diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql.go b/src/database/sql/sql.go
index 27adf69..5c5b7dc 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -1792,6 +1792,8 @@
 	done int32
 }
 
+// grabConn takes a context to implement stmtConnGrabber
+// but the context is not used.
 func (c *Conn) grabConn(context.Context) (*driverConn, releaseConn, error) {
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&c.done) != 0 {
 		return nil, nil, ErrConnDone
@@ -1856,6 +1858,39 @@
 	return c.db.prepareDC(ctx, dc, release, c, query)
 }
 
+// Raw executes f exposing the underlying driver connection for the
+// duration of f. The driverConn must not be used outside of f.
+//
+// Once f returns and err is nil, the Conn will continue to be usable
+// until Conn.Close is called.
+func (c *Conn) Raw(f func(driverConn interface{}) error) (err error) {
+	var dc *driverConn
+	var release releaseConn
+
+	// grabConn takes a context to implement stmtConnGrabber, but the context is not used.
+	dc, release, err = c.grabConn(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	fPanic := true
+	dc.Mutex.Lock()
+	defer func() {
+		dc.Mutex.Unlock()
+
+		// If f panics fPanic will remain true.
+		// Ensure an error is passed to release so the connection
+		// may be discarded.
+		if fPanic {
+			err = driver.ErrBadConn
+		}
+		release(err)
+	}()
+	err = f(dc.ci)
+	fPanic = false
+
+	return
+}
+
 // BeginTx starts a transaction.
 //
 // The provided context is used until the transaction is committed or rolled back.
diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
index 260374d..a95b70c 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -1339,6 +1339,54 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConnRaw(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newTestDB(t, "people")
+	defer closeDB(t, db)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	conn, err := db.Conn(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	conn.dc.ci.(*fakeConn).skipDirtySession = true
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	sawFunc := false
+	err = conn.Raw(func(dc interface{}) error {
+		sawFunc = true
+		if _, ok := dc.(*fakeConn); !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("got %T want *fakeConn", dc)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !sawFunc {
+		t.Fatal("Raw func not called")
+	}
+
+	func() {
+		defer func() {
+			x := recover()
+			if x == nil {
+				t.Fatal("expected panic")
+			}
+			conn.closemu.Lock()
+			closed := conn.dc == nil
+			conn.closemu.Unlock()
+			if !closed {
+				t.Fatal("expected connection to be closed after panic")
+			}
+		}()
+		err = conn.Raw(func(dc interface{}) error {
+			panic("Conn.Raw panic should return an error")
+		})
+		t.Fatal("expected panic from Raw func")
+	}()
+}
+
 func TestCursorFake(t *testing.T) {
 	db := newTestDB(t, "people")
 	defer closeDB(t, db)