diff --git a/crates/execution/src/iter.rs b/crates/execution/src/iter.rs
index cd196f2c21b..646eba9798d 100644
--- a/crates/execution/src/iter.rs
+++ b/crates/execution/src/iter.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-
 use spacetimedb_lib::{AlgebraicValue, ProductValue};
+use spacetimedb_table::indexes::RowPointer;
 use spacetimedb_table::{
     blob_store::BlobStore,
     btree_index::BTreeIndex,
     static_assert_size,
     table::{IndexScanIter, RowRef, Table, TableScanIter},
 };
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 /// A row from a base table in the form of a pointer or product value
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ pub enum Iter<'a> {
     UniqueMultiColIxSemiRhs(UniqueIxSemiRhs<'a, MultiColProjEvaluator<'a>>),
     /// A tuple at a time filter
     Filter(Filter<'a>),
+    /// Deduplication
+    Dedup(Dedup<'a>),
 }
 
 impl<'a> Iterator for Iter<'a> {
@@ -213,6 +216,10 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Iter<'a> {
                 // Filter is a passthru
                 iter.next()
             }
+            Self::Dedup(iter) => {
+                // Dedup is a passthru
+                iter.next()
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -368,6 +375,25 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Filter<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+/// A tuple at a time deduplication iterator
+pub struct Dedup<'a> {
+    /// The input iterator
+    input: Box<Iter<'a>>,
+    /// The set of seen row ids
+    seen: HashSet<RowPointer>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Iterator for Dedup<'a> {
+    type Item = Tuple<'a>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.input.find(|tuple| {
+            let ptr = tuple.expect_row().expect_ptr();
+            self.seen.insert(ptr.pointer())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 /// An opcode for a tuple projection operation
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum ProjOpCode {
diff --git a/crates/physical-plan/src/compile.rs b/crates/physical-plan/src/compile.rs
index a504507b86c..19e06d493d7 100644
--- a/crates/physical-plan/src/compile.rs
+++ b/crates/physical-plan/src/compile.rs
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ fn compile_rel_expr(ast: RelExpr) -> PhysicalPlan {
         RelExpr::Select(select) => compile_filter(*select),
         RelExpr::Proj(proj) => compile_project(*proj),
         RelExpr::Join(joins, ty) => compile_cross_joins(&joins, ty),
-        RelExpr::Union(_, _) | RelExpr::Minus(_, _) | RelExpr::Dedup(_) => {
-            unreachable!("DISTINCT is not implemented")
+        RelExpr::Dedup(query) => PhysicalPlan::Dedup(Box::new(compile_rel_expr(*query))),
+        RelExpr::Union(_, _) | RelExpr::Minus(_, _) => {
+            unreachable!("Union|Minus is not implemented")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -215,4 +216,13 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_distinct() -> ResultTest<()> {
+        let ast = compile(compile_sql_stmt_test("SELECT DISTINCT * FROM t")?).plan;
+
+        assert!(matches!(ast, PhysicalPlan::Dedup(_)));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/physical-plan/src/plan.rs b/crates/physical-plan/src/plan.rs
index e0cd9a0a32f..7ff183cc626 100644
--- a/crates/physical-plan/src/plan.rs
+++ b/crates/physical-plan/src/plan.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ pub enum PhysicalPlan {
     Filter(Filter),
     /// Transform an input relation row by row
     Project(Project),
+    /// Deduplicate a relation
+    Dedup(Box<PhysicalPlan>),
 }
 
 impl PhysicalPlan {