diff --git a/db/postgresql/functions/nvl.sql b/db/postgresql/functions/nvl.sql
index 7e069dff00..e7675ac469 100644
--- a/db/postgresql/functions/nvl.sql
+++ b/db/postgresql/functions/nvl.sql
@@ -28,3 +28,13 @@ BEGIN
 END;
 $function$
 ;
+
+CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION nvl (text, text ) RETURNS text
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+IMMUTABLE 
+AS $function$  
+BEGIN
+    RETURN COALESCE($1, $2);
+END;
+$function$
+;
diff --git a/migration/i9/oracle/202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql b/migration/i9/oracle/202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e696cfdf9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migration/i9/oracle/202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- IDEMPIERE-5484 Import GL Journal fails with SQL error because of NVL
+-- PostgreSQL only
+SELECT register_migration_script('202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql') FROM dual;
+
diff --git a/migration/i9/postgresql/202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql b/migration/i9/postgresql/202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adea743ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migration/i9/postgresql/202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-- IDEMPIERE-5484 Import GL Journal fails with SQL error because of NVL
+SELECT register_migration_script('202211201304_IDEMPIERE-5484.sql') FROM dual;
+
+CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION nvl (text, text ) RETURNS text
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+IMMUTABLE 
+AS $function$  
+BEGIN
+    RETURN COALESCE($1, $2);
+END;
+$function$
+;
+
diff --git a/org.idempiere.test/src/org/idempiere/test/base/DBTest.java b/org.idempiere.test/src/org/idempiere/test/base/DBTest.java
index 9037e08cb3..9f45d6c1ff 100644
--- a/org.idempiere.test/src/org/idempiere/test/base/DBTest.java
+++ b/org.idempiere.test/src/org/idempiere/test/base/DBTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
@@ -274,4 +275,20 @@ public class DBTest extends AbstractTestCase
 		}
 		assertEquals(3, match);
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test_NVL() throws Exception
+	{
+		// multi datatype NVL
+		// numeric, integer
+		BigDecimal result = DB.getSQLValueBDEx(null, "SELECT NVL(GrandTotal, 0) FROM C_Order WHERE C_Order_ID=100");
+		assertTrue(result != null);
+		// integer, numeric
+		result = DB.getSQLValueBDEx(null, "SELECT NVL(10, C_Order_ID) FROM C_Order WHERE C_Order_ID=100");
+		assertTrue(result != null);
+		// Varchar, Text
+		String resultStr = DB.getSQLValueStringEx(null, "SELECT NVL(Description, C_Charge_ID||' ') FROM C_Charge WHERE C_Charge_ID=101");
+		assertTrue(resultStr != null);
+	}
+	
 }