diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 7c3d515cd..1df3684d1 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "env": {
+    "es6": true,
     "node": true
   },
   "rules": {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 72624076b..86017f010 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var ttCommon = require('template-tag-common');
+
 var Classes = Object.create(null);
 
 /**
@@ -46,10 +48,18 @@ exports.createPoolCluster = function createPoolCluster(config) {
  * @return {Query} New query object
  * @public
  */
-exports.createQuery = function createQuery(sql, values, callback) {
+exports.createQuery = function createQuery(...args) {
   var Connection = loadClass('Connection');
-
-  return Connection.createQuery(sql, values, callback);
+  if (ttCommon.calledAsTemplateTagQuick(args[0], args.length)) {
+    var Template = loadClass('Template');
+    const sqlFragment = Template(...args);
+    return function (callback) {
+      return Connection.createQuery(sqlFragment.content, [], callback);
+    };
+  } else {
+    const [ sql, values, callback ] = args;
+    return Connection.createQuery(sql, values, callback);
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -106,12 +116,21 @@ exports.raw = function raw(sql) {
   return SqlString.raw(sql);
 };
 
-/**
- * The type constants.
- * @public
- */
-Object.defineProperty(exports, 'Types', {
-  get: loadClass.bind(null, 'Types')
+Object.defineProperties(exports, {
+  /**
+   * The type constants.
+   * @public
+   */
+  'Types': {
+    get: loadClass.bind(null, 'Types')
+  },
+  /**
+   * The SQL template tag.
+   * @public
+   */
+  'sql': {
+    get: loadClass.bind(null, 'Template')
+  }
 });
 
 /**
@@ -147,6 +166,9 @@ function loadClass(className) {
     case 'SqlString':
       Class = require('./lib/protocol/SqlString');
       break;
+    case 'Template':
+      Class = require('./lib/Template');
+      break;
     case 'Types':
       Class = require('./lib/protocol/constants/types');
       break;
diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index ea452757e..e11cd0981 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ var Crypto           = require('crypto');
 var Events           = require('events');
 var Net              = require('net');
 var tls              = require('tls');
+var ttCommon         = require('template-tag-common');
 var ConnectionConfig = require('./ConnectionConfig');
 var Protocol         = require('./protocol/Protocol');
 var SqlString        = require('./protocol/SqlString');
 var Query            = require('./protocol/sequences/Query');
+var Template         = require('./Template');
 var Util             = require('util');
 
 module.exports = Connection;
@@ -191,8 +193,16 @@ Connection.prototype.rollback = function rollback(options, callback) {
   return this.query(options, callback);
 };
 
-Connection.prototype.query = function query(sql, values, cb) {
-  var query = Connection.createQuery(sql, values, cb);
+Connection.prototype.query = function query(...args) {
+  if (ttCommon.calledAsTemplateTagQuick(args[0], args.length)) {
+    const sqlFragment = Template(...args);
+    return function (callback) {
+      return this.query(sqlFragment.content, [], callback);
+    }.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  const [ sql, values, callback ] = args;
+  var query = Connection.createQuery(sql, values, callback);
   query._connection = this;
 
