diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d077d4..b4885d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ params := -u $(user) --password $(password) -p $(port) -d $(database) -h $(host)
 
 node-command := xargs -n 1 -I file node file $(params)
 
-.PHONY : test test-connection test-integration bench test-native
+.PHONY : test test-connection test-integration bench test-native build/default/binding.node
 test: test-unit 
 
 test-all: test-unit test-integration test-native
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test-all: test-unit test-integration test-native
 bench:
 	@find benchmark -name "*-bench.js" | $(node-command)
 
-build/default/binding.node: src/binding.cc
+build/default/binding.node:
 	@node-waf configure build
 
 test-unit:
diff --git a/lib/native.js b/lib/native.js
index 3e06250..c7d78de 100644
--- a/lib/native.js
+++ b/lib/native.js
@@ -66,8 +66,13 @@ p._pulseQueryQueue = function() {
   }
   this._activeQuery = query;
   if(query.name) {
-    this._namedQuery = true;
-    this._sendPrepare(query.name, query.text, (query.values||[]).length);
+    if(this._namedQueries[query.name]) {
+      this._sendQueryPrepared(query.name, query.values||[]);
+    } else {
+      this._namedQuery = true;
+      this._namedQueries[query.name] = true;
+      this._sendPrepare(query.name, query.text, (query.values||[]).length);
+    }
   }
   else if(query.values) {
     //call native function
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ var ctor = function(config) {
   config = config || {};
   var connection = new Connection();
   connection._queryQueue = [];
+  connection._namedQueries = {};
   connection._activeQuery = null;
   connection._config = utils.normalizeConnectionInfo(config);
   connection.on('connect', function() {
@@ -103,10 +109,11 @@ var ctor = function(config) {
     }
   })
   connection.on('_readyForQuery', function() {
+    var q = this._activeQuery;
     //a named query finished being prepared
     if(this._namedQuery) {
       this._namedQuery = false;
-      connection.
+      this._sendQueryPrepared(q.name, q.values||[]);
     } else {
       connection._activeQuery.handleReadyForQuery();
       connection._activeQuery = null;
diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index 427a684..8c227dc 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -145,10 +145,6 @@ public:
 
     Handle<Value> params = args[1];
 
-    if(!params->IsArray()) {
-      return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("Values must be array")));
-    }
-
     char* queryText = MallocCString(args[0]);
     Local<Array> jsParams = Local<Array>::Cast(args[1]);
     char** paramValues = ArgToCStringArray(jsParams);
@@ -214,21 +210,22 @@ public:
     return cString;
   }
 
-  //v8 entry point into Connection#_sendPrepare
+  //v8 entry point into Connection#_sendPrepare(string queryName, string queryText, int nParams)
   static Handle<Value>
   SendPrepare(const Arguments& args)
   {
     HandleScope scope;
-    return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("Prepared named queries not implemented")));
+
     Connection *self = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Connection>(args.This());
     String::Utf8Value queryName(args[0]);
     String::Utf8Value queryText(args[1]);
-
-    self->SendPrepare(*queryName, *queryText, 0);
+    int length = args[2]->Int32Value();
+    self->SendPrepare(*queryName, *queryText, length);
 
     return Undefined();
   }
 
+  //v8 entry point into Connection#_sendQueryPrepared(string queryName, string[] paramValues)
   static Handle<Value>
   SendQueryPrepared(const Arguments& args)
   {
@@ -236,6 +233,33 @@ public:
     Connection *self = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Connection>(args.This());
 
     String::Utf8Value queryName(args[0]);
+    //TODO this is much copy/pasta code
+    if(!args[0]->IsString()) {
+      return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("First parameter must be a string query")));
+    }
+
+    if(!args[1]->IsArray()) {
+      return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("Values must be array")));
+    }
+
+    Handle<Value> params = args[1];
+
+    char* queryText = MallocCString(args[0]);
+    Local<Array> jsParams = Local<Array>::Cast(args[1]);
+    char** paramValues = ArgToCStringArray(jsParams);
+    if(!paramValues) {
+      return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("Something bad happened when allocating parameter array")));
+    }
+
+    int len = jsParams->Length();
+    int result = self->SendPreparedQuery(queryText, len, paramValues);
+
+    free(queryText);
+    Free(paramValues, len);
+    if(result == 1) {
+      return Undefined();
+    }
+    return ThrowException(Exception::Error(String::New("Could not dispatch parameterized query")));
 
     return Undefined();
   }
@@ -300,6 +324,11 @@ protected:
     return PQsendPrepare(connection_, name, command, nParams, NULL);
   }
 
+  int SendPreparedQuery(const char *name, int nParams, const char * const *paramValues)
+  {
+    return PQsendQueryPrepared(connection_, name, nParams, paramValues, NULL, NULL, 0);
+  }
+
   //flushes socket
   void Flush()
   {