diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5d05ed5..18c2bd3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ name = "rusqlite"
 
 [features]
 load_extension = ["libsqlite3-sys/load_extension"]
+named_params = []
 
 [dependencies]
 time = "~0.1.0"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3dd84ae..f2d1791 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ pub use transaction::{SqliteTransactionBehavior,
 pub mod types;
 mod transaction;
 #[cfg(feature = "load_extension")] mod load_extension_guard;
+#[cfg(feature = "named_params")] pub mod named_params;
 
 /// A typedef of the result returned by many methods.
 pub type SqliteResult<T> = Result<T, SqliteError>;
@@ -615,15 +616,18 @@ impl<'conn> SqliteStatement<'conn> {
 
         unsafe {
             try!(self.bind_parameters(params));
+            self.execute_()
+        }
+    }
 
-            self.needs_reset = true;
-            let r = ffi::sqlite3_step(self.stmt);
-            match r {
-                ffi::SQLITE_DONE => Ok(self.conn.changes()),
-                ffi::SQLITE_ROW => Err(SqliteError{ code: r,
-                    message: "Unexpected row result - did you mean to call query?".to_string() }),
-                _ => Err(self.conn.decode_result(r).unwrap_err()),
-            }
+    unsafe fn execute_(&mut self) -> SqliteResult<c_int> {
+        let r = ffi::sqlite3_step(self.stmt);
+        ffi::sqlite3_reset(self.stmt);
+        match r {
+            ffi::SQLITE_DONE => Ok(self.conn.changes()),
+            ffi::SQLITE_ROW => Err(SqliteError{ code: r,
+                message: "Unexpected row result - did you mean to call query?".to_string() }),
+            _ => Err(self.conn.decode_result(r).unwrap_err()),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/named_params.rs b/src/named_params.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8e78fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/named_params.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+//use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::ffi::{CString};
+use libc::{c_int};
+
+use super::ffi;
+
+use {SqliteResult, SqliteError, SqliteConnection, SqliteStatement};
+use types::{ToSql};
+
+impl SqliteConnection {
+}
+
+impl<'conn> SqliteStatement<'conn> {
+    /*pub fn parameter_names(&self) -> HashMap<String, i32> {
+        let n = unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_bind_parameter_count(self.stmt) };
+        let mut index_by_name = HashMap::with_capacity(n as usize);
+        for i in 1..n+1 {
+            let c_name = unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_bind_parameter_name(self.stmt, i) };
+            if !c_name.is_null() {
+                let c_slice = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(c_name).to_bytes() };
+                index_by_name.insert(str::from_utf8(c_slice).unwrap().to_string(), n);
+            }
+        }
+        index_by_name
+    }*/
+
+    /// Return the index of an SQL parameter given its name.
+    /// Return None if `name` is invalid (NulError) or if no matching parameter is found.
+    pub fn parameter_index(&self, name: &str) -> Option<i32> {
+        unsafe {
+            CString::new(name).ok().and_then(|c_name|
+                match ffi::sqlite3_bind_parameter_index(self.stmt, c_name.as_ptr()) {
+                    0 => None, // A zero is returned if no matching parameter is found.
+                    n => Some(n)
+                }
+            )
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Execute the prepared statement with named parameter(s).
+    ///
+    /// On success, returns the number of rows that were changed or inserted or deleted (via
+    /// `sqlite3_changes`).
+    pub fn named_execute(&mut self, params: &[(&str, &ToSql)]) -> SqliteResult<c_int> {
+        unsafe {
+            for &(name, value) in params {
+                let i = try!(self.parameter_index(name).ok_or(SqliteError{
+                    code: ffi::SQLITE_MISUSE,
+                    message: format!("Invalid parameter name: {}", name)
+                }));
+                try!(self.conn.decode_result(value.bind_parameter(self.stmt, i)));
+            }
+            self.execute_()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use SqliteConnection;
+
+   #[test]
+    fn test_named_execute() {
+        let db = SqliteConnection::open_in_memory().unwrap();
+        let sql = "CREATE TABLE test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, name TEXT NOT NULL, flag INTEGER)";
+        db.execute_batch(sql).unwrap();
+
+        let mut stmt = db.prepare("INSERT INTO test (id, name, flag) VALUES (:id, :name, :flag)").unwrap();
+        stmt.named_execute(&[(":name", &"one")]).unwrap();
+    }
+}
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