diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d44e0b..0bece3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ settings = [async_insert: 1]
   Ch.query!(pid, "SHOW SETTINGS LIKE 'async_insert'", [], settings: settings)
 ```
 
+#### Multipart requests
+
+SELECT queries will be automatically sent as multipart requests.
+INSERT queries and streams are treated normally.
+
 ## Caveats
 
 #### NULL in RowBinary
diff --git a/lib/ch/encode/multipart.ex b/lib/ch/encode/multipart.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c058fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ch/encode/multipart.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+defmodule Ch.Encode.Multipart do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  alias Ch.Encode.Parameters
+
+  @doc """
+  Encodes a query statement and params into a multipart request.
+  """
+  @spec encode(iodata, map, [Ch.query_option()]) ::
+          {list, Mint.Types.headers(), iodata}
+  def encode(statement, params, opts) do
+    types = Keyword.get(opts, :types)
+    settings = Keyword.get(opts, :settings, [])
+    default_format = if types, do: "RowBinary", else: "RowBinaryWithNamesAndTypes"
+    format = Keyword.get(opts, :format) || default_format
+
+    boundary = "ChFormBoundary" <> Base.url_encode64(:crypto.strong_rand_bytes(24))
+    content_type = "multipart/form-data; boundary=\"#{boundary}\""
+    enc_boundary = "--#{boundary}\r\n"
+
+    multipart =
+      params
+      |> multipart_params(enc_boundary)
+      |> add_multipart_part("query", statement, enc_boundary)
+      |> then(&[&1 | "--#{boundary}--\r\n"])
+
+    headers = [{"x-clickhouse-format", format}, {"content-type", content_type} | headers(opts)]
+
+    {settings, headers, multipart}
+  end
+
+  defp multipart_params(params, boundary) when is_map(params) do
+    multipart_named_params(Map.to_list(params), boundary, [])
+  end
+
+  defp multipart_params(params, boundary) when is_list(params) do
+    multipart_positional_params(params, 0, boundary, [])
+  end
+
+  defp multipart_named_params([{name, value} | params], boundary, acc) do
+    acc =
+      add_multipart_part(
+        acc,
+        "param_" <> URI.encode_www_form(name),
+        Parameters.encode(value),
+        boundary
+      )
+
+    multipart_named_params(params, boundary, acc)
+  end
+
+  defp multipart_named_params([], _boundary, acc), do: acc
+
+  defp multipart_positional_params([value | params], idx, boundary, acc) do
+    acc =
+      add_multipart_part(
+        acc,
+        "param_$" <> Integer.to_string(idx),
+        Parameters.encode(value),
+        boundary
+      )
+
+    multipart_positional_params(params, idx + 1, boundary, acc)
+  end
+
+  defp multipart_positional_params([], _idx, _boundary, acc), do: acc
+
+  @compile inline: [add_multipart_part: 4]
+  defp add_multipart_part(multipart, name, value, boundary) do
+    part = [
+      boundary,
+      "content-disposition: form-data; name=\"",
+      name,
+      "\"\r\n\r\n",
+      value,
+      "\r\n"
+    ]
+
+    case multipart do
+      [] -> part
+      _ -> [multipart | part]
+    end
+  end
+
+  @spec headers(Keyword.t()) :: Mint.Types.headers()
+  defp headers(opts), do: Keyword.get(opts, :headers, [])
+end
diff --git a/lib/ch/encode/parameters.ex b/lib/ch/encode/parameters.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac0828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ch/encode/parameters.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+defmodule Ch.Encode.Parameters do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  @doc """
+  Encodes a map/list of parameters into a list of clickhouse parameter tuples.
+
+  The format is `[{"param_<key>", "<value>"}, ...]`.
+  """
+  @spec encode_many(map | [term]) :: [{String.t(), String.t()}]
+  def encode_many(params) when is_map(params) do
+    Enum.map(params, fn {k, v} -> {"param_#{k}", encode(v)} end)
+  end
+
+  def encode_many(params) when is_list(params) do
+    params
+    |> Enum.with_index()
+    |> Enum.map(fn {v, idx} -> {"param_$#{idx}", encode(v)} end)
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Encodes a clickhouse parameter to a string.
