diff --git a/mysql/mysql-tests.ts b/mysql/mysql-tests.ts
index f671a63726..97df14dbf4 100644
--- a/mysql/mysql-tests.ts
+++ b/mysql/mysql-tests.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ var sql = "SELECT * FROM ?? WHERE ?? = ?";
 var inserts = ['users', 'id', userId];
 sql = mysql.format(sql, inserts);
 
+var sql = "INSERT INTO posts SET ?";
+var post = { id: 1, title: 'Hello MySQL' };
+sql = mysql.format(sql, post);
+
 connection.config.queryFormat = function (query, values) {
     if (!values) return query;
     return query.replace(/\:(\w+)/g, function (txt: string, key: string) {
diff --git a/mysql/mysql.d.ts b/mysql/mysql.d.ts
index 9b6ed79988..715c799a2f 100644
--- a/mysql/mysql.d.ts
+++ b/mysql/mysql.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ declare module "mysql" {
 	function escape(value: any): string;
 	function format(sql: string): string;
 	function format(sql: string, values: Array<any>): string;
+	function format(sql: string, values: any): string;
 
 	interface IMySql {
 		createConnection(connectionUri: string): IConnection;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ declare module "mysql" {
 		escape(value: any): string;
 		format(sql: string): string;
 		format(sql: string, values: Array<any>): string;
+		format(sql: string, values: any): string;
 	}
 
     interface IConnectionStatic {
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ declare module "mysql" {
 
         format(sql: string): string;
         format(sql: string, values: Array<any>): string;
+        format(sql: string, values: any): string;
 
         on(ev: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): IConnection;
         on(ev: 'error', callback: (err: IError) => void): IConnection;