diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 6e612e8f5f..430b3960bf 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
     *   [#1511](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1511): \[plsql] Parse Exception with IS NOT NULL
     *   [#1583](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1583): \[plsql] Update Set Clause should allow multiple columns
     *   [#1586](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1586): \[plsql] Parse Exception when functions are used with LIKE
+    *   [#1588](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1588): \[plsql] Parse Exception with function calls in WHERE clause
 
 ### API Changes
 
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt b/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
index 066a9eab8a..551393e182 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
+++ b/pmd-plsql/etc/grammar/PldocAST.jjt
@@ -1414,16 +1414,38 @@ ASTSqlExpression SqlExpression() :
  |
     LOOKAHEAD(2) <ROWNUM>
  |
-    LOOKAHEAD(2) AdditiveExpression() // this can be a literal or a simple expression, but no conditional
+    AdditiveExpression() // this can be a literal or a simple expression, but no conditional
  )
     { return jjtThis; }
 }
 
+/**
+ * See also https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/18/sqlrf/About-User-Defined-Functions.html#GUID-4EB3E236-8216-471C-BA44-23D87BDFEA67
+ *
+ * A function reference might be:
+ * function_name
+ * package.function_name
+ * package.schema.function_name
+ * optional: @ dblink .
+ */
 ASTFunctionCall FunctionCall() :
-{ ASTID id; }
 {
-    id = ID() { jjtThis.setImage(id.getImage()); } Arguments()
-    { return jjtThis; }
+    ASTID id;
+    StringBuilder name = new StringBuilder();
+}
+{
+    id = ID() { name.append(id.getImage()); }
+    [ "." id = ID() { name.append('.').append(id.getImage()); }
+        [ "." id = ID() { name.append('.').append(id.getImage()); } ]
+    ]
+    [ "@" id = ID() { name.append('@').append(id.getImage()); } ]
+
+    Arguments()
+
+    {
+        jjtThis.setImage(name.toString());
+        return jjtThis;
+    }
 }
 
 ASTColumn Column() :
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseTest.java b/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseTest.java
index 3ccfd30b0c..18d549472a 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseTest.java
+++ b/pmd-plsql/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseTest.java
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.ast;
 
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.plsql.AbstractPLSQLParserTst;
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@ public class WhereClauseTest extends AbstractPLSQLParserTst {
         String code = IOUtils.toString(this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("WhereClauseFunctionCall.pls"),
                 StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         ASTInput input = parsePLSQL(code);
+        List<ASTSelectIntoStatement> selectStatements = input.findDescendantsOfType(ASTSelectIntoStatement.class);
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, selectStatements.size());
+
+        ASTFunctionCall functionCall = selectStatements.get(2).getFirstDescendantOfType(ASTFunctionCall.class);
+        Assert.assertEquals("utils.get_colname", functionCall.getImage());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseFunctionCall.pls b/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseFunctionCall.pls
index e2513cfe27..c777b1747c 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseFunctionCall.pls
+++ b/pmd-plsql/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/WhereClauseFunctionCall.pls
@@ -16,5 +16,10 @@ BEGIN
        OR rgn.cny_code = street_cny_code_in)
        AND UPPER(rgn.name) = UPPER(street_rgn_in);
 
+  SELECT value
+    INTO v_value
+    FROM table
+    WHERE colname = utils.get_colname('COLUMN_ID');
+
 END;
 /