diff --git a/db.class.php b/db.class.php
index a03f6a3..080a603 100644
--- a/db.class.php
+++ b/db.class.php
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ class DB
   }
   
   public static function queryNull() { $args = func_get_args(); return DB::prependCall('DB::queryHelper', $args, 'null'); }
+  public static function queryRaw() { $args = func_get_args(); return DB::prependCall('DB::queryHelper', $args, 'buffered'); }
   public static function queryBuf() { $args = func_get_args(); return DB::prependCall('DB::queryHelper', $args, 'buffered'); }
   public static function queryUnbuf() { $args = func_get_args(); return DB::prependCall('DB::queryHelper', $args, 'unbuffered'); }
   
diff --git a/simpletest/BasicTest.php b/simpletest/BasicTest.php
index 201113f..da92559 100644
--- a/simpletest/BasicTest.php
+++ b/simpletest/BasicTest.php
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ class BasicTest extends SimpleTest {
     $this->assert($username === 'Bart');
     $this->assert($password === 'hello');
     $this->assert($age == 15);
+    
+    $mysqli_result = DB::queryRaw("SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE favorite_word IS NULL");
+    $this->assert($mysqli_result instanceof MySQLi_Result);
+    $row = $mysqli_result->fetch_assoc();
+    $this->assert($row['password'] === 'goodbye');
+    $this->assert($mysqli_result->fetch_assoc() === null);
   }
   
   function test_4_query() {