diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index 1e14054..4d7b9d5 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ function create(opts) {
     }
 
     db.sanitize = require('./wrapper').sanitize;
+    db.escape = require('./wrapper').escape;
 
     Object.keys(sqlite3real.Database.prototype).forEach(function (key) {
 
@@ -201,4 +202,5 @@ function create(opts) {
 
 
 module.exports.sanitize = require('./wrapper').sanitize;
+module.exports.escape = require('./wrapper').escape;
 module.exports.create = create;
diff --git a/cluster.js b/cluster.js
index d9f722c..54e78e9 100644
--- a/cluster.js
+++ b/cluster.js
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ function create(opts) {
 }
 
 module.exports.sanitize = sqlite3.sanitize;
+module.exports.escape = sqlite3.escape;
 module.exports.create = create;
diff --git a/standalone.js b/standalone.js
index 770044d..2b41841 100644
--- a/standalone.js
+++ b/standalone.js
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ function create(opts) {
 }
 
 module.exports.sanitize = sqlite3.sanitize;
+module.exports.escape = sqlite3.escape;
 module.exports.create = create;
diff --git a/wrapper.js b/wrapper.js
index 76bd9ff..a959bb2 100644
--- a/wrapper.js
+++ b/wrapper.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function create(opts) {
 
   db = dbs[opts.filename];
   db.sanitize = sanitize;
+  db.escape = sanitize;
   db.__key = opts.key;
 
   return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
@@ -58,5 +59,6 @@ function create(opts) {
 }
 
 module.exports.sanitize = sanitize;
+module.exports.escape = sanitize;
 module.exports.Database = sqlite3.Database;
 module.exports.create = create;