diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index a80a80d..5234183 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -189,10 +189,17 @@ export class SQLocal {
 	};
 
 	sql = async <T extends Record<string, any>>(
-		queryTemplate: TemplateStringsArray,
+		queryTemplate: TemplateStringsArray | string,
 		...params: unknown[]
 	): Promise<T[]> => {
-		const statement = sqlTag(queryTemplate, ...params);
+		let statement: Statement;
+
+		if (typeof queryTemplate === 'string') {
+			statement = { sql: queryTemplate, params };
+		} else {
+			statement = sqlTag(queryTemplate, ...params);
+		}
+
 		const resultRecords = await this.execAndConvert<T>(statement);
 		return resultRecords;
 	};
diff --git a/test/sql.test.ts b/test/sql.test.ts
index 113eb4e..b80b6aa 100644
--- a/test/sql.test.ts
+++ b/test/sql.test.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ describe('sql', () => {
 
 		const select2 = await sql`SELECT name FROM groceries ORDER BY id DESC`;
 		expect(select2).toEqual([{ name: 'white rice' }, { name: 'bread' }]);
+
+		const sqlStr = 'SELECT name FROM groceries WHERE id = ?';
+		const select3 = await sql(sqlStr, 1);
+		expect(select3).toEqual([{ name: 'bread' }]);
 	});
 
 	it('should be cross-origin isolated', () => {