diff --git a/src/NHibernate.Test/Async/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs b/src/NHibernate.Test/Async/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs
index 446a0b1833a..e1c2cd5c089 100644
--- a/src/NHibernate.Test/Async/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NHibernate.Test/Async/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs
@@ -134,5 +134,43 @@ var actual
 				Assert.That((int) actual[1], Is.EqualTo(2), "distinct count by name");
 			}
 		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public async Task ProjectionCanCoalesceInSelectAsync()
+		{
+			using (var s = OpenSession())
+			using (s.BeginTransaction())
+			{
+				var actual
+					= (await (s.QueryOver<Person>()
+						.Select(x => x.Age.Coalesce(0))
+						.Where(x => x.Age == 20)
+						.ListAsync<int>())).FirstOrDefault();
+
+				Assert.That(actual, Is.EqualTo(20));
+			}
+		}
+
+		//NH-2983
+		[Test]
+		public async Task ProjectionSelectSumOnCoalesceAsync()
+		{
+			using (var s = OpenSession())
+			using (s.BeginTransaction())
+			{
+				var actual
+					= (await (s.QueryOver<Person>()
+						.SelectList(
+							l =>
+								l
+									.SelectSum(xx => xx.Age.Coalesce(0))
+									.SelectSum(xx => xx.Age.Coalesce(1)))
+						.Where(x => x.Age == 20)
+						.ListAsync<object[]>())).FirstOrDefault();
+
+				Assert.That(actual[0], Is.EqualTo(20));
+				Assert.That(actual[1], Is.EqualTo(20));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs b/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs
index afecce3b193..b62e6ac98d0 100644
--- a/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/ProjectIntegrationFixture.cs
@@ -123,5 +123,43 @@ var actual
 				Assert.That((int) actual[1], Is.EqualTo(2), "distinct count by name");
 			}
 		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void ProjectionCanCoalesceInSelect()
+		{
+			using (var s = OpenSession())
+			using (s.BeginTransaction())
+			{
+				var actual
+					= s.QueryOver<Person>()
+						.Select(x => x.Age.Coalesce(0))
+						.Where(x => x.Age == 20)
+						.List<int>().FirstOrDefault();
+
+				Assert.That(actual, Is.EqualTo(20));
+			}
+		}
+
+		//NH-2983
+		[Test]
+		public void ProjectionSelectSumOnCoalesce()
+		{
+			using (var s = OpenSession())
+			using (s.BeginTransaction())
+			{
+				var actual
+					= s.QueryOver<Person>()
+						.SelectList(
+							l =>
+								l
+									.SelectSum(xx => xx.Age.Coalesce(0))
+									.SelectSum(xx => xx.Age.Coalesce(1)))
+						.Where(x => x.Age == 20)
+						.List<object[]>().FirstOrDefault();
+
+				Assert.That(actual[0], Is.EqualTo(20));
+				Assert.That(actual[1], Is.EqualTo(20));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/RestrictionsFixture.cs b/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/RestrictionsFixture.cs
index 101f360315d..9d59d86d77a 100644
--- a/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/RestrictionsFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NHibernate.Test/Criteria/Lambda/RestrictionsFixture.cs
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ public void FunctionExtensions()
 					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("substring", NHibernateUtil.String, Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Property("Age"), Projections.Constant(2)), "te"))
 					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("locate", NHibernateUtil.String, Projections.Constant("e"), Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Constant(1)), 2))
 					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("locate", NHibernateUtil.String, Projections.Constant("e"), Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Property("Age")), 2))
-					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("coalesce", NHibernateUtil.Object, Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Constant("not-null-val")), "test"))
-					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("coalesce", NHibernateUtil.Object, Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Property("Nickname")), "test"))
-					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("coalesce", NHibernateUtil.Object, Projections.Property("NullableIsParent"), Projections.Constant(true)), true))
+					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(new SqlFunctionProjection("coalesce", Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Constant("not-null-val")), "test"))
+					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(new SqlFunctionProjection("coalesce", Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Property("Nickname")), "test"))
+					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(new SqlFunctionProjection("coalesce", Projections.Property("NullableIsParent"), Projections.Property("NullableIsParent"), Projections.Constant(true)), true))
 					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("concat", NHibernateUtil.String, Projections.Property("Name"), Projections.Constant(", "), Projections.Property("Name")), "test, test"))
 					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("mod", NHibernateUtil.Int32, Projections.Property("Height"), Projections.Constant(10)), 0))
 					.Add(Restrictions.Eq(Projections.SqlFunction("mod", NHibernateUtil.Int32, Projections.Property("Height"), Projections.Property("Age")), 0));
diff --git a/src/NHibernate/Criterion/ProjectionsExtensions.cs b/src/NHibernate/Criterion/ProjectionsExtensions.cs
index 5ef9157e847..7d7067ea98b 100644
--- a/src/NHibernate/Criterion/ProjectionsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NHibernate/Criterion/ProjectionsExtensions.cs
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ internal static IProjection ProcessCoalesce(MethodCallExpression methodCallExpre
 		{
 			IProjection property = ExpressionProcessor.FindMemberProjection(methodCallExpression.Arguments[0]).AsProjection();
 			var replaceValueIfIsNull = ExpressionProcessor.FindMemberProjection(methodCallExpression.Arguments[1]);
-			return Projections.SqlFunction("coalesce", NHibernateUtil.Object, property, replaceValueIfIsNull.AsProjection());
+			return new SqlFunctionProjection("coalesce", returnTypeProjection: property, property, replaceValueIfIsNull.AsProjection());
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/src/NHibernate/Criterion/SqlFunctionProjection.cs b/src/NHibernate/Criterion/SqlFunctionProjection.cs
index c958ce055f9..95d5298fa77 100644
--- a/src/NHibernate/Criterion/SqlFunctionProjection.cs
+++ b/src/NHibernate/Criterion/SqlFunctionProjection.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using NHibernate.Dialect.Function;
 using NHibernate.Engine;
 using NHibernate.SqlCommand;
 using NHibernate.Type;
-using NHibernate.Util;
 
