diff --git a/pgapp.config.sample b/pgapp.config.sample
index bfdf587..f21e192 100644
--- a/pgapp.config.sample
+++ b/pgapp.config.sample
@@ -19,7 +19,19 @@
                 {database, "db2"},
                 {username, "user"},
                 {password, "pass"}
-            ]}
+            ]},
+        {pool3, [
+                {size, 10},
+                {max_overflow, 20}
+            ],
+            [
+                {host, "localhost"},
+                {database, "db3"},
+                {username, "user"},
+                {password, "pass"}
+            ],
+            "priv/prepared.sql"},
+
         ]}
     ]
 }].
diff --git a/priv/empty.sql b/priv/empty.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/priv/prepared.sql b/priv/prepared.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0907f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/prepared.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{"simple", "select 1+1"}.
+{"increment", "select $1+1"}.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pgapp.erl b/src/pgapp.erl
index fdc7989..69a726b 100644
--- a/src/pgapp.erl
+++ b/src/pgapp.erl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 -module(pgapp).
 
 %% API
--export([connect/1, connect/2, equery/2, equery/3, squery/1, squery/2]).
+-export([connect/1, connect/2, equery/2, equery/3, squery/1, squery/2, prepared_query/3]).
 
 %%%===================================================================
 %%% API
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ equery(PoolName, Sql, Params) ->
                                 gen_server:call(Worker, {equery, Sql, Params})
                         end).
 
+-spec prepared_query(PoolName::atom(), Name::string,
+    Params :: list(epgsql:bind_param())) -> epgsql:reply(epgsql:equery_row()).
+prepared_query(PoolName, Name, Params) ->
+  poolboy:transaction(PoolName,
+    fun(Worker) ->
+      gen_server:call(Worker, {prepared_query, Name, Params})
+    end).
+
+
 -spec squery(Sql::epgsql:sql_query()) -> epgsql:reply(epgsql:squery_row()) |
                                          [epgsql:reply(epgsql:squery_row())].
 squery(Sql) ->
diff --git a/src/pgapp_sup.erl b/src/pgapp_sup.erl
index b135376..8d399e7 100644
--- a/src/pgapp_sup.erl
+++ b/src/pgapp_sup.erl
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 -behaviour(supervisor).
 
+-include("worker_args.hrl").
+
 %% API
 -export([start_link/0, add_pool/3]).
 
@@ -24,13 +26,30 @@ start_link() ->
 
 init([]) ->
     {ok, Pools} = application:get_env(pgapp, pools),
-    PoolSpec = lists:map(fun ({PoolName, SizeArgs, WorkerArgs}) ->
-                             PoolArgs = [{name, {local, PoolName}},
-                                         {worker_module, pgapp_worker}] ++ SizeArgs,
-                             poolboy:child_spec(PoolName, PoolArgs, WorkerArgs)
+    PoolSpec = lists:map(fun ({PoolName, SizeArgs, ConnectionArgs}) ->
+                                make_child_spec(PoolName, SizeArgs, ConnectionArgs, undefined);
+                             ({PoolName, SizeArgs, ConnectionArgs, SQLFile}) ->
+                                make_child_spec(PoolName, SizeArgs, ConnectionArgs, SQLFile)
                          end, Pools),
     {ok, { {one_for_one, 10, 10}, PoolSpec} }.
 
-add_pool(Name, PoolArgs, WorkerArgs) ->
-    ChildSpec = poolboy:child_spec(Name, PoolArgs, WorkerArgs),
-    supervisor:start_child(?MODULE, ChildSpec).
+make_child_spec(PoolName, SizeArgs, ConnectionArgs, SQLFile) ->
+  PoolArgs = [{name, {local, PoolName}},
+    {worker_module, pgapp_worker}] ++ SizeArgs,
+  poolboy:child_spec(PoolName, PoolArgs, make_worker_args(ConnectionArgs, SQLFile)).
+
+make_worker_args(ConnectionArgs, SQLFileName) ->
+  SQL = case SQLFileName of
+    undefined -> [];
+    File ->
+      {ok, PreparedSQL} = file:consult(File),
+      PreparedSQL
+  end,
+  #worker_args{connection_args = ConnectionArgs, prepared_sql = SQL}.
+
+add_pool(Name, PoolArgs, ConnectionArgs) ->
+  add_pool(Name, PoolArgs, ConnectionArgs, undefined).
+
+add_pool(Name, PoolArgs, ConnectionArgs, SQLFile) ->
+  ChildSpec = poolboy:child_spec(Name, PoolArgs, make_worker_args(ConnectionArgs, SQLFile)),
+  supervisor:start_child(?MODULE, ChildSpec).
diff --git a/src/pgapp_worker.erl b/src/pgapp_worker.erl
index 5a8412c..7c4b3f0 100644
--- a/src/pgapp_worker.erl
+++ b/src/pgapp_worker.erl
@@ -16,23 +16,47 @@
 -record(state, {conn::pid(),
                 delay::pos_integer(),
                 timer::timer:tref(),
-                start_args::proplists:proplist()}).
+                start_args::proplists:proplist(),
+                sql_text::proplists:proplist()}).
 
