diff --git a/src/query/mod.rs b/src/query/mod.rs
index 54cc12dd5..5d2be1422 100644
--- a/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod json;
 mod select;
 mod traits;
 mod update;
+mod util;
 
 pub use combine::{SelectA, SelectB};
 pub use delete::*;
@@ -19,5 +20,6 @@ pub use json::*;
 pub use select::*;
 pub use traits::*;
 pub use update::*;
+pub use util::*;
 
 pub use crate::{InsertResult, Statement, UpdateResult, Value, Values};
diff --git a/src/query/util.rs b/src/query/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e771f7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/query/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+use crate::{DatabaseConnection, DbBackend, QueryTrait, Statement};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct DebugQuery<'a, Q, T> {
+    pub query: &'a Q,
+    pub value: T,
+}
+
+macro_rules! debug_query_build {
+    ($impl_obj:ty, $db_expr:expr) => {
+        impl<'a, Q> DebugQuery<'a, Q, $impl_obj>
+        where
+            Q: QueryTrait,
+        {
+            pub fn build(&self) -> Statement {
+                let func = $db_expr;
+                let db_backend = func(self);
+                self.query.build(db_backend)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+debug_query_build!(DbBackend, |x: &DebugQuery<_, DbBackend>| x.value);
+debug_query_build!(&DbBackend, |x: &DebugQuery<_, &DbBackend>| *x.value);
+debug_query_build!(
+    DatabaseConnection,
+    |x: &DebugQuery<_, DatabaseConnection>| x.value.get_database_backend()
+);
+debug_query_build!(
+    &DatabaseConnection,
+    |x: &DebugQuery<_, &DatabaseConnection>| x.value.get_database_backend()
+);
+
+/// Helper to get a `Statement` from an object that impl `QueryTrait`.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```
+/// # #[cfg(feature = "mock")]
+/// # use sea_orm::{error::*, tests_cfg::*, MockDatabase, MockExecResult, Transaction, DbBackend};
+/// #
+/// # let conn = MockDatabase::new(DbBackend::Postgres)
+/// #     .into_connection();
+/// #
+/// use sea_orm::{entity::*, query::*, tests_cfg::cake, debug_query_stmt};
+///
+/// let c = cake::Entity::insert(
+///    cake::ActiveModel {
+///         id: ActiveValue::set(1),
+///         name: ActiveValue::set("Apple Pie".to_owned()),
+/// });
+///
+/// let raw_sql = debug_query_stmt!(&c, &conn).to_string();
+/// assert_eq!(raw_sql, r#"INSERT INTO "cake" ("id", "name") VALUES (1, 'Apple Pie')"#);
+///
+/// let raw_sql = debug_query_stmt!(&c, conn).to_string();
+/// assert_eq!(raw_sql, r#"INSERT INTO "cake" ("id", "name") VALUES (1, 'Apple Pie')"#);
+///
+/// let raw_sql = debug_query_stmt!(&c, DbBackend::MySql).to_string();
+/// assert_eq!(raw_sql, r#"INSERT INTO `cake` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (1, 'Apple Pie')"#);
+///
+/// let raw_sql = debug_query_stmt!(&c, &DbBackend::MySql).to_string();
+/// assert_eq!(raw_sql, r#"INSERT INTO `cake` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (1, 'Apple Pie')"#);
+///
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! debug_query_stmt {
+    ($query:expr,$value:expr) => {
+        $crate::DebugQuery {
+            query: $query,
+            value: $value,
+        }
+        .build();
+    };
+}
+
+/// Helper to get a raw SQL string from an object that impl `QueryTrait`.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```
+/// # #[cfg(feature = "mock")]
+/// # use sea_orm::{error::*, tests_cfg::*, MockDatabase, MockExecResult, Transaction, DbBackend};
+/// #
+/// # let conn = MockDatabase::new(DbBackend::Postgres)
+/// #     .into_connection();
+/// #
+/// use sea_orm::{entity::*, query::*, tests_cfg::cake,debug_query};
+///
+/// let c = cake::Entity::insert(
+///    cake::ActiveModel {
+///         id: ActiveValue::set(1),
+///         name: ActiveValue::set("Apple Pie".to_owned()),
+/// });
+///
+/// let raw_sql = debug_query!(&c, &conn);
+/// assert_eq!(raw_sql, r#"INSERT INTO "cake" ("id", "name") VALUES (1, 'Apple Pie')"#);
+///
+/// let raw_sql = debug_query!(&c, conn);
+/// assert_eq!(raw_sql, r#"INSERT INTO "cake" ("id", "name") VALUES (1, 'Apple Pie')"#);
+///
+/// let raw_sql = debug_query!(&c, DbBackend::Sqlite);
+/// assert_eq!(raw_sql, r#"INSERT INTO `cake` (`id`, `name`) VALUES (1, 'Apple Pie')"#);
+///
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! debug_query {
+    ($query:expr,$value:expr) => {
+        $crate::debug_query_stmt!($query, $value).to_string();
+    };
+}