diff --git a/src/database.ts b/src/database.ts
index df4740a..228abed 100644
--- a/src/database.ts
+++ b/src/database.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
   sqlite3_stmt,
   sqlite3_total_changes,
 } from "./ffi.ts";
-import { cstr } from "./util.ts";
+import { cstr, encode } from "./util.ts";
 import { fromFileUrl } from "../deps.ts";
 
 /** SQLite version string */
@@ -429,7 +429,9 @@ export class PreparedStatement {
         break;
 
       case "string": {
-        const buffer = this.#cstr(value);
+        // Bind parameters do not need C string,
+        // because we specify it's length.
+        const buffer = encode(value);
         this.#bufferRefs.add(buffer);
         sqlite3_bind_text(
           this.db.unsafeRawHandle,
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index e5b6673..198837c 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ Deno.test("sqlite", async (t) => {
     }
   });
 
+  await t.step("query with string param", () => {
+    const row = db.queryArray<[number, string, number, Uint8Array, null]>(
+      "select * from test where text = ?",
+      "hello world",
+    )[0];
+    assertEquals(row[0], 0);
+    assertEquals(row[1], "hello world");
+    assertEquals(row[2], 3.14);
+    assertEquals(row[3], new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]));
+    assertEquals(row[4], null);
+  });
+
   await t.step("drop table", () => {
     db.execute("drop table test");
   });