diff --git a/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.cpp b/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.cpp
index 1d8f3f20c..2268a10d1 100644
--- a/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.cpp
+++ b/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.cpp
@@ -2046,6 +2046,42 @@ void SQLiteTest::testDynamicAny()
 }
 
 
+
+
+void SQLiteTest::testPair()
+{
+	Session tmp (Poco::Data::SQLite::Connector::KEY, "dummy.db");
+	assert (tmp.isConnected());
+	std::string tableName("Simpsons");
+	std::pair<std::string, int> junior = std::make_pair("Junior", 12);
+	std::pair<std::string, int> senior = std::make_pair("Senior", 99);
+	
+
+	int count = 0;
+	std::string result;
+
+	tmp << "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS Simpsons", now;
+	tmp << "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Simpsons (LastName VARCHAR(30), Age INTEGER(3))", now;
+	tmp << "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE tbl_name=?", use(tableName), into(result), now;
+	assert (result == tableName);
+
+
+	// these are fine
+	tmp << "INSERT INTO Simpsons VALUES(?, ?)", use(junior), now;
+	tmp << "INSERT INTO Simpsons VALUES(?, ?)", useRef(senior), now;
+
+	tmp << "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Simpsons", into(count), now;
+	assert (2 == count);
+	
+	std::vector<std::pair<std::string, int> > ret;
+	tmp << "SELECT * FROM Simpsons", into(ret), range(2,2), now;
+	assert (ret[0].second == 12 || ret[1].second == 12);
+	assert (ret[0].second == 99 || ret[1].second == 99);
+	assert (ret[0].first == "Junior" || ret[1].first == "Junior");
+	assert (ret[0].first == "Senior" || ret[1].first == "Senior");
+	
+}
+
 void SQLiteTest::testSQLChannel()
 {
 	Session tmp (Poco::Data::SQLite::Connector::KEY, "dummy.db");
@@ -2344,6 +2380,7 @@ CppUnit::Test* SQLiteTest::suite()
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, SQLiteTest, testExternalBindingAndExtraction);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, SQLiteTest, testBindingCount);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, SQLiteTest, testMultipleResults);
+	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, SQLiteTest, testPair);
 
 	return pSuite;
 }
diff --git a/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.h b/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.h
index d668ecc49..f51c17b4e 100644
--- a/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.h
+++ b/Data/SQLite/testsuite/src/SQLiteTest.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public:
 
 	void testAny();
 	void testDynamicAny();
+	void testPair();
 
 	void testSQLChannel();
 	void testSQLLogger();
diff --git a/Data/include/Poco/Data/Binding.h b/Data/include/Poco/Data/Binding.h
index 67121e842..6c672e06a 100644
--- a/Data/include/Poco/Data/Binding.h
+++ b/Data/include/Poco/Data/Binding.h
@@ -1350,6 +1350,120 @@ private:
 };
 
 
+
+template <class K, class V>
+class Binding<std::pair<K, V> >: public AbstractBinding
+	/// Specialization for std::multimap.
+{
+public:
+	explicit Binding(std::pair<K, V>& val,
+		const std::string& name = "",
+		Direction direction = PD_IN): 
+		AbstractBinding(name, direction), 
+		_val(val), 
+		_bound(false)
+		/// Creates the Binding.
+	{
+		reset();
+	}
+
+	~Binding()
+		/// Destroys the Binding.
+	{
+	}
+
+	std::size_t numOfColumnsHandled() const
+	{
+		return TypeHandler<K>::size() + TypeHandler<V>::size();
+	}
+
+	std::size_t numOfRowsHandled() const
+	{
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	bool canBind() const
+	{
+		return !_bound;
+	}
+
+	void bind(std::size_t pos)
+	{
+		poco_assert_dbg(getBinder() != 0);
+		poco_assert_dbg(canBind());
+		TypeHandler<K>::bind(pos, _val.first, getBinder(), getDirection());
+		TypeHandler<V>::bind(pos+1, _val.second, getBinder(), getDirection());
+		_bound = true;
+	}
+
+	void reset()
+	{
+		_bound = false;
+	}
+
+private:
+	std::pair<K, V>& _val;
+	bool             _bound;
+};
+
+
+template <class K, class V>
+class CopyBinding<std::pair<K, V> >: public AbstractBinding
+	/// Specialization for std::multimap.
+{
+public:
+	explicit CopyBinding(std::pair<K, V>& val,
+		const std::string& name = "",
+		Direction direction = PD_IN): 
+		AbstractBinding(name, direction), 
+		_pVal(new std::pair<K, V>(val)),
+		_bound(false)
+		/// Creates the Binding.
+	{
+		reset();
+	}
+
+	~CopyBinding()
+		/// Destroys the Binding.
+	{
+	}
+
+	std::size_t numOfColumnsHandled() const
+	{
+		return TypeHandler<K>::size() + TypeHandler<V>::size();
+	}
+
+	std::size_t numOfRowsHandled() const
+	{
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	bool canBind() const
+	{
+		return !_bound;
+	}
+
+	void bind(std::size_t pos)
+	{
+		poco_assert_dbg(getBinder() != 0);
+		poco_assert_dbg(canBind());
+		TypeHandler<K>::bind(pos, _pVal->first, getBinder(), getDirection());
+		TypeHandler<V>::bind(pos+1, _pVal->second, getBinder(), getDirection());
+		_bound = true;;
+	}
+
+	void reset()
+	{
+		_bound = false;
+	}
+
+private:
+	typedef typename TypeWrapper<std::pair<K, V> >::TYPE ValueType;
+	SharedPtr<ValueType> _pVal;
+	bool         _bound;
+};
+
+
 namespace Keywords {
 
