diff --git a/superset/sql/dialects/pinot.py b/superset/sql/dialects/pinot.py
index 2e7cbe9ed5c..417d5fd1110 100644
--- a/superset/sql/dialects/pinot.py
+++ b/superset/sql/dialects/pinot.py
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ class Pinot(MySQL):
                 expression=seq_get(args, 1),
                 unit=seq_get(args, 0),
             ),
+            "DATE_SUB": lambda args: exp.DateSub(
+                this=seq_get(args, 2),
+                expression=seq_get(args, 1),
+                unit=seq_get(args, 0),
+            ),
         }
 
     class Generator(MySQL.Generator):
@@ -97,6 +102,12 @@ class Pinot(MySQL):
                 e.args.get("expression"),
                 e.this,
             ),
+            exp.DateSub: lambda self, e: self.func(
+                "DATE_SUB",
+                exp.Literal.string(str(e.args.get("unit").name)),
+                e.args.get("expression"),
+                e.this,
+            ),
         }
         # Remove DATE_TRUNC transformation - Pinot supports standard SQL DATE_TRUNC
         TRANSFORMS.pop(exp.DateTrunc, None)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/sql/dialects/pinot_tests.py b/tests/unit_tests/sql/dialects/pinot_tests.py
index bd2c0003325..88dcfb93844 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/sql/dialects/pinot_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/sql/dialects/pinot_tests.py
@@ -546,3 +546,47 @@ def test_pinot_date_add_unit_quoted() -> None:
     # The unit should be quoted: 'DAY' not DAY
     assert "DATE_ADD('DAY', -180, NOW())" in result
     assert "DATE_ADD(DAY," not in result
+
+
+def test_pinot_date_sub_parsing() -> None:
+    """
+    Test that Pinot's DATE_SUB function with Presto-like syntax can be parsed.
+    """
+    from superset.sql.parse import SQLScript
+
+    sql = "SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE dt >= date_sub('day', 7, now())"
+    script = SQLScript(sql, "pinot")
+    assert len(script.statements) == 1
+    assert not script.has_mutation()
+
+
+def test_pinot_date_sub_simple() -> None:
+    """
+    Test parsing of simple DATE_SUB expressions.
+    """
+    test_cases = [
+        "date_sub('day', 7, now())",
+        "DATE_SUB('month', 3, current_timestamp())",
+        "date_sub('hour', 24, my_date_column)",
+    ]
+
+    for sql in test_cases:
+        parsed = sqlglot.parse_one(sql, Pinot)
+        assert parsed is not None
+        # Verify that it generates valid SQL
+        generated = parsed.sql(dialect=Pinot)
+        assert "DATE_SUB" in generated.upper()
+
+
+def test_pinot_date_sub_unit_quoted() -> None:
+    """
+    Test that DATE_SUB preserves quotes around the unit argument.
+
+    Pinot requires the unit to be a quoted string, not an identifier.
+    """
+    sql = "dt_epoch_ms >= date_sub('day', -180, now())"
+    result = sqlglot.parse_one(sql, Pinot).sql(Pinot)
+
+    # The unit should be quoted: 'DAY' not DAY
+    assert "DATE_SUB('DAY', -180, NOW())" in result
+    assert "DATE_SUB(DAY," not in result