diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
index b4cc992c..19edd974 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ pub trait Row: 'static + Send + Sync {
     /// Returns a reference to the columns in the row.
     fn columns(&self) -> &[<Self::Database as Database>::Column];
 
+    /// Returns the column at the index, if available.
+    fn column<I: ColumnIndex<Self>>(&self, index: I) -> &<Self::Database as Database>::Column;
+
+    /// Returns the column at the index, if available.
+    fn try_column<I: ColumnIndex<Self>>(
+        &self,
+        index: I,
+    ) -> crate::Result<&<Self::Database as Database>::Column>;
+
     /// Returns the column name, given the index of the column.
     fn column_name_of(&self, index: usize) -> &str;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs
index 5ce3410e..5be80825 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ impl MySqlRow {
         &self.columns
     }
 
+    /// Returns the column at the index, if available.
+    fn column<I: ColumnIndex<Self>>(&self, index: I) -> &MySqlColumn {
+        self.try_column(index).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the column at the index, if available.
+    fn try_column<I: ColumnIndex<Self>>(&self, index: I) -> Result<&MySqlColumn> {
+        Ok(&self.columns[index.get(self)?])
+    }
+
     /// Returns the column name, given the index of the column.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn column_name_of(&self, index: usize) -> &str {
@@ -112,6 +122,14 @@ impl Row for MySqlRow {
         self.columns()
     }
 
+    fn column<I: ColumnIndex<Self>>(&self, index: I) -> &MySqlColumn {
+        self.column(index)
+    }
+
+    fn try_column<I: ColumnIndex<Self>>(&self, index: I) -> Result<&MySqlColumn> {
+        self.try_column(index)
+    }
+
     fn column_name_of(&self, index: usize) -> &str {
         self.column_name_of(index)
     }