diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 125263fb88..422d3a3fdb 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Enh #13266: Added `yii\validators\EachValidator::$stopOnFirstError` allowing addition of more than one error (klimov-paul)
 - Enh #13268: Added logging of memory usage (bashkarev)
 - Enh: Added constants for specifying `yii\validators\CompareValidator::$type` (cebe)
+- Enh #8293: `yii\db\Query` can be passed to `insert` method in `yii\db\QueryBuilder` (voroks)
 - Enh #13134: Added logging URL rules (bashkarev)
 - Enh: Refactored `yii\web\ErrorAction` to make it reusable (silverfire)
 - Enh: Added support for field `yii\console\controllers\BaseMigrateController::$migrationNamespaces` setup from CLI (schmunk42)
diff --git a/framework/db/Command.php b/framework/db/Command.php
index 3b6fc2f3bb..14d8978dc2 100644
--- a/framework/db/Command.php
+++ b/framework/db/Command.php
@@ -421,7 +421,9 @@ class Command extends Component
      * Note that the created command is not executed until [[execute()]] is called.
      *
      * @param string $table the table that new rows will be inserted into.
-     * @param array $columns the column data (name => value) to be inserted into the table.
+     * @param array|\yii\db\Query $columns the column data (name => value) to be inserted into the table or instance
+     * of [[yii\db\Query|Query]] to perform INSERT INTO ... SELECT SQL statement.
+     * Passing of [[yii\db\Query|Query]] is available since version 2.0.11.
      * @return $this the command object itself
      */
     public function insert($table, $columns)
diff --git a/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php b/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php
index 85f9666e6b..8d5b8d6988 100644
--- a/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/framework/db/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ class QueryBuilder extends \yii\base\Object
      * The method will properly escape the table and column names.
      *
      * @param string $table the table that new rows will be inserted into.
-     * @param array $columns the column data (name => value) to be inserted into the table.
+     * @param array|\yii\db\Query $columns the column data (name => value) to be inserted into the table or instance
+     * of [[yii\db\Query|Query]] to perform INSERT INTO ... SELECT SQL statement.
+     * Passing of [[yii\db\Query|Query]] is available since version 2.0.11.
      * @param array $params the binding parameters that will be generated by this method.
      * They should be bound to the DB command later.
      * @return string the INSERT SQL
@@ -157,23 +159,58 @@ class QueryBuilder extends \yii\base\Object
         }
         $names = [];
         $placeholders = [];
-        foreach ($columns as $name => $value) {
-            $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
-            if ($value instanceof Expression) {
-                $placeholders[] = $value->expression;
-                foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
-                    $params[$n] = $v;
+        $values = ' DEFAULT VALUES';
+        if ($columns instanceof \yii\db\Query) {
+            list($names, $values) = $this->prepareInsertSelectSubQuery($columns, $schema);
+        } else {
+            foreach ($columns as $name => $value) {
+                $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
+                if ($value instanceof Expression) {
+                    $placeholders[] = $value->expression;
+                    foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
+                        $params[$n] = $v;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
+                    $placeholders[] = $phName;
+                    $params[$phName] = !is_array($value) && isset($columnSchemas[$name]) ? $columnSchemas[$name]->dbTypecast($value) : $value;
                 }
-            } else {
-                $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
-                $placeholders[] = $phName;
-                $params[$phName] = !is_array($value) && isset($columnSchemas[$name]) ? $columnSchemas[$name]->dbTypecast($value) : $value;
             }
         }
 
         return 'INSERT INTO ' . $schema->quoteTableName($table)
             . (!empty($names) ? ' (' . implode(', ', $names) . ')' : '')
-            . (!empty($placeholders) ? ' VALUES (' . implode(', ', $placeholders) . ')' : ' DEFAULT VALUES');
+            . (!empty($placeholders) ? ' VALUES (' . implode(', ', $placeholders) . ')' : $values);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepare select-subquery and field names for INSERT INTO ... SELECT SQL statement.
