diff --git a/stdlib/sql.go b/stdlib/sql.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b276861a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/sql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+package stdlib
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/JackC/pgx"
+	"io"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	d := &Driver{}
+	sql.Register("pgx", d)
+}
+
+type Driver struct{}
+
+func (d *Driver) Open(name string) (driver.Conn, error) {
+	connConfig, err := pgx.ParseURI(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	conn, err := pgx.Connect(connConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	c := &Conn{conn: conn}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+type Conn struct {
+	conn    *pgx.Conn
+	psCount int64 // Counter used for creating unique prepared statement names
+}
+
+func (c *Conn) Prepare(query string) (driver.Stmt, error) {
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("pgx_%d", c.psCount)
+	c.psCount++
+
+	ps, err := c.conn.Prepare(name, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &Stmt{ps: ps, conn: c.conn}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Conn) Close() error {
+	return c.conn.Close()
+}
+
+func (c *Conn) Begin() (driver.Tx, error) {
+	_, err := c.conn.Execute("begin")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &Tx{conn: c.conn}, nil
+}
+
+type Stmt struct {
+	ps   *pgx.PreparedStatement
+	conn *pgx.Conn
+}
+
+func (s *Stmt) Close() error {
+	return s.conn.Deallocate(s.ps.Name)
+}
+
+func (s *Stmt) NumInput() int {
+	return len(s.ps.ParameterOids)
+}
+
+func (s *Stmt) Exec(argsV []driver.Value) (driver.Result, error) {
+	args := valueToInterface(argsV)
+	commandTag, err := s.conn.Execute(s.ps.Name, args...)
+	return driver.RowsAffected(commandTag.RowsAffected()), err
+}
+
+func (s *Stmt) Query(argsV []driver.Value) (driver.Rows, error) {
+	args := valueToInterface(argsV)
+
+	rowCount := 0
+	columnsChan := make(chan []string)
+	errChan := make(chan error)
+	rowChan := make(chan []driver.Value)
+
+	go func() {
+		err := s.conn.SelectFunc(s.ps.Name, func(r *pgx.DataRowReader) error {
+			if rowCount == 0 {
+				fieldNames := make([]string, len(r.FieldDescriptions))
+				for i, fd := range r.FieldDescriptions {
+					fieldNames[i] = fd.Name
+				}
+				columnsChan <- fieldNames
+			}
+			rowCount++
+
+			values := make([]driver.Value, len(r.FieldDescriptions))
+			for i, _ := range r.FieldDescriptions {
+				values[i] = r.ReadValue()
+			}
+			rowChan <- values
+
+			return nil
+		}, args...)
+		close(rowChan)
+		if err != nil {
+			errChan <- err
+		}
+	}()
+
+	rows := Rows{rowChan: rowChan}
+
+	select {
+	case rows.columnNames = <-columnsChan:
+		return &rows, nil
+	case err := <-errChan:
+		return nil, err
+	}
+}
+
+type Rows struct {
+	columnNames []string
+	rowChan     chan []driver.Value
+}
+
+func (r *Rows) Columns() []string {
+	return r.columnNames
+}
+
+func (r *Rows) Close() error {
+	for _ = range r.rowChan {
+		// Ensure all rows are read
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Rows) Next(dest []driver.Value) error {
+	row, ok := <-r.rowChan
+	if !ok {
+		return io.EOF
+	}
+
+	copy(dest, row)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func valueToInterface(argsV []driver.Value) []interface{} {
+	args := make([]interface{}, 0, len(argsV))
+	for _, v := range argsV {
+		args = append(args, v.(interface{}))
+	}
+	return args
+}
+
+type Tx struct {
+	conn *pgx.Conn
+}
+
+func (t *Tx) Commit() error {
+	_, err := t.conn.Execute("commit")
+	return err
+}
+
+func (t *Tx) Rollback() error {
+	_, err := t.conn.Execute("rollback")
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/sql_test.go b/stdlib/sql_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81cf32bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/sql_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+package stdlib_test
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	_ "github.com/JackC/pgx/stdlib"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNormalLifeCycle(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("pgx", "postgres://pgx_md5:secret@localhost:5432/pgx_test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("sql.Open failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := db.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("db.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare("select 'foo', n from generate_series($1::int, $2::int) n")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Prepare unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = stmt.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("stmt.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	rows, err := stmt.Query(int32(1), int32(10))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stmt.Query unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	rowCount := int64(0)
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		rowCount++
+
+		var s string
+		var n int64
+		if err := rows.Scan(&s, &n); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("rows.Scan unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		if s != "foo" {
+			t.Errorf(`Expected "foo", received "%v"`, s)
+		}
+		if n != rowCount {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %d, received %d", rowCount, n)
+		}
+	}
+	err = rows.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rows.Err unexpectedly is: %v", err)
+	}
+	if rowCount != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to receive 10 rows, instead received %d", rowCount)
+	}
+
+	err = rows.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rows.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueryCloseRowsEarly(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("pgx", "postgres://pgx_md5:secret@localhost:5432/pgx_test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("sql.Open failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := db.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("db.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare("select 'foo', n from generate_series($1::int, $2::int) n")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Prepare unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = stmt.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("stmt.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	rows, err := stmt.Query(int32(1), int32(10))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stmt.Query unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Close rows immediately without having read them
+	err = rows.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rows.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Run the query again to ensure the connection and statement are still ok
+	rows, err = stmt.Query(int32(1), int32(10))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stmt.Query unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	rowCount := int64(0)
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		rowCount++
+
+		var s string
+		var n int64
+		if err := rows.Scan(&s, &n); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("rows.Scan unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+		if s != "foo" {
+			t.Errorf(`Expected "foo", received "%v"`, s)
+		}
+		if n != rowCount {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %d, received %d", rowCount, n)
+		}
+	}
+	err = rows.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rows.Err unexpectedly is: %v", err)
+	}
+	if rowCount != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to receive 10 rows, instead received %d", rowCount)
+	}
+
+	err = rows.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rows.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("pgx", "postgres://pgx_md5:secret@localhost:5432/pgx_test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("sql.Open failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := db.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("db.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	_, err = db.Exec("create temporary table t(a varchar not null)")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Exec unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	result, err := db.Exec("insert into t values('hey')")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Exec unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	n, err := result.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("result.RowsAffected unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1, received %d", n)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTransactionLifeCycle(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("pgx", "postgres://pgx_md5:secret@localhost:5432/pgx_test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("sql.Open failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := db.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("db.Close unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	_, err = db.Exec("create temporary table t(a varchar not null)")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Exec unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tx, err := db.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Begin unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = tx.Exec("insert into t values('hi')")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("tx.Exec unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = tx.Rollback()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("tx.Rollback unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var n int64
+	err = db.QueryRow("select count(*) from t").Scan(&n)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.QueryRow.Scan unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 0 rows due to rollback, instead found %d", n)
+	}
+
+	tx, err = db.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Begin unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = tx.Exec("insert into t values('hi')")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("tx.Exec unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = tx.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("tx.Commit unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = db.QueryRow("select count(*) from t").Scan(&n)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.QueryRow.Scan unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 rows due to rollback, instead found %d", n)
+	}
+}