diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87d8196..b4d1571 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Only accretive/fixative changes will be made from now on.
 
 * 1.2.next in progress
+  * Fix #181 by supporting option-wrapped connection in `execute-batch!`.
   * Address #179 by improving documentation around connection pool initialization.
   * Update `build-clj` to v0.5.0.
 
diff --git a/src/next/jdbc.clj b/src/next/jdbc.clj
index 8a7d897..7395cdd 100644
--- a/src/next/jdbc.clj
+++ b/src/next/jdbc.clj
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@
                          result))))
            params)))
   ([connectable sql param-groups opts]
-   (if (instance? java.sql.Connection connectable)
+   (if (or (instance? java.sql.Connection connectable)
+           (instance? next.jdbc.default_options.DefaultOptions connectable))
      (with-open [ps (prepare connectable [sql] opts)]
        (execute-batch! ps param-groups opts))
      (with-open [con (get-connection connectable)]