diff --git a/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs b/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs
index a456db87ab9a..a969ff6dc5f4 100644
--- a/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs
+++ b/datafusion/expr/src/planner.rs
@@ -111,9 +111,12 @@ pub trait UserDefinedSQLPlanner: Send + Sync {
         Ok(PlannerResult::Original(exprs))
     }
 
-    // Plan the POSITION expression, e.g., POSITION(<expr> in <expr>)
-    // returns origin expression arguments if not possible
-    fn plan_position(&self, args: Vec<Expr>) -> Result<PlannerResult<Vec<Expr>>> {
+    // Plan the user defined function, returns origin expression arguments if not possible
+    fn plan_udf(
+        &self,
+        _sql: &sqlparser::ast::Expr,
+        args: Vec<Expr>,
+    ) -> Result<PlannerResult<Vec<Expr>>> {
         Ok(PlannerResult::Original(args))
     }
 }
diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/planner.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/planner.rs
index d3f9db324beb..d618913658c3 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/planner.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/unicode/planner.rs
@@ -21,14 +21,22 @@ use datafusion_common::Result;
 use datafusion_expr::{
     expr::ScalarFunction,
     planner::{PlannerResult, UserDefinedSQLPlanner},
-    Expr,
+    sqlparser, Expr,
 };
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct PositionPlanner {}
 
 impl UserDefinedSQLPlanner for PositionPlanner {
-    fn plan_position(&self, args: Vec<Expr>) -> Result<PlannerResult<Vec<Expr>>> {
+    fn plan_udf(
+        &self,
+        sql: &sqlparser::ast::Expr,
+        args: Vec<Expr>,
+    ) -> Result<PlannerResult<Vec<Expr>>> {
+        let sqlparser::ast::Expr::Position { .. } = sql else {
+            return Ok(PlannerResult::Original(args));
+        };
+
         Ok(PlannerResult::Planned(Expr::ScalarFunction(
             ScalarFunction::new_udf(crate::unicode::strpos(), args),
         )))
diff --git a/datafusion/sql/src/expr/mod.rs b/datafusion/sql/src/expr/mod.rs
index 55af96c3bb27..65e0513745d1 100644
--- a/datafusion/sql/src/expr/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/sql/src/expr/mod.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ impl<'a, S: ContextProvider> SqlToRel<'a, S> {
         schema: &DFSchema,
         planner_context: &mut PlannerContext,
     ) -> Result<Expr> {
+        let sql_not_moved = sql.clone();
         match sql {
             SQLExpr::Value(value) => {
                 self.parse_value(value, planner_context.prepare_param_data_types())
@@ -601,18 +602,18 @@ impl<'a, S: ContextProvider> SqlToRel<'a, S> {
                     self.sql_expr_to_logical_expr(*expr, schema, planner_context)?;
                 let fullstr =
                     self.sql_expr_to_logical_expr(*r#in, schema, planner_context)?;
-                let mut extract_args = vec![fullstr, substr];
+                let mut extracted_args = vec![fullstr, substr];
 
                 for planner in self.planners.iter() {
-                    match planner.plan_position(extract_args)? {
+                    match planner.plan_udf(&sql_not_moved, extracted_args)? {
                         PlannerResult::Planned(expr) => return Ok(expr),
                         PlannerResult::Original(args) => {
-                            extract_args = args;
+                            extracted_args = args;
                         }
                     }
                 }
 
-                not_impl_err!("Position not supported by UserDefinedExtensionPlanners: {extract_args:?}")
+                not_impl_err!("Position not supported by UserDefinedExtensionPlanners: {extracted_args:?}")
             }
             SQLExpr::AtTimeZone {
                 timestamp,