 
diff --git a/Data/include/Poco/Data/Extraction.h b/Data/include/Poco/Data/Extraction.h
index c26af7f53..aa4de9ad2 100644
--- a/Data/include/Poco/Data/Extraction.h
+++ b/Data/include/Poco/Data/Extraction.h
@@ -764,6 +764,61 @@ private:
 };
 
 
+
+template <class K, class V>
+class Extraction<std::pair<K, V> >: public AbstractExtraction
+	/// Map Data Type specialization for extraction of values from a query result set.
+{
+public:
+	Extraction(std::pair<K, V>& result, const Position& pos = Position(0)): 
+		AbstractExtraction(Limit::LIMIT_UNLIMITED, pos.value()),
+		_rResult(result), 
+		_default()
+	{
+	}
+
+	Extraction(std::pair<K, V>& result, const std::pair<K, V>& def, const Position& pos = Position(0)): 
+		AbstractExtraction(Limit::LIMIT_UNLIMITED, pos.value()),
+		_rResult(result), 
+		_default(def)
+	{
+	}
+
+	~Extraction()
+	{
+	}
+
+	std::size_t numOfColumnsHandled() const
+	{
+		return TypeHandler<K>::size() + TypeHandler<V>::size();
+	}
+
+	std::size_t numOfRowsHandled() const
+	{
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	std::size_t numOfRowsAllowed() const
+	{
+		return getLimit();
+	}
+
+	std::size_t extract(std::size_t pos)
+	{
+		TypeHandler<std::pair<K, V> >::extract(pos, _rResult, _default, getExtractor());
+		return 1u;
+	}
+
+	AbstractPrepare* createPrepareObject(AbstractPreparation* pPrep, std::size_t pos)
+	{
+		return new Prepare<V>(pPrep, pos, _default);
+	}
+
+private:
+	std::pair<K, V>& _rResult;
+	std::pair<K, V>  _default;
+};
+
 namespace Keywords {
 
 
diff --git a/Data/include/Poco/Data/TypeHandler.h b/Data/include/Poco/Data/TypeHandler.h
index 26ff95e0a..fd8d9a4ea 100644
--- a/Data/include/Poco/Data/TypeHandler.h
+++ b/Data/include/Poco/Data/TypeHandler.h
@@ -1763,6 +1763,44 @@ private:
 	TypeHandler& operator=(const TypeHandler&);
 };
 
+
+
+template <class K, class V>
+class TypeHandler<std::pair<K, V> >: public AbstractTypeHandler
+{
+public:
+	static void bind(std::size_t pos, const std::pair<K, V>& obj, AbstractBinder* pBinder, AbstractBinder::Direction dir)
+	{
+		TypeHandler<K>::bind(pos, obj.first, pBinder, dir);
+		pos += TypeHandler<K>::size();
+		TypeHandler<V>::bind(pos, obj.second, pBinder, dir);
+	}
+
+	static std::size_t size()
+	{
+		return TypeHandler<K>::size() + TypeHandler<V>::size();
+	}
+
+	static void extract(std::size_t pos, std::pair<K, V>& obj, const std::pair<K, V>& defVal, AbstractExtractor* pExt)
+	{
+		TypeHandler<K>::extract(pos, obj.first, defVal.first, pExt);
+		pos += TypeHandler<K>::size();
+		TypeHandler<V>::extract(pos, obj.second, defVal.second, pExt);
+	}
+
+	static void prepare(std::size_t pos, std::pair<K, V>& obj, AbstractPreparation* pPrepare)
+	{
+		TypeHandler<K>::prepare(pos, obj.first, pPrepare);
+		pos += TypeHandler<K>::size();
+		TypeHandler<V>::prepare(pos, obj.second, pPrepare);
+	}
+
+private:
+	TypeHandler(const TypeHandler&);
+	TypeHandler& operator = (const TypeHandler&);
+};
+
+
 } } // namespace Poco::Data