diff --git a/sql.go b/sql.go
index c84f900..dd6a1d3 100644
--- a/sql.go
+++ b/sql.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package uuid
 
 import (
+	"database/sql/driver"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 )
@@ -56,3 +57,10 @@ func (uuid *UUID) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Value implements sql.Valuer so that UUIDs can be written to databases
+// transparently. Currently, UUIDs map map to strings. Please consult
+// database-specific driver documentation for matching types.
+func (uuid *UUID) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	return uuid.String(), nil
+}
diff --git a/sql_test.go b/sql_test.go
index 83bac8c..8cf695b 100644
--- a/sql_test.go
+++ b/sql_test.go
@@ -56,3 +56,12 @@ func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("attempting to parse an invalid byte UUID returned an incorrect error message")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestValue(t *testing.T) {
+	stringTest := "f47ac10b-58cc-0372-8567-0e02b2c3d479"
+	uuid := Parse(stringTest)
+	val, _ := uuid.Value()
+	if val != stringTest {
+		t.Error("Value() did not return expected string")
+	}
+}