diff --git a/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs b/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs
index d34043b9..1a95a322 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/idiom.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ pub fn param(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
 	Ok((i, Idiom::from(v)))
 }
 
+/// Used in a RELATE statement
+pub fn plain(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
+	let (i, p) = first(i)?;
+	Ok((i, Idiom::from(vec![p])))
+}
+
 pub fn idiom(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Idiom> {
 	alt((
 		|i| {
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/param.rs b/lib/src/sql/param.rs
index 14a8c189..57dde85a 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/param.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/param.rs
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ pub fn param(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Param> {
 	Ok((i, Param::from(v)))
 }
 
-pub fn basic(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Param> {
+pub fn plain(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Param> {
 	let (i, _) = char('$')(i)?;
-	let (i, v) = idiom::basic(i)?;
+	let (i, v) = idiom::plain(i)?;
 	Ok((i, Param::from(v)))
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/statements/relate.rs b/lib/src/sql/statements/relate.rs
index 67a6d304..2d3bc457 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/statements/relate.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/statements/relate.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::sql::comment::shouldbespace;
 use crate::sql::data::{data, Data};
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
 use crate::sql::output::{output, Output};
-use crate::sql::param::basic as param;
+use crate::sql::param::plain as param;
 use crate::sql::subquery::subquery;
 use crate::sql::table::{table, Table};
 use crate::sql::thing::thing;
diff --git a/lib/tests/relate.rs b/lib/tests/relate.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6808c166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/relate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+mod parse;
+use parse::Parse;
+use surrealdb::sql::Value;
+use surrealdb::Datastore;
+use surrealdb::Error;
+use surrealdb::Session;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn relate_with_parameters() -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let sql = "
+		LET $tobie = person:tobie;
+		LET $jaime = person:jaime;
+		RELATE $tobie->knows->$jaime SET id = knows:test;
+	";
+	let dbs = Datastore::new("memory").await?;
+	let ses = Session::for_kv().with_ns("test").with_db("test");
+	let res = &mut dbs.execute(&sql, &ses, None, false).await?;
+	assert_eq!(res.len(), 3);
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	let val = Value::None;
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	let val = Value::None;
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		"[
+			{
+				id: knows:test,
+				in: person:tobie,
+				out: person:jaime,
+			}
+		]",
+	);
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	Ok(())
+}