diff --git a/sqlx.go b/sqlx.go
index f7b28768..99582e73 100644
--- a/sqlx.go
+++ b/sqlx.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package sqlx
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"errors"
@@ -237,6 +238,35 @@ func (r *Row) Err() error {
 	return r.err
 }
 
+// Queryable includes all methods shared by sqlx.DB and sqlx.Tx, allowing
+// either type to be used interchangeably.
+type Queryable interface {
+	Ext
+	ExecerContext
+	PreparerContext
+	QueryerContext
+	Preparer
+
+	GetContext(context.Context, interface{}, string, ...interface{}) error
+	SelectContext(context.Context, interface{}, string, ...interface{}) error
+	Get(interface{}, string, ...interface{}) error
+	MustExecContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) sql.Result
+	PreparexContext(context.Context, string) (*Stmt, error)
+	QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) *sql.Row
+	Select(interface{}, string, ...interface{}) error
+	QueryRow(string, ...interface{}) *sql.Row
+	PrepareNamedContext(context.Context, string) (*NamedStmt, error)
+	PrepareNamed(string) (*NamedStmt, error)
+	Preparex(string) (*Stmt, error)
+	NamedExec(string, interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
+	NamedExecContext(context.Context, string, interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
+	MustExec(string, ...interface{}) sql.Result
+	NamedQuery(string, interface{}) (*Rows, error)
+}
+
+var _ Queryable = (*DB)(nil)
+var _ Queryable = (*Tx)(nil)
+
 // DB is a wrapper around sql.DB which keeps track of the driverName upon Open,
 // used mostly to automatically bind named queries using the right bindvars.
 type DB struct {
diff --git a/sqlx_test.go b/sqlx_test.go
index 1d4aa20d..8cd605bc 100644
--- a/sqlx_test.go
+++ b/sqlx_test.go
@@ -1924,3 +1924,74 @@ func TestSelectReset(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestQueryable(t *testing.T) {
+	sqlDBType := reflect.TypeOf(&sql.DB{})
+	dbType := reflect.TypeOf(&DB{})
+	sqlTxType := reflect.TypeOf(&sql.Tx{})
+	txType := reflect.TypeOf(&Tx{})
+
+	dbMethods := exportableMethods(sqlDBType)
+	for k, v := range exportableMethods(dbType) {
+		dbMethods[k] = v
+	}
+
+	txMethods := exportableMethods(sqlTxType)
+	for k, v := range exportableMethods(txType) {
+		txMethods[k] = v
+	}
+
+	sharedMethods := make([]string, 0)
+
+	for name, dbMethod := range dbMethods {
+		if txMethod, ok := txMethods[name]; ok {
+			if methodsEqual(dbMethod.Type, txMethod.Type) {
+				sharedMethods = append(sharedMethods, name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	queryableType := reflect.TypeOf((*Queryable)(nil)).Elem()
+	queryableMethods := exportableMethods(queryableType)
+
+	for _, sharedMethodName := range sharedMethods {
+		if _, ok := queryableMethods[sharedMethodName]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("Queryable does not include shared DB/Tx method: %s", sharedMethodName)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func exportableMethods(t reflect.Type) map[string]reflect.Method {
+	methods := make(map[string]reflect.Method)
+
+	for i := 0; i < t.NumMethod(); i++ {
+		method := t.Method(i)
+
+		if method.IsExported() {
+			methods[method.Name] = method
+		}
+	}
+
+	return methods
+}
+
+func methodsEqual(t reflect.Type, ot reflect.Type) bool {
+	if t.NumIn() != ot.NumIn() || t.NumOut() != ot.NumOut() || t.IsVariadic() != ot.IsVariadic() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Start at 1 to avoid comparing receiver argument
+	for i := 1; i < t.NumIn(); i++ {
+		if t.In(i) != ot.In(i) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < t.NumOut(); i++ {
+		if t.Out(i) != ot.Out(i) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}