diff --git a/src/55functions.js b/src/55functions.js
index 9bdc42ff24..5a11ee5fd3 100644
--- a/src/55functions.js
+++ b/src/55functions.js
@@ -389,6 +389,53 @@ alasql.aggr.median = alasql.aggr.MEDIAN = function (v, s, stage) {
 	}
 };
 
+alasql.aggr.mode = alasql.aggr.MODE = function (v, s, stage) {
+	if (stage === 1) {
+		if (v == null) {
+			return {counts: new Map(), maxCount: 0};
+		}
+		return {counts: new Map([[v, 1]]), maxCount: 1};
+	}
+
+	if (stage === 2) {
+		if (!s || !s.counts) {
+			s = {counts: new Map(), maxCount: 0};
+		}
+		if (v == null) {
+			return s;
+		}
+		const count = (s.counts.get(v) || 0) + 1;
+		s.counts.set(v, count);
+		if (count > s.maxCount) {
+			s.maxCount = count;
+		}
+		return s;
+	}
+
+	if (stage === 3) {
+		if (!s || s.maxCount === 0) {
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		let result;
+		let hasResult = false;
+
+		for (const [value, count] of s.counts) {
+			if (count !== s.maxCount) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!hasResult || value < result) {
+				result = value;
+				hasResult = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	return undefined;
+};
+
 alasql.aggr.QUART = function (v, s, stage, nth) {
 	//Quartile (first quartile per default or input param)
 	if (stage === 2) {
diff --git a/test/test2482.js b/test/test2482.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3c9dd842b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test2482.js
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+if (typeof exports === 'object') {
+	var assert = require('assert');
+	var alasql = require('..');
+}
+
+describe('Test 2482 - MODE aggregate function', function () {
+	it('1. Basic numbers mode', function () {
+		var res = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 1}, {a: 2}, {a: 2}, {a: 3}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [{m: 2}]);
+	});
+
+	it('2. Single value', function () {
+		var res = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 42}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [{m: 42}]);
+	});
+
+	it('3. Mode with tie breaking (smallest value)', function () {
+		var res = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 3}, {a: 1}, {a: 3}, {a: 1}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [{m: 1}]);
+
+		var resOrder = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 2}, {a: 1}, {a: 1}, {a: 2}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resOrder, [{m: 1}]);
+	});
+
+	it('4. Mode with strings and string ties', function () {
+		var res = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [
+			[{a: 'apple'}, {a: 'banana'}, {a: 'apple'}, {a: 'orange'}],
+		]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [{m: 'apple'}]);
+
+		// Lexicographical tie breaking: 'a' < 'b'
+		var resTie = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 'b'}, {a: 'a'}, {a: 'a'}, {a: 'b'}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resTie, [{m: 'a'}]);
+	});
+
+	it('5. Mode ignores NULL and undefined values when other values exist', function () {
+		var res = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: null}, {a: 5}, {a: undefined}, {a: 5}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [{m: 5}]);
+
+		var resMixed = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: null}, {a: 2}, {a: 2}, {a: 3}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resMixed, [{m: 2}]);
+	});
+
+	it('6. All NULLs or undefined', function () {
+		var resNull = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: null}, {a: null}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resNull, [{m: undefined}]);
+
+		var resUndefined = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: undefined}, {a: undefined}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resUndefined, [{m: undefined}]);
+
+		var resMixed = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: null}, {a: undefined}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resMixed, [{m: undefined}]);
+	});
+
+	it('7. Boolean values and boolean ties', function () {
+		var resTrue = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: true}, {a: false}, {a: true}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resTrue, [{m: true}]);
+
+		var resFalse = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: false}, {a: true}, {a: false}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resFalse, [{m: false}]);
