diff --git a/cassandra/decoder.py b/cassandra/decoder.py
index de836eb0..515f0874 100644
--- a/cassandra/decoder.py
+++ b/cassandra/decoder.py
@@ -429,8 +429,9 @@ class ResultMessage(_MessageType):
     @classmethod
     def recv_results_prepared(cls, f):
         query_id = read_short(f)
+        md5_id = f.read(16)
         column_metadata = cls.recv_results_metadata(f)
-        return (query_id, column_metadata)
+        return (query_id, md5_id, column_metadata)
 
     @classmethod
     def recv_results_metadata(cls, f):
@@ -492,10 +493,11 @@ class PrepareMessage(_MessageType):
 class ExecuteMessage(_MessageType):
     opcode = 0x0A
     name = 'EXECUTE'
-    params = ('query_id', 'query_params', 'consistency_level',)
+    params = ('query_id', 'md5_id', 'query_params', 'consistency_level',)
 
     def send_body(self, f):
-        write_int(f, self.query_id)
+        write_short(f, self.query_id)
+        f.write(self.md5_id)
         write_short(f, len(self.query_params))
         for param in self.query_params:
             write_value(f, param)
diff --git a/cassandra/query.py b/cassandra/query.py
index 162cf204..ea68f384 100644
--- a/cassandra/query.py
+++ b/cassandra/query.py
@@ -38,24 +38,26 @@ class PreparedStatement(object):
 
     column_metadata = None
     query_id = None
-    query = None
+    md5_id = None
+    query_string = None
     keyspace = None
 
     routing_key_indexes = None
 
-    consistency_level = None
+    consistency_level = ConsistencyLevel.ONE
 
-    def __init__(self, column_metadata, query_id, routing_key_indexes, query, keyspace):
+    def __init__(self, column_metadata, query_id, md5_id, routing_key_indexes, query, keyspace):
         self.column_metadata = column_metadata
         self.query_id = query_id
+        self.md5_id = md5_id
         self.routing_key_indexes = routing_key_indexes
-        self.query = query
+        self.query_string = query
         self.keyspace = keyspace
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_message(cls, query_id, column_metadata, cluster_metadata, query, keyspace):
+    def from_message(cls, query_id, md5_id, column_metadata, cluster_metadata, query, keyspace):
         if not column_metadata:
-            return PreparedStatement(column_metadata, query_id, None, query, keyspace)
+            return PreparedStatement(column_metadata, query_id, md5_id, None, query, keyspace)
 
         partition_key_columns = None
         routing_key_indexes = None
@@ -78,7 +80,10 @@ class PreparedStatement(object):
                     pass  # we're missing a partition key component in the prepared
                           # statement; just leave routing_key_indexes as None
 
-        return PreparedStatement(column_metadata, query_id, routing_key_indexes, query, keyspace)
+        return PreparedStatement(column_metadata, query_id, md5_id, routing_key_indexes, query, keyspace)
+
+    def bind(self, values):
+        return BoundStatement(self).bind(values)
 
 
 class BoundStatement(Query):
@@ -107,6 +112,8 @@ class BoundStatement(Query):
                 col_type = col_spec[-1]
                 self.values.append(col_type.serialize(value))
 
+        return self
+
     @property
     def routing_key(self):
         if not self.prepared_statement.routing_key_indexes: