diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/encode.rs b/sqlx-core/src/encode.rs
index 15f48a6086..51a1becfc3 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/encode.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/encode.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::mem;
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::database::Database;
@@ -216,3 +217,31 @@ where
         (**self).size_hint()
     }
 }
+
+impl<'q, T, DB: Database> Encode<'q, DB> for Rc<T>
+where
+    T: Encode<'q, DB>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn encode(self, buf: &mut <DB as Database>::ArgumentBuffer<'q>) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
+        <T as Encode<DB>>::encode_by_ref(self.as_ref(), buf)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn encode_by_ref(
+        &self,
+        buf: &mut <DB as Database>::ArgumentBuffer<'q>,
+    ) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
+        <&T as Encode<DB>>::encode(self, buf)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn produces(&self) -> Option<DB::TypeInfo> {
+        (**self).produces()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
+        (**self).size_hint()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs
index 1bc6aacd32..fd08b51bc1 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 //! To represent nullable SQL types, `Option<T>` is supported where `T` implements `Type`.
 //! An `Option<T>` represents a potentially `NULL` value from SQL.
 
-use std::{borrow::Cow, sync::Arc};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, rc::Rc, sync::Arc};
 
 use crate::database::Database;
 use crate::type_info::TypeInfo;
@@ -278,3 +278,13 @@ impl<T: Type<DB>, DB: Database> Type<DB> for Box<T> {
         ty.is_null() || <T as Type<DB>>::compatible(ty)
     }
 }
+
+impl<T: Type<DB>, DB: Database> Type<DB> for Rc<T> {
+    fn type_info() -> DB::TypeInfo {
+        <T as Type<DB>>::type_info()
+    }
+
+    fn compatible(ty: &DB::TypeInfo) -> bool {
+        ty.is_null() || <T as Type<DB>>::compatible(ty)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/postgres/types.rs b/tests/postgres/types.rs
index ed169ee1da..7aa81617bb 100644
--- a/tests/postgres/types.rs
+++ b/tests/postgres/types.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern crate time_ as time;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::ops::Bound;
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use sqlx::postgres::types::{Oid, PgCiText, PgInterval, PgMoney, PgRange};
@@ -664,7 +665,7 @@ CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE user_login (
 async fn test_arc() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut conn = new::<Postgres>().await?;
 
-    let user_age: Arc<i32> = sqlx::query_scalar("select $1 as age ")
+    let user_age: Arc<i32> = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT $1 AS age ")
         .bind(Arc::new(1i32))
         .fetch_one(&mut conn)
         .await?;
@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ async fn test_cow() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let age: Cow<'_, i32> = Cow::Owned(1i32);
 
-    let user_age: Cow<'static, i32> = sqlx::query_scalar("select $1 as age ")
+    let user_age: Cow<'static, i32> = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT $1 AS age ")
         .bind(age)
         .fetch_one(&mut conn)
         .await?;
@@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ async fn test_cow() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 async fn test_box() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut conn = new::<Postgres>().await?;
 
-    let user_age: Box<i32> = sqlx::query_scalar("select $1 as age ")
+    let user_age: Box<i32> = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT $1 AS age ")
         .bind(Box::new(1))
         .fetch_one(&mut conn)
         .await?;
@@ -699,3 +700,16 @@ async fn test_box() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     assert!(user_age.as_ref() == &1);
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[sqlx_macros::test]
+async fn test_rc() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let mut conn = new::<Postgres>().await?;
+
+    let user_age: i32 = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT $1 AS age")
+        .bind(Rc::new(1i32))
+        .fetch_one(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+
+    assert!(user_age == 1);
+    Ok(())
+}