   if (!(typeof sql === 'object' && 'typeCast' in sql)) {
diff --git a/lib/Template.js b/lib/Template.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d19406895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+const Mysql = require('../index');
+const {
+  memoizedTagFunction,
+  trimCommonWhitespaceFromLines,
+  TypedString
+} = require('template-tag-common');
+
+// A simple lexer for SQL.
+// SQL has many divergent dialects with subtly different
+// conventions for string escaping and comments.
+// This just attempts to roughly tokenize MySQL's specific variant.
+// See also
+// https://www.w3.org/2005/05/22-SPARQL-MySQL/sql_yacc
+// https://github.com/twitter/mysql/blob/master/sql/sql_lex.cc
+// https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/string-literals.html
+
+// "--" followed by whitespace starts a line comment
+// "#"
+// "/*" starts an inline comment ended at first "*/"
+// \N means null
+// Prefixed strings x'...' is a hex string,  b'...' is a binary string, ....
+// '...', "..." are strings.  `...` escapes identifiers.
+// doubled delimiters and backslash both escape
+// doubled delimiters work in `...` identifiers
+
+const PREFIX_BEFORE_DELIMITER = new RegExp(
+  '^(?:' +
+    (
+      // Comment
+      '--(?=[\\t\\r\\n ])[^\\r\\n]*' +
+      '|#[^\\r\\n]*' +
+      '|/[*][\\s\\S]*?[*]/'
+    ) +
+    '|' +
+    (
+      // Run of non-comment non-string starts
+      '(?:[^\'"`\\-/#]|-(?!-)|/(?![*]))'
+    ) +
+    ')*');
+const DELIMITED_BODIES = {
+  '\'' : /^(?:[^'\\]|\\[\s\S]|'')*/,
+  '"'  : /^(?:[^"\\]|\\[\s\S]|"")*/,
+  '`'  : /^(?:[^`\\]|\\[\s\S]|``)*/
+};
+
+/**
+ * Template tag that creates a new Error with a message.
+ * @param {!Array.<string>} strs a valid TemplateObject.
+ * @return {string} A message suitable for the Error constructor.
+ */
+function msg (strs, ...dyn) {
+  let message = String(strs[0]);
+  for (let i = 0; i < dyn.length; ++i) {
+    message += JSON.stringify(dyn[i]) + strs[i + 1];
+  }
+  return message;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a function that can be fed chunks of input and which
+ * returns a delimiter context.
+ *
+ * @return {!function (string) : string}
+ *    a stateful function that takes a string of SQL text and
+ *    returns the context after it.  Subsequent calls will assume
+ *    that context.
+ */
+function makeLexer () {
+  let errorMessage = null;
+  let delimiter = null;
+  return (text) => {
+    if (errorMessage) {
+      // Replay the error message if we've already failed.
+      throw new Error(errorMessage);
+    }
+    text = String(text);
+    while (text) {
+      const pattern = delimiter
+        ? DELIMITED_BODIES[delimiter]
+        : PREFIX_BEFORE_DELIMITER;
+      const match = pattern.exec(text);
+      if (!match) {
+        throw new Error(
+          errorMessage = msg`Failed to lex starting at ${text}`);
+      }
+      let nConsumed = match[0].length;
+      if (text.length > nConsumed) {
+        const chr = text.charAt(nConsumed);
+        if (delimiter) {
+          if (chr === delimiter) {
+            delimiter = null;
+            ++nConsumed;
+          } else {
+            throw new Error(
+              errorMessage = msg`Expected ${chr} at ${text}`);
+          }
+        } else if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(DELIMITED_BODIES, chr)) {
+          delimiter = chr;
+          ++nConsumed;
+        } else {
+          throw new Error(
+            errorMessage = msg`Expected delimiter at ${text}`);
+        }
+      }
+      text = text.substring(nConsumed);
+    }
+    return delimiter;
+  };
+}
+
+/** A string wrapper that marks its content as a SQL identifier. */
+class Identifier extends TypedString {}
+
+/**
+ * A string wrapper that marks its content as a series of
+ * well-formed SQL tokens.
+ */
+class SqlFragment extends TypedString {}
+
+/**
+ * Analyzes the static parts of the tag content.
+ *
+ * @param {!Array.<string>} strings a valid TemplateObject.
+ * @return { !{
+ *       raw: !Array.<string>,
+ *       delimiters : !Array.<string>,
+ *       chunks: !Array.<string>
+ *     } }
+ *     A record like { raw, delimiters, chunks }
+ *     where delimiter is a contextual cue and chunk is
+ *     the adjusted raw text.
+ */
+function computeStatic (strings) {
+  const { raw } = trimCommonWhitespaceFromLines(strings);
+
+  const delimiters = [];
+  const chunks = [];
+
+  const lexer = makeLexer();
