diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 915de71d..3ba884a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ A PostgreSQL client with strict types and assertions.
 * [Value placeholders](#value-placeholders)
   * [A value set](#a-value-set)
   * [Multiple value sets](#multiple-value-sets)
+  * [Named placeholders](#named-placeholders)
 * [Convenience methods](#convenience-methods)
   * [`any`](#any)
   * [`insert`](#insert)
@@ -108,6 +109,24 @@ SELECT ($1, $2, $3), ($4, $5, $6)
 
 ```
 
+### Named placeholders
+
+A `:[a-zA-Z]` regex is used to match named placeholders.
+
+```js
+await connection.query('SELECT :foo', {
+  foo: 'FOO'
+});
+
+```
+
+Produces:
+
+```sql
+SELECT $1
+
+```
+
 ## Convenience methods
 
 ### `any`
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 9b4362f2..aa8f7ef5 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import {
 } from 'pg-connection-string';
 import createDebug from 'debug';
 import prettyHrtime from 'pretty-hrtime';
-import arrayFlatten from 'array-flatten';
 import {
   DataIntegrityError,
   DuplicateEntryError,
   NotFoundError
 } from './errors';
 import {
-  normalizeValuePlaceholders
+  normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders,
+  normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders
 } from './utilities';
 import type {
   DatabaseConfigurationType,
@@ -45,17 +45,35 @@ types.setTypeParser(20, (value) => {
 
 const debug = createDebug('mightyql');
 
-export const query: InternalQueryType = async (connection, sql, values = []) => {
+export const query: InternalQueryType = async (connection, sql, values) => {
   debug('query input', sql, values);
 
   try {
     const start = process.hrtime();
 
-    const normalizedQuery = normalizeValuePlaceholders(sql, values);
+    let result;
 
-    debug('normlized query', normalizedQuery);
+    if (Array.isArray(values)) {
+      const {
+        sql: normalizedSql,
+        values: normalizedValues
+      } = normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders(sql, values);
 
-    const result = await connection.query(normalizedQuery, arrayFlatten(values));
+      debug('normlized SQL', normalizedSql);
+
+      result = await connection.query(normalizedSql, normalizedValues);
+    } else if (values) {
+      const {
+        sql: normalizedSql,
+        values: normalizedValues
+      } = normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders(sql, values);
+
+      debug('normlized SQL', normalizedSql);
+
+      result = await connection.query(normalizedSql, normalizedValues);
+    } else {
+      result = await connection.query(sql);
+    }
 
     const end = process.hrtime(start);
 
diff --git a/src/types.js b/src/types.js
index 45d93967..ef35c0da 100644
--- a/src/types.js
+++ b/src/types.js
@@ -35,17 +35,29 @@ export type QueryResultRowType = {
   [key: string]: string | number
 };
 
+export type NormalizedQueryType = {|
+  +sql: string,
+  +values: $ReadOnlyArray<*>
+|};
+
 type QueryPrimitiveValueType = string | number | null;
 
-export type DatabaseQueryValuesType =
-  // eslint-disable-next-line
-  $ReadOnlyArray<
+// eslint-disable-next-line flowtype/generic-spacing
+export type AnonymouseValuePlaceholderValuesType = $ReadOnlyArray<
 
     // INSERT ... VALUES ? => INSERT ... VALUES (1, 2, 3); [[1, 2, 3]]
     // INSERT ... VALUES ? => INSERT ... VALUES (1), (2), (3); [[[1], [2], [3]]]
     $ReadOnlyArray<QueryPrimitiveValueType | $ReadOnlyArray<QueryPrimitiveValueType>> |
     QueryPrimitiveValueType
-    >;
+  >;
+
+export type NamedValuePlaceholderValuesType = {
+  +[key: string]: string | number | null
+};
+
+export type DatabaseQueryValuesType =
+  AnonymouseValuePlaceholderValuesType |
+  NamedValuePlaceholderValuesType;
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line flowtype/no-weak-types
 export type InternalQueryType = (connection: InternalDatabaseConnectionType, sql: string, values?: DatabaseQueryValuesType) => Promise<any>;
diff --git a/src/utilities/index.js b/src/utilities/index.js
index b2062f3b..955598d6 100644
--- a/src/utilities/index.js
+++ b/src/utilities/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 // @flow
 
-export {default as normalizeValuePlaceholders} from './normalizeValuePlaceholders';
+export {default as normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders} from './normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders';
+export {default as normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders} from './normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders';
