MySQL: GROUP_CONCAT with LEFT JOIN
Use: SELECT t.*, x.combinedsolutions FROM TICKETS t LEFT JOIN (SELECT s.ticket_id, GROUP_CONCAT(s.soution) AS combinedsolutions FROM SOLUTIONS s GROUP BY s.ticket_id) x ON x.ticket_id = t.ticket_id Alternate: SELECT t.*, (SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(s.soution) FROM SOLUTIONS s WHERE s.ticket_id = t.ticket_id) AS combinedsolutions FROM TICKETS t