diff --git a/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc b/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc
--- a/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc
+++ b/Database/HDBC/MySQL/Connection.hsc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     , commit :: IO ()
     , rollback :: IO ()
     , run :: String -> [Types.SqlValue] -> IO Integer
+    , runRaw :: String -> IO ()
     , prepare :: String -> IO Types.Statement
     , clone :: IO Connection
     , hdbcDriverName :: String
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
   commit               = commit
   rollback             = rollback
   run                  = run
+  runRaw               = runRaw
   prepare              = prepare
   clone                = clone
   hdbcDriverName       = hdbcDriverName
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
                    , commit               = doCommit mysql__ >> doStartTransaction mysql__
                    , rollback             = doRollback mysql__ >> doStartTransaction mysql__
                    , run                  = doRun mysql__
+                   , runRaw               = flip doQuery mysql__
                    , prepare              = newStatement mysql__
                    , clone                = connectMySQL info
                    , hdbcDriverName       = "mysql"
@@ -278,6 +281,7 @@
   -- statement is around.
   return $ Types.Statement
              { Types.execute        = execute mysql__ stmt__
+             , Types.executeRaw     = executeRaw mysql__ stmt__
              , Types.executeMany    = mapM_ $ execute mysql__ stmt__
              , Types.finish         = finalizeForeignPtr stmt__
              , Types.fetchRow       = fetchRow mysql__ stmt__ results
@@ -433,6 +437,30 @@
   buf_ <- new t
   bindOfSqlValue' (#{const sizeof(MYSQL_TIME)}::Int) buf_ #{const MYSQL_TYPE_TIME} Signed
 
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlLocalDate _) =
+    error "SqlLocalDate: bind type not implemented"
+
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlLocalTimeOfDay _) =
+    error "SqlLocalTimeOfDay: bind type not implemented"
+
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlZonedLocalTimeOfDay _ _) =
+    error "SqlZonedLocalTimeOfDay: bind type not implemented"
+
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlLocalTime _) =
+    error "SqlLocalTime: bind type not implemented"
+
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlZonedTime _) =
+    error "SqlZonedTime: bind type not implemented"
+
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlUTCTime _) =
+    error "SqlUTCTime: bind type not implemented"
+
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlDiffTime _) =
+    error "SqlDiffTime: bind type not implemented"
+
+bindOfSqlValue (Types.SqlPOSIXTime _) =
+    error "SqlPOSIXtime: bind type not implemented"
+
 -- A nasty helper function that cuts down on the boilerplate a bit.
 bindOfSqlValue' :: (Integral a, Storable b) => a -> Ptr b -> CInt -> Signedness -> IO MYSQL_BIND
 
@@ -449,6 +477,13 @@
              , bindBufferLength = buflen
              , bindIsUnsigned   = (if signedness == Unsigned then 1 else 0)
              }
+
+executeRaw :: ForeignPtr MYSQL -> ForeignPtr MYSQL_STMT -> IO ()
+executeRaw mysql__ stmt__ =
+    withForeignPtr mysql__ $ \_ ->
+        withForeignPtr stmt__ $ \stmt_ -> do
+          rv <- mysql_stmt_execute stmt_
+          when (rv /= 0) (statementError stmt_)
 
 -- Returns an appropriate binding structure for a field.
 resultOfField :: MYSQL_FIELD -> IO MYSQL_BIND
diff --git a/HDBC-mysql.cabal b/HDBC-mysql.cabal
--- a/HDBC-mysql.cabal
+++ b/HDBC-mysql.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:             HDBC-mysql
 Category:         Database
 Synopsis:         MySQL driver for HDBC
-Version:          0.6.2
+Version:          0.6.3
 Description:      This package provides a MySQL driver for HDBC.
 Stability:        Experimental
 Maintainer:       Chris Waterson <waterson@maubi.net>