diff --git a/lib/native.js b/lib/native.js
index 16506e2..31143a2 100644
--- a/lib/native.js
+++ b/lib/native.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ p.connect = function() {
   })
 }
 
-p.query = function(queryString) {
-  var q = new NativeQuery(queryString);
+p.query = function(config) {
+  var q = new NativeQuery(config);
   this._queryQueue.push(q);
   this._pulseQueryQueue();
   return q;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var ctor = function(config) {
     connection._pulseQueryQueue();
   });
 
- //proxy some events to active query
+  //proxy some events to active query
   connection.on('_row', function(row) {
     connection._activeQuery.emit('row', row);
   })
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ var connect = function(config, callback) {
 
 //event emitter proxy
 var NativeQuery = function(text) {
-  this.text = text;
+  if(typeof text == 'object') {
+    this.text = text.text;
+  } else {
+    this.text = text;
+  }
   EventEmitter.call(this);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/native/evented-api-tests.js b/test/native/evented-api-tests.js
index 5d04c3a..ba7282b 100644
--- a/test/native/evented-api-tests.js
+++ b/test/native/evented-api-tests.js
@@ -39,7 +39,18 @@ test('multiple results', function() {
       assert.equal(row.name, 'Aaron');
       assert.emits(q, 'row', function(row) {
         assert.equal(row.name, "Brian");
-        client.end();
+
+      })
+    })
+    assert.emits(q, 'end', function() {
+      test('query with config', function() {
+        var q = client.query({text:'SELECT 1 as num'});
+        assert.emits(q, 'row', function(row) {
+          assert.strictEqual(row.num, 1);
+          assert.emits(q, 'end', function() {
+            client.end();
+          })
+        })
       })
     })
   })