diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index b3bfd06d..0c4cfbe2 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -708,6 +708,29 @@ func (c *Conn) QueryRow(ctx context.Context, sql string, args ...interface{}) Ro
 // explicit transaction control statements are executed. The returned BatchResults must be closed before the connection
 // is used again.
 func (c *Conn) SendBatch(ctx context.Context, b *Batch) BatchResults {
+	simpleProtocol := c.config.PreferSimpleProtocol
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	if simpleProtocol {
+		for i, bi := range b.items {
+			if i > 0 {
+				sb.WriteByte(';')
+			}
+			sql, err := c.sanitizeForSimpleQuery(bi.query, bi.arguments...)
+			if err != nil {
+				return &batchResults{ctx: ctx, conn: c, err: err}
+			}
+			sb.WriteString(sql)
+		}
+		mrr := c.pgConn.Exec(ctx, sb.String())
+		return &batchResults{
+			ctx:  ctx,
+			conn: c,
+			mrr:  mrr,
+			b:    b,
+			ix:   0,
+		}
+	}
+
 	distinctUnpreparedQueries := map[string]struct{}{}
 
 	for _, bi := range b.items {
diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index 72022b21..e10ff978 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -360,6 +360,48 @@ func TestExecPerQuerySimpleProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestSendBatchSimpleProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	config := mustParseConfig(t, os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
+	config.PreferSimpleProtocol = true
+
+	conn := mustConnect(t, config)
+	defer closeConn(t, conn)
+
+	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancelFunc()
+
+
+	var batch pgx.Batch
+	batch.Queue("SELECT 1::int")
+	batch.Queue("SELECT 2::int; SELECT $1::int", 3)
+	results := conn.SendBatch(ctx, &batch)
+	rows, err := results.Query()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, rows.Next())
+	values, err := rows.Values()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(1), values[0])
+	assert.False(t, rows.Next())
+
+	rows, err = results.Query()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, rows.Next())
+	values, err = rows.Values()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(2), values[0])
+	assert.False(t, rows.Next())
+
+	rows, err = results.Query()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, rows.Next())
+	values, err = rows.Values()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(3), values[0])
+	assert.False(t, rows.Next())
+}
+
 func TestPrepare(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()