+
+  let delimiter = null;
+  for (let i = 0, len = raw.length; i < len; ++i) {
+    let chunk = String(raw[i]);
+    if (delimiter === '`') {
+      // Treat raw \` in an identifier literal as an ending delimiter.
+      chunk = chunk.replace(/^([^\\`]|\\[\s\S])*\\`/, '$1`');
+    }
+    const newDelimiter = lexer(chunk);
+    if (newDelimiter === '`' && !delimiter) {
+      // Treat literal \` outside a string context as starting an
+      // identifier literal
+      chunk = chunk.replace(
+        /((?:^|[^\\])(?:\\\\)*)\\(`(?:[^`\\]|\\[\s\S])*)$/, '$1$2');
+    }
+
+    chunks.push(chunk);
+    delimiters.push(newDelimiter);
+    delimiter = newDelimiter;
+  }
+
+  if (delimiter) {
+    throw new Error(`Unclosed quoted string: ${delimiter}`);
+  }
+
+  return { raw, delimiters, chunks };
+}
+
+function interpolateSqlIntoFragment (
+  { raw, delimiters, chunks }, strings, values) {
+  // A buffer to accumulate output.
+  let [ result ] = chunks;
+  for (let i = 1, len = raw.length; i < len; ++i) {
+    const chunk = chunks[i];
+    // The count of values must be 1 less than the surrounding
+    // chunks of literal text.
+    if (i !== 0) {
+      const delimiter = delimiters[i - 1];
+      const value = values[i - 1];
+      if (delimiter) {
+        result += escapeDelimitedValue(value, delimiter);
+      } else {
+        result = appendValue(result, value, chunk);
+      }
+    }
+
+    result += chunk;
+  }
+
+  return new SqlFragment(result);
+}
+
+function escapeDelimitedValue (value, delimiter) {
+  if (delimiter === '`') {
+    return Mysql.escapeId(String(value)).replace(/^`|`$/g, '');
+  }
+  const escaped = Mysql.escape(String(value));
+  return escaped.substring(1, escaped.length - 1);
+}
+
+function appendValue (resultBefore, value, chunk) {
+  let needsSpace = false;
+  let result = resultBefore;
+  const valueArray = Array.isArray(value) ? value : [ value ];
+  for (let i = 0, nValues = valueArray.length; i < nValues; ++i) {
+    if (i) {
+      result += ', ';
+    }
+
+    const one = valueArray[i];
+    let valueStr = null;
+    if (one instanceof SqlFragment) {
+      if (!/(?:^|[\n\r\t ,\x28])$/.test(result)) {
+        result += ' ';
+      }
+      valueStr = one.toString();
+      needsSpace = i + 1 === nValues;
+    } else if (one instanceof Identifier) {
+      valueStr = Mysql.escapeId(one.toString());
+    } else {
+      // If we need to handle nested arrays, we would recurse here.
+      valueStr = Mysql.format('?', one);
+    }
+    result += valueStr;
+  }
+
+  if (needsSpace && chunk && !/^[\n\r\t ,\x29]/.test(chunk)) {
+    result += ' ';
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Template tag function that contextually autoescapes values
+ * producing a SqlFragment.
+ */
+const sql = memoizedTagFunction(computeStatic, interpolateSqlIntoFragment);
+sql.Identifier = Identifier;
+sql.Fragment = SqlFragment;
+
+if (require('process').env.npm_lifecycle_event === 'test') {
+  // Expose for testing.
+  // Harmless if this leaks
+  sql.makeLexer = makeLexer;
+}
+
+module.exports = sql;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b66820932..c99fac997 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "bignumber.js": "4.0.4",
     "readable-stream": "2.3.3",
     "safe-buffer": "5.1.1",
-    "sqlstring": "2.3.0"
+    "sqlstring": "2.3.0",
+    "template-tag-common": "1.0.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "after": "0.8.2",
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint .",
-    "test": "node test/run.js",
-    "test-ci": "nyc --reporter=text npm test",
-    "test-cov": "nyc --reporter=html --reporter=text npm test",
+    "test": "TZ=GMT node test/run.js",
+    "test-ci": "TZ=GMT nyc --reporter=text npm test",
+    "test-cov": "TZ=GMT nyc --reporter=html --reporter=text npm test",
     "version": "node tool/version-changes.js && git add Changes.md"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index db502b60f..b9de44109 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ common.Parser           = require(common.lib + '/protocol/Parser');
 common.PoolConfig       = require(common.lib + '/PoolConfig');
 common.PoolConnection   = require(common.lib + '/PoolConnection');
 common.SqlString        = require(common.lib + '/protocol/SqlString');
+common.Template         = require(common.lib + '/Template');
 common.Types            = require(common.lib + '/protocol/constants/types');
 
