diff --git a/src/honeysql/core.clj b/src/honeysql/core.clj
index 6fc5168..2c32e96 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/core.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/core.clj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 (defalias call types/call)
 (defalias raw types/raw)
+(defalias param types/param)
 (defalias format format/format)
 (defalias format-predicate format/format-predicate)
 
diff --git a/src/honeysql/format.clj b/src/honeysql/format.clj
index 8f599c2..2ffa08a 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/format.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/format.clj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 (ns honeysql.format
   (:refer-clojure :exclude [format])
-  (:require [honeysql.types :refer [call raw]]
+  (:require [honeysql.types :refer [call raw param-name]]
             [clojure.string :as string])
-  (:import [honeysql.types SqlCall SqlRaw]))
+  (:import [honeysql.types SqlCall SqlRaw SqlParam]))
 
 ;;(set! *warn-on-reflection* true)
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
   possibly-recursive function calls"
   nil)
 
+(def ^:dynamic *input-params* nil)
+
 (def ^:dynamic *fn-context?* false)
 
 (def ^:dynamic *subquery?* false)
@@ -118,14 +120,23 @@
 
 (def known-clauses (set clause-order))
 
-(defn format [sql-map]
-  (binding [*params* (atom [])]
+(defn format
+  "Takes a SQL map and optional input parameters and returns a vector
+  of a SQL string and parameters, as expected by clojure.java.jdbc.
+
+  Input parameters will be filled into designated spots according to
+  name (if a map is provided) or by position (if a sequence is provided)."
+  [sql-map & [params]]
+  (binding [*params* (atom [])
+            *input-params* (atom params)]
     (let [sql-str (to-sql sql-map)]
       (if (seq @*params*)
         (into [sql-str] @*params*)
         [sql-str]))))
 
-(defn format-predicate [pred]
+(defn format-predicate
+  "Formats a predicate (e.g., for WHERE, JOIN, or HAVING) as a string."
+  [pred]
   (binding [*params* (atom [])]
     (let [sql-str (format-predicate* pred)]
       (if (seq @*params*)
@@ -183,7 +194,13 @@
 (defn to-sql [x]
   (if (satisfies? ToSql x)
     (-to-sql x)
-    (do
+    (let [x (if (instance? SqlParam x)
+              (if (map? @*input-params*)
+                (get @*input-params* (param-name x))
+                (let [x (first @*input-params*)]
+                  (swap! *input-params* rest)
+                  x))
+              x)]
       (swap! *params* conj x)
       "?")))
 
diff --git a/src/honeysql/types.clj b/src/honeysql/types.clj
index ba70349..8ab36f0 100644
--- a/src/honeysql/types.clj
+++ b/src/honeysql/types.clj
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
   (meta [this] _meta)
   (withMeta [this m] (SqlCall. (.name this) (.args this) m)))
 
-(defn call [name & args]
+(defn call
+  "Represents a SQL function call. Name should be a keyword."
+  [name & args]
   (SqlCall. name args nil))
 
 (defn read-sql-call [form]
@@ -34,7 +36,9 @@
   (meta [this] _meta)
   (withMeta [this m] (SqlRaw. (.s this) m)))
 
-(defn raw [s]
+(defn raw
+  "Represents a raw SQL string"
+  [s]
   (SqlRaw. (str s) nil))
 
 (defn read-sql-raw [form]
@@ -45,3 +49,30 @@
 
 (defmethod print-dup SqlRaw [o w]
   (print-method o w))
+
+;;;;
+
+(deftype SqlParam [name _meta]
+  Object
+  (hashCode [this] (hash-combine (hash (class this)) (hash (name name))))
+  (equals [this x] (and (instance? SqlParam x) (= (.name this) (.name x))))
+  clojure.lang.IObj
+  (meta [this] _meta)
+  (withMeta [this m] (SqlParam. (.name this) m)))
+
+(defn param
+  "Represents a SQL parameter which can be filled in later"
+  [name]
+  (SqlParam. name nil))
+
+(defn param-name [^SqlParam param]
+  (.name param))
+
+(defn read-sql-param [form]
+  (param form))
+
+(defmethod print-method SqlParam [^SqlParam o ^java.io.Writer w]
+  (.write w (str "#sql/param " (pr-str (.name o)))))
+
+(defmethod print-dup SqlParam [o w]
+  (print-method o w))