diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 6eeb08a18..297a7f42a 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # dbplyr (development version)
 
+* Oracle: Added support for `str_replace()` and `str_replace_all()` via
+  `REGEXP_REPLACE()` (@thomashulst, #1402).
+
 * Allow additional arguments to be passed from `compute()` all the way to 
   `sql_query_save()`-method (@rsund).
 
diff --git a/R/backend-oracle.R b/R/backend-oracle.R
index e66ef1b52..9e2bfaa6e 100644
--- a/R/backend-oracle.R
+++ b/R/backend-oracle.R
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ sql_translation.Oracle <- function(con) {
       paste0 = sql_paste_infix("", "||", function(x) sql_expr(cast(!!x %as% text))),
       str_c = sql_paste_infix("", "||", function(x) sql_expr(cast(!!x %as% text))),
 
+      # https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/sqlrf/REGEXP_REPLACE.html
+      # 4th argument is starting position (default: 1 => first char of string)
+      # 5th argument is occurrence (default: 0 => match all occurrences)
+      str_replace = function(string, pattern, replacement){
+        sql_expr(regexp_replace(!!string, !!pattern, !!replacement, 1L, 1L))
+      },
+      str_replace_all = function(string, pattern, replacement){
+        sql_expr(regexp_replace(!!string, !!pattern, !!replacement))
+      },
+
       # lubridate --------------------------------------------------------------
       today = function() sql_expr(TRUNC(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),
       now = function() sql_expr(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/backend-oracle.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/backend-oracle.md
index 5ede3c406..e50731905 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/backend-oracle.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/backend-oracle.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# string functions translate correctly
+
+    Code
+      test_translate_sql(str_replace(col, "pattern", "replacement"))
+    Output
+      <SQL> REGEXP_REPLACE(`col`, 'pattern', 'replacement', 1, 1)
+    Code
+      test_translate_sql(str_replace_all(col, "pattern", "replacement"))
+    Output
+      <SQL> REGEXP_REPLACE(`col`, 'pattern', 'replacement')
+
 # queries translate correctly
 
     Code
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-backend-oracle.R b/tests/testthat/test-backend-oracle.R
index 5c299600f..9824c8245 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-backend-oracle.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-backend-oracle.R
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ test_that("paste and paste0 translate correctly", {
   expect_equal(test_translate_sql(str_c(x, y)), sql("`x` || `y`"))
 })
 
+
+test_that("string functions translate correctly", {
+  local_con(simulate_oracle())
+
+  expect_snapshot({
+    test_translate_sql(str_replace(col, "pattern", "replacement"))
+    test_translate_sql(str_replace_all(col, "pattern", "replacement"))
+  })
+})
+
 test_that("queries translate correctly", {
   mf <- lazy_frame(x = 1, con = simulate_oracle())
   expect_snapshot(mf %>% head())