, -122.3 47.45, -120.533 46.566)), ((-2 2, -2 -2, 2 -2, 2 2, -2 2)))
+        geometrycollection:
+          GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(LINESTRING(1 1, 3 5), POLYGON((-5 -1, -5 -5, -1 -5, -1 -1, -5 -1)))
+
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog {
+        point
+        linestring
+        polygon
+        multipoint
+        multilinestring
+        multipolygon
+        geometrycollection
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_contains_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_contains_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1211edc9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_contains_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+description: Query data from spatial_types_geo using _st_contains
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - multipolygon:
+          MULTIPOLYGON(((-120.533 46.566, -118.283 46.1, -122.3 47.45, -120.533 46.566)), ((-2 2, -2 -2, 2 -2, 2 2, -2 2)))
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog(
+        where: {
+          multipolygon: {
+            _st_contains: "POINT(0.5 0)"
+          }
+        }
+      ) {
+        multipolygon
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_d_within_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_d_within_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8dd71476144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_d_within_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+description: Query data from spatial_types_geog using _st_d_within
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - multipoint: MULTIPOINT(2 3, 7 8)
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog(
+        where: {
+          multipoint: {
+            _st_d_within: { distance: 1, from: "POLYGON ((0 0, 10 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))"}
+          }
+        }
+      ) {
+        multipoint
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_dwithin_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_dwithin_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8dd71476144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_dwithin_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+description: Query data from spatial_types_geog using _st_d_within
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - multipoint: MULTIPOINT(2 3, 7 8)
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog(
+        where: {
+          multipoint: {
+            _st_d_within: { distance: 1, from: "POLYGON ((0 0, 10 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))"}
+          }
+        }
+      ) {
+        multipoint
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_equals_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_equals_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..679e15b8e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_equals_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+description: Query data from spatial_types_geog using _st_equals
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - geometrycollection:
+          GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(LINESTRING(1 1, 3 5), POLYGON((-5 -1, -5 -5, -1 -5, -1 -1, -5 -1)))
+query:
+  # note: using GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(LINESTRING(1 1, 3 5),POLYGON((-1 -1, -1 -5, -5 -5, -5 -1, -1 -1)))
+  # doesn't work with st_equals in BigQuery even when the docs say that the function should work with
+  # any point order (probably the problem is in handling GEOGRAPHY params)
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog(
+        where: {
+          geometrycollection: {
+            _st_equals: "GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(LINESTRING(1 1, 3 5), POLYGON((-5 -1, -5 -5, -1 -5, -1 -1, -5 -1)))"
+          }
+        }
+      ) {
+        geometrycollection
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_intersects_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_intersects_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29ffa4f34c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_intersects_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: Query data from spatial_types_geog using _st_intersects
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - polygon: POLYGON((2 1, 1 2, 1 1, 2 1))
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog(where: { polygon: { _st_intersects: "LINESTRING(0 0, 2 2)" } }) {
+        polygon
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_touches_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_touches_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7a731285cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_touches_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+description: Query data from spatial_types_geog using _st_touches
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - point: POINT(3 4)
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog(
+        where: {
+          point: {
+            _st_touches: "POLYGON ((3 4, 2 5, 5 5, 5 2, 3 4))"
+          }
+        }
+      ) {
+        point
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_within_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_within_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8dd39c971d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_within_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+description: Query data from spatial_types_geog using _st_within
+url: /v1/graphql
+status: 200
+response:
+  data:
+    hasura_test_spatial_types_geog:
+      - multipoint: MULTIPOINT(2 3, 7 8)
+query:
+  query: |
+    query {
+      hasura_test_spatial_types_geog(
+        where: {
+          multipoint: {
+            _st_within: "POLYGON ((0 0, 10 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))"
+          }
+        }
+      ) {
+        multipoint
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/setup_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/setup_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..233655496ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/setup_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+type: bulk
+args:
+
+- type: bigquery_track_table
+  args:
+    source: bigquery
+    table:
+      dataset: hasura_test
+      name: spatial_types_geog
diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/teardown_bigquery.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/teardown_bigquery.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a45bc67e468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial/teardown_bigquery.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+type: bulk
+args:
+
+- type: bigquery_untrack_table
+  args:
+    source: bigquery
+    table:
+      dataset: hasura_test
+      name: spatial_types_geog
+    cascade: true
diff --git a/server/tests-py/test_graphql_queries.py b/server/tests-py/test_graphql_queries.py
index 86ae80d0730..23f8d7e0b9d 100644
--- a/server/tests-py/test_graphql_queries.py
+++ b/server/tests-py/test_graphql_queries.py
@@ -223,6 +223,20 @@ class TestGraphQLQueryBasicBigquery:
     def dir(cls):
         return 'queries/graphql_query/bigquery'
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("transport", ['http', 'websocket'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("backend", ['bigquery'])
+@usefixtures('per_class_tests_db_state')
+class TestGraphQLQueryBoolExpSearchBigquery:
+
+    def test_city_where_like(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_city_where_like_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    def test_city_where_not_like(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_city_where_nlike_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def dir(cls):
+        return 'queries/graphql_query/boolexp/search'
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("transport", ['http', 'websocket'])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("backend", ['citus', 'mssql', 'postgres'])
@@ -1537,3 +1551,32 @@ class TestGraphQLQueryBoolExpSpatialMSSQL:
     @classmethod
     def dir(cls):
         return 'queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial'
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("transport", ['http', 'websocket'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("backend", ['bigquery'])
+@usefixtures('per_class_tests_db_state')
+class TestGraphQLQueryBoolExpSpatialBigquery:
+    def test_select_spatial_bigquery_types(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_query_spatial_types_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    def test_select_spatial_bigquery_types_where_st_equals(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_equals_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    def test_select_spatial_bigquery_types_where_st_contains(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_contains_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    def test_select_spatial_bigquery_types_where_st_intersects(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_intersects_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    def test_select_spatial_bigquery_types_where_st_within(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_within_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    def test_select_spatial_bigquery_types_where_st_d_within(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_d_within_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    def test_select_spatial_bigquery_types_where_st_touches(self, hge_ctx, transport):
+        check_query_f(hge_ctx, self.dir() + '/select_query_spatial_types_where_st_touches_bigquery.yaml', transport)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def dir(cls):
+        return 'queries/graphql_query/boolexp/spatial'