diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 5af3ed261..399ae1106 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 - [Error handling](#error-handling)
 - [Exception Safety](#exception-safety)
 - [Type casting](#type-casting)
+- [Array row](#array-row)
 - [Connection Flags](#connection-flags)
 - [Debugging and reporting problems](#debugging-and-reporting-problems)
 - [Security issues](#security-issues)
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ issue [#501](https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql/issues/501). (Default: `false`)
   (insecure) authentication method. (Default: `false`)
 * `typeCast`: Determines if column values should be converted to native
    JavaScript types. (Default: `true`)
+* `arrayRow`: Determines if a row should be an array or an object. (Default: `false`)
 * `queryFormat`: A custom query format function. See [Custom format](#custom-format).
 * `supportBigNumbers`: When dealing with big numbers (BIGINT and DECIMAL columns) in the database,
   you should enable this option (Default: `false`).
@@ -1335,6 +1337,22 @@ parser.parseGeometryValue()
 __You can find which field function you need to use by looking at: [RowDataPacket.prototype._typeCast](https://github.com/mysqljs/mysql/blob/master/lib/protocol/packets/RowDataPacket.js#L41)__
 
 
+## Array row
+
+The rows of a table can be returned as an array or an object on query or on connection level (including pooled connections):
+
+```js
+var connection = require('mysql').createConnection({arrayRow: true});
+```
+
+```js
+connection.query({sql: '...', arrayRow: true}, function (err, result, fields) {
+  if (error) throw error;
+  // ...
+});
+```
+
+
 ## Connection Flags
 
 If, for any reason, you would like to change the default connection flags, you
diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index 2a37798e6..ae5836a7f 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -183,8 +183,16 @@ Connection.prototype.query = function query(sql, values, cb) {
   var query = Connection.createQuery(sql, values, cb);
   query._connection = this;
 
-  if (!(typeof sql === 'object' && 'typeCast' in sql)) {
+  if (typeof sql === 'object') {
+    if (!('typecast' in sql)) {
+      query.typeCast = this.config.typeCast;
+    }
+    if (!('arrayRow' in sql)) {
+      query.arrayRow = this.config.arrayRow;
+    }
+  } else {
     query.typeCast = this.config.typeCast;
+    query.arrayRow = this.config.arrayRow;
   }
 
   if (query.sql) {
diff --git a/lib/ConnectionConfig.js b/lib/ConnectionConfig.js
index 147aa0abb..7eadef4d4 100644
--- a/lib/ConnectionConfig.js
+++ b/lib/ConnectionConfig.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function ConnectionConfig(options) {
   this.typeCast           = (options.typeCast === undefined)
     ? true
     : options.typeCast;
+  this.arrayRow = options.arrayRow || false;
 
   if (this.timezone[0] === ' ') {
     // "+" is a url encoded char for space so it
diff --git a/lib/Pool.js b/lib/Pool.js
index 87a40114a..7ff582eec 100644
--- a/lib/Pool.js
+++ b/lib/Pool.js
@@ -190,8 +190,16 @@ Pool.prototype.end = function (cb) {
 Pool.prototype.query = function (sql, values, cb) {
   var query = Connection.createQuery(sql, values, cb);
 
-  if (!(typeof sql === 'object' && 'typeCast' in sql)) {
+  if (typeof sql === 'object') {
+    if (!('typecast' in sql)) {
+      query.typeCast = this.config.connectionConfig.typeCast;
+    }
+    if (!('arrayRow' in sql)) {
+      query.arrayRow = this.config.connectionConfig.arrayRow;
+    }
+  } else {
     query.typeCast = this.config.connectionConfig.typeCast;
+    query.arrayRow = this.config.connectionConfig.arrayRow;
   }
 
   if (this.config.connectionConfig.trace) {
diff --git a/lib/protocol/packets/RowDataPacket.js b/lib/protocol/packets/RowDataPacket.js
index 8313f87fb..8d1c2847c 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/packets/RowDataPacket.js
+++ b/lib/protocol/packets/RowDataPacket.js
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ Object.defineProperty(RowDataPacket.prototype, 'parse', {
   value        : parse
 });
 
+Object.defineProperty(RowDataPacket.prototype, 'parseAsArray', {
+  configurable : true,
+  enumerable   : false,
+  value        : parseAsArray
+});
+
 Object.defineProperty(RowDataPacket.prototype, '_typeCast', {
   configurable : true,
   enumerable   : false,
@@ -50,6 +56,30 @@ function parse(parser, fieldPackets, typeCast, nestTables, connection) {
   }
 }
 
+function parseAsArray(parser, fieldPackets, typeCast, connection) {
+  var self = this;
+  var next = function () {
+    return self._typeCast(fieldPacket, parser, connection.config.timezone, connection.config.supportBigNumbers, connection.config.bigNumberStrings, connection.config.dateStrings);
+  };
+  var row = new Array(fieldPackets.length);
+  
+  for (var i = 0; i < fieldPackets.length; i++) {
+    var fieldPacket = fieldPackets[i];
+
+    if (typeof typeCast === 'function') {
+      row[i] = typeCast.apply(connection, [ new Field({ packet: fieldPacket, parser: parser }), next ]);
+    } else {
+      row[i] = (typeCast)
+        ? this._typeCast(fieldPacket, parser, connection.config.timezone, connection.config.supportBigNumbers, connection.config.bigNumberStrings, connection.config.dateStrings)
+        : ( (fieldPacket.charsetNr === Charsets.BINARY)
+          ? parser.parseLengthCodedBuffer()
+          : parser.parseLengthCodedString() );
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return row;
+}
+
 function typeCast(field, parser, timeZone, supportBigNumbers, bigNumberStrings, dateStrings) {
   var numberString;
 
diff --git a/lib/protocol/sequences/Query.js b/lib/protocol/sequences/Query.js
index dd340abf7..c4ff57062 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/sequences/Query.js
+++ b/lib/protocol/sequences/Query.js
@@ -140,12 +140,19 @@ Query.prototype._handleFinalResultPacket = function(packet) {
 };
 
 Query.prototype['RowDataPacket'] = function(packet, parser, connection) {
-  packet.parse(parser, this._resultSet.fieldPackets, this.typeCast, this.nestTables, connection);
-
+  var row;
+  
+  if (this.arrayRow) {
+    row = packet.parseAsArray(parser, this._resultSet.fieldPackets, this.typeCast, connection);
+  } else {
+    packet.parse(parser, this._resultSet.fieldPackets, this.typeCast, this.nestTables, connection);
+    row = packet;
+  }
+  
   if (this._callback) {
-    this._resultSet.rows.push(packet);
+    this._resultSet.rows.push(row);
   } else {
-    this.emit('result', packet, this._index);
+    this.emit('result', row, this._index);
   }
 };