diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index d495939..a792817 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ func (c *conn) ExecContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args []driver.Name
 
 	ctx = driverctx.NewContextWithConnId(ctx, c.id)
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New(ErrParametersNotSupported)
+		q, err := SubstituteArgs(query, args)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		query = q
 	}
 	exStmtResp, opStatusResp, err := c.runQuery(ctx, query, args)
 
@@ -140,7 +144,11 @@ func (c *conn) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args []driver.Nam
 
 	ctx = driverctx.NewContextWithConnId(ctx, c.id)
 	if len(args) > 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New(ErrParametersNotSupported)
+		q, err := SubstituteArgs(query, args)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		query = q
 	}
 	// first we try to get the results synchronously.
 	// at any point in time that the context is done we must cancel and return
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80a6ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package dbsql
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func EscapeArgs(args []driver.NamedValue) (_ []string, err error) {
+	escaped := make([]string, len(args))
+
+	for i, arg := range args {
+		escaped[i], err = escapearg(arg.Value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return escaped, nil
+}
+
+func escapearg(val interface{}) (string, error) {
+	if vb, isBytes := val.([]byte); isBytes {
+		val = string(vb)
+	}
+	switch v := val.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return "'" + strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(v, "'", "''"), "\\", "\\\\") + "'", nil
+	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64, uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64, float32, float64:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", v), nil
+	case bool:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", v), nil
+	case nil:
+		return "NULL", nil
+	case time.Time:
+		return "'" + v.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05") + "'", nil
+	case []interface{}:
+		var err error
+		nested := make([]string, len(v))
+		for j, vv := range v {
+			nested[j], err = escapearg(vv)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", strings.Join(nested, ", ")), nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported type %T", v)
+	}
+}
+
+func SubstituteArgs(sql string, args []driver.NamedValue) (string, error) {
+	escaped, err := EscapeArgs(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	i := 0
+	for {
+		p := strings.Index(sql, "?")
+		if p == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if len(sql[p:]) > 1 && sql[p:p+2] == "??" { // escape ?? => ?
+			buf.WriteString(sql[:p])
+			buf.WriteString("?")
+			if len(sql[p:]) == 1 {
+				break
+			}
+			sql = sql[p+2:]
+		} else {
+			buf.WriteString(sql[:p])
+			fmt.Fprint(buf, escaped[i])
+			i++
+			sql = sql[p+1:]
+		}
+	}
+
+	buf.WriteString(sql)
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..399277a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package dbsql
+
+import (
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestEscapeArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	thyme := time.Date(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		args        []driver.NamedValue
+		expected    []string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		"strings": {
+			args: []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: "foo"}, {Ordinal: 2, Value: "bar"}},
+			expected: []string{
+				"'foo'",
+				"'bar'",
+			},
+		},
+		"strings with quotes": {
+			args: []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: "f'oo"}, {Ordinal: 2, Value: "bar"}},
+			expected: []string{
+				"'f''oo'",
+				"'bar'",
+			},
+		},
+		"lists": {
+			args: []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: []interface{}{"foo", "bar"}}},
+			expected: []string{
+				"('foo', 'bar')",
+			},
+		},
+		"time": {
+			args: []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: thyme}},
+			expected: []string{
+				"'2020-01-01 00:00:00'",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual, err := EscapeArgs(test.args)
+			if test.expectError {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.Equal(t, test.expected, actual)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubstituteArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		sql         string
+		args        []driver.NamedValue
+		expected    string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		"no args": {
+			sql:      "SELECT * FROM foo",
+			expected: "SELECT * FROM foo",
+		},
+		"one arg": {
+			sql:      "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = ?",
+			args:     []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: "baz"}},
+			expected: "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = 'baz'",
+		},
+		"two args": {
+			sql:      "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = ? AND baz = ?",
+			args:     []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: "baz"}, {Ordinal: 2, Value: "qux"}},
+			expected: "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = 'baz' AND baz = 'qux'",
+		},
+		"two args with list": {
+			sql:      "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = ? AND baz IN ?",
+			args:     []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: "baz"}, {Ordinal: 2, Value: []interface{}{"qux", "quux"}}},
+			expected: "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = 'baz' AND baz IN ('qux', 'quux')",
+		},
+		"three args with list and time": {
+			sql:      "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = ? AND baz IN ? AND qux = ?",
+			args:     []driver.NamedValue{{Ordinal: 1, Value: "baz"}, {Ordinal: 2, Value: []interface{}{"qux", "quux"}}, {Ordinal: 3, Value: time.Date(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)}},
+			expected: "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE bar = 'baz' AND baz IN ('qux', 'quux') AND qux = '2020-01-01 00:00:00'",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual, err := SubstituteArgs(test.sql, test.args)
+			if test.expectError {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.Equal(t, test.expected, actual)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}