diff --git a/db.class.php b/db.class.php
index 4df89a8..81a88b6 100644
--- a/db.class.php
+++ b/db.class.php
@@ -723,6 +723,11 @@ class MeekroDB {
     return $return;
   }
 
+  public function parse() {
+    $args = func_get_args();
+    return call_user_func_array(array($this, 'parseQueryParams'), $args);
+  }
+
   public function queryFirstRow() {
     $args = func_get_args();
     $result = call_user_func_array(array($this, 'query'), $args);
diff --git a/simpletest/BasicTest.php b/simpletest/BasicTest.php
index 386f71b..9e90f13 100644
--- a/simpletest/BasicTest.php
+++ b/simpletest/BasicTest.php
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ class BasicTest extends SimpleTest {
     $this->assert($count === '0');
   }
 
+  function test_10_parse() {
+    $parsed_query = DB::parse("SELECT * FROM %b WHERE id=%i AND name=%s", 'accounts', 5, 'Joe');
+    $correct_query = "SELECT * FROM `accounts` WHERE id=5 AND name='Joe'";
+    $this->assert($parsed_query === $correct_query);
+  }
+
 
 
 }