diff --git a/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst b/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
index 3070cc234df..41ef31420ae 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
@@ -611,3 +611,21 @@ same query of example 6 written using
       ->add('from', new Expr\From('User', 'u'))
       ->add('where', new Expr\Comparison('u.id', '=', '?1'))
       ->add('orderBy', new Expr\OrderBy('u.name', 'ASC'));
+
+Binding Parameters to Placeholders
+----------------------------------
+
+It is often not necessary to know about the exact placeholder names when
+building a query. You can use a helper method to bind a value to a placeholder
+and directly use that placeholder in your query as a return value:
+
+.. code-block:: php
+
+    <?php
+    // $qb instanceof QueryBuilder
+
+    $qb->select('u')
+        ->from('User', 'u')
+        ->where('u.email = ' .  $qb->createNamedParameter($userInputEmail))
+    ;
+    // SELECT u FROM User u WHERE email = :dcValue1
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder.php b/src/QueryBuilder.php
index a6a39a964b8..fe2d750e338 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ class QueryBuilder implements Stringable
 
     protected int $lifetime = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * The counter of bound parameters.
+     *
+     * @var int<0, max>
+     */
+    private int $boundCounter = 0;
+
     /**
      * Initializes a new <tt>QueryBuilder</tt> that uses the given <tt>EntityManager</tt>.
      *
@@ -1336,6 +1343,41 @@ public function resetDQLPart(string $part): static
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new named parameter and bind the value $value to it.
+     *
+     * The parameter $value specifies the value that you want to bind. If
+     * $placeholder is not provided createNamedParameter() will automatically
+     * create a placeholder for you. An automatic placeholder will be of the
+     * name ':dcValue1', ':dcValue2' etc.
+     *
+     * Example:
+     *  <code>
+     *   $qb = $em->createQueryBuilder();
+     *   $qb
+     *      ->select('u')
+     *      ->from('User', 'u')
+     *      ->where('u.username = ' . $qb->createNamedParameter('Foo', Types::STRING))
+     *      ->orWhere('u.username = ' . $qb->createNamedParameter('Bar', Types::STRING))
+     *  </code>
+     *
+     * @param ParameterType|ArrayParameterType|string|int|null $type        ParameterType::*, ArrayParameterType::* or \Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type::* constant
+     * @param non-empty-string|null                            $placeholder The name to bind with. The string must start with a colon ':'.
+     *
+     * @return non-empty-string the placeholder name used.
+     */
+    public function createNamedParameter(mixed $value, ParameterType|ArrayParameterType|string|int|null $type = null, string|null $placeholder = null): string
+    {
+        if ($placeholder === null) {
+            $this->boundCounter++;
+            $placeholder = ':dcValue' . $this->boundCounter;
+        }
+
+        $this->setParameter(substr($placeholder, 1), $value, $type);
+
+        return $placeholder;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets a string representation of this QueryBuilder which corresponds to
      * the final DQL query being constructed.
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
index 577c86581bf..fd610bced44 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Order;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query\Expr\Join;
@@ -1285,4 +1286,44 @@ public function testDeleteWithoutAlias(): void
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Doctrine\ORM\QueryBuilder::delete(): The alias for entity Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u must not be omitted.');
         $qb->delete(CmsUser::class . ' u');
     }
+
+    public function testCreateNamedParameter(): void
+    {
+        $qb = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder();
+
+        $qb->select('u')
+            ->from(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->where(
+                $qb->expr()->eq('u.name', $qb->createNamedParameter('john doe', Types::STRING)),
+            )
+            ->orWhere(
+                $qb->expr()->eq('u.rank', $qb->createNamedParameter(100, Types::INTEGER)),
+            );
+
+        self::assertEquals('SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u WHERE u.name = :dcValue1 OR u.rank = :dcValue2', $qb->getDQL());
+        self::assertEquals('john doe', $qb->getParameter('dcValue1')->getValue());
+        self::assertEquals(Types::STRING, $qb->getParameter('dcValue1')->getType());
+        self::assertEquals(100, $qb->getParameter('dcValue2')->getValue());
+        self::assertEquals(Types::INTEGER, $qb->getParameter('dcValue2')->getType());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateNamedParameterCustomPlaceholder(): void
+    {
+        $qb = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder();
+
+        $qb->select('u')
+            ->from(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->where(
+                $qb->expr()->eq('u.name', $qb->createNamedParameter('john doe', Types::STRING, ':test')),
+            )
+            ->andWhere(
+                $qb->expr()->eq('u.rank', $qb->createNamedParameter(100, Types::INTEGER)),
+            );
+
+        self::assertEquals('SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u WHERE u.name = :test AND u.rank = :dcValue1', $qb->getDQL());
+        self::assertEquals('john doe', $qb->getParameter('test')->getValue());
+        self::assertEquals(Types::STRING, $qb->getParameter('test')->getType());
+        self::assertEquals(100, $qb->getParameter('dcValue1')->getValue());
+        self::assertEquals(Types::INTEGER, $qb->getParameter('dcValue1')->getType());
+    }
 }