diff --git a/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium.hs b/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium.hs
index de81a1b..6ab8142 100644
--- a/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium.hs
+++ b/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module Database.PostgreSQL.Opium
   , FromField (..)
   , FromRow (..)
   , RawField (..)
+  , fetch
   , fetch_
   , toListColumnTable
   )
@@ -45,11 +46,17 @@ import qualified Database.PostgreSQL.LibPQ as LibPQ
 
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Opium.Error (Error (..), ErrorPosition (..))
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Opium.FromField (FromField (..), fromField, RawField (..))
+import Database.PostgreSQL.Opium.ToParamList (ToParamList (..))
 
-execParams :: Connection -> Text -> ExceptT Error IO Result
-execParams conn query = do
+execParams
+  :: ToParamList a
+  => Connection
+  -> Text
+  -> a
+  -> ExceptT Error IO Result
+execParams conn query params = do
   let queryBytes = Encoding.encodeUtf8 query
-  liftIO (LibPQ.execParams conn queryBytes [] LibPQ.Binary) >>= \case
+  liftIO (LibPQ.execParams conn queryBytes (toParamList params) LibPQ.Binary) >>= \case
     Nothing ->
       except $ Left ErrorNoResult
     Just result -> do
@@ -60,13 +67,21 @@ execParams conn query = do
         Nothing -> pure result
         Just message -> except $ Left $ ErrorInvalidResult status $ Encoding.decodeUtf8 message
 
-fetch_ :: forall a. FromRow a => Connection -> Text -> IO (Either Error [a])
-fetch_ conn query = runExceptT $ do
-  result <- execParams conn query
-  columnTable <- ExceptT $ getColumnTable @a Proxy result
+fetch
+  :: forall a b. (ToParamList a, FromRow b)
+  => Connection
+  -> Text
+  -> a
+  -> IO (Either Error [b])
+fetch conn query params = runExceptT $ do
+  result <- execParams conn query params
+  columnTable <- ExceptT $ getColumnTable @b Proxy result
   nRows <- liftIO $ LibPQ.ntuples result
   mapM (ExceptT . fromRow result columnTable) [0..nRows - 1]
 
+fetch_ :: forall a. FromRow a => Connection -> Text -> IO (Either Error [a])
+fetch_ conn query = fetch conn query ()
+
 newtype ColumnTable = ColumnTable (Vector (Column, Oid))
   deriving (Eq, Show)
 
