diff --git a/src/better_sqlite3.cpp b/src/better_sqlite3.cpp
index 93fc14b7..57ceb4f1 100644
--- a/src/better_sqlite3.cpp
+++ b/src/better_sqlite3.cpp
@@ -1961,7 +1961,8 @@ void Binder::Fail (void (* Throw) (char const *), char const * message)
 int Binder::NextAnonIndex ()
 #line 52 "./src/util/binder.lzz"
                             {
-                while (sqlite3_bind_parameter_name(handle, ++anon_index) != NULL) {}
+                const char* name;
+                while ((name = sqlite3_bind_parameter_name(handle, ++anon_index)) != NULL && name[0] != '?') {}
                 return anon_index;
 }
 #line 58 "./src/util/binder.lzz"
diff --git a/src/util/binder.lzz b/src/util/binder.lzz
index c7deb1c9..f3b16f95 100644
--- a/src/util/binder.lzz
+++ b/src/util/binder.lzz
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ private:
 	}
 
 	int NextAnonIndex() {
-		while (sqlite3_bind_parameter_name(handle, ++anon_index) != NULL) {}
+		const char* name;
+		while ((name = sqlite3_bind_parameter_name(handle, ++anon_index)) != NULL && name[0] != '?') {}
 		return anon_index;
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/24.statement.bind.js b/test/24.statement.bind.js
index 404b27d0..6f9596bc 100644
--- a/test/24.statement.bind.js
+++ b/test/24.statement.bind.js
@@ -104,4 +104,20 @@ describe('Statement#bind()', function () {
 		expect(result).to.be.a('string');
 		expect(result.length).to.equal(0);
 	});
+	it('should accept numbered placeholders', function () {
+		const result = this.db.prepare('SELECT ?, ?, ?1, ?').bind(1, 2, 3).raw().get();
+		expect(result).to.deep.equal([1, 2, 1, 3]);
+
+		const result2 = this.db.prepare('SELECT ?3, ?2, ?1').bind('a', 'b', 'c').raw().get();
+		expect(result2).to.deep.equal(['c', 'b', 'a']);
+
+		const result3 = this.db.prepare('SELECT ?2, ?1, ?, ?5').bind(1, 2, 3, 4, 5).raw().get();
+		expect(result3).to.deep.equal([2, 1, 3, 5]);
+
+		const result4 = this.db.prepare('SELECT ?2, ?, ?5').bind([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).raw().get();
+		expect(result4).to.deep.equal([2, 3, 5]);
+
+		const result5 = this.db.prepare('SELECT ?2, ?, ?5').bind([1, 2, 3], [4, 5]).raw().get();
+		expect(result5).to.deep.equal([2, 3, 5]);
+	});
 });