diff --git a/source/d2sqlite3/database.d b/source/d2sqlite3/database.d
index 13b9d5a..b93214d 100644
--- a/source/d2sqlite3/database.d
+++ b/source/d2sqlite3/database.d
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import d2sqlite3.internal.util;
 
 import std.conv : to;
 import std.exception : enforce;
-import std.string : format, toStringz;
+import std.string : format, toStringz, chomp;
 import std.typecons : Nullable;
 
 /// Set _UnlockNotify version if compiled with SqliteEnableUnlockNotify or SqliteFakeUnlockNotify
@@ -56,6 +56,27 @@ enum Deterministic
     no = 0
 }
 
+struct PrepareMany {
+	Database db;
+	Statement current;
+	string sql_left;
+	bool empty;
+	this(Database db, const string sql) {
+		this.db = db;
+		this.sql_left = sql;
+		popFront();
+	}
+	void popFront() {
+		const size_t old = sql_left.length;
+		current = Statement(this.db, sql_left);
+		empty = old == sql_left.length;
+		sql_left = sql_left.chomp();
+	}
+	Statement front() {
+		return current;
+	}
+}
+
 /++
 An database connection.
 
@@ -278,11 +299,62 @@ public:
 
     The statement becomes invalid if the Database goes out of scope and is destroyed.
     +/
-    Statement prepare(string sql)
+    Statement prepare(const string sql)
     {
         return Statement(this, sql);
     }
 
+	/++
+	 Prepares (compiles) several SQL statements and return them.
+
+    The statements become invalid if the Database goes out of scope and is destroyed.
+    +/
+
+	PrepareMany prepare_many(string sql)
+	{
+		return PrepareMany(this, sql);
+	}
+	unittest {
+		auto db = Database(":memory:");
+        db.execute("CREATE TABLE test (val INTEGER)");
+        auto statements =
+			db.prepare_many(q"[
+   --sql comment with a ; in it
+INSERT INTO test (val)
+VALUES (:v);
+SELECT val FROM
+-- gosh I love SQL comments and ;s!
+   test WHERE val > :v;
+SELECT 'A fun string containing ; and -- because why not?'; -- I'm so clever
+-- SELECT 23; -- don't do this one
+SELECT 42; -- do this one
+ SELECT val FROM test WHERE val < :v;
+]");
+		assert(!statements.empty);
+		statements.popFront();
+		assert(!statements.empty);
+		statements.popFront();
+		assert(!statements.empty);
+		assert(statements.front.execute().oneValue!string ==
+			"A fun string containing ; and -- because why not?");
+		statements.popFront();
+		assert(!statements.empty);		
+		assert(statements.front.execute().oneValue!int == 42);
+		statements.popFront();
+		assert(!statements.empty);
+		statements.popFront();
+		assert(statements.empty);
+		int count = 4;
+		foreach(prep;db.prepare_many(q"[
+SELECT 3;
+SELECT 2;
+SELECT 1;
+-- contact!]")) {
+			--count;
+		}
+		assert(count == 0);
+	}
+
     /// Convenience functions equivalent to an SQL statement.
     void begin() { execute("BEGIN"); }
     /// Ditto
diff --git a/source/d2sqlite3/statement.d b/source/d2sqlite3/statement.d
index 8ea4270..373462b 100644
--- a/source/d2sqlite3/statement.d
+++ b/source/d2sqlite3/statement.d
@@ -84,23 +84,51 @@ private:
     }
 
 package(d2sqlite3):
-    this(Database db, string sql)
+
+	this(Database db, const string sql)
+	{
+		string temp = sql;
+		this(db, temp);
+		// this constructor won't be able to give any indication that
+		// the sql wasn't fully parsed, so make sure it is.
+		assert(temp.length == 0);
+		// the second constructor moves the sql parameter to the
+		// unparsed tail, so use that if you might be preparing 2 statements
+	}
+	
+    this(Database db, ref string sql)
     {
         sqlite3_stmt* handle;
+		immutable(char)* head = sql.toStringz;
+		immutable(char)* tail = null;
         version (_UnlockNotify)
         {
-            auto result = sqlite3_blocking_prepare_v2(db, sql.toStringz, sql.length.to!int,
-                &handle, null);
+            auto result = sqlite3_blocking_prepare_v2(db, head, sql.length.to!int,
+                &handle, &tail);
         }
         else
         {
-            auto result = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db.handle(), sql.toStringz, sql.length.to!int,
-                &handle, null);
+            auto result = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db.handle(), head, sql.length.to!int,
+                &handle, &tail);
         }
         enforce(result == SQLITE_OK, new SqliteException(errmsg(db.handle()), result, sql));
         p = Payload(db, handle);
         p.paramCount = sqlite3_bind_parameter_count(p.handle);
-        debug p.sql = sql;
+		if(tail == null) {
+			debug p.sql = sql;
+			sql = "";
+		} else {
+			/++
+			 the tail will be 1 past the end of the SQL statement that was just
+			 prepared. So if you prepare a string with two SQL statements,
+			 it will prepare the first statement, then set tail at the
+			 beginning of the second. This allows to prepare many ; delineated
+			 statements, without having to parse the SQL ourselves.
+			 +/
+			size_t head_length = tail - head;
+			debug p.sql = sql[0..head_length];
+			sql = sql[head_length..$];
+		}
     }
 
     version (_UnlockNotify)