diff --git a/include/matador/sql/field.hpp b/include/matador/sql/field.hpp
index 9c0f477..c6f282c 100644
--- a/include/matador/sql/field.hpp
+++ b/include/matador/sql/field.hpp
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ class field
 public:
   explicit field(std::string name);
   template<typename Type>
-  field(std::string name, Type value)
+  field(std::string name, Type value, int index = -1)
   : name_(std::move(name))
+  , index_(index)
   , value_(value)
   , type_(field_traits<Type>::type()) {}
   field(const field &x) = default;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   [[nodiscard]] const std::string& name() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] int index() const;
 
   template<class Type>
   std::optional<Type> as() const
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
   std::string name_;
+  int index_{-1};
   any_type value_;
   field_type type_;
 };
diff --git a/src/sql/field.cpp b/src/sql/field.cpp
index be005a4..e29d7b7 100644
--- a/src/sql/field.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/field.cpp
@@ -3,21 +3,29 @@
 namespace matador::sql {
 
 field::field(std::string name)
-  : name_(std::move(name)), value_(nullptr), type_(field_traits<nullptr_t>::type())
+  : name_(std::move(name))
+  , value_(nullptr)
+  , type_(field_traits<nullptr_t>::type())
 {}
 
 field::field(field &&x) noexcept
-  : name_(std::move(x.name_)), value_(std::move(x.value_)), type_(x.type_)
+  : name_(std::move(x.name_))
+  , index_(x.index_)
+  , value_(std::move(x.value_))
+  , type_(x.type_)
 {
   x.value_ = nullptr;
+  x.index_ = -1;
   x.type_ = field_type::Null;
 }
 
 field &field::operator=(field &&x) noexcept
 {
   name_ = std::move(x.name_);
+  index_ = x.index_;
   value_ = std::move(x.value_);
   type_ = x.type_;
+  x.index_ = -1;
   x.value_ = nullptr;
   x.type_ = field_type::Null;
 
@@ -29,6 +37,11 @@ const std::string &field::name() const
   return name_;
 }
 
+int field::index() const
+{
+  return index_;
+}
+
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const field &col)
 {
   out << col.str();
diff --git a/test/FieldTest.cpp b/test/FieldTest.cpp
index 1b44b13..996c173 100644
--- a/test/FieldTest.cpp
+++ b/test/FieldTest.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Field test", "[field]") {
   sql::field f("name");
 
   REQUIRE(f.name() == "name");
+  REQUIRE(f.index() == -1);
   REQUIRE(f.is_null());
   REQUIRE(!f.is_integer());
   REQUIRE(!f.is_floating_point());
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Field test", "[field]") {
   REQUIRE(bool_val.has_value());
   REQUIRE(bool_val.value());
 
-  f = utils::blob{ 7,8,6,5,4,3 };
+  f = sql::field("name", utils::blob{ 7,8,6,5,4,3 }, 1);
+  REQUIRE(f.index() == 1);
   REQUIRE(!f.is_null());
   REQUIRE(!f.is_integer());
   REQUIRE(!f.is_floating_point());