+     *
+     * @param \yii\db\Query $columns Object, which represents select query
+     * @param \yii\db\Schema $schema Schema object to qoute column name
+     * @return array
+     * @since 2.0.11
+     */
+    protected function prepareInsertSelectSubQuery($columns, $schema)
+    {
+        if (!is_array($columns->select) || empty($columns->select) || in_array('*', $columns->select)) {
+            throw new InvalidParamException('Expected select query object with enumerated (named) parameters');
+        }
+
+        list ($values, ) = $this->build($columns);
+        $names = [];
+        $values = ' ' . $values;
+        foreach ($columns->select as $title => $field) {
+            if (is_string($title)) {
+                $names[] = $title;
+            } else if (preg_match('/^(.*?)(?i:\s+as\s+|\s+)([\w\-_\.]+)$/', $field, $matches)) {
+                $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($matches[2]);
+            } else {
+                $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($field);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return [$names, $values];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/framework/db/mysql/QueryBuilder.php b/framework/db/mysql/QueryBuilder.php
index dd52adc96d..2c8479ffdf 100644
--- a/framework/db/mysql/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/framework/db/mysql/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -195,30 +195,35 @@ class QueryBuilder extends \yii\db\QueryBuilder
         }
         $names = [];
         $placeholders = [];
-        foreach ($columns as $name => $value) {
-            $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
-            if ($value instanceof Expression) {
-                $placeholders[] = $value->expression;
-                foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
-                    $params[$n] = $v;
-                }
-            } else {
-                $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
-                $placeholders[] = $phName;
-                $params[$phName] = !is_array($value) && isset($columnSchemas[$name]) ? $columnSchemas[$name]->dbTypecast($value) : $value;
-            }
-        }
-        if (empty($names) && $tableSchema !== null) {
-            $columns = !empty($tableSchema->primaryKey) ? $tableSchema->primaryKey : [reset($tableSchema->columns)->name];
-            foreach ($columns as $name) {
+        $values = ' DEFAULT VALUES';
+        if ($columns instanceof \yii\db\Query) {
+            list($names, $values) = $this->prepareInsertSelectSubQuery($columns, $schema);
+        } else {
+            foreach ($columns as $name => $value) {
                 $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
-                $placeholders[] = 'DEFAULT';
+                if ($value instanceof Expression) {
+                    $placeholders[] = $value->expression;
+                    foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
+                        $params[$n] = $v;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
+                    $placeholders[] = $phName;
+                    $params[$phName] = !is_array($value) && isset($columnSchemas[$name]) ? $columnSchemas[$name]->dbTypecast($value) : $value;
+                }
+            }
+            if (empty($names) && $tableSchema !== null) {
+                $columns = !empty($tableSchema->primaryKey) ? $tableSchema->primaryKey : [reset($tableSchema->columns)->name];
+                foreach ($columns as $name) {
+                    $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
+                    $placeholders[] = 'DEFAULT';
+                }
             }
         }
 
         return 'INSERT INTO ' . $schema->quoteTableName($table)
             . (!empty($names) ? ' (' . implode(', ', $names) . ')' : '')
-            . (!empty($placeholders) ? ' VALUES (' . implode(', ', $placeholders) . ')' : ' DEFAULT VALUES');
+            . (!empty($placeholders) ? ' VALUES (' . implode(', ', $placeholders) . ')' : $values);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/framework/db/oci/QueryBuilder.php b/framework/db/oci/QueryBuilder.php
index 072f3f0915..827e6f8613 100644
--- a/framework/db/oci/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/framework/db/oci/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -178,30 +178,35 @@ EOD;
         }
         $names = [];
         $placeholders = [];
-        foreach ($columns as $name => $value) {
-            $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
-            if ($value instanceof Expression) {
-                $placeholders[] = $value->expression;
-                foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
-                    $params[$n] = $v;
-                }
-            } else {
-                $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
-                $placeholders[] = $phName;
-                $params[$phName] = !is_array($value) && isset($columnSchemas[$name]) ? $columnSchemas[$name]->dbTypecast($value) : $value;
-            }
-        }
-        if (empty($names) && $tableSchema !== null) {
-            $columns = !empty($tableSchema->primaryKey) ? $tableSchema->primaryKey : reset($tableSchema->columns)->name;
-            foreach ($columns as $name) {
+        $values = ' DEFAULT VALUES';
+        if ($columns instanceof \yii\db\Query) {
+            list($names, $values) = $this->prepareInsertSelectSubQuery($columns, $schema);
+        } else {
+            foreach ($columns as $name => $value) {
                 $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
-                $placeholders[] = 'DEFAULT';
+                if ($value instanceof Expression) {
+                    $placeholders[] = $value->expression;
+                    foreach ($value->params as $n => $v) {
+                        $params[$n] = $v;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $phName = self::PARAM_PREFIX . count($params);
+                    $placeholders[] = $phName;
+                    $params[$phName] = !is_array($value) && isset($columnSchemas[$name]) ? $columnSchemas[$name]->dbTypecast($value) : $value;
+                }
+            }
+            if (empty($names) && $tableSchema !== null) {
+                $columns = !empty($tableSchema->primaryKey) ? $tableSchema->primaryKey : [reset($tableSchema->columns)->name];
+                foreach ($columns as $name) {
+                    $names[] = $schema->quoteColumnName($name);
+                    $placeholders[] = 'DEFAULT';
+                }
             }
         }
 
         return 'INSERT INTO ' . $schema->quoteTableName($table)
             . (!empty($names) ? ' (' . implode(', ', $names) . ')' : '')
-            . (!empty($placeholders) ? ' VALUES (' . implode(', ', $placeholders) . ')' : ' DEFAULT VALUES');
+            . (!empty($placeholders) ? ' VALUES (' . implode(', ', $placeholders) . ')' : $values);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilder.php b/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilder.php
index 1ede10a1a9..b43fc5ace1 100644
--- a/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -245,12 +245,18 @@ class QueryBuilder extends \yii\db\QueryBuilder
     /**
      * Normalizes data to be saved into the table, performing extra preparations and type converting, if necessary.
