diff --git a/weed/query/engine/engine.go b/weed/query/engine/engine.go
index 6c1ac0d4c..4b07acf45 100644
--- a/weed/query/engine/engine.go
+++ b/weed/query/engine/engine.go
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ type TypeRef struct {
 func (d *DDLStatement) isStatement() {}
 
 type SelectStatement struct {
-	SelectExprs []SelectExpr
-	From        []TableExpr
-	Where       *WhereClause
-	Limit       *LimitClause
+	SelectExprs   []SelectExpr
+	From          []TableExpr
+	Where         *WhereClause
+	Limit         *LimitClause
+	WindowFunctions []*WindowFunction
 }
 
 type WhereClause struct {
@@ -87,6 +88,24 @@ type LimitClause struct {
 
 func (s *SelectStatement) isStatement() {}
 
+// Window function types for time-series analytics
+type WindowSpec struct {
+	PartitionBy []ExprNode
+	OrderBy     []*OrderByClause
+}
+
+type WindowFunction struct {
+	Function string     // ROW_NUMBER, RANK, LAG, LEAD
+	Args     []ExprNode // Function arguments
+	Over     *WindowSpec
+	Alias    string     // Column alias for the result
+}
+
+type OrderByClause struct {
+	Column string
+	Order  string // ASC or DESC
+}
+
 type SelectExpr interface {
 	isSelectExpr()
 }
@@ -2004,13 +2023,13 @@ func (e *SQLEngine) decimalToString(decimalValue *schema_pb.DecimalValue) string
 	if decimalValue == nil || decimalValue.Value == nil {
 		return "0"
 	}
-	
+
 	// Convert bytes back to big.Int
 	intValue := new(big.Int).SetBytes(decimalValue.Value)
-	
+
 	// Convert to string with proper decimal placement
 	str := intValue.String()
-	
+
 	// Handle decimal placement based on scale
 	scale := int(decimalValue.Scale)
 	if scale > 0 && len(str) > scale {
@@ -2018,7 +2037,7 @@ func (e *SQLEngine) decimalToString(decimalValue *schema_pb.DecimalValue) string
 		decimalPos := len(str) - scale
 		return str[:decimalPos] + "." + str[decimalPos:]
 	}
-	
+
 	return str
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/query/engine/window_functions_demo.go b/weed/query/engine/window_functions_demo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f958e1c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/query/engine/window_functions_demo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package engine
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+)
+
+// WindowFunctionDemo demonstrates basic window function concepts for timestamp-based analytics
+// This provides a foundation for full window function implementation
+
+// ApplyRowNumber applies ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY timestamp) to a result set
+func (e *SQLEngine) ApplyRowNumber(results []HybridScanResult, orderByColumn string) []HybridScanResult {
+	// Sort results by timestamp if ordering by timestamp-related fields
+	if orderByColumn == "timestamp" || orderByColumn == "_timestamp_ns" {
+		sort.Slice(results, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return results[i].Timestamp < results[j].Timestamp
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Add ROW_NUMBER as a synthetic column
+	for i := range results {
+		if results[i].Values == nil {
+			results[i].Values = make(map[string]*schema_pb.Value)
+		}
+		results[i].Values["row_number"] = &schema_pb.Value{
+			Kind: &schema_pb.Value_Int64Value{Int64Value: int64(i + 1)},
+		}
+	}
+
+	return results
+}
+
+// ExtractYear extracts the year from a TIMESTAMP logical type
+func (e *SQLEngine) ExtractYear(timestampValue *schema_pb.TimestampValue) int {
+	if timestampValue == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	
+	// Convert microseconds to seconds and create time
+	t := time.Unix(timestampValue.TimestampMicros/1_000_000, 0)
+	return t.Year()
+}
+
+// ExtractMonth extracts the month from a TIMESTAMP logical type
+func (e *SQLEngine) ExtractMonth(timestampValue *schema_pb.TimestampValue) int {
+	if timestampValue == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	
+	t := time.Unix(timestampValue.TimestampMicros/1_000_000, 0)
+	return int(t.Month())
+}
+
+// ExtractDay extracts the day from a TIMESTAMP logical type
+func (e *SQLEngine) ExtractDay(timestampValue *schema_pb.TimestampValue) int {
+	if timestampValue == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	
+	t := time.Unix(timestampValue.TimestampMicros/1_000_000, 0)
+	return t.Day()
+}
+
+// FilterByYear demonstrates filtering TIMESTAMP values by year
+func (e *SQLEngine) FilterByYear(results []HybridScanResult, targetYear int) []HybridScanResult {
+	var filtered []HybridScanResult
+	
+	for _, result := range results {
+		if timestampField := result.Values["timestamp"]; timestampField != nil {
+			if timestampVal, ok := timestampField.Kind.(*schema_pb.Value_TimestampValue); ok {
+				year := e.ExtractYear(timestampVal.TimestampValue)
+				if year == targetYear {
+					filtered = append(filtered, result)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return filtered
+}
+
+// This demonstrates the foundation for more complex window functions like:
+// - LAG(value, offset) OVER (ORDER BY timestamp) - Access previous row value
+// - LEAD(value, offset) OVER (ORDER BY timestamp) - Access next row value  
+// - RANK() OVER (ORDER BY timestamp) - Ranking with gaps for ties
+// - DENSE_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY timestamp) - Ranking without gaps
+// - FIRST_VALUE(value) OVER (PARTITION BY category ORDER BY timestamp) - First value in window
+// - LAST_VALUE(value) OVER (PARTITION BY category ORDER BY timestamp) - Last value in window