 -define(INITIAL_DELAY, 500). % Half a second
 -define(MAXIMUM_DELAY, 5 * 60 * 1000). % Five minutes
 
+
+-include_lib("epgsql/include/epgsql.hrl").
+-include("worker_args.hrl").
+
 start_link(Args) ->
     gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, Args, []).
 
-init(Args) ->
+init(#worker_args{connection_args = Args, prepared_sql = PreparedSQL}) ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, true),
-    {ok, connect(#state{start_args = Args, delay = ?INITIAL_DELAY})}.
+    {ok, connect(#state{
+                  start_args = Args,
+                  sql_text = PreparedSQL,
+                  delay = ?INITIAL_DELAY
+    })}.
 
 handle_call({squery, Sql}, _From, #state{conn=Conn} = State) when Conn /= undefined ->
     {reply, epgsql:squery(Conn, Sql), State};
 
 handle_call({equery, Sql, Params}, _From, #state{conn = Conn} = State) when Conn /= undefined ->
-    {reply, epgsql:equery(Conn, Sql, Params), State}.
+    {reply, epgsql:equery(Conn, Sql, Params), State};
+
+handle_call({prepared_query, Name, Params}, _From, #state{conn = Conn} = State) when Conn /= undefined ->
+  case epgsql:describe(Conn, statement, Name) of
+    {ok, Statement} ->
+      case epgsql:bind(Conn, Statement, Params) of
+        ok ->
+          {reply, epgsql:execute(Conn, Statement), State};
+        Error ->
+          {reply, Error, State}
+      end;
+    Err ->
+      {reply, Err, State}
+  end.
+
+
 
 handle_cast(reconnect, State) ->
     {noreply, connect(State)}.
@@ -65,6 +89,21 @@ terminate(_Reason, #state{conn=Conn}) ->
 code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
     {ok, State}.
 
+
+prepare_statements(Con, PreparedSQL) ->
+    lists:all(
+      fun({Name, Query}) ->
+        case epgsql:parse(Con, Name, Query, []) of
+          {ok, _Statement} ->
+            true;
+          {error, Reason} ->
+            error_logger:error_msg("Error ~p parsing SQL query ~p", [Reason, Query]),
+            false
+        end
+      end,
+      PreparedSQL
+    ).
+
 connect(State) ->
     Args = State#state.start_args,
     Hostname = proplists:get_value(host, Args),
@@ -77,19 +116,34 @@ connect(State) ->
               "~p Connected to ~s at ~s with user ~s: ~p~n",
               [self(), Database, Hostname, Username, Conn]),
             timer:cancel(State#state.timer),
-            State#state{conn=Conn, delay=?INITIAL_DELAY, timer = undefined};
+            case prepare_statements(Conn, State#state.sql_text) of
+              true ->
+                State#state{conn=Conn, delay=?INITIAL_DELAY, timer = undefined};
+              false ->
+                ok = epgsql:close(Conn),
+                NewState = handle_connection_error(State),
+                error_logger:error_msg(
+                  "~p Unable to prepare statements on ~s at ~s with user ~s "
+                  "- attempting reconnect in ~p ms~n",
+                  [self(), Database, Hostname, Username, NewState#state.delay]),
+                NewState
+            end;
         Error ->
-            NewDelay = calculate_delay(State#state.delay),
+            NewState = handle_connection_error(State),
             error_logger:warning_msg(
               "~p Unable to connect to ~s at ~s with user ~s (~p) "
               "- attempting reconnect in ~p ms~n",
-              [self(), Database, Hostname, Username, Error, NewDelay]),
-            {ok, Tref} =
-                timer:apply_after(
-                  State#state.delay, gen_server, cast, [self(), reconnect]),
-            State#state{conn=undefined, delay = NewDelay, timer = Tref}
+              [self(), Database, Hostname, Username, Error, NewState#state.delay]),
+            NewState
     end.
 
+handle_connection_error(#state{delay = Delay} = State) ->
+  NewDelay = calculate_delay(Delay),
+  {ok, Tref} =
+    timer:apply_after(
+      Delay, gen_server, cast, [self(), reconnect]),
+  State#state{conn=undefined, delay = NewDelay, timer = Tref}.
+
 calculate_delay(Delay) when (Delay * 2) >= ?MAXIMUM_DELAY ->
     ?MAXIMUM_DELAY;
 calculate_delay(Delay) ->
diff --git a/src/worker_args.hrl b/src/worker_args.hrl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40f81a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/worker_args.hrl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-record(
+  worker_args,
+  {
+    prepared_sql,
+    connection_args
+  }).
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