diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 9c90b2eb..7c67c1d2 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.52.0
+
+* `sys::Timestamp` is now directly supported with `get_data`.
+* `InputParameter` is now implying the new `CElement` trait.
+
 ## 0.51.0
 
 * Removed `ColumnProjection` trait.
diff --git a/odbc-api/src/cursor.rs b/odbc-api/src/cursor.rs
index 4d7f522b..3b126efe 100644
--- a/odbc-api/src/cursor.rs
+++ b/odbc-api/src/cursor.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ use odbc_sys::HStmt;
 use crate::{
     buffers::Indicator,
     error::ExtendResult,
-    handles::{AsStatementRef, SqlResult, State, Statement, StatementRef},
-    parameter::{VarBinarySliceMut, VarCharSliceMut},
+    handles::{AsStatementRef, SqlResult, State, Statement, StatementRef, CDataMut},
+    parameter::{VarBinarySliceMut, VarCharSliceMut, CElement},
     sleep::{wait_for, Sleep},
-    Error, OutputParameter, ResultSetMetadata,
+    Error, ResultSetMetadata,
 };
 
 use std::{cmp::max, thread::panicking};
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl<'s> CursorRow<'s> {
     pub fn get_data(
         &mut self,
         col_or_param_num: u16,
-        target: &mut impl OutputParameter,
+        target: &mut (impl CElement + CDataMut),
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.statement
             .get_data(col_or_param_num, target)
diff --git a/odbc-api/src/parameter.rs b/odbc-api/src/parameter.rs
index 9f50ba01..50980f81 100644
--- a/odbc-api/src/parameter.rs
+++ b/odbc-api/src/parameter.rs
@@ -337,25 +337,21 @@ use crate::{
 /// A CData representing a single value rater than an entire buffer of a range of values.
 ///
 /// # Safety
-///
-/// Callers must be able to rely on all pointers being valid, i.e. the "range" is not empty.
-pub unsafe trait CElement: CData {}
-
-/// Use implementations of this type as arguments to SQL Statements.
-///
-/// # Safety
-///
+/// 
 /// Considerations for implementers
 ///
-/// Extend the [`crate::handles::HasDataType`] trait with the guarantee, that the bound parameter
-/// buffer contains at least one element.
+/// Callers must be able to rely on all pointers being valid, i.e. the "range" is not empty.
 ///
 /// Since the indicator provided by implementation is used to indicate the length of the value in
 /// the buffer, care must be taken to prevent out of bounds access in case the implementation also
 /// is used as an output parameter, and contains truncated values (i.e. the indicator is longer than
 /// the buffer and the value within).
-pub unsafe trait InputParameter: HasDataType + CElement {}
-unsafe impl<T> InputParameter for T where T: CElement + HasDataType {}
+pub unsafe trait CElement: CData {}
+
+/// Can be used to fill in a fielf value indicated by a placeholder (`?`) then executing an SQL
+/// statement.
+pub trait InputParameter: HasDataType + CElement {}
+impl<T> InputParameter for T where T: CElement + HasDataType {}
 
 /// # Safety
 ///
@@ -433,14 +429,18 @@ pub struct Out<'a, T>(pub &'a mut T);
 /// Can also be used to wrap [`crate::sys::Timestamp`] so they implement [`OutputParameter`].
 ///
 /// ```no_run
-/// # use odbc_api::{Cursor, DataType, parameter::WithDataType, sys::Timestamp};
-/// # fn given(cursor: &mut impl Cursor) {
-/// let mut actual = WithDataType {
+/// # use odbc_api::{
+/// #    Connection, Cursor, DataType, parameter::WithDataType, IntoParameter, sys::Timestamp
+/// # };
+/// # fn given(cursor: &mut impl Cursor, connection: Connection<'_>) {
+/// let mut ts = WithDataType {
 ///     value: Timestamp::default(),
 ///     data_type: DataType::Timestamp { precision: 0 },
 /// };
-/// let mut row = cursor.next_row().unwrap().unwrap();
-/// row.get_data(1, &mut actual).unwrap();
+/// connection.execute(
+///     "INSERT INTO Posts (text, timestamps) VALUES (?,?)",
+///     (&"Hello".into_parameter(), &ts.into_parameter())
+/// );
 /// # }
 /// ```
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/odbc-api/src/parameter/c_string.rs b/odbc-api/src/parameter/c_string.rs
index 14450a39..697ec6a5 100644
--- a/odbc-api/src/parameter/c_string.rs
+++ b/odbc-api/src/parameter/c_string.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl HasDataType for CStr {
     }
 }
 unsafe impl CElement for CStr {}
-unsafe impl InputParameter for CStr {}
+impl InputParameter for CStr {}
 
 unsafe impl CData for CString {
     fn cdata_type(&self) -> CDataType {
diff --git a/odbc-api/tests/integration.rs b/odbc-api/tests/integration.rs
index 621cb014..704828e6 100644
--- a/odbc-api/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/odbc-api/tests/integration.rs
@@ -2112,10 +2112,7 @@ fn get_data_timestamp(profile: &Profile, timestamp_type: &str) {
 
     let mut cursor = conn.execute(&sql, ()).unwrap().unwrap();
 
-    let mut actual = WithDataType {
-        value: Timestamp::default(),
-        data_type: DataType::Timestamp { precision: 0 },
-    };
+    let mut actual = Timestamp::default();
     let mut row = cursor.next_row().unwrap().unwrap();
     row.get_data(1, &mut actual).unwrap();
 
@@ -2129,7 +2126,7 @@ fn get_data_timestamp(profile: &Profile, timestamp_type: &str) {
             second: 0,
             fraction: 0
         },
-        actual.value
+        actual
     );
 }