diff --git a/enginetest/queries/queries.go b/enginetest/queries/queries.go
index a7ab47193b..2b8cb5b16f 100644
--- a/enginetest/queries/queries.go
+++ b/enginetest/queries/queries.go
@@ -8920,6 +8920,12 @@ from typestable`,
 			{"1.5000"},
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		Query: "select length(@@server_uuid)",
+		Expected: []sql.Row{
+			{36},
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 var KeylessQueries = []QueryTest{
diff --git a/sql/variables/system_variables.go b/sql/variables/system_variables.go
index 0ee993a282..64f368de83 100644
--- a/sql/variables/system_variables.go
+++ b/sql/variables/system_variables.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	gmstime "github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server/internal/time"
@@ -2130,6 +2131,14 @@ var systemVars = map[string]sql.SystemVariable{
 		Type:              types.Uint32,
 		Default:           uint32(0),
 	},
+	"server_uuid": {
+		Name:              "server_uuid",
+		Scope:             sql.SystemVariableScope_Persist,
+		Dynamic:           false,
+		SetVarHintApplies: false,
+		Type:              types.Text,
+		Default:           uuid.New().String(),
+	},
 	"session_track_gtids": {
 		Name:              "session_track_gtids",
 		Scope:             sql.SystemVariableScope_Both,