diff --git a/lib/DBD/mysql.pm b/lib/DBD/mysql.pm
index b2ecef35..04c9fa94 100644
--- a/lib/DBD/mysql.pm
+++ b/lib/DBD/mysql.pm
@@ -1670,17 +1670,61 @@ header of table names together with all rows:
   }
 
 For portable applications you should restrict yourself to attributes with
-capitalized or mixed case names. Lower case attribute names are private
-to DBD::mysql. The attribute list includes:
+capitalized or mixed case names. Uppercase attribute names are in the 
+statement handle interface described by L<DBI>, while lower case attribute 
+names are private to DBD::mysql. The attribute list includes:
 
 =over
 
+=item NAME
+
+A reference to an array of column names, as per DBI docs.
+
+=item NULLABLE
+
+A reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates that this column
+may contain NULL's.
+
+=item NUM_OF_FIELDS
+
+Number of fields returned by a I<SELECT> or I<LISTFIELDS> statement.
+You may use this for checking whether a statement returned a result:
+A zero value indicates a non-SELECT statement like I<INSERT>,
+I<DELETE> or I<UPDATE>.
+
+=item TYPE
+
+A reference to an array of column types. The engine's native column
+types are mapped to portable types like DBI::SQL_INTEGER() or
+DBI::SQL_VARCHAR(), as good as possible. Not all native types have
+a meaningful equivalent, for example DBD::mysql::FIELD_TYPE_INTERVAL
+is mapped to DBI::SQL_VARCHAR().
+If you need the native column types, use I<mysql_type>. See below.
+
 =item ChopBlanks
 
 this attribute determines whether a I<fetchrow> will chop preceding
 and trailing blanks off the column values. Chopping blanks does not
 have impact on the I<max_length> attribute.
 
+=item ParamValues
+
+This attribute is supported as described in the DBI documentation.
+
+It returns a hashref, the keys of which are the 'names' of the 
+placeholders: integers starting at 1. It returns an empty hashref if 
+the statement has no placeholders.
+
+The values for these keys are initially undef; they are populated with 
+C<bind_param>, or when C<execute> method is called with parameters.  
+(Supplying the parameter values in the arguments to C<execute> will 
+override any previously bound values.)
+
+After execution, it is possible to use C<bind_param> to change a single 
+parameter value and C<execute> the statement again, with other values 
+unchanged. The attribute remains properly populated after the C<finish> 
+method is called, with the values from the last execution.
+
 =item mysql_gtids
 
 Returns GTID(s) if GTID session tracking is ensabled in the server via
@@ -1732,35 +1776,10 @@ the maximum physically present in the result table, I<length> gives
 the theoretically possible maximum. I<max_length> is valid for MySQL
 only.
 
-=item NAME
-
-A reference to an array of column names.
-
-=item NULLABLE
-
-A reference to an array of boolean values; TRUE indicates that this column
-may contain NULL's.
-
-=item NUM_OF_FIELDS
-
-Number of fields returned by a I<SELECT> or I<LISTFIELDS> statement.
-You may use this for checking whether a statement returned a result:
-A zero value indicates a non-SELECT statement like I<INSERT>,
-I<DELETE> or I<UPDATE>.
-
 =item mysql_table
 
 A reference to an array of table names, useful in a I<JOIN> result.
 
-=item TYPE
-
-A reference to an array of column types. The engine's native column
-types are mapped to portable types like DBI::SQL_INTEGER() or
-DBI::SQL_VARCHAR(), as good as possible. Not all native types have
-a meaningful equivalent, for example DBD::mysql::FIELD_TYPE_INTERVAL
-is mapped to DBI::SQL_VARCHAR().
-If you need the native column types, use I<mysql_type>. See below.
-
 =item mysql_type
 
