diff --git a/bdb/drivers/mock.go b/bdb/drivers/mock.go
index 90d4e54..6e0b8e1 100644
--- a/bdb/drivers/mock.go
+++ b/bdb/drivers/mock.go
@@ -123,3 +123,18 @@ func (m *MockDriver) Open() error { return nil }
 
 // Close mimics a database close call
 func (m *MockDriver) Close() {}
+
+// RightQuote is the quoting character for the right side of the identifier
+func (m *MockDriver) RightQuote() string {
+	return "`"
+}
+
+// LeftQuote is the quoting character for the left side of the identifier
+func (m *MockDriver) LeftQuote() string {
+	return `"`
+}
+
+// IndexPlaceholders returns true to indicate fake support of indexed placeholders
+func (m *MockDriver) IndexPlaceholders() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/bdb/drivers/mysql.go b/bdb/drivers/mysql.go
index ee6dfe6..d269560 100644
--- a/bdb/drivers/mysql.go
+++ b/bdb/drivers/mysql.go
@@ -318,3 +318,18 @@ func mySQLIsValidated(typ string) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// RightQuote is the quoting character for the right side of the identifier
+func (m *MySQLDriver) RightQuote() string {
+	return "`"
+}
+
+// LeftQuote is the quoting character for the left side of the identifier
+func (m *MySQLDriver) LeftQuote() string {
+	return "`"
+}
+
+// IndexPlaceholders returns false to indicate MySQL doesnt support indexed placeholders
+func (m *MySQLDriver) IndexPlaceholders() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/bdb/drivers/postgres.go b/bdb/drivers/postgres.go
index 7c27d47..c39e3f5 100644
--- a/bdb/drivers/postgres.go
+++ b/bdb/drivers/postgres.go
@@ -340,3 +340,18 @@ func psqlIsValidated(typ string) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// RightQuote is the quoting character for the right side of the identifier
+func (p *PostgresDriver) RightQuote() string {
+	return `"`
+}
+
+// LeftQuote is the quoting character for the left side of the identifier
+func (p *PostgresDriver) LeftQuote() string {
+	return `"`
+}
+
+// IndexPlaceholders returns true to indicate PSQL supports indexed placeholders
+func (p *PostgresDriver) IndexPlaceholders() bool {
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/bdb/interface.go b/bdb/interface.go
index b4d6b7a..d26ef54 100644
--- a/bdb/interface.go
+++ b/bdb/interface.go
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ type Interface interface {
 	Open() error
 	// Close the database connection
 	Close()
+
+	// Dialect helpers, these provide the values that will go into
+	// a boil.Dialect, so the query builder knows how to support
+	// your database driver properly.
+	LeftQuote() string
+	RightQuote() string
+	IndexPlaceholders() bool
 }
 
 // Tables returns the metadata for all tables, minus the tables
diff --git a/boil/query.go b/boil/query.go
index 2ea37e9..195e0b2 100644
--- a/boil/query.go
+++ b/boil/query.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 // Query holds the state for the built up query
 type Query struct {
 	executor   Executor
+	dialect    *Dialect
 	plainSQL   plainSQL
 	load       []string
 	delete     bool
@@ -37,6 +38,20 @@ type Query struct {
 	forlock    string
 }
 
+// Dialect holds values that direct the query builder
+// how to build compatible queries for each database.
+// Each database driver needs to implement functions
+// that provide these values.
+type Dialect struct {
+	// The left quote character for SQL identifiers
+	LQ string
+	// The right quote character for SQL identifiers
+	RQ string
+	// Bool flag indicating whether indexed
+	// placeholders ($1) are used, or ? placeholders.
+	IndexPlaceholders bool
+}
+
 type where struct {
 	clause      string
 	orSeparator bool
@@ -121,6 +136,11 @@ func GetExecutor(q *Query) Executor {
 	return q.executor
 }
 
+// SetDialect on the query.
+func SetDialect(q *Query, dialect *Dialect) {
+	q.dialect = dialect
+}
+
 // SetSQL on the query.
 func SetSQL(q *Query, sql string, args ...interface{}) {
 	q.plainSQL = plainSQL{sql: sql, args: args}
diff --git a/sqlboiler.go b/sqlboiler.go
index 0234cd8..d6e1bb2 100644
--- a/sqlboiler.go
+++ b/sqlboiler.go
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ const (
 type State struct {
 	Config *Config
 
