diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index c09d95bd..ae3c3c78 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -213,6 +213,52 @@ Client.prototype.cancel = function(client, query) {
   }
 };
 
+// Ported from PostgreSQL 9.2.4 source code in src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c
+Client.prototype.escapeIdentifier = function(str) {
+
+  var escaped = '"';
+
+  for(var i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+    var c = str[i];
+    if(c === '"') {
+      escaped += c + c;
+    } else {
+      escaped += c;
+    }
+  }
+
+  escaped += '"';
+
+  return escaped;
+}
+
+// Ported from PostgreSQL 9.2.4 source code in src/interfaces/libpq/fe-exec.c
+Client.prototype.escapeLiteral = function(str) {
+
+  var hasBackslash = false;
+  var escaped = '\'';
+
+  for(var i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+    var c = str[i];
+    if(c === '\'') {
+      escaped += c + c;
+    } else if (c === '\\') {
+      escaped += c + c;
+      hasBackslash = true;
+    } else {
+      escaped += c;
+    }
+  }
+
+  escaped += '\'';
+
+  if(hasBackslash === true) {
+    escaped = ' E' + escaped;
+  }
+
+  return escaped;
+}
+
 Client.prototype._pulseQueryQueue = function() {
   if(this.readyForQuery===true) {
     this.activeQuery = this.queryQueue.shift();
diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index 9e26b266..ea262d06 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public:
     command_symbol = NODE_PSYMBOL("command");
 
     NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "connect", Connect);
+    NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "escapeIdentifier", EscapeIdentifier);
+    NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "escapeLiteral", EscapeLiteral);
     NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "_sendQuery", SendQuery);
     NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "_sendQueryWithParams", SendQueryWithParams);
     NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "_sendPrepare", SendPrepare);
@@ -130,6 +132,48 @@ public:
     return Undefined();
   }
 
+  //v8 entry point into Connection#escapeIdentifier
+  static Handle<Value>
+  EscapeIdentifier(const Arguments& args)
+  {
+    HandleScope scope;
+    Connection *self = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Connection>(args.This());
+
+    char* inputStr = MallocCString(args[0]);
+    char* escapedStr = self->EscapeIdentifier(inputStr);
+    free(inputStr);
+
+    if(escapedStr == NULL) {
+      THROW(self->GetLastError());
+    }
+
+    Local<Value> jsStr = String::New(escapedStr, strlen(escapedStr));
+    PQfreemem(escapedStr);
+
+    return scope.Close(jsStr);
+  }
+
+  //v8 entry point into Connection#escapeLiteral
+  static Handle<Value>
+  EscapeLiteral(const Arguments& args)
+  {
+    HandleScope scope;
+    Connection *self = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Connection>(args.This());
+
+    char* inputStr = MallocCString(args[0]);
+    char* escapedStr = self->EscapeLiteral(inputStr);
+    free(inputStr);
+
+    if(escapedStr == NULL) {
+      THROW(self->GetLastError());
+    }
+
+    Local<Value> jsStr = String::New(escapedStr, strlen(escapedStr));
+    PQfreemem(escapedStr);
+
+    return scope.Close(jsStr);
+  }
+
   //v8 entry point into Connection#_sendQuery
   static Handle<Value>
   SendQuery(const Arguments& args)
@@ -307,6 +351,18 @@ protected:
     return args.This();
   }
 
+  char * EscapeIdentifier(const char *str)
+  {
+    TRACE("js::EscapeIdentifier")
+    return PQescapeIdentifier(connection_, str, strlen(str));
+  }
+
+  char * EscapeLiteral(const char *str)
+  {
+    TRACE("js::EscapeLiteral")
+    return PQescapeLiteral(connection_, str, strlen(str));
+  }
+
   int Send(const char *queryText)
   {
     TRACE("js::Send")