diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
index 4a2cb2ea1..f0640c7dc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
     import_config/1
 ]).
 
+%% For setting and getting extra rule engine SQL functions module
+-export([
+    extra_functions_module/0,
+    set_extra_functions_module/1
+]).
+
 -define(RULE_ENGINE, ?MODULE).
 
 -define(T_CALL, infinity).
@@ -542,3 +548,21 @@ get_egress_bridges(Actions) ->
         emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(BridgeType, BridgeName)
      || {bridge, BridgeType, BridgeName, _ResId} <- Actions
     ].
+
+%% For allowing an external application to add extra "built-in" functions to the
+%% rule engine SQL like language. The module set by
+%% set_extra_functions_module/1 should export a function called
+%% handle_rule_function with two parameters (the first being an atom for the
+%% the function name and the second a list of arguments). The function should
+%% should return the result or {error, no_match_for_function} if it cannot
+%% handle the function. See '$handle_undefined_function' in the emqx_rule_funcs
+%% module. See also callback function declaration in emqx_rule_funcs.erl.
+
+-spec extra_functions_module() -> module() | undefined.
+extra_functions_module() ->
+    persistent_term:get({?MODULE, extra_functions}, undefined).
+
+-spec set_extra_functions_module(module()) -> ok.
+set_extra_functions_module(Mod) ->
+    persistent_term:put({?MODULE, extra_functions}, Mod),
+    ok.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl
index 475880ed1..0bad2590b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 -include("rule_engine.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 
--if(?EMQX_RELEASE_EDITION == ee).
--include_lib("emqx_ee_schema_registry/include/emqx_ee_schema_registry.hrl").
--endif.
-
 -elvis([{elvis_style, god_modules, disable}]).
 
 %% IoT Funcs
@@ -236,6 +232,10 @@
     timezone_to_offset_seconds/1
 ]).
 
+%% See extra_functions_module/0 and set_extra_functions_module/1 in the
+%% emqx_rule_engine module
+-callback handle_rule_function(atom(), list()) -> any() | {error, no_match_for_function}.
+
 %% MongoDB specific date functions. These functions return a date tuple. The
 %% MongoDB bridge converts such date tuples to a MongoDB date type. The
 %% following functions are therefore only useful for rules with at least one
@@ -1126,56 +1126,27 @@ timezone_to_second(TimeZone) ->
 timezone_to_offset_seconds(TimeZone) ->
     emqx_calendar:offset_second(TimeZone).
 
-%% @doc This is for sql funcs that should be handled in the specific modules.
-%% Here the emqx_rule_funcs module acts as a proxy, forwarding
-%% the function handling to the worker module.
-%% @end
--if(?EMQX_RELEASE_EDITION == ee).
-%% EE
+'$handle_undefined_function'(sprintf, [Format | Args]) ->
+    erlang:apply(fun sprintf_s/2, [Format, Args]);
+%% This is for functions that should be handled in another module
+%% (currently this module is emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde in the case of EE but
+%% could be changed to another module in the future).
+'$handle_undefined_function'(FunctionName, Args) ->
+    case emqx_rule_engine:extra_functions_module() of
+        undefined ->
+            throw_sql_function_not_supported(FunctionName, Args);
+        Mod ->
+            case Mod:handle_rule_function(FunctionName, Args) of
+                {error, no_match_for_function} ->
+                    throw_sql_function_not_supported(FunctionName, Args);
+                Result ->
+                    Result
+            end
+    end.
 
-'$handle_undefined_function'(sparkplug_decode, [Data]) ->
-    '$handle_undefined_function'(
-        schema_decode,
-        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Data, <<"Payload">>]
-    );
-'$handle_undefined_function'(sparkplug_decode, [Data | MoreArgs]) ->
-    '$handle_undefined_function'(
-        schema_decode,
-        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Data | MoreArgs]
-    );
-'$handle_undefined_function'(schema_decode, [SchemaId, Data | MoreArgs]) ->
-    emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde:decode(SchemaId, Data, MoreArgs);
-'$handle_undefined_function'(schema_decode, Args) ->
-    error({args_count_error, {schema_decode, Args}});
-'$handle_undefined_function'(sparkplug_encode, [Term]) ->
-    '$handle_undefined_function'(
-        schema_encode,
-        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Term, <<"Payload">>]
-    );
-'$handle_undefined_function'(sparkplug_encode, [Term | MoreArgs]) ->
-    '$handle_undefined_function'(
-        schema_encode,
-        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Term | MoreArgs]
-    );
-'$handle_undefined_function'(schema_encode, [SchemaId, Term | MoreArgs]) ->
-    %% encode outputs iolists, but when the rule actions process those
-    %% it might wrongly encode them as JSON lists, so we force them to
-    %% binaries here.
-    IOList = emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde:encode(SchemaId, Term, MoreArgs),
-    iolist_to_binary(IOList);
-'$handle_undefined_function'(schema_encode, Args) ->
-    error({args_count_error, {schema_encode, Args}});
-'$handle_undefined_function'(sprintf, [Format | Args]) ->
-    erlang:apply(fun sprintf_s/2, [Format, Args]);
-'$handle_undefined_function'(Fun, Args) ->
-    error({sql_function_not_supported, function_literal(Fun, Args)}).
--else.
-%% CE
-'$handle_undefined_function'(sprintf, [Format | Args]) ->
-    erlang:apply(fun sprintf_s/2, [Format, Args]);
-'$handle_undefined_function'(Fun, Args) ->
-    error({sql_function_not_supported, function_literal(Fun, Args)}).
--endif.
+-spec throw_sql_function_not_supported(atom(), list()) -> no_return().
+throw_sql_function_not_supported(FunctionName, Args) ->
+    error({sql_function_not_supported, function_literal(FunctionName, Args)}).
 
