diff --git a/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst b/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
index 3070cc234df..521e6ee5e27 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
@@ -611,3 +611,28 @@ 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
+during the building of a query. You can use two helper methods
+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
+
+    $qb->select('id')
+        ->from('User', 'u')
+        ->where('u.email = ' .  $qb->createPositionalParameter($userInputEmail))
+    ;
+    // SELECT u FROM User u WHERE email = ?
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder.php b/src/QueryBuilder.php
index 6ab942f5239..46afd3b3593 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Criteria;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\ArrayParameterType;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\ParameterType;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Internal\NoUnknownNamedArguments;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Internal\QueryType;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query\Expr;
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
index 577c86581bf..37bd16dbf8b 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 +1286,64 @@ 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());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreatePositionalParameter(): void
+    {
+        $qb = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder();
+
+        $qb->select('u')
+            ->from(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->where(
+                $qb->expr()->eq('u.name', $qb->createPositionalParameter('john doe', Types::STRING)),
+            )
+            ->orWhere(
+                $qb->expr()->eq('u.rank', $qb->createPositionalParameter(100, Types::INTEGER)),
+            );
+
+        self::assertEquals('SELECT u FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u WHERE u.name = ? OR u.rank = ?', $qb->getDQL());
+        self::assertEquals('john doe', $qb->getParameter(0)->getValue());
+        self::assertEquals(Types::STRING, $qb->getParameter(0)->getType());
+        self::assertEquals(100, $qb->getParameter(1)->getValue());
+        self::assertEquals(Types::INTEGER, $qb->getParameter(1)->getType());
+    }
 }