diff --git a/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py b/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py
index ff99dff899..598cb0d05b 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     overload,
 )
 
-from sqlalchemy import util
+from sqlalchemy import TextClause, util
 from sqlalchemy.engine.cursor import CursorResult
 from sqlalchemy.engine.interfaces import _CoreAnyExecuteParams
 from sqlalchemy.engine.result import Result, ScalarResult, TupleResult
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ async def exec(
         _add_event: Optional[Any] = None,
     ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
 
+    @overload
+    async def exec(
+        self,
+        statement: TextClause,
+        *,
+        params: Optional[Union[Mapping[str, Any], Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]]]] = None,
+        execution_options: Mapping[str, Any] = util.EMPTY_DICT,
+        bind_arguments: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        _parent_execute_state: Optional[Any] = None,
+        _add_event: Optional[Any] = None,
+    ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
+
     async def exec(
         self,
         statement: Union[
@@ -78,6 +90,7 @@ async def exec(
             SelectOfScalar[_TSelectParam],
             Executable[_TSelectParam],
             UpdateBase,
+            TextClause,
         ],
         *,
         params: Optional[Union[Mapping[str, Any], Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]]]] = None,
diff --git a/sqlmodel/orm/session.py b/sqlmodel/orm/session.py
index 9e82d48a73..caa788b398 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/orm/session.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/orm/session.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     overload,
 )
 
-from sqlalchemy import util
+from sqlalchemy import TextClause, util
 from sqlalchemy.engine.cursor import CursorResult
 from sqlalchemy.engine.interfaces import _CoreAnyExecuteParams
 from sqlalchemy.engine.result import Result, ScalarResult, TupleResult
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ def exec(
         _add_event: Optional[Any] = None,
     ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
 
+    @overload
+    def exec(
+        self,
+        statement: TextClause,
+        *,
+        params: Optional[Union[Mapping[str, Any], Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]]]] = None,
+        execution_options: Mapping[str, Any] = util.EMPTY_DICT,
+        bind_arguments: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        _parent_execute_state: Optional[Any] = None,
+        _add_event: Optional[Any] = None,
+    ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
+
     def exec(
         self,
         statement: Union[
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@ def exec(
             SelectOfScalar[_TSelectParam],
             Executable[_TSelectParam],
             UpdateBase,
+            TextClause,
         ],
         *,
         params: Optional[Union[Mapping[str, Any], Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]]]] = None,
diff --git a/tests/test_exec_text.py b/tests/test_exec_text.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b7eb16f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_exec_text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from sqlmodel import Field, Session, SQLModel, create_engine, text
+
+
+def test_select_using_text_statement(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
+        id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+        name: str
+        secret_name: str
+        age: Optional[int] = None
+
+    hero_1 = Hero(name="Deadpond", secret_name="Dive Wilson")
+
+    engine = create_engine("sqlite://")
+
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        session.add(hero_1)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(hero_1)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        res = session.exec(text("SELECT * FROM hero")).all()
+        assert len(res) == 1
+        assert res[0] == (1, "Deadpond", "Dive Wilson", None)
+
+
+def test_insert_using_text_statement(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
+        id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+        name: str
+        secret_name: str
+        age: Optional[int] = None
+
+    engine = create_engine("sqlite://")
+
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        res = session.exec(
+            text(
+                "INSERT INTO hero (name, secret_name) VALUES ('Deadpond', 'Dive Wilson')"
+            )
+        )
+        session.commit()
+
+        assert res.rowcount == 1