diff --git a/postgres/src/client.rs b/postgres/src/client.rs
index 29cac840d..a74267270 100644
--- a/postgres/src/client.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/client.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ impl Client {
         Config::new()
     }
 
+    /// Return the result format of client
+    ///
+    /// true indicates that the client will receive the result in binary format
+    /// false indicates that the client will receive the result in text format
+    pub fn result_format(&self) -> bool {
+        self.client.result_format()
+    }
+
+    /// Set the format of return result.
+    ///
+    /// format
+    ///    true: binary format
+    ///   false: text format
+    /// default format is binary format(result_format = true)
+    pub fn set_result_format(&mut self, format: bool) {
+        self.client.set_result_format(format);
+    }
+
     /// Executes a statement, returning the number of rows modified.
     ///
     /// A statement may contain parameters, specified by `$n`, where `n` is the index of the parameter of the list
diff --git a/postgres/src/test.rs b/postgres/src/test.rs
index 0fd404574..f5857d337 100644
--- a/postgres/src/test.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/test.rs
@@ -508,3 +508,36 @@ fn check_send() {
     is_send::<Statement>();
     is_send::<Transaction<'_>>();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn query_text() {
+    let mut client = Client::connect("host=localhost port=5433 user=postgres", NoTls).unwrap();
+    client.set_result_format(false);
+
+    let rows = client.query("SELECT $1::TEXT", &[&"hello"]).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(rows[0].get_text(0).unwrap(), "hello");
+
+    let rows = client.query("SELECT 2,'2022-01-01'::date", &[]).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(rows[0].get_text(0).unwrap(), "2");
+    assert_eq!(rows[0].get_text(1).unwrap(), "2022-01-01");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn transaction_text() {
+    let mut client = Client::connect("host=localhost port=5433 user=postgres", NoTls).unwrap();
+    client.set_result_format(false);
+
+    let mut transaction = client.transaction().unwrap();
+
+    let prepare_stmt = transaction.prepare("SELECT $1::INT8,$2::FLOAT4").unwrap();
+    let portal = transaction
+        .bind(&prepare_stmt, &[&64_i64, &3.9999_f32])
+        .unwrap();
+    let rows = transaction.query_portal(&portal, 0).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(rows[0].get_text(0).unwrap(), "64");
+    assert_eq!(rows[0].get_text(1).unwrap(), "3.9999");
+}
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/bind.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/bind.rs
index 9c5c49218..e2e1eb437 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/bind.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/bind.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub async fn bind<P, I>(
     client: &Arc<InnerClient>,
     statement: Statement,
     params: I,
+    result_format: bool,
 ) -> Result<Portal, Error>
 where
     P: BorrowToSql,
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ where
 {
     let name = format!("p{}", NEXT_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst));
     let buf = client.with_buf(|buf| {
-        query::encode_bind(&statement, params, &name, buf)?;
+        query::encode_bind(&statement, params, &name, buf, result_format)?;
         frontend::sync(buf);
         Ok(buf.split().freeze())
     })?;
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/client.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/client.rs
index ad5aa2866..26a6ba36d 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/client.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/client.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ pub struct Client {
     ssl_mode: SslMode,
     process_id: i32,
     secret_key: i32,
+    result_format: bool,
 }
 
 impl Client {
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ impl Client {
             ssl_mode,
             process_id,
             secret_key,
+            result_format: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -202,6 +204,24 @@ impl Client {
         self.socket_config = Some(socket_config);
     }
 
+    /// Return the result format of client
+    ///
+    /// true indicates that the client will receive the result in binary format
+    /// false indicates that the client will receive the result in text format
+    pub fn result_format(&self) -> bool {
+        self.result_format
+    }
+
+    /// Set the format of return result.
+    ///
+    /// format
+    ///    true: binary format
+    ///   false: text format
+    /// default format is binary format(result_format = true)
+    pub fn set_result_format(&mut self, format: bool) {
+        self.result_format = format;
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new prepared statement.
     ///
     /// Prepared statements can be executed repeatedly, and may contain query parameters (indicated by `$1`, `$2`, etc),
@@ -369,7 +389,7 @@ impl Client {
         I::IntoIter: ExactSizeIterator,
     {
         let statement = statement.__convert().into_statement(self).await?;
-        query::query(&self.inner, statement, params).await
+        query::query(&self.inner, statement, params, self.result_format).await
     }
 
     /// Executes a statement, returning the number of rows modified.
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/copy_in.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/copy_in.rs
index de1da933b..f9c2e5bc5 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/copy_in.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/copy_in.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::client::{InnerClient, Responses};
 use crate::codec::FrontendMessage;
 use crate::connection::RequestMessages;
-use crate::{query, slice_iter, Error, Statement};
+use crate::{query, slice_iter, Error, Statement, DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT};
 use bytes::{Buf, BufMut, BytesMut};
 use futures_channel::mpsc;
 use futures_util::{future, ready, Sink, SinkExt, Stream, StreamExt};
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ where
 {
     debug!("executing copy in statement {}", statement.name());
 
-    let buf = query::encode(client, &statement, slice_iter(&[]))?;
+    let buf = query::encode(client, &statement, slice_iter(&[]), DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT)?;
 
     let (mut sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel(1);
     let receiver = CopyInReceiver::new(receiver);
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/copy_out.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/copy_out.rs
index 1e6949252..58124364a 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/copy_out.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/copy_out.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::client::{InnerClient, Responses};
 use crate::codec::FrontendMessage;
 use crate::connection::RequestMessages;
-use crate::{query, slice_iter, Error, Statement};
+use crate::{query, slice_iter, Error, Statement, DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT};
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures_util::{ready, Stream};
 use log::debug;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 pub async fn copy_out(client: &InnerClient, statement: Statement) -> Result<CopyOutStream, Error> {
     debug!("executing copy out statement {}", statement.name());
 
-    let buf = query::encode(client, &statement, slice_iter(&[]))?;
+    let buf = query::encode(client, &statement, slice_iter(&[]), DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT)?;
     let responses = start(client, buf).await?;
     Ok(CopyOutStream {
         responses,
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/lib.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/lib.rs
index bd4d7b8ce..ca40da5a0 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/lib.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ mod transaction;
 mod transaction_builder;
 pub mod types;
 
+// Default result format : binary(true)
+const DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT: bool = true;
+
 /// A convenience function which parses a connection string and connects to the database.
 ///
 /// See the documentation for [`Config`] for details on the connection string format.
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs
index e3f09a7c2..2af7bb701 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/prepare.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::codec::FrontendMessage;
 use crate::connection::RequestMessages;
 use crate::error::SqlState;
 use crate::types::{Field, Kind, Oid, Type};
-use crate::{query, slice_iter};
+use crate::{query, slice_iter, DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT};
 use crate::{Column, Error, Statement};
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use fallible_iterator::FallibleIterator;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async fn get_type(client: &Arc<InnerClient>, oid: Oid) -> Result<Type, Error> {
 
     let stmt = typeinfo_statement(client).await?;
 
-    let rows = query::query(client, stmt, slice_iter(&[&oid])).await?;
+    let rows = query::query(client, stmt, slice_iter(&[&oid]), DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT).await?;
     pin_mut!(rows);
 
     let row = match rows.try_next().await? {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ async fn typeinfo_statement(client: &Arc<InnerClient>) -> Result<Statement, Erro
 async fn get_enum_variants(client: &Arc<InnerClient>, oid: Oid) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error> {
     let stmt = typeinfo_enum_statement(client).await?;
 
-    query::query(client, stmt, slice_iter(&[&oid]))
+    query::query(client, stmt, slice_iter(&[&oid]), DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT)
         .await?
         .and_then(|row| async move { row.try_get(0) })
         .try_collect()
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ async fn typeinfo_enum_statement(client: &Arc<InnerClient>) -> Result<Statement,
 async fn get_composite_fields(client: &Arc<InnerClient>, oid: Oid) -> Result<Vec<Field>, Error> {
     let stmt = typeinfo_composite_statement(client).await?;
 
-    let rows = query::query(client, stmt, slice_iter(&[&oid]))
+    let rows = query::query(client, stmt, slice_iter(&[&oid]), DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT)
         .await?
         .try_collect::<Vec<_>>()
         .await?;
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs
index 71db8769a..ae6aeb65b 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::client::{InnerClient, Responses};
 use crate::codec::FrontendMessage;
 use crate::connection::RequestMessages;
 use crate::types::{BorrowToSql, IsNull};
-use crate::{Error, Portal, Row, Statement};
+use crate::{Error, Portal, Row, Statement, DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT};
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use futures_util::{ready, Stream};
 use log::{debug, log_enabled, Level};
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub async fn query<P, I>(
     client: &InnerClient,
     statement: Statement,
     params: I,
+    result_format: bool,
 ) -> Result<RowStream, Error>
 where
     P: BorrowToSql,
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ where
             statement.name(),
             BorrowToSqlParamsDebug(params.as_slice()),
         );
-        encode(client, &statement, params)?
+        encode(client, &statement, params, result_format)?
     } else {
-        encode(client, &statement, params)?
+        encode(client, &statement, params, result_format)?
     };
     let responses = start(client, buf).await?;
     Ok(RowStream {
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ where
             statement.name(),
             BorrowToSqlParamsDebug(params.as_slice()),
         );
-        encode(client, &statement, params)?
+        encode(client, &statement, params, DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT)?
     } else {
-        encode(client, &statement, params)?
+        encode(client, &statement, params, DEFAULT_RESULT_FORMAT)?
     };
     let mut responses = start(client, buf).await?;
 
