diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1b0c222e1..1eec4fa39 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-Unreleased
+Unreleased (3.1.1)
 ========
 
+- @parsonsmatt
+  - [#133](https://github.com/bitemyapp/esqueleto/pull/133): Added `renderQueryToText` and related functions.
+
 3.1.0
 =======
 
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs
index 52175c637..d082191ad 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto.hs
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ module Database.Esqueleto
   , insertSelectCount
   , (<#)
   , (<&>)
+  -- ** Rendering Queries
+  , renderQueryToText
+  , renderQuerySelect
+  , renderQueryUpdate
+  , renderQueryDelete
+  , renderQueryInsertInto
     -- * Internal.Language
   , From
     -- * RDBMS-specific modules
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs
index 151af41eb..4a506969d 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Internal.hs
@@ -1994,8 +1994,8 @@ builderToText = TL.toStrict . TLB.toLazyTextWith defaultChunkSize
 --
 -- Note: if you're curious about the SQL query being generated by
 -- @esqueleto@, instead of manually using this function (which is
--- possible but tedious), you may just turn on query logging of
--- @persistent@.
+-- possible but tedious), see the 'renderQueryToText' function (along with
+-- 'renderQuerySelect', 'renderQueryUpdate', etc).
 toRawSql
   :: (SqlSelect a r, BackendCompatible SqlBackend backend)
   => Mode -> (backend, IdentState) -> SqlQuery a -> (TLB.Builder, [PersistValue])
@@ -2031,6 +2031,90 @@ toRawSql mode (conn, firstIdentState) query =
       , makeLocking         lockingClause
       ]
 
+-- | Renders a 'SqlQuery' into a 'Text' value along with the list of
+-- 'PersistValue's that would be supplied to the database for @?@ placeholders.
+--
+-- You must ensure that the 'Mode' you pass to this function corresponds with
+-- the actual 'SqlQuery'. If you pass a query that uses incompatible features
+-- (like an @INSERT@ statement with a @SELECT@ mode) then you'll get a weird
+-- result.
+--
+-- @since 3.1.1
+renderQueryToText
+  :: (SqlSelect a r, BackendCompatible SqlBackend backend, Monad m)
+  => Mode
+  -- ^ Whether to render as an 'SELECT', 'DELETE', etc.
+  -> SqlQuery a
+  -- ^ The SQL query you want to render.
+  -> R.ReaderT backend m (T.Text, [PersistValue])
+renderQueryToText mode query = do
+  backend <- R.ask
+  let (builder, pvals) = toRawSql mode (backend, initialIdentState) query
+  pure (builderToText builder, pvals)
+
+-- | Renders a 'SqlQuery' into a 'Text' value along with the list of
+-- 'PersistValue's that would be supplied to the database for @?@ placeholders.
+--
+-- You must ensure that the 'Mode' you pass to this function corresponds with
+-- the actual 'SqlQuery'. If you pass a query that uses incompatible features
+-- (like an @INSERT@ statement with a @SELECT@ mode) then you'll get a weird
+-- result.
+--
+-- @since 3.1.1
+renderQuerySelect
+  :: (SqlSelect a r, BackendCompatible SqlBackend backend, Monad m)
+  => SqlQuery a
+  -- ^ The SQL query you want to render.
+  -> R.ReaderT backend m (T.Text, [PersistValue])
+renderQuerySelect = renderQueryToText SELECT
+
+-- | Renders a 'SqlQuery' into a 'Text' value along with the list of
+-- 'PersistValue's that would be supplied to the database for @?@ placeholders.
+--
+-- You must ensure that the 'Mode' you pass to this function corresponds with
+-- the actual 'SqlQuery'. If you pass a query that uses incompatible features
+-- (like an @INSERT@ statement with a @SELECT@ mode) then you'll get a weird
+-- result.
+--
+-- @since 3.1.1
+renderQueryDelete
+  :: (SqlSelect a r, BackendCompatible SqlBackend backend, Monad m)
+  => SqlQuery a
+  -- ^ The SQL query you want to render.
+  -> R.ReaderT backend m (T.Text, [PersistValue])
+renderQueryDelete = renderQueryToText DELETE
+
+-- | Renders a 'SqlQuery' into a 'Text' value along with the list of
+-- 'PersistValue's that would be supplied to the database for @?@ placeholders.
+--
+-- You must ensure that the 'Mode' you pass to this function corresponds with
+-- the actual 'SqlQuery'. If you pass a query that uses incompatible features
+-- (like an @INSERT@ statement with a @SELECT@ mode) then you'll get a weird
+-- result.
+--
+-- @since 3.1.1
+renderQueryUpdate
+  :: (SqlSelect a r, BackendCompatible SqlBackend backend, Monad m)
+  => SqlQuery a
+  -- ^ The SQL query you want to render.
+  -> R.ReaderT backend m (T.Text, [PersistValue])
+renderQueryUpdate = renderQueryToText UPDATE
+
+-- | Renders a 'SqlQuery' into a 'Text' value along with the list of
+-- 'PersistValue's that would be supplied to the database for @?@ placeholders.
+--
+-- You must ensure that the 'Mode' you pass to this function corresponds with
+-- the actual 'SqlQuery'. If you pass a query that uses incompatible features
+-- (like an @INSERT@ statement with a @SELECT@ mode) then you'll get a weird
+-- result.
+--
+-- @since 3.1.1
+renderQueryInsertInto
+  :: (SqlSelect a r, BackendCompatible SqlBackend backend, Monad m)
+  => SqlQuery a
+  -- ^ The SQL query you want to render.
+  -> R.ReaderT backend m (T.Text, [PersistValue])
+renderQueryInsertInto = renderQueryToText INSERT_INTO
 
