diff --git a/core/src/main/codegen/templates/Parser.jj b/core/src/main/codegen/templates/Parser.jj
index 90497ac..fa7c018 100644
--- a/core/src/main/codegen/templates/Parser.jj
+++ b/core/src/main/codegen/templates/Parser.jj
@@ -2200,12 +2200,20 @@
 {
     (
         LOOKAHEAD(2)
-        tableName = CompoundTableIdentifier()
-        ( tableRef = TableHints(tableName) | { tableRef = tableName; } )
-        [ tableRef = ExtendTable(tableRef) ]
-        tableRef = Over(tableRef)
-        [ tableRef = Snapshot(tableRef) ]
-        [ tableRef = MatchRecognize(tableRef) ]
+        tableName = CompoundTableIdentifier() { s = span(); }
+        (
+            // Table call syntax like FROM a.b() instead of FROM TABLE(a.b())
+            // Three tokens needed to disambiguate EXTEND syntax from CALCITE-493.
+            // Example: "FROM EventLog(lastGCTime TIME)".
+            LOOKAHEAD(3)
+            tableRef = ImplicitTableFunctionCallArgs(tableName)
+        |
+            ( tableRef = TableHints(tableName) | { tableRef = tableName; } )
+            [ tableRef = ExtendTable(tableRef) ]
+            tableRef = Over(tableRef)
+            [ tableRef = Snapshot(tableRef) ]
+            [ tableRef = MatchRecognize(tableRef) ]
+        )
     |
         LOOKAHEAD(2)
         [ <LATERAL> { lateral = true; } ]
@@ -2395,6 +2403,38 @@
     }
 }
 
+SqlNode ImplicitTableFunctionCallArgs(SqlIdentifier name) :
+{
+    final List<SqlNode> tableFuncArgs = new ArrayList<SqlNode>();
+    final SqlNode call;
+    final Span s;
+}
+{
+    // Table call syntax like FROM a.b() instead of FROM TABLE(a.b())
+    // We've already parsed the name, so we don't use NamedRoutineCall.
+    { s = span(); }
+    <LPAREN>
+    [
+        AddArg0(tableFuncArgs, ExprContext.ACCEPT_CURSOR)
+        (
+            <COMMA> {
+                // a comma-list can't appear where only a query is expected
+                checkNonQueryExpression(ExprContext.ACCEPT_CURSOR);
+            }
+            AddArg(tableFuncArgs, ExprContext.ACCEPT_CURSOR)
+        )*
+    ]
+    <RPAREN>
+    {
+        final SqlParserPos pos = s.end(this);
+        call = createCall(name, pos,
+            SqlFunctionCategory.USER_DEFINED_TABLE_FUNCTION, null,
+            tableFuncArgs);
+        return SqlStdOperatorTable.COLLECTION_TABLE.createCall(pos,
+            call);
+    }
+}
+
 SqlNode TableFunctionCall() :
 {
     final Span s;
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/parser/SqlParserTest.java b/testkit/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/parser/SqlParserTest.java
index 32b7bb2..a8ed3e6 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/parser/SqlParserTest.java
+++ b/testkit/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/sql/parser/SqlParserTest.java
@@ -3416,10 +3416,9 @@
         .ok(expected);
   }
 
-  /** Even in SQL Server conformance mode, we do not yet support
-   * 'function(args)' as an abbreviation for 'table(function(args)'. */
+  /** We now support 'function(args)' as an abbreviation for 'table(function(args)'. */
   @Test void testOuterApplyFunctionFails() {
-    final String sql = "select * from dept outer apply ramp(deptno^)^)";
+    final String sql = "select * from dept outer apply ramp(deptno)^)^";
     sql(sql)
         .withConformance(SqlConformanceEnum.SQL_SERVER_2008)
         .fails("(?s).*Encountered \"\\)\" at .*");
@@ -4592,13 +4591,20 @@
     sql(sql).ok(expected);
   }
 
-  @Test void testTableFunction() {
+  @Test void testTableFunctionWithTableWrapper() {
     final String sql = "select * from table(score(table orders))";
     final String expected = "SELECT *\n"
         + "FROM TABLE(`SCORE`((TABLE `ORDERS`)))";
     sql(sql).ok(expected);
   }
 
+  @Test void testTableFunctionWithoutTableWrapper() {
+    final String sql = "select * from score(table orders)";
+    final String expected = "SELECT *\n"
+        + "FROM TABLE(`SCORE`((TABLE `ORDERS`)))";
+    sql(sql).ok(expected);
+  }
+
   @Test void testTableFunctionWithPartitionKey() {
     // test one partition key for input table
     final String sql = "select * from table(topn(table orders partition by productid, 3))";