diff --git a/lib/core/agent.py b/lib/core/agent.py
index 73a121c00..d802f4c97 100644
--- a/lib/core/agent.py
+++ b/lib/core/agent.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from lib.core.exception import SqlmapNoneDataException
 from lib.core.settings import BOUNDED_BASE64_MARKER
 from lib.core.settings import BOUNDARY_BACKSLASH_MARKER
 from lib.core.settings import BOUNDED_INJECTION_MARKER
+from lib.core.settings import CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_COOKIE_DELIMITER
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER
 from lib.core.settings import GENERIC_SQL_COMMENT
@@ -890,11 +891,16 @@ class Agent(object):
             if element > 0:
                 unionQuery += ','
 
-            if element == position:
+            if conf.uValues:
+                unionQuery += conf.uValues.split(',')[element]
+            elif element == position:
                 unionQuery += query
             else:
                 unionQuery += char
 
+        if conf.uValues:
+            unionQuery = unionQuery.replace(CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR, query)
+
         if fromTable and not unionQuery.endswith(fromTable):
             unionQuery += fromTable
 
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 63cfb6d3f..951399fc0 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1801,6 +1801,9 @@ def _cleanupOptions():
                     conf.dbms = dbms if conf.dbms and ',' not in conf.dbms else None
                     break
 
+    if conf.uValues:
+        conf.uCols = "%d-%d" % (1 + conf.uValues.count(','), 1 + conf.uValues.count(','))
+
     if conf.testFilter:
         conf.testFilter = conf.testFilter.strip('*+')
         conf.testFilter = re.sub(r"([^.])([*+])", r"\g<1>.\g<2>", conf.testFilter)
@@ -2582,6 +2585,10 @@ def _basicOptionValidation():
         errMsg = "switch '--text-only' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'"
         raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
+    if conf.uValues and conf.uChar:
+        errMsg = "option '--union-values' is incompatible with option '--union-char'"
+        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
+
     if conf.base64Parameter and conf.tamper:
         errMsg = "option '--base64' is incompatible with option '--tamper'"
         raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
@@ -2804,6 +2811,11 @@ def _basicOptionValidation():
         errMsg = "option '--dump-format' accepts one of following values: %s" % ", ".join(getPublicTypeMembers(DUMP_FORMAT, True))
         raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
+    if conf.uValues and (not re.search(r"\A['\w\s.,()%s-]+\Z" % CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR, conf.uValues) or conf.uValues.count(CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR) != 1):
+        errMsg = "option '--union-values' must contain valid UNION column values, along with the injection position "
+        errMsg += "(e.g. 'NULL,1,%s,NULL')" % CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR
+        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
+
     if conf.skip and conf.testParameter:
         if intersect(conf.skip, conf.testParameter):
             errMsg = "option '--skip' is incompatible with option '-p'"
diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index 761ee9955..d41e85b5e 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ optDict = {
         "uCols": "string",
         "uChar": "string",
         "uFrom": "string",
+        "uValues": "string",
         "dnsDomain": "string",
         "secondUrl": "string",
         "secondReq": "string",
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 2bbf50715..a0f5f759c 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.7.8.11"
+VERSION = "1.7.9.0"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index b1074166c..95493b9b9 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
         techniques.add_argument("--union-from", dest="uFrom",
             help="Table to use in FROM part of UNION query SQL injection")
 
+        techniques.add_argument("--union-values", dest="uValues",
+            help="Column values to use for UNION query SQL injection")
+
         techniques.add_argument("--dns-domain", dest="dnsDomain",
             help="Domain name used for DNS exfiltration attack")
 
diff --git a/lib/techniques/union/test.py b/lib/techniques/union/test.py
index c7a3f5948..91ffa13b8 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/union/test.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/union/test.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def _unionTestByCharBruteforce(comment, place, parameter, value, prefix, suffix)
             warnMsg = "if UNION based SQL injection is not detected, "
             warnMsg += "please consider "
 
-            if not conf.uChar and count > 1 and kb.uChar == NULL:
+            if not conf.uChar and count > 1 and kb.uChar == NULL and conf.uValues is None:
                 message = "injection not exploitable with NULL values. Do you want to try with a random integer value for option '--union-char'? [Y/n] "
 
                 if not readInput(message, default='Y', boolean=True):
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 895b60115..df95a9e7f 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -412,6 +412,11 @@ uChar =
 # Example: INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLLATIONS
 uFrom = 
 
+# Column values to use for UNION query SQL injection.
+# Valid: string
+# Example: NULL,1,*,NULL
+uChar =
+
 # Domain name used for DNS exfiltration attack.
 # Valid: string
 dnsDomain =