diff --git a/sqlite/capi.kk b/sqlite/capi.kk
index 07cccf5..ff91e4a 100644
--- a/sqlite/capi.kk
+++ b/sqlite/capi.kk
@@ -71,3 +71,21 @@ pub extern column-integer(^stmt: any, col: int32): int
 
 pub extern column-text(^stmt: any, col: int32): string
   c "kk_sqlite3_column_text"
+
+// pub extern bind-blob(^stmt: any, col: int32, ^value: bytes): int32
+//   c "kk_sqlite3_bind_blob"
+
+pub extern bind-double(^stmt: any, col: int32, ^value: float64): int32
+  c "kk_sqlite3_bind_double"
+
+pub extern bind-int64(^stmt: any, col: int32, value: int64): int32
+  c "kk_sqlite3_bind_int64"
+
+pub extern bind-null(^stmt: any, col: int32): int32
+  c "kk_sqlite3_bind_null"
+
+pub extern bind-text(^stmt: any, col: int32, ^value: string): int32
+  c "kk_sqlite3_bind_text"
+
+pub extern bind-zeroblob(^stmt: any, col: int32, length: int64): int32
+  c "kk_sqlite3_bind_zeroblob"
diff --git a/sqlite/sqlite-inline.c b/sqlite/sqlite-inline.c
index a8f883f..db9a5d9 100644
--- a/sqlite/sqlite-inline.c
+++ b/sqlite/sqlite-inline.c
@@ -115,3 +115,30 @@ kk_string_t kk_sqlite3_column_text(kk_box_t cref, int32_t col, kk_context_t *_ct
     int len = sqlite3_column_bytes(stmt, (int)col);
     return kk_string_alloc_from_qutf8n((kk_ssize_t)len, (const char *)text, _ctx);
 }
+
+int32_t kk_sqlite3_bind_double(kk_box_t cref, int32_t col, double value, kk_context_t *_ctx) {
+    sqlite3_stmt *stmt = borrow_stmt(cref, _ctx);
+    return sqlite3_bind_double(stmt, col, value);
+}
+
+int32_t kk_sqlite3_bind_int64(kk_box_t cref, int32_t col, int64_t value, kk_context_t *_ctx) {
+    sqlite3_stmt *stmt = borrow_stmt(cref, _ctx);
+    return sqlite3_bind_int64(stmt, col, (sqlite3_int64)value);
+}
+
+int32_t kk_sqlite3_bind_null(kk_box_t cref, int32_t col, kk_context_t *_ctx) {
+    sqlite3_stmt *stmt = borrow_stmt(cref, _ctx);
+    return sqlite3_bind_null(stmt, col);
+}
+
+int32_t kk_sqlite3_bind_text(kk_box_t cref, int32_t col, kk_string_t value, kk_context_t *_ctx) {
+    sqlite3_stmt *stmt = borrow_stmt(cref, _ctx);
+    kk_ssize_t len = 0;
+    const char *text = kk_string_cbuf_borrow(value, &len, _ctx);
+    return sqlite3_bind_text64(stmt, col, text, (sqlite3_uint64)len, SQLITE_TRANSIENT, SQLITE_UTF8);
+}
+
+int32_t kk_sqlite3_bind_zeroblob(kk_box_t cref, int32_t col, int64_t length, kk_context_t *_ctx) {
+    sqlite3_stmt *stmt = borrow_stmt(cref, _ctx);
+    return sqlite3_bind_zeroblob64(stmt, col, (sqlite3_uint64)length);
+}
diff --git a/sqlite/sqlite3.kk b/sqlite/sqlite3.kk
index aa2ec60..50e9645 100644
--- a/sqlite/sqlite3.kk
+++ b/sqlite/sqlite3.kk
@@ -168,3 +168,18 @@ pub fun statement/int(stmt: statement, col: int): int
 // The leftmost column is numbeered 0.
 pub fun statement/text(stmt: statement, col: int): string
   capi/column-text(stmt.cref, col.int32)
+
+pub fun statement/bind-float64(stmt: statement, col: int, value: float64): sqlite-result
+  capi/bind-double(stmt.cref, col.int32, value).trusted-result
+
+pub fun statement/bind-int64(stmt: statement, col: int, value: int64): sqlite-result
+  capi/bind-int64(stmt.cref, col.int32, value).trusted-result
+
+pub fun statement/bind-null(stmt: statement, col: int): sqlite-result
+  capi/bind-null(stmt.cref, col.int32).trusted-result
+
+pub fun statement/bind-text(stmt: statement, col: int, value: string): sqlite-result
+  capi/bind-text(stmt.cref, col.int32, value).trusted-result
+
+pub fun statement/bind-zeroblob(stmt: statement, col: int, length: int64): sqlite-result
+  capi/bind-zeroblob(stmt.cref, col.int32, length).trusted-result
diff --git a/test/test.kk b/test/test.kk
index efbeb3b..cc8da20 100644
--- a/test/test.kk
+++ b/test/test.kk
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ tail fun do-while(f: () -> <div|e> maybe<a>): <div|e> a
     Nothing -> do-while(f)
     Just(r) -> r
 
-fun stmt(db: sqlite3, sql: string)
+fun stmt(db: sqlite3, sql: string, bind: maybe<string> = Nothing)
   println(sql)
   match db.prepare(sql.slice)
     Left(r-prep) -> println("  prepare result: " ++ r-prep.show)
     Right((stmt, rest)) ->
       println("  prepare remainder: " ++ rest.show)
+      match bind
+        Nothing -> ()
+        Just(text) -> 
+          val r = stmt.bind-text(1, text)
+          println("  bind result: " ++ r.show)
       val r-step = do-while
         val r = stmt.step
         match r
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ pub fun main()
   println("open result: " ++ r-open.show)
   stmt(db, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS koka; -- reset previous test runs")
   stmt(db, "CREATE TABLE koka(v TEXT NOT NULL)")
-  stmt(db, "INSERT INTO koka VALUES ('value inserted from koka');")
+  stmt(db, "INSERT INTO koka VALUES (?);", Just("value inserted from koka"))
   stmt(db, "SELECT * FROM koka")
   val r-close = db.close
   println("close result: " ++ r-close.show)