diff --git a/src/utilities/normalizeValuePlaceholders.js b/src/utilities/normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders.js
similarity index 76%
rename from src/utilities/normalizeValuePlaceholders.js
rename to src/utilities/normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders.js
index 8ec4f8e4..7dd2c99d 100644
--- a/src/utilities/normalizeValuePlaceholders.js
+++ b/src/utilities/normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders.js
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 // @flow
 
+import arrayFlatten from 'array-flatten';
 import type {
-  DatabaseQueryValuesType
+  AnonymouseValuePlaceholderValuesType,
+  NormalizedQueryType
 } from '../types';
 
-const placeholdersRegex = /\?/g;
+const anonymousePlaceholdersRegex = /\?/g;
 
 /**
  * @see https://github.com/mysqljs/sqlstring/blob/f946198800a8d7f198fcf98d8bb80620595d01ec/lib/SqlString.js#L73
  */
 export default (
   sql: string,
-  values: DatabaseQueryValuesType = []
-): string => {
+  values: AnonymouseValuePlaceholderValuesType = []
+): NormalizedQueryType => {
   let chunkIndex = 0;
   let result = '';
   let match;
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ export default (
   let placeholderIndex = 0;
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-cond-assign
-  while (match = placeholdersRegex.exec(sql)) {
+  while (match = anonymousePlaceholdersRegex.exec(sql)) {
     if (!values.hasOwnProperty(valueIndex)) {
       throw new Error('Value placeholder is missing a value.');
     }
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ export default (
     valueIndex++;
 
     result += sql.slice(chunkIndex, match.index);
-    chunkIndex = placeholdersRegex.lastIndex;
+    chunkIndex = anonymousePlaceholdersRegex.lastIndex;
 
     // SELECT ?, [[[1,1],[1,1]]]; SELECT ($1, $2), ($3, $4)
     if (Array.isArray(value) && Array.isArray(value[0])) {
@@ -75,12 +77,13 @@ export default (
   }
 
   if (chunkIndex === 0) {
-    return sql;
+    result = sql;
+  } else if (chunkIndex < sql.length) {
+    result += sql.slice(chunkIndex);
   }
 
-  if (chunkIndex < sql.length) {
-    return result + sql.slice(chunkIndex);
-  }
-
-  return result;
+  return {
+    sql: result,
+    values: arrayFlatten(values)
+  };
 };
diff --git a/src/utilities/normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders.js b/src/utilities/normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3be6a72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// @flow
+
+import type {
+  NamedValuePlaceholderValuesType,
+  NormalizedQueryType
+} from '../types';
+
+/**
+ * @see https://regex101.com/r/KrEe8i/1
+ */
+const namedPlaceholderRegex = /[\s,(]:([a-zA-Z]+)/g;
+
+/**
+ * @see https://github.com/mysqljs/sqlstring/blob/f946198800a8d7f198fcf98d8bb80620595d01ec/lib/SqlString.js#L73
+ */
+export default (
+  sql: string,
+  values: NamedValuePlaceholderValuesType = {}
+): NormalizedQueryType => {
+  let chunkIndex = 0;
+  let result = '';
+  let match;
+  let placeholderIndex = 0;
+
+  const normalizedValues = [];
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-cond-assign
+  while (match = namedPlaceholderRegex.exec(sql)) {
+    const matchIndex = match.index + 1;
+    const matchName = match[1];
+
+    if (!values.hasOwnProperty(matchName)) {
+      throw new Error('Value placeholder is missing a value.');
+    }
+
+    const value = values[matchName];
+
+    normalizedValues.push(value);
+
+    result += sql.slice(chunkIndex, matchIndex);
+
+    chunkIndex = namedPlaceholderRegex.lastIndex;
+
+    ++placeholderIndex;
+
+    result += '$' + placeholderIndex;
+  }
+
+  if (chunkIndex === 0) {
+    result = sql;
+  } else if (chunkIndex < sql.length) {
+    result += sql.slice(chunkIndex);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    sql: result,
+    values: normalizedValues
+  };
+};
diff --git a/test/utilities/normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders.js b/test/utilities/normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ff7fca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utilities/normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// @flow
+
+import test from 'ava';
+import {
+  normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders
+} from '../../src/utilities';
+
+test('does not error when placeholders are absent', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders('SELECT 1');
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT 1');
