diff --git a/src/statement.rs b/src/statement.rs
index 0487115..f817b9e 100644
--- a/src/statement.rs
+++ b/src/statement.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,22 @@ impl<'l> Statement<'l> {
         unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_column_count(self.raw.0) as usize }
     }
 
+    /// Return the name of a column.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn column_name(&self, i: usize) -> &str {
+        debug_assert!(i < self.columns(), format!("column position has to be between 0 and {}", self.columns() - 1));
+        unsafe {
+            let ret = ffi::sqlite3_column_name(self.raw.0, i as c_int);
+            c_str_to_str!(ret).unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Return column names.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn column_names(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        (0..self.columns()).map(|i| self.column_name(i)).collect()
+    }
+
     /// Return the type of a column.
     ///
     /// The type is revealed after the first step has been taken.
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index f69cb87..9295089 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -140,13 +140,25 @@ fn statement_columns() {
     let statement = "SELECT * FROM users";
     let mut statement = ok!(connection.prepare(statement));
 
-    assert_eq!(statement.columns(), 4);
-
     assert_eq!(ok!(statement.next()), State::Row);
 
     assert_eq!(statement.columns(), 4);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn statement_column_name() {
+    let connection = setup_users(":memory:");
+    let statement = "SELECT id, name, age, photo as user_photo FROM users";
+    let statement = ok!(connection.prepare(statement));
+
+    assert_eq!(statement.columns(), 4);
+
+    let column_names = statement.column_names();
+    assert_eq!(column_names, vec!["id", "name", "age", "user_photo"]);
+    assert_eq!("user_photo", statement.column_name(3));
+
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn statement_kind() {
     let connection = setup_users(":memory:");