diff --git a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/hiveUdfs.scala b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/hiveUdfs.scala
index 68135059e2564..44e30747b79cf 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/hiveUdfs.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/hiveUdfs.scala
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ private[hive] case class HiveGenericUdf(functionClassName: String, children: Seq
   override def foldable =
     isUDFDeterministic && returnInspector.isInstanceOf[ConstantObjectInspector]
 
+  @transient
+  protected lazy val constantReturnValue = unwrap(
+    returnInspector.asInstanceOf[ConstantObjectInspector].getWritableConstantValue(),
+    returnInspector)
+  
   @transient
   protected lazy val deferedObjects =
     argumentInspectors.map(new DeferredObjectAdapter(_)).toArray[DeferredObject]
@@ -172,6 +177,8 @@ private[hive] case class HiveGenericUdf(functionClassName: String, children: Seq
 
   override def eval(input: Row): Any = {
     returnInspector // Make sure initialized.
+    if(foldable) return constantReturnValue
+
     var i = 0
     while (i < children.length) {
       val idx = i