diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 949dfe141..de246193d 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ if(EMSCRIPTEN)
           _duckdb_web_pending_query_cancel, \
           _duckdb_web_pending_query_poll, \
           _duckdb_web_pending_query_start, \
+          _duckdb_web_pending_query_start_buffer, \
           _duckdb_web_prepared_close, \
           _duckdb_web_prepared_create, \
           _duckdb_web_prepared_run, \
diff --git a/lib/src/webdb_api.cc b/lib/src/webdb_api.cc
index 4b155784b..1b88b5878 100644
--- a/lib/src/webdb_api.cc
+++ b/lib/src/webdb_api.cc
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ void duckdb_web_pending_query_start(WASMResponse* packed, ConnectionHdl connHdl,
     auto r = c->PendingQuery(script, allow_stream_result);
     WASMResponseBuffer::Get().Store(*packed, std::move(r));
 }
+/// Start a pending query
+void duckdb_web_pending_query_start_buffer(WASMResponse* packed, ConnectionHdl connHdl, const uint8_t* buffer,
+                                           size_t buffer_length, bool allow_stream_result) {
+    auto c = reinterpret_cast<WebDB::Connection*>(connHdl);
+    std::string_view S(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buffer), buffer_length, allow_stream_result);
+    auto r = c->PendingQuery(S, allow_stream_result);
+    WASMResponseBuffer::Get().Store(*packed, std::move(r));
+}
 /// Poll a pending query
 void duckdb_web_pending_query_poll(WASMResponse* packed, ConnectionHdl connHdl, const char* script) {
     auto c = reinterpret_cast<WebDB::Connection*>(connHdl);
diff --git a/packages/duckdb-wasm/src/bindings/bindings_base.ts b/packages/duckdb-wasm/src/bindings/bindings_base.ts
index 001dba4ae..4d836de98 100644
--- a/packages/duckdb-wasm/src/bindings/bindings_base.ts
+++ b/packages/duckdb-wasm/src/bindings/bindings_base.ts
@@ -190,19 +190,21 @@ export abstract class DuckDBBindingsBase implements DuckDBBindings {
      *  Results can then be fetched using `fetchQueryResults`
      */
     public startPendingQuery(conn: number, text: string, allowStreamResult: boolean = false): Uint8Array | null {
-        const [s, d, n] = callSRet(
-            this.mod,
-            'duckdb_web_pending_query_start',
-            ['number', 'string', 'boolean'],
-            [conn, text, allowStreamResult],
-        );
+        const BUF = TEXT_ENCODER.encode(text);
+        const bufferPtr = this.mod._malloc(BUF.length );
+        const bufferOfs = this.mod.HEAPU8.subarray(bufferPtr, bufferPtr + BUF.length );
+        bufferOfs.set(BUF);
+        const [s, d, n] = callSRet(this.mod, 'duckdb_web_pending_query_start_buffer', ['number', 'number', 'number', 'boolean'], [conn, bufferPtr, BUF.length, allowStreamResult]);
         if (s !== StatusCode.SUCCESS) {
+            this.mod._free(bufferPtr);
             throw new Error(readString(this.mod, d, n));
         }
         if (d == 0) {
+            this.mod._free(bufferPtr);
             return null;
         }
         const res = copyBuffer(this.mod, d, n);
+        this.mod._free(bufferPtr);
         dropResponseBuffers(this.mod);
         return res;
     }