 map_path(Key) ->
     {path, [{key, P} || P <- string:split(Key, ".", all)]}.
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/rebar.config b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/rebar.config
index e42ff7278..309d9cdf8 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/rebar.config
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/rebar.config
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {deps, [
   {emqx, {path, "../../apps/emqx"}},
   {emqx_utils, {path, "../../apps/emqx_utils"}},
+  {emqx_rule_engine, {path, "../../apps/emqx_rule_engine"}},
   {erlavro, {git, "https://github.com/klarna/erlavro.git", {tag, "2.9.8"}}},
   {gpb, "4.19.7"}
 ]}.
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.app.src b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.app.src
index c0073c5c2..a20cfec82 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.app.src
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.app.src
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
         kernel,
         stdlib,
         erlavro,
-        gpb
+        gpb,
+        emqx_rule_engine
     ]},
     {env, []},
     {modules, []},
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.erl
index 1d35d8ffa..df294bcbb 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry.erl
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ create_tables() ->
 do_build_serdes(Schemas) ->
     %% We build a special serde for the Sparkplug B payload. This serde is used
     %% by the rule engine functions sparkplug_decode/1 and sparkplug_encode/1.
-    maybe_build_sparkplug_b_serde(),
+    ok = maybe_build_sparkplug_b_serde(),
     %% TODO: use some kind of mutex to make each core build a
     %% different serde to avoid duplicate work.  Maybe ekka_locker?
     maps:foreach(fun do_build_serde/2, Schemas),
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_app.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_app.erl
index 85d35be1f..f9cd5810e 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_app.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_app.erl
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 -export([start/2, stop/1]).
 
 start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
+    %% Register rule engine extra functions module so that we can handle decode
+    %% and encode functions called from the rule engine SQL like language
+    ok = emqx_rule_engine:set_extra_functions_module(emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde),
     ok = mria_rlog:wait_for_shards([?SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SHARD], infinity),
     %% HTTP API handler
     emqx_conf:add_handler([?CONF_KEY_ROOT, schemas, '?'], emqx_ee_schema_registry),
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde.erl
index fa3b66c22..15a254e8f 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_schema_registry/src/emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde.erl
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 -module(emqx_ee_schema_registry_serde).
 
+-behaviour(emqx_rule_funcs).
+
 -include("emqx_ee_schema_registry.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
@@ -15,13 +17,50 @@
     decode/3,
     encode/2,
     encode/3,
-    make_serde/3
+    make_serde/3,
+    handle_rule_function/2
 ]).
 
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% API
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-spec handle_rule_function(atom(), list()) -> any() | {error, no_match_for_function}.
+handle_rule_function(sparkplug_decode, [Data]) ->
+    handle_rule_function(
+        schema_decode,
+        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Data, <<"Payload">>]
+    );
+handle_rule_function(sparkplug_decode, [Data | MoreArgs]) ->
+    handle_rule_function(
+        schema_decode,
+        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Data | MoreArgs]
+    );
+handle_rule_function(schema_decode, [SchemaId, Data | MoreArgs]) ->
+    decode(SchemaId, Data, MoreArgs);
+handle_rule_function(schema_decode, Args) ->
+    error({args_count_error, {schema_decode, Args}});
+handle_rule_function(sparkplug_encode, [Term]) ->
+    handle_rule_function(
+        schema_encode,
+        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Term, <<"Payload">>]
+    );
+handle_rule_function(sparkplug_encode, [Term | MoreArgs]) ->
+    handle_rule_function(
+        schema_encode,
+        [?EMQX_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_SPARKPLUGB_SCHEMA_NAME, Term | MoreArgs]
+    );
+handle_rule_function(schema_encode, [SchemaId, Term | MoreArgs]) ->
+    %% encode outputs iolists, but when the rule actions process those
+    %% it might wrongly encode them as JSON lists, so we force them to
+    %% binaries here.
+    IOList = encode(SchemaId, Term, MoreArgs),
+    iolist_to_binary(IOList);
+handle_rule_function(schema_encode, Args) ->
+    error({args_count_error, {schema_encode, Args}});
+handle_rule_function(_, _) ->
+    {error, no_match_for_function}.
+
 -spec decode(schema_name(), encoded_data()) -> decoded_data().
 decode(SerdeName, RawData) ->
     decode(SerdeName, RawData, []).