diff --git a/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj b/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj
index 3fbb136..de6028e 100644
--- a/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj
+++ b/src/pod/babashka/sql.clj
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
     (when-let [conn (get old connection)]
       (.close ^java.lang.AutoCloseable conn))))
 
+(defn prepare
+  ([conn statement] (prepare conn statement nil))
+  ([conn statement opts]
+   (jdbc/prepare conn statement opts)))
+
 (def transact @#'t/transact*)
 
 (defn transaction-begin
diff --git a/test/pod/babashka/hsqldb_test.clj b/test/pod/babashka/hsqldb_test.clj
index eaabec7..5c5c6e7 100644
--- a/test/pod/babashka/hsqldb_test.clj
+++ b/test/pod/babashka/hsqldb_test.clj
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
           (is (= [#:FOO{:FOO 1} #:FOO{:FOO 2} #:FOO{:FOO 3}]
                  (db/execute! conn  ["select * from foo;"])))
           (db/close-connection conn)))
+      (testing "prepared statements"
+        (let [conn (db/get-connection db)]
+          (with-open [ps (db/prepare conn ["select * from foo where foo = ?" 1])]
+            (let [result (db/execute-one! ps)]
+              (is (= result #:foo{:foo 1}))))))
       (testing "transaction"
         (let [conn (db/get-connection db)]
           (transaction/begin conn)
diff --git a/test/pod/babashka/mysql_test.clj b/test/pod/babashka/mysql_test.clj
index cc91b20..f4f212e 100644
--- a/test/pod/babashka/mysql_test.clj
+++ b/test/pod/babashka/mysql_test.clj
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
         (is (= [#:foo{:foo 1} #:foo{:foo 2} #:foo{:foo 3}]
               (db/execute! conn  ["select * from foo;"])))
         (db/close-connection conn)))
+    (testing "prepared statements"
+      (let [conn (db/get-connection db)]
+        (with-open [ps (db/prepare conn ["select * from foo where foo = ?" 1])]
+          (let [result (db/execute-one! ps)]
+            (is (= result #:foo{:foo 1}))))))
     (testing "input parameters"
       (try (db/execute! db ["drop table foo_timed;"])
            (catch Exception _ nil))
diff --git a/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj b/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj
index 4874f75..20cb8c4 100644
--- a/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj
+++ b/test/pod/babashka/postgresql_test.clj
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
           (db/execute! x ["insert into foo_timed values (?, ?)" 1 start-date])
           (let [result (db/execute! x ["select foo from foo_timed where created <= ?" start-date])]
             (is (= result [{:foo_timed/foo 1}]))))))
+    (testing "prepared statements"
+      (let [conn (db/get-connection db)]
+        (with-open [ps (db/prepare conn ["select * from foo where foo = ?" 1])]
+          (let [result (db/execute-one! ps)]
+            (is (= result #:foo{:foo 1}))))))
     (testing "transaction"
       (let [conn (db/get-connection db)]
         (transaction/begin conn)