diff --git a/bigframes/core/__init__.py b/bigframes/core/__init__.py
index 866be9c400..9426df54f0 100644
--- a/bigframes/core/__init__.py
+++ b/bigframes/core/__init__.py
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ def join(
             "left",
             "outer",
             "right",
+            "cross",
         ],
         allow_row_identity_join: bool = True,
     ):
diff --git a/bigframes/core/blocks.py b/bigframes/core/blocks.py
index e831b42752..bf3b9321c3 100644
--- a/bigframes/core/blocks.py
+++ b/bigframes/core/blocks.py
@@ -1531,6 +1531,7 @@ def merge(
             "left",
             "outer",
             "right",
+            "cross",
         ],
         left_join_ids: typing.Sequence[str],
         right_join_ids: typing.Sequence[str],
diff --git a/bigframes/core/compile/single_column.py b/bigframes/core/compile/single_column.py
index b992aa1d1d..93ba3f16f1 100644
--- a/bigframes/core/compile/single_column.py
+++ b/bigframes/core/compile/single_column.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def join_by_column(
         "left",
         "outer",
         "right",
+        "cross",
     ],
     allow_row_identity_join: bool = True,
 ) -> compiled.CompiledArrayValue:
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def join_by_column(
             left_table,
             right_table,
             predicates=join_conditions,
-            how=how,
+            how=how,  # type: ignore
         )
 
         # Preserve ordering accross joins.
diff --git a/bigframes/core/joins/merge.py b/bigframes/core/joins/merge.py
index fac16b3607..c65e1bdd54 100644
--- a/bigframes/core/joins/merge.py
+++ b/bigframes/core/joins/merge.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def merge(
         "left",
         "outer",
         "right",
+        "cross",
     ] = "inner",
     on: Optional[str] = None,
     *,
diff --git a/bigframes/core/nodes.py b/bigframes/core/nodes.py
index 7b252b164f..8f1e2e5e73 100644
--- a/bigframes/core/nodes.py
+++ b/bigframes/core/nodes.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class JoinNode(BigFrameNode):
         "left",
         "outer",
         "right",
+        "cross",
     ]
     allow_row_identity_join: bool = True
 
diff --git a/bigframes/dataframe.py b/bigframes/dataframe.py
index c5b48822fb..701c26f42f 100644
--- a/bigframes/dataframe.py
+++ b/bigframes/dataframe.py
@@ -1933,6 +1933,7 @@ def merge(
             "left",
             "outer",
             "right",
+            "cross",
         ] = "inner",
         # TODO(garrettwu): Currently can take inner, outer, left and right. To support
         # cross joins
@@ -1943,6 +1944,19 @@ def merge(
         sort: bool = False,
         suffixes: tuple[str, str] = ("_x", "_y"),
     ) -> DataFrame:
+        if how == "cross":
+            if on is not None:
+                raise ValueError("'on' is not supported for cross join.")
+            result_block = self._block.merge(
+                right._block,
+                left_join_ids=[],
+                right_join_ids=[],
+                suffixes=suffixes,
+                how=how,
+                sort=True,
+            )
+            return DataFrame(result_block)
+
         if on is None:
             if left_on is None or right_on is None:
                 raise ValueError("Must specify `on` or `left_on` + `right_on`.")
@@ -1996,6 +2010,18 @@ def join(
             raise NotImplementedError(
                 f"Deduping column names is not implemented. {constants.FEEDBACK_LINK}"
             )
+        if how == "cross":
+            if on is not None:
+                raise ValueError("'on' is not supported for cross join.")
+            result_block = left._block.merge(
+                right._block,
+                left_join_ids=[],
+                right_join_ids=[],
+                suffixes=("", ""),
+                how="cross",
+                sort=True,
+            )
+            return DataFrame(result_block)
 
         # Join left columns with right index
         if on is not None:
diff --git a/bigframes/pandas/__init__.py b/bigframes/pandas/__init__.py
index 1c52b103fb..d35f838366 100644
--- a/bigframes/pandas/__init__.py
+++ b/bigframes/pandas/__init__.py
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ def merge(
         "left",
         "outer",
         "right",
+        "cross",
     ] = "inner",
     on: Optional[str] = None,
     *,
diff --git a/tests/system/small/test_dataframe.py b/tests/system/small/test_dataframe.py
index 3d7ba867ea..605d4abc1d 100644
--- a/tests/system/small/test_dataframe.py
+++ b/tests/system/small/test_dataframe.py
@@ -914,6 +914,26 @@ def test_df_isin_dict(scalars_dfs):
     pandas.testing.assert_frame_equal(bf_result, pd_result.astype("boolean"))
 
