diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index 6caa45a0..1f83ec94 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -1479,6 +1479,13 @@ func (engine *Engine) Query(sql string, paramStr ...interface{}) (resultsSlice [
 	return session.Query(sql, paramStr...)
 }
 
+// Query a raw sql and return records as []map[string]string
+func (engine *Engine) QueryMapString(sql string, paramStr ...interface{}) (resultsSlice []map[string]string, err error) {
+	session := engine.NewSession()
+	defer session.Close()
+	return session.Query2(sql, paramStr...)
+}
+
 // Insert one or more records
 func (engine *Engine) Insert(beans ...interface{}) (int64, error) {
 	session := engine.NewSession()
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 35e7a306..a7dc9fb8 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ func (session *Session) Query(sqlStr string, paramStr ...interface{}) (resultsSl
 // =============================
 // for string
 // =============================
-func (session *Session) query2(sqlStr string, paramStr ...interface{}) (resultsSlice []map[string]string, err error) {
+func (session *Session) Query2(sqlStr string, paramStr ...interface{}) (resultsSlice []map[string]string, err error) {
 	session.queryPreprocess(&sqlStr, paramStr...)
 
 	if session.IsAutoCommit {