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Abstract A multifunctional super-hydrophobic polyethersulfone (PES)/1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (POTS)/MoS2–polydopamine (PDA)–TiO2 coating was fabricated by a simple spraying method that involved two consecutive steps of dopamine (DA) self-polymerization on MoS2 sheet surface and in situ growth of TiO2 nano-particles. The coating possessed super-hydrophobicity with the water contact angle (WCA) of 159 ± 2° and excellent self-cleaning property. Remarkable mechanical stability was obtained with original super-hydrophobicity even after 10,000 abrasion cycles of damage under the load of 50 KPa. It also retained high WCA of 150° after exposure to strong acids (HCl, pH = 1) and bases (NaOH, pH = 14) for at least 30 h. Compared with the uncoated aluminum substrate, the corrosion resistance of the coating was significantly enhanced with lower corrosion current density of 2.7 × 10−9 A/cm2 and higher corrosion potential of −41 mV after immersion in a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution for 15 days. All these results suggest the super-hydrophobic PES/POTS/MoS2–PDA–TiO2 coating exhibits great potential as a functional surface in a wide range of practical applications.