+  """
+  @spec encode(term) :: binary
+  def encode(n) when is_integer(n), do: Integer.to_string(n)
+  def encode(f) when is_float(f), do: Float.to_string(f)
+
+  # TODO possibly speed up
+  # For more info see
+  # https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/interfaces/http#tabs-in-url-parameters
+  # "escaped" format is the same as https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/interfaces/formats#tabseparated-data-formatting
+  def encode(b) when is_binary(b) do
+    escape_param([{"\\", "\\\\"}, {"\t", "\\\t"}, {"\n", "\\\n"}], b)
+  end
+
+  def encode(b) when is_boolean(b), do: Atom.to_string(b)
+  def encode(nil), do: "\\N"
+  def encode(%Decimal{} = d), do: Decimal.to_string(d, :normal)
+  def encode(%Date{} = date), do: Date.to_iso8601(date)
+  def encode(%NaiveDateTime{} = naive), do: NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601(naive)
+  def encode(%Time{} = time), do: Time.to_iso8601(time)
+
+  def encode(%DateTime{microsecond: microsecond} = dt) do
+    dt = DateTime.shift_zone!(dt, "Etc/UTC")
+
+    case microsecond do
+      {val, precision} when val > 0 and precision > 0 ->
+        size = round(:math.pow(10, precision))
+        unix = DateTime.to_unix(dt, size)
+        seconds = div(unix, size)
+        fractional = rem(unix, size)
+
+        IO.iodata_to_binary([
+          Integer.to_string(seconds),
+          ?.,
+          String.pad_leading(Integer.to_string(fractional), precision, "0")
+        ])
+
+      _ ->
+        dt |> DateTime.to_unix(:second) |> Integer.to_string()
+    end
+  end
+
+  def encode(tuple) when is_tuple(tuple) do
+    IO.iodata_to_binary([?(, encode_array_params(Tuple.to_list(tuple)), ?)])
+  end
+
+  def encode(a) when is_list(a) do
+    IO.iodata_to_binary([?[, encode_array_params(a), ?]])
+  end
+
+  def encode(m) when is_map(m) do
+    IO.iodata_to_binary([?{, encode_map_params(Map.to_list(m)), ?}])
+  end
+
+  defp encode_array_params([last]), do: encode_array_param(last)
+
+  defp encode_array_params([s | rest]) do
+    [encode_array_param(s), ?, | encode_array_params(rest)]
+  end
+
+  defp encode_array_params([] = empty), do: empty
+
+  defp encode_map_params([last]), do: encode_map_param(last)
+
+  defp encode_map_params([kv | rest]) do
+    [encode_map_param(kv), ?, | encode_map_params(rest)]
+  end
+
+  defp encode_map_params([] = empty), do: empty
+
+  defp encode_array_param(s) when is_binary(s) do
+    [?', escape_param([{"'", "''"}, {"\\", "\\\\"}], s), ?']
+  end
+
+  defp encode_array_param(nil), do: "null"
+
+  defp encode_array_param(%s{} = param) when s in [Date, NaiveDateTime] do
+    [?', encode(param), ?']
+  end
+
+  defp encode_array_param(v), do: encode(v)
+
+  defp encode_map_param({k, v}) do
+    [encode_array_param(k), ?:, encode_array_param(v)]
+  end
+
+  defp escape_param([{pattern, replacement} | escapes], param) do
+    param = String.replace(param, pattern, replacement)
+    escape_param(escapes, param)
+  end
+
+  defp escape_param([], param), do: param
+end
diff --git a/lib/ch/query.ex b/lib/ch/query.ex
index ac19e81..0e1cd78 100644
--- a/lib/ch/query.ex
+++ b/lib/ch/query.ex
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ end
 
 defimpl DBConnection.Query, for: Ch.Query do
   alias Ch.{Query, Result, RowBinary}
+  alias Ch.Encode.{Multipart, Parameters}
 
   @spec parse(Query.t(), [Ch.query_option()]) :: Query.t()
   def parse(query, _opts), do: query
@@ -124,15 +125,12 @@ defimpl DBConnection.Query, for: Ch.Query do
         {_query_params = [], headers(opts), [statement, ?\n | data]}
 
       true ->
-        {query_params(params), headers(opts), statement}
+        {Parameters.encode_many(params), headers(opts), statement}
     end
   end
 
   def encode(%Query{statement: statement}, params, opts) do
-    types = Keyword.get(opts, :types)
-    default_format = if types, do: "RowBinary", else: "RowBinaryWithNamesAndTypes"