 
+def test_df_cross_merge(scalars_dfs):
+    scalars_df, scalars_pandas_df = scalars_dfs
+    left_columns = ["int64_col", "float64_col", "rowindex_2"]
+    right_columns = ["int64_col", "bool_col", "string_col", "rowindex_2"]
+
+    left = scalars_df[left_columns]
+    # Offset the rows somewhat so that outer join can have an effect.
+    right = scalars_df[right_columns].assign(rowindex_2=scalars_df["rowindex_2"] + 2)
+
+    bf_result = left.merge(right, "cross").to_pandas()
+
+    pd_result = scalars_pandas_df[left_columns].merge(
+        scalars_pandas_df[right_columns].assign(
+            rowindex_2=scalars_pandas_df["rowindex_2"] + 2
+        ),
+        "cross",
+    )
+    pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(bf_result, pd_result, check_index_type=False)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("merge_how",),
     [
@@ -1745,12 +1765,7 @@ def test_series_binop_add_different_table(
 
 all_joins = pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("how",),
-    (
-        ("outer",),
-        ("left",),
-        ("right",),
-        ("inner",),
-    ),
+    (("outer",), ("left",), ("right",), ("inner",), ("cross",)),
 )
 
 
@@ -1795,13 +1810,18 @@ def test_join_param_on(scalars_dfs, how):
     bf_df_a = bf_df[["string_col", "int64_col", "rowindex_2"]]
     bf_df_a = bf_df_a.assign(rowindex_2=bf_df_a["rowindex_2"] + 2)
     bf_df_b = bf_df[["float64_col"]]
-    bf_result = bf_df_a.join(bf_df_b, on="rowindex_2", how=how).to_pandas()
 
-    pd_df_a = pd_df[["string_col", "int64_col", "rowindex_2"]]
-    pd_df_a = pd_df_a.assign(rowindex_2=pd_df_a["rowindex_2"] + 2)
-    pd_df_b = pd_df[["float64_col"]]
-    pd_result = pd_df_a.join(pd_df_b, on="rowindex_2", how=how)
-    assert_pandas_df_equal_ignore_ordering(bf_result, pd_result)
+    if how == "cross":
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            bf_df_a.join(bf_df_b, on="rowindex_2", how=how)
+    else:
+        bf_result = bf_df_a.join(bf_df_b, on="rowindex_2", how=how).to_pandas()
+
+        pd_df_a = pd_df[["string_col", "int64_col", "rowindex_2"]]
+        pd_df_a = pd_df_a.assign(rowindex_2=pd_df_a["rowindex_2"] + 2)
+        pd_df_b = pd_df[["float64_col"]]
+        pd_result = pd_df_a.join(pd_df_b, on="rowindex_2", how=how)
+        assert_pandas_df_equal_ignore_ordering(bf_result, pd_result)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/tests/system/small/test_pandas.py b/tests/system/small/test_pandas.py
index 0292ebd206..b88901f3bc 100644
--- a/tests/system/small/test_pandas.py
+++ b/tests/system/small/test_pandas.py
@@ -289,6 +289,27 @@ def test_merge_left_on_right_on(scalars_dfs, merge_how):
     assert_pandas_df_equal_ignore_ordering(bf_result, pd_result)
 
 
+def test_pd_merge_cross(scalars_dfs):
+    scalars_df, scalars_pandas_df = scalars_dfs
+    left_columns = ["int64_col", "float64_col", "int64_too"]
+    right_columns = ["int64_col", "bool_col", "string_col", "rowindex_2"]
+
+    left = scalars_df[left_columns]
+    right = scalars_df[right_columns]
+
+    df = bpd.merge(left, right, "cross", sort=True)
+    bf_result = df.to_pandas()
+
+    pd_result = pd.merge(
+        scalars_pandas_df[left_columns],
+        scalars_pandas_df[right_columns],
+        "cross",
+        sort=True,
+    )
+
+    pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(bf_result, pd_result, check_index_type=False)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("merge_how",),
     [
diff --git a/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/frame.py b/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/frame.py
index 6f4f6be35d..3e4cec284c 100644
--- a/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -2194,6 +2194,8 @@ def join(self, other, *, on: Optional[str] = None, how: str) -> DataFrame:
                 and sort it lexicographically. ``inner``: form intersection of
                 calling frame's index (or column if on is specified) with `other`'s
                 index, preserving the order of the calling's one.
+                ``cross``: creates the cartesian product from both frames, preserves
+                the order of the left keys.
 
         Returns:
             bigframes.dataframe.DataFrame: A dataframe containing columns from both the caller and `other`.
@@ -2208,6 +2210,7 @@ def merge(
             "left",
             "outer",
             "right",
+            "cross",
         ] = "inner",
         on: Optional[str] = None,
         *,
@@ -2243,6 +2246,8 @@ def merge(
                 join; sort keys lexicographically.
                 ``inner``: use intersection of keys from both frames, similar to a SQL inner
                 join; preserve the order of the left keys.
+                ``cross``: creates the cartesian product from both frames, preserves the order
+                of the left keys.
 
             on (label or list of labels):
                 Columns to join on. It must be found in both DataFrames. Either on or left_on + right_on
diff --git a/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/reshape/merge.py b/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/reshape/merge.py
index b03f366fca..704e50f516 100644
--- a/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/reshape/merge.py
+++ b/third_party/bigframes_vendored/pandas/core/reshape/merge.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def merge(
             join; sort keys lexicographically.
             ``inner``: use intersection of keys from both frames, similar to a SQL inner
             join; preserve the order of the left keys.
+            ``cross``: creates the cartesian product from both frames, preserves the order
+            of the left keys.
 
         on (label or list of labels):
             Columns to join on. It must be found in both DataFrames. Either on or left_on + right_on