diff --git a/duckpgq/src/duckpgq_extension.cpp b/duckpgq/src/duckpgq_extension.cpp
index cd5b3dfb..4cd10314 100644
--- a/duckpgq/src/duckpgq_extension.cpp
+++ b/duckpgq/src/duckpgq_extension.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "duckdb/parser/parsed_data/create_table_function_info.hpp"
 #include "duckdb/parser/query_node/select_node.hpp"
 #include "duckdb/parser/statement/copy_statement.hpp"
+#include "duckdb/parser/statement/prepare_statement.hpp"
+
 #include "duckdb/parser/parsed_data/create_table_info.hpp"
 
 #include "duckdb/parser/statement/extension_statement.hpp"
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ BoundStatement duckpgq_bind(ClientContext &context, Binder &binder,
     throw BinderException("Registered state not found");
   }
 
-  auto duckpgq_state = (DuckPGQState *)lookup->second.get();
+  auto duckpgq_state = dynamic_cast<DuckPGQState *>(lookup->second.get());
   auto duckpgq_binder = Binder::CreateBinder(context);
   auto duckpgq_parse_data =
       dynamic_cast<DuckPGQParseData *>(duckpgq_state->parse_data.get());
@@ -111,11 +113,11 @@ BoundStatement duckpgq_bind(ClientContext &context, Binder &binder,
 
 ParserExtensionPlanResult duckpgq_handle_statement(SQLStatement *statement, DuckPGQState &duckpgq_state) {
   if (statement->type == StatementType::SELECT_STATEMENT) {
-    auto select_statement = dynamic_cast<SelectStatement *>(statement);
-    auto select_node = dynamic_cast<SelectNode *>(select_statement->node.get());
-    auto from_table_function =
+    const auto select_statement = dynamic_cast<SelectStatement *>(statement);
+    const auto select_node = dynamic_cast<SelectNode *>(select_statement->node.get());
+    const auto from_table_function =
         dynamic_cast<TableFunctionRef *>(select_node->from_table.get());
-    auto function =
+    const auto function =
         dynamic_cast<FunctionExpression *>(from_table_function->function.get());
     if (function->function_name == "duckpgq_match") {
       duckpgq_state.transform_expression =
@@ -125,8 +127,8 @@ ParserExtensionPlanResult duckpgq_handle_statement(SQLStatement *statement, Duck
     throw Exception("use duckpgq_bind instead");
   }
   if (statement->type == StatementType::CREATE_STATEMENT) {
-    auto &create_statement = statement->Cast<CreateStatement>();
-    auto create_property_graph = dynamic_cast<CreatePropertyGraphInfo*>(create_statement.info.get());
+    const auto &create_statement = statement->Cast<CreateStatement>();
+    const auto create_property_graph = dynamic_cast<CreatePropertyGraphInfo*>(create_statement.info.get());
     if (create_property_graph) {
       ParserExtensionPlanResult result;
       result.function = CreatePropertyGraphFunction();
@@ -167,6 +169,10 @@ ParserExtensionPlanResult duckpgq_handle_statement(SQLStatement *statement, Duck
     auto &insert_statement = statement->Cast<InsertStatement>();
     duckpgq_handle_statement(insert_statement.select_statement.get(), duckpgq_state);
   }
+  if (statement->type == StatementType::PREPARE_STATEMENT) {
+    auto &prepare_statement = statement->Cast<PrepareStatement>();
+    duckpgq_handle_statement(prepare_statement.statement.get(), duckpgq_state);
+  }
 
   // Preferably throw NotImplementedExpection here, but only BinderExceptions are caught properly on MacOS right now
   throw BinderException("%s has not been implemented yet for DuckPGQ queries", StatementTypeToString(statement->type));
diff --git a/test/sql/prepared_statement_duckpgq.test b/test/sql/prepared_statement_duckpgq.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00ecc616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sql/prepared_statement_duckpgq.test
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# name: test/sql/sqlpgq/copy_to_duckpgq.test
+# group: [duckpgq]
+
+require duckpgq
+
+statement ok
+import database 'duckdb-pgq/data/SNB0.003'
+
+statement ok
+-CREATE PROPERTY GRAPH snb
+VERTEX TABLES (
+    Person LABEL Person,
+    Forum LABEL Forum,
+    Organisation LABEL Organisation IN typemask(company, university),
+    Place LABEL Place,
+    Tag LABEL Tag,
+    TagClass LABEL TagClass,
+    Country LABEL Country,
+    City LABEL City,
+    Message LABEL Message
+    )
+EDGE TABLES (
+    Person_knows_person     SOURCE KEY (Person1Id) REFERENCES Person (id)
+                            DESTINATION KEY (Person2Id) REFERENCES Person (id)
+                            LABEL Knows,
+    Forum_hasMember_Person  SOURCE KEY (ForumId) REFERENCES Forum (id)
+                            DESTINATION KEY (PersonId) REFERENCES Person (id)
+                            LABEL hasMember,
+    Forum_hasTag_Tag        SOURCE KEY (ForumId) REFERENCES Forum (id)
+                            DESTINATION KEY (TagId) REFERENCES Tag (id)
+                            LABEL Forum_hasTag,
+    Person_hasInterest_Tag  SOURCE KEY (PersonId) REFERENCES Person (id)
+                            DESTINATION KEY (TagId) REFERENCES Tag (id)
+                            LABEL hasInterest,
+    person_workAt_Organisation SOURCE KEY (PersonId) REFERENCES Person (id)
+                               DESTINATION KEY (OrganisationId) REFERENCES Organisation (id)
+                               LABEL workAt_Organisation,
+    Person_likes_Message    SOURCE KEY (PersonId) REFERENCES Person (id)
+                            DESTINATION KEY (id) REFERENCES Message (id)
+                            LABEL likes_Message,
+    Message_hasTag_Tag      SOURCE KEY (id) REFERENCES Message (id)
+                            DESTINATION KEY (TagId) REFERENCES Tag (id)
+                            LABEL message_hasTag,
+    Message_hasAuthor_Person    SOURCE KEY (messageId) REFERENCES Message (id)
+                                DESTINATION KEY (PersonId) REFERENCES Person (id)
+                                LABEL hasAuthor,
+    Message_replyOf_Message SOURCE KEY (messageId) REFERENCES Message (id)
+                            DESTINATION KEY (ParentMessageId) REFERENCES Message (id)
+                            LABEL replyOf
+    );
+
+
+
+statement ok
+-PREPARE is5 AS
+    FROM GRAPH_TABLE (snb
+    MATCH (m:message where m.id = $1)-[au:hasAuthor]->(p:person)
+    COLUMNS (p.id, p.firstName, p.lastName)
+    ) tmp;
+
+query III
+EXECUTE is5(824633720985)
+----
+14	Hossein	Forouhar