diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/common/connection/sync_sqlite_connection.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/common/connection/sync_sqlite_connection.dart
index f63e0df..b0e2158 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/common/connection/sync_sqlite_connection.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/common/connection/sync_sqlite_connection.dart
@@ -164,4 +164,12 @@ final class _UnsafeSyncContext extends UnscopedContext {
       }
     }, sql: sql);
   }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> executeMultiple(String sql,
+      [List<Object?> parameters = const []]) async {
+    task.timeSync('executeMultiple', () {
+      db.execute(sql, parameters);
+    }, sql: sql);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/impl/context.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/impl/context.dart
index 0e3eef6..a8a754a 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/impl/context.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/impl/context.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import '../sqlite_connection.dart';
 abstract base class UnscopedContext implements SqliteReadContext {
   Future<ResultSet> execute(String sql, List<Object?> parameters);
   Future<void> executeBatch(String sql, List<List<Object?>> parameterSets);
+  Future<void> executeMultiple(String sql, List<Object?> parameters);
 
   /// Returns an [UnscopedContext] useful as the outermost transaction.
   ///
@@ -143,6 +144,13 @@ final class ScopedWriteContext extends ScopedReadContext
     return await _context.executeBatch(sql, parameterSets);
   }
 
+  @override
+  Future<void> executeMultiple(String sql,
+      [List<Object?> parameters = const []]) async {
+    _checkNotLocked();
+    return await _context.executeMultiple(sql, parameters);
+  }
+
   @override
   Future<T> writeTransaction<T>(
       Future<T> Function(SqliteWriteContext tx) callback) async {
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/native/database/native_sqlite_connection_impl.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/native/database/native_sqlite_connection_impl.dart
index e90739e..8181e28 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/native/database/native_sqlite_connection_impl.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/native/database/native_sqlite_connection_impl.dart
@@ -275,6 +275,15 @@ final class _UnsafeContext extends UnscopedContext {
       }
     });
   }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> executeMultiple(String sql,
+      [List<Object?> parameters = const []]) async {
+    return computeWithDatabase((db) async {
+      // execute allows multiple statements, but does not return results.
+      db.execute(sql, parameters);
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 void _sqliteConnectionIsolate(_SqliteConnectionParams params) async {
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_connection.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_connection.dart
index 0e360fc..2369585 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_connection.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_connection.dart
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ abstract interface class SqliteWriteContext extends SqliteReadContext {
   /// parameter set.
   Future<void> executeBatch(String sql, List<List<Object?>> parameterSets);
 
+  // Execute a query that potentially contains multiple statements.
+  Future<void> executeMultiple(String sql,
+      [List<Object?> parameters = const []]);
+
   /// Open a read-write transaction on this write context.
   ///
   /// When called on a [SqliteConnection], this takes a global lock - only one
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_queries.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_queries.dart
index 367d23f..073bde2 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_queries.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/sqlite_queries.dart
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ mixin SqliteQueries implements SqliteWriteContext, SqliteConnection {
     });
   }
 
+  @override
+  Future<void> executeMultiple(String sql,
+      [List<Object?> parameters = const []]) {
+    return writeTransaction((tx) async {
+      return tx.executeMultiple(sql, parameters);
+    });
+  }
+
   @override
   Future<void> refreshSchema() {
     return getAll("PRAGMA table_info('sqlite_master')");
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart
index 23424fc..7567eef 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/lib/src/web/database.dart
@@ -293,6 +293,21 @@ final class _UnscopedContext extends UnscopedContext {
     });
   }
 
+  @override
+  Future<void> executeMultiple(String sql,
+      [List<Object?> parameters = const []]) {
+    return _task.timeAsync('executeMultiple', sql: sql, () {
+      return wrapSqliteException(() async {
+        await _database._database.execute(
+          sql,
+          parameters: parameters,
+          token: _lock,
+          checkInTransaction: _checkInTransaction,
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   @override
   UnscopedContext interceptOutermostTransaction() {
     // All execute calls done in the callback will be checked for the
diff --git a/packages/sqlite_async/test/basic_test.dart b/packages/sqlite_async/test/basic_test.dart
index e2914b3..38f5775 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite_async/test/basic_test.dart
+++ b/packages/sqlite_async/test/basic_test.dart
@@ -303,6 +303,52 @@ void main() {
       )
     });
 
+    test('execute single statement with RETURNING populates ResultSet',
+        () async {
+      final db = await testUtils.setupDatabase(path: path);
+      await createTables(db);
+      final result = await db.execute(
+          'INSERT INTO test_data(description) VALUES(?) RETURNING id, description',
+          ['test returning with params']);
+
+      expect(result.columnNames, equals(['id', 'description']));
+      expect(result.rows.length, equals(1));
+      expect(result.rows[0][0], isA<int>());
+      expect(result.rows[0][1], equals('test returning with params'));
+    });
+
+    test(
+        'execute single statment with RETURNING populates ResultSet without params',
+        () async {
+      final db = await testUtils.setupDatabase(path: path);
+      await createTables(db);
+      final result = await db.execute(
+          'INSERT INTO test_data(description) VALUES("test returning without params") RETURNING id, description');
+
+      expect(result.columnNames, equals(['id', 'description']));
+      expect(result.rows.length, equals(1));
+      expect(result.rows[0][0], isA<int>());
+      expect(result.rows[0][1], equals('test returning without params'));
+    });
+
+    test('executeMultiple handles multiple statements', () async {
+      final db = await testUtils.setupDatabase(path: path);
+      await createTables(db);
+
+      await db.executeMultiple('''
+        INSERT INTO test_data(description) VALUES('row1');
+        INSERT INTO test_data(description) VALUES('row2');
+      ''');
+
+      final results =
+          await db.getAll('SELECT description FROM test_data ORDER BY id');
+      expect(results.length, equals(2));
+      expect(results.rows[0], equals(['row1']));
+      expect(results.rows[1], equals(['row2']));
+
+      await db.close();
+    });
+
     test('with all connections', () async {
       final maxReaders = _isWeb ? 0 : 3;