 -- | (Internal) Mode of query being converted by 'toRawSql'.
 data Mode =
diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs
index 6ab2be033..78186240c 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Internal/Sql.hs
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ module Database.Esqueleto.Internal.Sql
   , veryUnsafeCoerceSqlExprValue
   , veryUnsafeCoerceSqlExprValueList
   -- * Helper functions
+  , renderQueryToText
+  , renderQuerySelect
+  , renderQueryUpdate
+  , renderQueryDelete
+  , renderQueryInsertInto
   , makeOrderByNoNewline
   , uncommas'
   , parens
diff --git a/test/Common/Test.hs b/test/Common/Test.hs
index ce8805805..a5450fb40 100644
--- a/test/Common/Test.hs
+++ b/test/Common/Test.hs
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@ import Database.Persist.TH
 import Test.Hspec
 import UnliftIO
 
+import Database.Persist (PersistValue(..))
 import Data.Conduit (ConduitT, (.|), runConduit)
 import qualified Data.Conduit.List as CL
 import qualified Data.List as L
 import qualified Data.Set as S
+import qualified Data.Text as Text
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder as TLB
 import qualified Data.Text.Internal.Lazy as TL
 import qualified Database.Esqueleto.Internal.Sql as EI
@@ -1437,7 +1439,26 @@ testCountingRows run = do
           [Value n] <- select $ from $ return . countKind
           liftIO $ (n :: Int) `shouldBe` expected
 
-
+testRenderSql :: Run -> Spec
+testRenderSql run =
+  describe "testRenderSql" $ do
+    it "works" $ do
+      (queryText, queryVals) <- run $ renderQuerySelect $
+        from $ \p -> do
+        where_ $ p ^. PersonName ==. val "Johhny Depp"
+        pure (p ^. PersonName, p ^. PersonAge)
+      -- the different backends use different quote marks, so I filter them out
+      -- here instead of making a duplicate test
+      Text.filter (\c -> c `notElem` ['`', '"']) queryText
+        `shouldBe`
+          Text.unlines
+            [ "SELECT Person.name, Person.age"
+            , "FROM Person"
+            , "WHERE Person.name = ?"
+            ]
+      queryVals
+        `shouldBe`
+          [toPersistValue ("Johhny Depp" :: TL.Text)]
 
 
 
@@ -1460,8 +1481,7 @@ tests run = do
     testMathFunctions run
     testCase run
     testCountingRows run
-
-
+    testRenderSql run
 
 
 insert' :: ( Functor m