-	Driver bdb.Interface
-	Tables []bdb.Table
+	Driver  bdb.Interface
+	Tables  []bdb.Table
+	Dialect boil.Dialect
 
 	Templates              *templateList
 	TestTemplates          *templateList
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ func (s *State) Run(includeTests bool) error {
 		PkgName:          s.Config.PkgName,
 		NoHooks:          s.Config.NoHooks,
 		NoAutoTimestamps: s.Config.NoAutoTimestamps,
+		Dialect:          s.Dialect,
 
 		StringFuncs: templateStringMappers,
 	}
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ func (s *State) Run(includeTests bool) error {
 			NoHooks:          s.Config.NoHooks,
 			NoAutoTimestamps: s.Config.NoAutoTimestamps,
 			Tags:             s.Config.Tags,
+			Dialect:          s.Dialect,
 
 			StringFuncs: templateStringMappers,
 		}
@@ -246,6 +249,10 @@ func (s *State) initDriver(driverName string) error {
 		return errors.New("An invalid driver name was provided")
 	}
 
+	s.Dialect.LQ = s.Driver.LeftQuote()
+	s.Dialect.RQ = s.Driver.RightQuote()
+	s.Dialect.IndexPlaceholders = s.Driver.IndexPlaceholders()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/strmangle/strmangle.go b/strmangle/strmangle.go
index 3c1fa87..e62f83a 100644
--- a/strmangle/strmangle.go
+++ b/strmangle/strmangle.go
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ func SchemaTable(driver string, schema string, table string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, table)
 }
 
+// WrapQuote wraps a quote character in quotes.
+func WrapQuote(s string) string {
+	if s == `"` {
+		return "`\"`"
+	}
+	if s == "`" {
+		return "\"`\""
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", s)
+}
+
 // IdentQuote attempts to quote simple identifiers in SQL tatements
 func IdentQuote(s string) string {
 	if strings.ToLower(s) == "null" {
diff --git a/templates.go b/templates.go
index 8d171f2..ce94251 100644
--- a/templates.go
+++ b/templates.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/vattle/sqlboiler/bdb"
+	"github.com/vattle/sqlboiler/boil"
 	"github.com/vattle/sqlboiler/strmangle"
 )
 
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ type templateData struct {
 	NoHooks          bool
 	NoAutoTimestamps bool
 	Tags             []string
-
-	StringFuncs map[string]func(string) string
+	StringFuncs      map[string]func(string) string
+	Dialect          boil.Dialect
 }
 
 type templateList struct {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ var templateFunctions = template.FuncMap{
 	// String ops
 	"quoteWrap": func(a string) string { return fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, a) },
 	"id":        strmangle.Identifier,
+	"wrapQuote": strmangle.WrapQuote,
 
 	// Pluralization
 	"singular": strmangle.Singular,
diff --git a/templates/singleton/boil_queries.tpl b/templates/singleton/boil_queries.tpl
index 6cb607d..162c764 100644
--- a/templates/singleton/boil_queries.tpl
+++ b/templates/singleton/boil_queries.tpl
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+var dialect boil.Dialect = boil.Dialect{
+  LQ: {{wrapQuote .Dialect.LQ}},
+  RQ: {{wrapQuote .Dialect.RQ}},
+  IndexPlaceholders: {{.Dialect.IndexPlaceholders}},
+}
+
 // NewQueryG initializes a new Query using the passed in QueryMods
 func NewQueryG(mods ...qm.QueryMod) *boil.Query {
-	return NewQuery(boil.GetDB(), mods...)
+  return NewQuery(boil.GetDB(), mods...)
 }
 
 // NewQuery initializes a new Query using the passed in QueryMods
 func NewQuery(exec boil.Executor, mods ...qm.QueryMod) *boil.Query {
-	q := &boil.Query{}
-	boil.SetExecutor(q, exec)
-	qm.Apply(q, mods...)
+  q := &boil.Query{}
+  boil.SetExecutor(q, exec)
+  boil.SetDialect(q, &dialect)
+  qm.Apply(q, mods...)
 
-	return q
+  return q
 }