+  t.deepEqual(values, []);
+});
+
+test('interpolates a value placeholder', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?', [
+    'foo'
+  ]);
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT $1');
+  t.deepEqual(values, [
+    'foo'
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('interpolates multiple value placeholders', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?, ?', [
+    'foo',
+    'bar'
+  ]);
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT $1, $2');
+  t.deepEqual(values, [
+    'foo',
+    'bar'
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('interpolates a value set', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?', [
+    [
+      'foo',
+      'bar'
+    ]
+  ]);
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT ($1, $2)');
+  t.deepEqual(values, [
+    'foo',
+    'bar'
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('interpolates a list of value sets', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeAnonymousValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?', [
+    [
+      [
+        'foo',
+        'bar'
+      ],
+      [
+        'baz',
+        'qux'
+      ]
+    ]
+  ]);
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT ($1, $2), ($3, $4)');
+  t.deepEqual(values, [
+    'foo',
+    'bar',
+    'baz',
+    'qux'
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/test/utilities/normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders.js b/test/utilities/normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..877c82af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utilities/normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// @flow
+
+import test from 'ava';
+import {
+  normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders
+} from '../../src/utilities';
+
+test('does not error when placeholders are absent', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders('SELECT 1');
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT 1');
+  t.deepEqual(values, []);
+});
+
+test('interpolates a value placeholder', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders('SELECT :foo', {
+    foo: 'FOO'
+  });
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT $1');
+  t.deepEqual(values, [
+    'FOO'
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('interpolates multiple value placeholders', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders('SELECT :foo, :bar', {
+    bar: 'BAR',
+    foo: 'FOO'
+  });
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT $1, $2');
+  t.deepEqual(values, [
+    'FOO',
+    'BAR'
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('interpolates multiple value placeholders (same value)', (t) => {
+  const {
+    sql,
+    values
+  } = normalizeNamedValuePlaceholders('SELECT :foo, :foo', {
+    foo: 'FOO'
+  });
+
+  t.true(sql === 'SELECT $1, $2');
+  t.deepEqual(values, [
+    'FOO',
+    'FOO'
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/test/utilities/normalizeValuePlaceholders.js b/test/utilities/normalizeValuePlaceholders.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a47f7d9a..00000000
--- a/test/utilities/normalizeValuePlaceholders.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-/* eslint-disable flowtype/no-weak-types */
-
-import test from 'ava';
-import {
-  normalizeValuePlaceholders
-} from '../../src/utilities';
-
-test('does not error when placeholders are absent', (t) => {
-  const formattedSql = normalizeValuePlaceholders('SELECT 1', []);
-
-  t.true(formattedSql === 'SELECT 1');
-});
-
-test('interpolates a value placeholder', (t) => {
-  const formattedSql = normalizeValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?', [
-    1
-  ]);
-
-  t.true(formattedSql === 'SELECT $1');
-});
-
-test('interpolates multiple value placeholders', (t) => {
-  const formattedSql = normalizeValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?, ?', [
-    1,
-    2
-  ]);
-
-  t.true(formattedSql === 'SELECT $1, $2');
-});
-
-test('interpolates a value set', (t) => {
-  const formattedSql = normalizeValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?', [
-    [
-      1,
-      2
-    ]
-  ]);
-
-  t.true(formattedSql === 'SELECT ($1, $2)');
-});
-
-test('interpolates a list of value sets', (t) => {
-  const formattedSql = normalizeValuePlaceholders('SELECT ?', [
-    [
-      [
-        1,
-        2
-      ],
-      [
-        3,
-        4
-      ]
-    ]
-  ]);
-
-  t.true(formattedSql === 'SELECT ($1, $2), ($3, $4)');
-});