@@ -131,14 +132,19 @@ async fn start(client: &InnerClient, buf: Bytes) -> Result<Responses, Error> {
     Ok(responses)
 }
 
-pub fn encode<P, I>(client: &InnerClient, statement: &Statement, params: I) -> Result<Bytes, Error>
+pub fn encode<P, I>(
+    client: &InnerClient,
+    statement: &Statement,
+    params: I,
+    result_format: bool,
+) -> Result<Bytes, Error>
 where
     P: BorrowToSql,
     I: IntoIterator<Item = P>,
     I::IntoIter: ExactSizeIterator,
 {
     client.with_buf(|buf| {
-        encode_bind(statement, params, "", buf)?;
+        encode_bind(statement, params, "", buf, result_format)?;
         frontend::execute("", 0, buf).map_err(Error::encode)?;
         frontend::sync(buf);
         Ok(buf.split().freeze())
@@ -150,6 +156,7 @@ pub fn encode_bind<P, I>(
     params: I,
     portal: &str,
     buf: &mut BytesMut,
+    result_format: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), Error>
 where
     P: BorrowToSql,
@@ -174,6 +181,7 @@ where
     let params = params.into_iter();
 
     let mut error_idx = 0;
+    let result_format = if result_format { Some(1) } else { Some(0) };
     let r = frontend::bind(
         portal,
         statement.name(),
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ where
                 Err(e)
             }
         },
-        Some(1),
+        result_format,
         buf,
     );
     match r {
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/row.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/row.rs
index e3ed696c1..e37a3c0fc 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/row.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/row.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,46 @@ impl Row {
         FromSql::from_sql_nullable(ty, self.col_buffer(idx)).map_err(|e| Error::from_sql(e, idx))
     }
 
+    /// Returns a value(text format) from the row.
+    ///
+    /// The value can be specified either by its numeric index in the row, or by its column name.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: user should gurantee the result is text format
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// Panics if the index is out of bounds or if the value cannot be converted to the TEXT type.
+    pub fn get_text<I>(&self, idx: I) -> Option<&str>
+    where
+        I: RowIndex + fmt::Display,
+    {
+        match self.get_text_inner(&idx) {
+            Ok(ok) => ok,
+            Err(err) => panic!("error retrieving column {}: {}", idx, err),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Like `Row::get_text`, but returns a `Result` rather than panicking.
+    pub fn try_get_text<I>(&self, idx: I) -> Result<Option<&str>, Error>
+    where
+        I: RowIndex + fmt::Display,
+    {
+        self.get_text_inner(&idx)
+    }
+
+    fn get_text_inner<I>(&self, idx: &I) -> Result<Option<&str>, Error>
+    where
+        I: RowIndex + fmt::Display,
+    {
+        let idx = match idx.__idx(self.columns()) {
+            Some(idx) => idx,
+            None => return Err(Error::column(idx.to_string())),
+        };
+
+        let buf = self.ranges[idx].clone().map(|r| &self.body.buffer()[r]);
+        FromSql::from_sql_nullable(&Type::TEXT, buf).map_err(|e| Error::from_sql(e, idx))
+    }
+
     /// Get the raw bytes for the column at the given index.
     fn col_buffer(&self, idx: usize) -> Option<&[u8]> {
         let range = self.ranges[idx].to_owned()?;
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
index 96a324652..6fef59af4 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct Transaction<'a> {
     client: &'a mut Client,
     savepoint: Option<Savepoint>,
     done: bool,
+    result_format: bool,
 }
 
 /// A representation of a PostgreSQL database savepoint.
@@ -57,10 +58,12 @@ impl<'a> Drop for Transaction<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn new(client: &'a mut Client) -> Transaction<'a> {
+        let result_format = client.result_format();
         Transaction {
             client,
             savepoint: None,
             done: false,
+            result_format,
         }
     }
 
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         I::IntoIter: ExactSizeIterator,
     {
         let statement = statement.__convert().into_statement(self.client).await?;
-        bind::bind(self.client.inner(), statement, params).await
+        bind::bind(self.client.inner(), statement, params, self.result_format).await
     }
 
     /// Continues execution of a portal, returning a stream of the resulting rows.
@@ -304,6 +307,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
             client: self.client,
             savepoint: Some(Savepoint { name, depth }),
             done: false,
+            result_format: self.result_format,
         })
     }