diff --git a/lib/node/valueExpression.js b/lib/node/valueExpression.js
index 2fa741a9..1af7d5d2 100644
--- a/lib/node/valueExpression.js
+++ b/lib/node/valueExpression.js
@@ -69,6 +69,25 @@ var ValueExpressionMixin = function() {
     };
   };
 
+  var genericMethod = function(operator, separator) {
+    var self = this;
+    var nodeTypes = [PostfixUnaryNode, BinaryNode, TernaryNode];
+
+    var setArg = function (args, index) {
+      return args[index] !== undefined ? processParams(args[args.length - index - 1]) : undefined;
+    };
+
+    return function() {
+      return new (nodeTypes[arguments.length])({
+        left      : self.toNode(),
+        operator  : operator,
+        middle    : setArg(arguments, 1),
+        separator : separator,
+        right     : setArg(arguments, 0)
+      });
+    };
+  };
+
   var atMethod = function(index) {
     return new AtNode(this.toNode(), processParams(index));
   };
@@ -153,7 +172,8 @@ var ValueExpressionMixin = function() {
     slice      : sliceMethod,
     cast       : castMethod,
     descending : orderMethod('DESC'),
-    case       : caseMethod
+    case       : caseMethod,
+    op         : genericMethod
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/test/generic-clause-tests.js b/test/generic-clause-tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85a7408e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generic-clause-tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var assert = require('assert');
+var _ = require('lodash');
+var Table = require(__dirname + '/../lib/table');
+
+var Foo = Table.define({
+  name: 'foo',
+  columns: ['baz','bar']
+});
+
+// Examples:
+// "Foo.select(Foo.baz.op('IS NOT NULL')())" is equivalent to:
+// "Foo.select(Foo.baz.isNotNull())"
+// 'SELECT ("foo"."baz" IS NOT NULL) FROM "foo"'
+//
+// "Foo.select(Foo.baz.op('>')(1))" is equivalent to:
+// "Foo.select(Foo.baz.gt(1))"
+// 'SELECT ("foo"."baz" > 1) FROM "foo"'
+//
+// "Foo.select(Foo.baz.op('BETWEEN', 'AND')(1, 2))" is equivalent to:
+// "Foo.select(Foo.baz.between(1, 2))"
+// 'SELECT ("foo"."baz" BETWEEN 1 AND 2) FROM "foo"'
+
+var existingUnaryOperators = {
+  isNull: ['IS NULL'],
+  isNotNull: ['IS NOT NULL']
+};
+
+function checkUnaryMatch(checkQuery, operator) {
+  // asserts that the operator is constructed as expected
+  // asserts that use of .op()() forms the correct query
+  var comparison = Foo.baz.op(operator)();
+  var query = Foo.select(comparison).toQuery();
+  assert.equal(comparison.operator, operator);
+  assert.equal(query.text, checkQuery);
+}
+
+test('custom unary operators', function() {
+  _.each(existingUnaryOperators, function(values, name) {
+    // checks that existing operators can be replicated using .op()()
+    checkUnaryMatch(Foo.select(Foo.baz[name]()).toQuery().text, values[0]);
+  });
+  checkUnaryMatch('SELECT ("foo"."baz" BAR) FROM "foo"', 'BAR');
+});
+
+
+var existingBinaryOperators = {
+  equals: ['=', 1],
+  equal: ['=', 1],
+  notEquals: ['<>', 1],
+  notEqual: ['<>', 1],
+  like: ['LIKE', 'asdf'],
+  notLike: ['NOT LIKE', 'asdf'],
+  gt: ['>', 1],
+  gte: ['>=', 1],
+  lt: ['<', 1],
+  lte: ['<=', 1],
+  plus: ['+', 1],
+  minus: ['-', 1],
+  multiply: ['*', 1],
+  leftShift: ['<<', 1],
+  rightShift: ['>>', 1],
+  bitwiseAnd: ['&', 1],
+  bitwiseNot: ['~', 1],
+  bitwiseOr: ['|', 1],
+  bitwiseXor: ['#', 1],
+  divide: ['/', 1],
+  modulo: ['%', 1],
+  regex: ['~', 1],
+  iregex: ['~*', 1],
+  notRegex: ['!~', 1],
+  notIregex: ['!~*', 1],
+  regexp: ['REGEXP', 1],
+  rlike: ['RLIKE', 1],
+  ilike: ['ILIKE', 'asdf'],
+  notIlike: ['NOT ILIKE', 'asdf'],
+  match: ['@@', 'asdf']
+};
+
+function checkBinaryMatch(checkQuery, operator, right) {
+  // asserts that the operator is constructed as expected
+  // asserts that use of .op()() forms the correct query
+  var comparison = Foo.baz.op(operator)(right);
+  var query = Foo.select(comparison).toQuery();
+  assert.equal(comparison.operator, operator);
+  assert.equal(query.text, checkQuery);
+  assert.equal(query.values[0], right);
+}
+
+test('custom binary operators', function() {
+  _.each(existingBinaryOperators, function(values, name) {
+      // checks that existing operators can be replicated using .op()()
+    checkBinaryMatch(Foo.select(Foo.baz[name](values[1])).toQuery().text, values[0], values[1]);
+  });
+  checkBinaryMatch('SELECT ("foo"."baz" BAR $1) FROM "foo"', 'BAR', 1);
+  checkBinaryMatch('SELECT ("foo"."baz" <-> $1) FROM "foo"', '<->', 'asdf');
+});
+
+
+var existingTernaryOperators = {
+  between: ['BETWEEN', 'AND', 1, 2]
+};
+
+function checkTernaryMatch(checkQuery, operator, separator, middle, right) {
+  // asserts that the operator and separator are constructed as expected
+  // asserts that use of .op()() forms the correct query
+  var comparison = Foo.baz.op(operator, separator)(middle, right);
+  var query = Foo.select(comparison).toQuery();
+  assert.equal(comparison.operator, operator);
+  assert.equal(comparison.separator, separator);
+  assert.equal(query.text, checkQuery);
+  assert.equal(query.values[0], middle);
+  assert.equal(query.values[1], right);
+}
+
+test('custom ternary operators', function() {
+  _.each(existingTernaryOperators, function(values, name) {
+    // checks that existing operators can be replicated using .op()()
+    checkTernaryMatch(Foo.select(Foo.baz[name](values[2], values[3])).toQuery().text, values[0], values[1], values[2], values[3]);
+  });
+  checkTernaryMatch('SELECT ("foo"."baz" BAR $1 BAT $2) FROM "foo"', 'BAR', 'BAT', 1, 2);
+});