 A reference to an array of MySQL's native column types, for example
diff --git a/t/gh447-paramvalues.t b/t/gh447-paramvalues.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39f7eecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/gh447-paramvalues.t
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#! /bin/env perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+#"set tabstop=4 softtabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
+
+use Data::Dumper;
+use Test::More;
+use DBI;
+use lib 't', '.';
+require 'lib.pl';
+
+my ($row, $sth, $dbh);
+my ($def, $rows, $errstr, $ret_ref);
+use vars qw($test_dsn $test_user $test_password);
+my $table = 'dbd_mysql_gh447';
+
+eval {$dbh = DBI->connect($test_dsn, $test_user, $test_password,
+    { RaiseError => 1, AutoCommit => 1});};
+
+if ($@) {
+    plan skip_all => "no database connection";
+}
+
+# in case of exit early, ensure we clean up
+END {
+    if ($dbh) {
+        $dbh->do("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $table");
+        $dbh->disconnect();
+    }
+}
+
+# this is the starting index for the placeholder keys
+# in the ParamValues attribute hashref.  gh#447 showed
+# the keys begin counting with 0, but DBI requires they
+# start counting at 1.
+# so, if this value is 0, tests pass under DBD::mysql 4.050.
+# but the value should be 1, when the issue is fixed.
+my $ofs = 1;
+
+# ------ set up
+ok(defined $dbh, "Connected to database");
+$dbh->do("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $table");
+$dbh->do("CREATE TABLE $table (id INT(4), name VARCHAR(64))");
+
+# test prepare/execute statement without a placeholder
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare("SHOW TABLES LIKE '$table'");
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {}, "ParamValues is empty hashref before SHOW");
+$sth->execute();
+
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {}, "ParamValues is still empty after execution");
+
+$sth->finish;
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {}, "ParamValues empty after finish");
+undef $sth;
+
+
+# test prepare/execute statement with a placeholder
+$sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO $table values (?, ?)");
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => undef, 1+$ofs => undef},
+    "ParamValues is correct hashref before INSERT")
+    || print Dumper($sth->{ParamValues});
+
+# insert rows with placeholder
+my %rowdata;
+my @chars = grep !/[0O1Iil]/, 0..9, 'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z';
+
+for (my $i = 1 ; $i < 4; $i++) {
+    my $word = join '', $i, '-', map { $chars[rand @chars] } 0 .. 16;
+    $rowdata{$i} = $word;  # save for later
+    $rows = $sth->execute($i, $word);
+    is($rows, 1, "Should have inserted one row");
+    is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => $i, 1+$ofs => $word},
+        "row $i ParamValues hashref as expected");
+}
+
+$sth->finish;
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => 3, 1+$ofs => $rowdata{3}},
+    "ParamValues still hold last values after finish");
+undef $sth;
+
+
+# test prepare/execute with bind_param
+
+$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FROM $table WHERE id = ? OR name = ?");
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => undef, 1+$ofs => undef},
+    "ParamValues is hashref with keys before bind_param");
+$sth->bind_param(1, 1, DBI::SQL_INTEGER);
+$sth->bind_param(2, $rowdata{1});
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => 1, 1+$ofs => $rowdata{1}},
+    "ParamValues contains bound values after bind_param");
+
+$rows = $sth->execute;
+is($rows, 1, 'execute selected 1 row');
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => 1, 1+$ofs => $rowdata{1}},
+    "ParamValues still contains values after execute");
+
+# try changing one parameter only (so still param 1 => 1)
+$sth->bind_param(2, $rowdata{2});
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => 1, 1+$ofs => $rowdata{2}},
+    "ParamValues updated with another bind_param");
+$rows = $sth->execute;
+is($rows, 2, 'execute selected 2 rows because changed param value');
+
+# try execute with args (the previously bound values are overridden)
+$rows = $sth->execute(3, $rowdata{3});
+is($rows, 1, 'execute used exec args, overrode bound params');
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => 3, 1+$ofs => $rowdata{3}},
+    "ParamValues reflect execute args -- bound params overwritten");
+
+$sth->bind_param(1, undef, DBI::SQL_INTEGER);
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => undef, 1+$ofs => $rowdata{3}},
+    "ParamValues includes undef param after binding");
+
+$rows = $sth->execute(1, $rowdata{2});
+is($rows, 2, 'execute used exec args, not bound values');
+is_deeply($sth->{ParamValues}, {0+$ofs => 1, 1+$ofs => $rowdata{2}},
+    "ParamValues changed by execution");
+
+undef $sth;
+
+
+# clean up
+$dbh->do("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $table");
+
+# Install a handler so that a warning about unfreed resources gets caught
+$SIG{__WARN__} = sub { die @_ };
+
+$dbh->disconnect();
+
+undef $dbh;
+
+done_testing();
+