+
+		// Tie breaking between booleans: false < true
+		var resTie = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: true}, {a: false}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resTie, [{m: false}]);
+	});
+
+	it('8. Strict Equality / Mixed Types', function () {
+		// 1 and '1' are treated as distinct types
+		var resNum = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 1}, {a: '1'}, {a: 1}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resNum, [{m: 1}]);
+
+		var resStr = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 1}, {a: '1'}, {a: '1'}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resStr, [{m: '1'}]);
+
+		// 0 vs false
+		var resZero = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: 0}, {a: false}, {a: 0}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resZero, [{m: 0}]);
+
+		// true vs 'true'
+		var resBoolStr = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: true}, {a: 'true'}, {a: true}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resBoolStr, [{m: true}]);
+	});
+
+	it('9. Negative Numbers and Floats', function () {
+		var resNeg = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: -10}, {a: -20}, {a: -10}, {a: -30}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resNeg, [{m: -10}]);
+
+		var resFloat = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [
+			[{a: 1.5}, {a: 2.25}, {a: 1.5}, {a: 3.75}],
+		]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resFloat, [{m: 1.5}]);
+
+		var resNegFloat = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [
+			[{a: -3.14}, {a: 2.71}, {a: -3.14}, {a: -0.5}],
+		]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resNegFloat, [{m: -3.14}]);
+
+		// Negative number tie breaking: -10 < -5
+		var resNegTie = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[{a: -5}, {a: -10}, {a: -5}, {a: -10}]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resNegTie, [{m: -10}]);
+	});
+
+	it('10. Date values', function () {
+		var dates = [{d: '2024-01-01'}, {d: '2024-02-01'}, {d: '2024-01-01'}, {d: '2024-03-01'}];
+		var res = alasql('SELECT MODE(d) AS m FROM ?', [dates]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [{m: '2024-01-01'}]);
+	});
+
+	it('11. Mode with GROUP BY', function () {
+		var data = [
+			{g: 1, v: 10},
+			{g: 1, v: 20},
+			{g: 1, v: 20},
+			{g: 2, v: 30},
+			{g: 2, v: 30},
+			{g: 2, v: 40},
+			{g: 3, v: null},
+			{g: 3, v: undefined},
+			{g: 4, v: 'tie-b'},
+			{g: 4, v: 'tie-a'},
+		];
+		var res = alasql('SELECT g, MODE(v) AS m FROM ? GROUP BY g ORDER BY g', [data]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [
+			{g: 1, m: 20},
+			{g: 2, m: 30},
+			{g: 3, m: undefined},
+			{g: 4, m: 'tie-a'},
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it('12. Empty input returns undefined/null', function () {
+		var res = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [[]]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(res, [{m: undefined}]);
+	});
+
+	it('13. Case sensitivity / aliases: mode and MODE resolve identically', function () {
+		var data = [{a: 1}, {a: 2}, {a: 2}];
+		var resUpper = alasql('SELECT MODE(a) AS m FROM ?', [data]);
+		var resLower = alasql('SELECT mode(a) AS m FROM ?', [data]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resUpper, [{m: 2}]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resLower, [{m: 2}]);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(resUpper, resLower);
+	});
+
+	it('14. Direct aggregate function lifecycle (stages 1, 2, 3, and unknown stage)', function () {
+		var fn = alasql.aggr.MODE;
+		// Stage 1: initialization
+		var s = fn(10, undefined, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(s.maxCount, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(s.counts.get(10), 1);
+
+		// Stage 2: accumulation
+		s = fn(20, s, 2);
+		s = fn(20, s, 2);
+		assert.strictEqual(s.maxCount, 2);
+		assert.strictEqual(s.counts.get(20), 2);
+
+		// Stage 2: null values ignored
+		s = fn(null, s, 2);
+		s = fn(undefined, s, 2);
+
+		// Stage 3: finalization
+		var result = fn(undefined, s, 3);
+		assert.strictEqual(result, 20);
+
+		// Stage 3: with all null accumulator
+		var nullAcc = fn(null, undefined, 1);
+		assert.strictEqual(fn(undefined, nullAcc, 3), undefined);
+
+		// Unknown stage returns undefined
+		assert.strictEqual(fn(10, s, 99), undefined);
+	});
+});