 var Mysql      = require(path.resolve(common.lib, '../index'));
diff --git a/test/integration/connection/test-query.js b/test/integration/connection/test-query.js
index a11b04dc4..3ea077276 100644
--- a/test/integration/connection/test-query.js
+++ b/test/integration/connection/test-query.js
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ var common = require('../../common');
 common.getTestConnection(function (err, connection) {
   assert.ifError(err);
 
-  connection.query('SELECT 1', function (err, rows, fields) {
+  function callback (err, rows, fields) {
     assert.ifError(err);
     assert.deepEqual(rows, [{1: 1}]);
     assert.equal(fields[0].name, '1');
-  });
+  }
 
-  connection.query({ sql: 'SELECT ?' }, [ 1 ], function (err, rows, fields) {
-    assert.ifError(err);
-    assert.deepEqual(rows, [{1: 1}]);
-    assert.equal(fields[0].name, '1');
-  });
+  connection.query('SELECT 1', callback);
+
+  connection.query({ sql: 'SELECT ?' }, [ 1 ], callback);
+
+  connection.query`SELECT ${ 1 }`(callback);
 
   connection.end(assert.ifError);
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/template/test-template.js b/test/unit/template/test-template.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ba843a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/template/test-template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+var assert   = require('assert');
+var common   = require('../../common');
+var test     = require('utest');
+var Template = common.Template;
+
+function tokens (...chunks) {
+  const lexer = Template.makeLexer();
+  const out = [];
+  for (let i = 0, len = chunks.length; i < len; ++i) {
+    out.push(lexer(chunks[i]) || '_');
+  }
+  return out.join(',');
+}
+
+test('template lexer', {
+  'empty string': function () {
+    assert.equal(tokens(''), '_');
+  },
+  'hash comments': function () {
+    assert.equal(tokens(' # "foo\n', ''), '_,_');
+  },
+  'dash comments': function () {
+    assert.equal(tokens(' -- \'foo\n', ''), '_,_');
+  },
+  'block comments': function () {
+    assert.equal(tokens(' /* `foo */', ''), '_,_');
+  },
+  'dq': function () {
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT "foo"'), '_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `foo`, "foo"'), '_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT "', '"'), '",_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT "x', '"'), '",_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT "\'', '"'), '",_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT "`', '"'), '",_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT """', '"'), '",_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT "\\"', '"'), '",_');
+  },
+  'sq': function () {
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT \'foo\''), '_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `foo`, \'foo\''), '_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT \'', '\''), '\',_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT \'x', '\''), '\',_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT \'"', '\''), '\',_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT \'`', '\''), '\',_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT \'\'\'', '\''), '\',_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT \'\\\'', '\''), '\',_');
+  },
+  'bq': function () {
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `foo`'), '_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT "foo", `foo`'), '_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `', '`'), '`,_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `x', '`'), '`,_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `\'', '`'), '`,_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `"', '`'), '`,_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT ```', '`'), '`,_');
+    assert.equal(tokens('SELECT `\\`', '`'), '`,_');
+  }
+});
+
+function runTagTest (golden, test) {
+  // Run multiply to test memoization bugs.
+  for (let i = 3; --i >= 0;) {
+    let result = test();
+    if (result instanceof Template.Fragment) {
+      result = result.toString();
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Expected SqlFragment not ${result}`);
+    }
+    assert.equal(result, golden);
+  }
+}
+
+test('template tag', {
+  'numbers': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      'SELECT 2',
+      () => Template`SELECT ${1 + 1}`);
+  },
+  'date': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT '2000-01-01 00:00:00.000'`,
+      () => Template`SELECT ${new Date(Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0))}`);
+  },
+  'string': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 'Hello, World!\\n'`,
+      () => Template`SELECT ${'Hello, World!\n'}`);
+  },
+  'identifier': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      'SELECT `foo`',
+      () => Template`SELECT ${new Template.Identifier('foo')}`);
+  },
+  'fragment': function () {
+    const fragment = new Template.Fragment('1 + 1');
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 1 + 1`,
+      () => Template`SELECT ${fragment}`);
+  },
+  'fragment no token merging': function () {
+    const fragment = new Template.Fragment('1 + 1');
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 1 + 1 FROM T`,
+      () => Template`SELECT${fragment}FROM T`);
+  },
+  'string in dq string': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT "Hello, World!\\n"`,
+      () => Template`SELECT "Hello, ${'World!'}\n"`);
+  },
+  'string in sq string': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 'Hello, World!\\n'`,
+      () => Template`SELECT 'Hello, ${'World!'}\n'`);
+  },
+  'string after string in string': function () {
+    // The following tests check obliquely that '?' is not
+    // interpreted as a prepared statement meta-character
+    // internally.
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 'Hello', "World?"`,
+      () => Template`SELECT '${'Hello'}', "World?"`);
+  },
+  'string before string in string': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 'Hello?', 'World?'`,
+      () => Template`SELECT 'Hello?', '${'World?'}'`);
+  },
+  'number after string in string': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 'Hello?', 123`,
+      () => Template`SELECT '${'Hello?'}', ${123}`);
+  },
+  'number before string in string': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      `SELECT 123, 'World?'`,
+      () => Template`SELECT ${123}, '${'World?'}'`);
+  },
+  'string in identifier': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      'SELECT `foo`',
+      () => Template`SELECT \`${'foo'}\``);
+  },
+  'number in identifier': function () {
+    runTagTest(
+      'SELECT `foo_123`',
+      () => Template`SELECT \`foo_${123}\``);
+  },
+  'array': function () {
+    const id = new Template.Identifier('foo');
+    const frag = new Template.Fragment('1 + 1');
+    const values = [ 123, 'foo', id, frag ];
+    runTagTest(
+      "SELECT X FROM T WHERE X IN (123, 'foo', `foo`, 1 + 1)",
+      () => Template`SELECT X FROM T WHERE X IN (${values})`);
+  }
+});