 namespace NHibernate.Criterion
 {
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ public class SqlFunctionProjection : SimpleProjection
 		private readonly ISQLFunction function;
 		private readonly string functionName;
 		private readonly IType returnType;
+		private readonly IProjection returnTypeProjection;
 
 		public SqlFunctionProjection(string functionName, IType returnType, params IProjection[] args)
 		{
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ public SqlFunctionProjection(ISQLFunction function, IType returnType, params IPr
 			this.args = args;
 		}
 
+		public SqlFunctionProjection(string functionName, IProjection returnTypeProjection, params IProjection[] args)
+		{
+			this.functionName = functionName;
+			this.returnTypeProjection = returnTypeProjection;
+			this.args = args;
+		}
+
 		public override bool IsAggregate
 		{
 			get { return false; }
@@ -107,10 +114,18 @@ private static SqlString GetProjectionArgument(ICriteriaQuery criteriaQuery, ICr
 		}
 
 		public override IType[] GetTypes(ICriteria criteria, ICriteriaQuery criteriaQuery)
+		{
+			var type = GetReturnType(criteria, criteriaQuery);
+			return type != null ? new[] {type} : Array.Empty<IType>();
+		}
+
+		private IType GetReturnType(ICriteria criteria, ICriteriaQuery criteriaQuery)
 		{
 			ISQLFunction sqlFunction = GetFunction(criteriaQuery);
-			IType type = sqlFunction.ReturnType(returnType, criteriaQuery.Factory);
-			return new IType[] {type};
+
+			var resultType = returnType ?? returnTypeProjection?.GetTypes(criteria, criteriaQuery).FirstOrDefault();
+
+			return sqlFunction.ReturnType(resultType, criteriaQuery.Factory);
 		}
 
 		public override TypedValue[] GetTypedValues(ICriteria criteria, ICriteriaQuery criteriaQuery)