diff --git a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java
index 8c22191cc..884b858ff 100644
--- a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java
+++ b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/core/CqlActivity.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public class CqlActivity extends SimpleActivity implements Activity, ActivityDef
 
             ParsedStmt parsed = stmtDef.getParsed().orError();
             boolean prepared = Boolean.valueOf(stmtDef.getParams().getOrDefault("prepared", "true"));
+            boolean parametrized = Boolean.valueOf(stmtDef.getParams().getOrDefault("parametrized", "false"));
             long ratio = Long.valueOf(stmtDef.getParams().getOrDefault("ratio", "1"));
 
             Optional<ConsistencyLevel> cl = Optional.ofNullable(
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ public class CqlActivity extends SimpleActivity implements Activity, ActivityDef
                     psummary.append(" idempotent=>").append(i);
                     simpleStatement.setIdempotent(i);
                 });
-                template = new ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(getSession(), simpleStatement, ratio, parsed.getName());
+                template = new ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(getSession(), simpleStatement, ratio, parsed.getName(), parametrized);
             }
 
             Optional.ofNullable(stmtDef.getParams().getOrDefault("save", null))
diff --git a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java
index 3b89e254c..bc7b5c353 100644
--- a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java
+++ b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/binders/SimpleStatementValuesBinder.java
@@ -1,19 +1,55 @@
 package io.nosqlbench.activitytype.cql.statements.binders;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
 import io.nosqlbench.virtdata.core.bindings.ValuesArrayBinder;
 
 /**
  * This binder is not meant to be used with anything but DDL or statements
- * which should not be trying to parameterize values in general. If this changes,
- * support will be added for parameterized values here.
+ * which should not be trying to parameterize values in general.
+ * Parametrized values are still possible through parametrized constructor parameter.
+ * This binder should be avoided in favor of binders returning PreparedStatement
  */
 public class SimpleStatementValuesBinder
         implements ValuesArrayBinder<SimpleStatement, Statement> {
 
+    private final boolean parametrized;
+
+    public SimpleStatementValuesBinder(boolean parametrized){
+        this.parametrized = parametrized;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Statement bindValues(SimpleStatement context, Object[] values) {
-        return new SimpleStatement(context.getQueryString(), values);
+        String query = context.getQueryString();
+        if(parametrized) {
+            String[] splits = query.split("\\?");
+            assert splits.length == values.length+1;
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            sb.append(splits[0]);
+            for(int i = 1; i < splits.length; i++) {
+                sb.append(values[i - 1]);
+                sb.append(splits[i]);
+            }
+            query = sb.toString();
+            System.out.println(query);
+
+        }
+        SimpleStatement simpleStatement = new SimpleStatement(query);
+        ConsistencyLevel cl = context.getConsistencyLevel();
+        if(cl != null){
+            simpleStatement.setConsistencyLevel(context.getConsistencyLevel());
+        }
+        //Does it really makes senses?
+        ConsistencyLevel serial_cl = context.getSerialConsistencyLevel();
+        if(serial_cl != null){
+            simpleStatement.setSerialConsistencyLevel(context.getSerialConsistencyLevel());
+        }
+        Boolean idempotent = context.isIdempotent();
+        if(idempotent != null){
+            simpleStatement.setIdempotent(idempotent);
+        }
+        return simpleStatement;
     }
 }
diff --git a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java
index c529e7d24..5dba10f70 100644
--- a/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java
+++ b/activitytype-cql/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/cql/statements/core/ReadyCQLStatementTemplate.java
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ public class ReadyCQLStatementTemplate {
         this.ratio = ratio;
     }
 
-    public ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(Session session, SimpleStatement simpleStatement, long ratio, String name) {
+    public ReadyCQLStatementTemplate(Session session, SimpleStatement simpleStatement, long ratio, String name, boolean parametrized) {
         this.session = session;
         this.name = name;
         template = new ContextualBindingsArrayTemplate<>(
                 simpleStatement,
                 new BindingsTemplate(),
-                new SimpleStatementValuesBinder()
+                new SimpleStatementValuesBinder(parametrized)
         );
         this.ratio = ratio;
     }