diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/OCI8/StatementTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/OCI8/StatementTest.php
index e29d76468a2..59848b01fc9 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/OCI8/StatementTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Driver/OCI8/StatementTest.php
@@ -40,15 +40,29 @@ public function testQueryConversion(string $query, array $params, array $expecte
     }
 
     /**
+     * Low-level approach to working with parameter binding
+     *
      * @param mixed[] $params
      * @param mixed[] $expected
      *
      * @dataProvider queryConversionProvider
      */
-    public function testQueryPrepare(string $query, array $params, array $expected) : void
+    public function testStatementBindParameters(string $query, array $params, array $expected) : void
     {
         $stmt = $this->connection->prepare($query);
-        $stmt->execute($params);
+        $hasZeroIndex = array_key_exists(0, $params);
+
+        foreach ($params as $key => $val) {
+            if ($hasZeroIndex && is_int($key)) {
+                $param = $key + 1;
+            } else {
+                $param = $key;
+            }
+
+            $stmt->bindParam($param, $val);
+        }
+
+        $stmt->execute();
 
         self::assertEquals(
             $expected,
@@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ public function testQueryPrepare(string $query, array $params, array $expected)
     public static function queryConversionProvider() : iterable
     {
         return [
-            'simple' => [
+            'positional' => [
                 'SELECT ? COL1 FROM DUAL',
                 [1],
                 ['COL1' => 1],