diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb.go b/database/gdb/gdb.go
index e114aaf04..1bb2f2745 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type DB interface {
 	// relational databases but also for NoSQL databases in the future. The name
 	// "Table" is not proper for that purpose any more.
 	// Also see Core.Table.
+	// Deprecated.
 	Table(tableNameOrStruct ...interface{}) *Model
 
 	// Model creates and returns a new ORM model from given schema.
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ type DB interface {
 	// Also see Core.Model.
 	Model(tableNameOrStruct ...interface{}) *Model
 
+	// Raw creates and returns a model based on a raw sql not a table.
+	Raw(rawSql string, args ...interface{}) *Model
+
 	// Schema creates and returns a schema.
 	// Also see Core.Schema.
 	Schema(schema string) *Schema
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_core.go b/database/gdb/gdb_core.go
index fb253b4a4..d793eb8e3 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_core.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_core.go
@@ -254,10 +254,7 @@ func (c *Core) doUnion(unionType int, unions ...*Model) *Model {
 		}
 		composedArgs = append(composedArgs, holderArgs...)
 	}
-	model := c.db.Model()
-	model.rawSql = composedSqlStr
-	model.extraArgs = composedArgs
-	return model
+	return c.db.Raw(composedSqlStr, composedArgs...)
 }
 
 // PingMaster pings the master node to check authentication or keeps the connection alive.
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_model.go b/database/gdb/gdb_model.go
index f4a2f1131..855b1ecae 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_model.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_model.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 type Model struct {
 	db            DB             // Underlying DB interface.
 	tx            *TX            // Underlying TX interface.
-	rawSql        string         // rawSql is the raw SQL string which marks  a raw SQL based Model not a table based Model.
+	rawSql        string         // rawSql is the raw SQL string which marks a raw SQL based Model not a table based Model.
 	schema        string         // Custom database schema.
 	linkType      int            // Mark for operation on master or slave.
 	tablesInit    string         // Table names when model initialization.
@@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ func (c *Core) Table(tableNameQueryOrStruct ...interface{}) *Model {
 // Model creates and returns a new ORM model from given schema.
 // The parameter `tableNameQueryOrStruct` can be more than one table names, and also alias name, like:
 // 1. Model names:
-//    Model("user")
-//    Model("user u")
-//    Model("user, user_detail")
-//    Model("user u, user_detail ud")
-// 2. Model name with alias: Model("user", "u")
+//    db.Model("user")
+//    db.Model("user u")
+//    db.Model("user, user_detail")
+//    db.Model("user u, user_detail ud")
+// 2. Model name with alias:
+//    db.Model("user", "u")
+// 3. Model name with sub-query:
+//    db.Model("? AS a, ? AS b", subQuery1, subQuery2)
 func (c *Core) Model(tableNameQueryOrStruct ...interface{}) *Model {
 	var (
 		tableStr   string
@@ -132,6 +135,16 @@ func (c *Core) Model(tableNameQueryOrStruct ...interface{}) *Model {
 	}
 }
 
+// Raw creates and returns a model based on a raw sql not a table.
+// Example:
+//     db.Raw("SELECT * FROM `user` WHERE `name` = ?", "john").Scan(&result)
+func (c *Core) Raw(rawSql string, args ...interface{}) *Model {
+	model := c.Model()
+	model.rawSql = rawSql
+	model.extraArgs = args
+	return model
+}
+
 // With creates and returns an ORM model based on meta data of given object.
 func (c *Core) With(objects ...interface{}) *Model {
 	return c.db.Model().With(objects...)
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_model_condition.go b/database/gdb/gdb_model_condition.go
index ecfba71d6..669c2d8fd 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_model_condition.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_model_condition.go
@@ -421,7 +421,13 @@ func (m *Model) formatCondition(limit1 bool, isCountStatement bool) (conditionWh
 	}
 	// Soft deletion.
 	softDeletingCondition := m.getConditionForSoftDeleting()
-	if !m.unscoped && softDeletingCondition != "" {
+	if m.rawSql != "" && conditionWhere != "" {
+		if gstr.ContainsI(m.rawSql, " WHERE ") {
+			conditionWhere = " AND " + conditionWhere
+		} else {
+			conditionWhere = " WHERE " + conditionWhere
+		}
+	} else if !m.unscoped && softDeletingCondition != "" {
 		if conditionWhere == "" {
 			conditionWhere = fmt.Sprintf(` WHERE %s`, softDeletingCondition)
 		} else {
@@ -432,6 +438,7 @@ func (m *Model) formatCondition(limit1 bool, isCountStatement bool) (conditionWh
 			conditionWhere = " WHERE " + conditionWhere
 		}
 	}
+
 	// GROUP BY.
 	if m.groupBy != "" {
 		conditionExtra += " GROUP BY " + m.groupBy
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go b/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go
index 3355e7e92..3dc675272 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_model_test.go
@@ -3696,3 +3696,22 @@ func Test_Model_OnDuplicateEx(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Assert(one["nickname"], "name_1")
 	})
 }
+
+func Test_Model_Raw(t *testing.T) {
+	table := createInitTable()
+	defer dropTable(table)
+
+	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
+		all, err := db.
+			Raw(fmt.Sprintf("select * from %s where id in (?)", table), g.Slice{1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10}).
+			WhereLT("id", 8).
+			WhereIn("id", g.Slice{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}).
+			OrderDesc("id").
+			Limit(2).
+			All()
+		t.AssertNil(err)
+		t.Assert(len(all), 2)
+		t.Assert(all[0]["id"], 7)
+		t.Assert(all[1]["id"], 5)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_raw_test.go b/database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_raw_type_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_raw_test.go
rename to database/gdb/gdb_z_mysql_raw_type_test.go