diff --git a/callbacks/query.go b/callbacks/query.go
index 26ee8c34..a0e75a7e 100644
--- a/callbacks/query.go
+++ b/callbacks/query.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func BuildQuerySQL(db *gorm.DB) {
 					}
 
 					fromClause.Joins = append(fromClause.Joins, clause.Join{
-						Type:  clause.LeftJoin,
+						Type:  join.JoinType,
 						Table: clause.Table{Name: relation.FieldSchema.Table, Alias: tableAliasName},
 						ON:    clause.Where{Exprs: exprs},
 					})
diff --git a/chainable_api.go b/chainable_api.go
index 68b4d1aa..1fbefc0e 100644
--- a/chainable_api.go
+++ b/chainable_api.go
@@ -183,18 +183,26 @@ func (db *DB) Or(query interface{}, args ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 //     db.Joins("JOIN emails ON emails.user_id = users.id AND emails.email = ?", "jinzhu@example.org").Find(&user)
 //     db.Joins("Account", DB.Select("id").Where("user_id = users.id AND name = ?", "someName").Model(&Account{}))
 func (db *DB) Joins(query string, args ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+	return joins(db, clause.LeftJoin, query, args...)
+}
+
+func (db *DB) InnerJoins(query string, args ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+	return joins(db, clause.InnerJoin, query, args...)
+}
+
+func joins(db *DB, joinType clause.JoinType, query string, args ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance()
 
 	if len(args) == 1 {
 		if db, ok := args[0].(*DB); ok {
 			if where, ok := db.Statement.Clauses["WHERE"].Expression.(clause.Where); ok {
-				tx.Statement.Joins = append(tx.Statement.Joins, join{Name: query, Conds: args, On: &where})
+				tx.Statement.Joins = append(tx.Statement.Joins, join{Name: query, Conds: args, On: &where, JoinType: joinType})
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	tx.Statement.Joins = append(tx.Statement.Joins, join{Name: query, Conds: args})
+	tx.Statement.Joins = append(tx.Statement.Joins, join{Name: query, Conds: args, JoinType: joinType})
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/statement.go b/statement.go
index 12687810..aa3937ae 100644
--- a/statement.go
+++ b/statement.go
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ type Statement struct {
 }
 
 type join struct {
-	Name  string
-	Conds []interface{}
-	On    *clause.Where
+	Name     string
+	Conds    []interface{}
+	On       *clause.Where
+	JoinType clause.JoinType
 }
 
 // StatementModifier statement modifier interface
diff --git a/tests/joins_test.go b/tests/joins_test.go
index 4908e5ba..3fbbf17c 100644
--- a/tests/joins_test.go
+++ b/tests/joins_test.go
@@ -229,3 +229,19 @@ func TestJoinWithSoftDeleted(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("joins NamedPet and Account should not empty:%v", user2)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInnerJoins(t *testing.T) {
+	user := *GetUser("inner-joins-1", Config{Company: true, Manager: true, Account: true, NamedPet: false})
+
+	DB.Create(&user)
+
+	var user2 User
+	var err error
+	err = DB.InnerJoins("Company").InnerJoins("Manager").InnerJoins("Account").First(&user2, "users.name = ?", user.Name).Error
+	AssertEqual(t, err, nil)
+	CheckUser(t, user2, user)
+
+	// NamedPet is nil
+	err = DB.InnerJoins("NamedPet").InnerJoins("Company").InnerJoins("Manager").InnerJoins("Account").First(&user2, "users.name = ?", user.Name).Error
+	AssertEqual(t, err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound)
+}