diff --git a/bind.go b/bind.go
index ec0da4e7..4e1fd9fc 100644
--- a/bind.go
+++ b/bind.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 	DOLLAR
 	NAMED
 	AT
+	COLON
 )
 
 var defaultBinds = map[int][]string{
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ func Rebind(bindType int, query string) string {
 			rqb = append(rqb, ':', 'a', 'r', 'g')
 		case AT:
 			rqb = append(rqb, '@', 'p')
+		case COLON:
+			rqb = append(rqb, ':')
 		}
 
 		j++
diff --git a/named.go b/named.go
index 728aa04d..6fdf41ab 100644
--- a/named.go
+++ b/named.go
@@ -383,6 +383,12 @@ func compileNamedQuery(qs []byte, bindType int) (query string, names []string, e
 					rebound = append(rebound, byte(b))
 				}
 				currentVar++
+			case COLON:
+				rebound = append(rebound, ':')
+				for _, b := range strconv.Itoa(currentVar) {
+					rebound = append(rebound, byte(b))
+				}
+				currentVar++
 			case AT:
 				rebound = append(rebound, '@', 'p')
 				for _, b := range strconv.Itoa(currentVar) {
diff --git a/named_test.go b/named_test.go
index 8481b35b..b5fe5565 100644
--- a/named_test.go
+++ b/named_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestCompileQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	table := []struct {
-		Q, R, D, T, N string
-		V             []string
+		Q, R, D, T, N, C string
+		V                []string
 	}{
 		// basic test for named parameters, invalid char ',' terminating
 		{
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func TestCompileQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			D: `INSERT INTO foo (a,b,c,d) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)`,
 			T: `INSERT INTO foo (a,b,c,d) VALUES (@p1, @p2, @p3, @p4)`,
 			N: `INSERT INTO foo (a,b,c,d) VALUES (:name, :age, :first, :last)`,
+			C: `INSERT INTO foo (a,b,c,d) VALUES (:1, :2, :3, :4)`,
 			V: []string{"name", "age", "first", "last"},
 		},
 		// This query tests a named parameter ending the string as well as numbers
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ func TestCompileQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			D: `SELECT * FROM a WHERE first_name=$1 AND last_name=$2`,
 			T: `SELECT * FROM a WHERE first_name=@p1 AND last_name=@p2`,
 			N: `SELECT * FROM a WHERE first_name=:name1 AND last_name=:name2`,
+			C: `SELECT * FROM a WHERE first_name=:1 AND last_name=:2`,
 			V: []string{"name1", "name2"},
 		},
 		{
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ func TestCompileQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			D: `SELECT ":foo" FROM a WHERE first_name=$1 AND last_name=$2`,
 			T: `SELECT ":foo" FROM a WHERE first_name=@p1 AND last_name=@p2`,
 			N: `SELECT ":foo" FROM a WHERE first_name=:name1 AND last_name=:name2`,
+			C: `SELECT ":foo" FROM a WHERE first_name=:1 AND last_name=:2`,
 			V: []string{"name1", "name2"},
 		},
 		{
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ func TestCompileQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			D: `SELECT 'a:b:c' || first_name, '::ABC:_:' FROM person WHERE first_name=$1 AND last_name=$2`,
 			T: `SELECT 'a:b:c' || first_name, '::ABC:_:' FROM person WHERE first_name=@p1 AND last_name=@p2`,
 			N: `SELECT 'a:b:c' || first_name, '::ABC:_:' FROM person WHERE first_name=:first_name AND last_name=:last_name`,
+			C: `SELECT 'a:b:c' || first_name, '::ABC:_:' FROM person WHERE first_name=:1 AND last_name=:2`,
 			V: []string{"first_name", "last_name"},
 		},
 		{
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ func TestCompileQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			D: `SELECT @name := "name", $1, $2, $3`,
 			N: `SELECT @name := "name", :age, :first, :last`,
 			T: `SELECT @name := "name", @p1, @p2, @p3`,
+			C: `SELECT @name := "name", :1, :2, :3`,
 			V: []string{"age", "first", "last"},
 		},
 		/* This unicode awareness test sadly fails, because of our byte-wise worldview.
@@ -96,6 +101,12 @@ func TestCompileQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		if qq != test.N {
 			t.Errorf("\nexpected: `%s`\ngot:      `%s`\n(len: %d vs %d)", test.N, qq, len(test.N), len(qq))
 		}
+
+		qc, _, _ := compileNamedQuery([]byte(test.Q), COLON)
+		if qc != test.C {
+			t.Errorf("\nexpected: `%s`\ngot:      `%s`\n(len: %d vs %d)", test.C, qc, len(test.C), len(qc))
+		}
+
 	}
 }