diff --git a/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium/ToField.hs b/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium/ToField.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0697e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium/ToField.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
+
+module Database.PostgreSQL.Opium.ToField
+  ( ToField (..)
+  ) where
+
+import Data.Bits (Bits (..))
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import Data.List (singleton)
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Word (Word32)
+import Database.PostgreSQL.LibPQ (Format (..), Oid)
+import Unsafe.Coerce (unsafeCoerce)
+
+import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
+import qualified Data.Text as Text
+import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as Encoding
+import qualified Database.PostgreSQL.Opium.Oid as Oid
+
+class ToField a where
+  toField :: a -> Maybe (Oid, ByteString, Format)
+
+instance ToField ByteString where
+  toField x = Just (Oid.bytea, x, Binary)
+
+instance ToField Text where
+  toField x = Just (Oid.text, Encoding.encodeUtf8 x, Binary)
+
+instance ToField String where
+  toField = toField . Text.pack
+
+instance ToField Char where
+  toField = toField . singleton
+
+-- Potentially slow, but good enough for now
+encodeBigEndian :: (Integral a, Bits a) => Int -> a -> ByteString
+encodeBigEndian n = BS.pack . go [] n
+  where
+    go acc 0 _ = acc
+    go acc i x = go (fromIntegral (x .&. 0xff) : acc) (i - 1) (x `shiftR` 8)
+
+instance ToField Int where
+  toField x = Just (Oid.bigint, encodeBigEndian 8 x, Binary)
+
+instance ToField Float where
+  toField x = Just (Oid.real, encodeBigEndian @Word32 4 $ unsafeCoerce x, Binary)
+
+instance ToField Double where
+  toField x = Just (Oid.doublePrecision, encodeBigEndian @Word 8 $ unsafeCoerce x, Binary)
diff --git a/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium/ToParamList.hs b/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium/ToParamList.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1120cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Database/PostgreSQL/Opium/ToParamList.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators #-}
+
+module Database.PostgreSQL.Opium.ToParamList
+  ( ToParamList (..)
+  ) where
+
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity)
+import Database.PostgreSQL.LibPQ (Format, Oid)
+import GHC.Generics (Generic, K1 (..), M1 (..), Rec0, Rep, U1 (..), from, (:*:) (..))
+
+import Database.PostgreSQL.Opium.ToField (ToField (..))
+
+class ToParamList a where
+  toParamList :: a -> [Maybe (Oid, ByteString, Format)]
+  default toParamList :: (Generic a, ToParamList' (Rep a)) => a -> [Maybe (Oid, ByteString, Format)]
+  toParamList = toParamList' . from
+
+instance ToField a => ToParamList [a] where
+  toParamList = map toField
+
+instance ToParamList () where
+
+instance ToField a => ToParamList (Identity a) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b) => ToParamList (a, b) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c) => ToParamList (a, b, c) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d, ToField e) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d, e) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d, ToField e, ToField f) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d, e, f) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d, ToField e, ToField f, ToField g) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d, ToField e, ToField f, ToField g, ToField h) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d, ToField e, ToField f, ToField g, ToField h, ToField i) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d, ToField e, ToField f, ToField g, ToField h, ToField i, ToField j) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j) where
+
+instance (ToField a, ToField b, ToField c, ToField d, ToField e, ToField f, ToField g, ToField h, ToField i, ToField j, ToField k) => ToParamList (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k) where
+
+class ToParamList' f where
+  toParamList' :: f p -> [Maybe (Oid, ByteString, Format)]
+
+instance ToField t => ToParamList' (Rec0 t) where
+  toParamList' (K1 x) = [toField x]
+
+instance ToParamList' f => ToParamList' (M1 t c f) where
+  toParamList' (M1 x) = toParamList' x
+
+instance ToParamList' U1 where
+  toParamList' U1 = []
+
+instance (ToParamList' f, ToParamList' g) => ToParamList' (f :*: g) where
+  toParamList' (x :*: y) = toParamList' x ++ toParamList' y
diff --git a/test/Database/PostgreSQL/OpiumSpec.hs b/test/Database/PostgreSQL/OpiumSpec.hs
index a1ae811..ccfdfff 100644
--- a/test/Database/PostgreSQL/OpiumSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Database/PostgreSQL/OpiumSpec.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 module Database.PostgreSQL.OpiumSpec (spec) where
 
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity (..))
 import Data.Proxy (Proxy (..))
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Database.PostgreSQL.LibPQ (Connection)
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ data ScoreByAge = ScoreByAge
 
 instance Opium.FromRow ScoreByAge where
 
+data Only a = Only
+  { only :: a
+  } deriving (Eq, Generic, Show)
+
+instance Opium.FromField a => Opium.FromRow (Only a) where
+
 isLeft :: Either a b -> Bool
 isLeft (Left _) = True
 isLeft _ = False
@@ -117,6 +124,15 @@ spec = do
       row <- Opium.fromRow result columnTable 0
       row `shouldBe` Right (ManyFields "abc" 42 1.0 "test" True)
 
+  describe "fetch" $ do
+    it "Passes numbered parameters and retrieves a list of rows" $ \conn -> do
+      rows <- Opium.fetch conn "SELECT ($1 + $2) AS only" (17 :: Int, 25 :: Int)
+      rows `shouldBe` Right [Only (42 :: Int)]
+
+    it "Uses Identity to pass single parameters" $ \conn -> do
+      rows <- Opium.fetch conn "SELECT count(*) AS only FROM person WHERE name = $1" $ Identity ("paul" :: Text)
+      rows `shouldBe` Right [Only (1 :: Int)]
+
   describe "fetch_" $ do
     it "Retrieves a list of rows" $ \conn -> do
       rows <- Opium.fetch_ conn "SELECT * FROM person"