      * @param string $table the table that data will be saved into.
-     * @param array $columns the column data (name => value) to be saved into the table.
+     * @param array|\yii\db\Query $columns the column data (name => value) to be saved into the table or instance
+     * of [[yii\db\Query|Query]] to perform INSERT INTO ... SELECT SQL statement.
+     * Passing of [[yii\db\Query|Query]] is available since version 2.0.11.
      * @return array normalized columns
      * @since 2.0.9
      */
     private function normalizeTableRowData($table, $columns)
     {
+        if ($columns instanceof \yii\db\Query) {
+            return $columns;
+        }
+
         if (($tableSchema = $this->db->getSchema()->getTableSchema($table)) !== null) {
             $columnSchemas = $tableSchema->columns;
             foreach ($columns as $name => $value) {
@@ -259,6 +265,7 @@ class QueryBuilder extends \yii\db\QueryBuilder
                 }
             }
         }
+
         return $columns;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/framework/db/CommandTest.php b/tests/framework/db/CommandTest.php
index cbf7af7a5b..ffdee8a8c1 100644
--- a/tests/framework/db/CommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/db/CommandTest.php
@@ -321,6 +321,136 @@ SQL;
         ], $record);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test INSERT INTO ... SELECT SQL statement
+     */
+    public function testInsertSelect()
+    {
+        $db = $this->getConnection();
+        $db->createCommand('DELETE FROM {{customer}};')->execute();
+
+        $command = $db->createCommand();
+        $command->insert(
+            '{{customer}}',
+            [
+                'email' => 't1@example.com',
+                'name' => 'test',
+                'address' => 'test address',
+            ]
+        )->execute();
+
+        $query = new \yii\db\Query();
+        $query->select([
+                    '{{customer}}.email as name',
+                    'name as email',
+                    'address',
+                ]
+        )->from('{{customer}}');
+
+        $command = $db->createCommand();
+        $command->insert(
+            '{{customer}}',
+            $query
+        )->execute();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $db->createCommand('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {{customer}};')->queryScalar());
+        $record = $db->createCommand('SELECT email, name, address FROM {{customer}};')->queryAll();
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            [
+                'email' => 't1@example.com',
+                'name' => 'test',
+                'address' => 'test address',
+            ],
+            [
+                'email' => 'test',
+                'name' => 't1@example.com',
+                'address' => 'test address',
+            ],
+        ], $record);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test INSERT INTO ... SELECT SQL statement with alias syntax
+     */
+    public function testInsertSelectAlias()
+    {
+        $db = $this->getConnection();
+        $db->createCommand('DELETE FROM {{customer}};')->execute();
+
+        $command = $db->createCommand();
+        $command->insert(
+            '{{customer}}',
+            [
+                'email' => 't1@example.com',
+                'name' => 'test',
+                'address' => 'test address',
+            ]
+        )->execute();
+
+        $query = new \yii\db\Query();
+        $query->select([
+                'email' => '{{customer}}.email',
+                'address' => 'name',
+                'name' => 'address',
+            ]
+        )->from('{{customer}}');
+
+        $command = $db->createCommand();
+        $command->insert(
+            '{{customer}}',
+            $query
+        )->execute();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $db->createCommand('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {{customer}};')->queryScalar());
+        $record = $db->createCommand('SELECT email, name, address FROM {{customer}};')->queryAll();
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            [
+                'email' => 't1@example.com',
+                'name' => 'test',
+                'address' => 'test address',
+            ],
+            [
+                'email' => 't1@example.com',
+                'name' => 'test address',
+                'address' => 'test',
+            ],
+        ], $record);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Data provider for testInsertSelectFailed
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function invalidSelectColumns() {
+        return [
+            [[]],
+            ['*'],
+            [['*']],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test INSERT INTO ... SELECT SQL statement with wrong query object
+     *
+     * @dataProvider invalidSelectColumns
+     * @expectedException \yii\base\InvalidParamException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Expected select query object with enumerated (named) parameters
+     */
+    public function testInsertSelectFailed($invalidSelectCulumns)
+    {
+        $this->setExpectedException('\yii\base\InvalidParamException');
+
+        $query = new \yii\db\Query();
+        $query->select(['*'])->from('{{customer}}');
+
+        $db = $this->getConnection();
+        $command = $db->createCommand();
+        $command->insert(
+            '{{customer}}',
+            $query
+        )->execute();
+    }
+
     public function testInsertExpression()
     {
         $db = $this->getConnection();