-    format = Keyword.get(opts, :format) || default_format
-    {query_params(params), [{"x-clickhouse-format", format} | headers(opts)], statement}
+    Multipart.encode(statement, params, opts)
   end
 
   defp format_row_binary?(statement) when is_binary(statement) do
@@ -208,106 +206,6 @@ defimpl DBConnection.Query, for: Ch.Query do
     end
   end
 
-  defp query_params(params) when is_map(params) do
-    Enum.map(params, fn {k, v} -> {"param_#{k}", encode_param(v)} end)
-  end
-
-  defp query_params(params) when is_list(params) do
-    params
-    |> Enum.with_index()
-    |> Enum.map(fn {v, idx} -> {"param_$#{idx}", encode_param(v)} end)
-  end
-
-  defp encode_param(n) when is_integer(n), do: Integer.to_string(n)
-  defp encode_param(f) when is_float(f), do: Float.to_string(f)
-
-  # TODO possibly speed up
-  # For more info see
-  # https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/interfaces/http#tabs-in-url-parameters
-  # "escaped" format is the same as https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/interfaces/formats#tabseparated-data-formatting
-  defp encode_param(b) when is_binary(b) do
-    escape_param([{"\\", "\\\\"}, {"\t", "\\\t"}, {"\n", "\\\n"}], b)
-  end
-
-  defp encode_param(b) when is_boolean(b), do: Atom.to_string(b)
-  defp encode_param(nil), do: "\\N"
-  defp encode_param(%Decimal{} = d), do: Decimal.to_string(d, :normal)
-  defp encode_param(%Date{} = date), do: Date.to_iso8601(date)
-  defp encode_param(%NaiveDateTime{} = naive), do: NaiveDateTime.to_iso8601(naive)
-  defp encode_param(%Time{} = time), do: Time.to_iso8601(time)
-
-  defp encode_param(%DateTime{microsecond: microsecond} = dt) do
-    dt = DateTime.shift_zone!(dt, "Etc/UTC")
-
-    case microsecond do
-      {val, precision} when val > 0 and precision > 0 ->
-        size = round(:math.pow(10, precision))
-        unix = DateTime.to_unix(dt, size)
-        seconds = div(unix, size)
-        fractional = rem(unix, size)
-
-        IO.iodata_to_binary([
-          Integer.to_string(seconds),
-          ?.,
-          String.pad_leading(Integer.to_string(fractional), precision, "0")
-        ])
-
-      _ ->
-        dt |> DateTime.to_unix(:second) |> Integer.to_string()
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp encode_param(tuple) when is_tuple(tuple) do
-    IO.iodata_to_binary([?(, encode_array_params(Tuple.to_list(tuple)), ?)])
-  end
-
-  defp encode_param(a) when is_list(a) do
-    IO.iodata_to_binary([?[, encode_array_params(a), ?]])
-  end
-
-  defp encode_param(m) when is_map(m) do
-    IO.iodata_to_binary([?{, encode_map_params(Map.to_list(m)), ?}])
-  end
-
-  defp encode_array_params([last]), do: encode_array_param(last)
-
-  defp encode_array_params([s | rest]) do
-    [encode_array_param(s), ?, | encode_array_params(rest)]
-  end
-
-  defp encode_array_params([] = empty), do: empty
-
-  defp encode_map_params([last]), do: encode_map_param(last)
-
-  defp encode_map_params([kv | rest]) do
-    [encode_map_param(kv), ?, | encode_map_params(rest)]
-  end
-
-  defp encode_map_params([] = empty), do: empty
-
-  defp encode_array_param(s) when is_binary(s) do
-    [?', escape_param([{"'", "''"}, {"\\", "\\\\"}], s), ?']
-  end
-
-  defp encode_array_param(nil), do: "null"
-
-  defp encode_array_param(%s{} = param) when s in [Date, NaiveDateTime] do
-    [?', encode_param(param), ?']
-  end
-
-  defp encode_array_param(v), do: encode_param(v)
-
-  defp encode_map_param({k, v}) do
-    [encode_array_param(k), ?:, encode_array_param(v)]
-  end
-
-  defp escape_param([{pattern, replacement} | escapes], param) do
-    param = String.replace(param, pattern, replacement)
-    escape_param(escapes, param)
-  end
-
-  defp escape_param([], param), do: param
-
   @spec headers(Keyword.t()) :: Mint.Types.headers()
   defp headers(opts), do: Keyword.get(opts, :headers, [])
 end