diff --git a/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py b/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py
index f2b989e2fa..64fbc51d39 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/ext/asyncio/session.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     overload,
 )
 
-from sqlalchemy import util
+from sqlalchemy import TextClause, util
 from sqlalchemy.engine.cursor import CursorResult
 from sqlalchemy.engine.interfaces import _CoreAnyExecuteParams
 from sqlalchemy.engine.result import Result, ScalarResult, TupleResult
@@ -66,12 +66,25 @@ async def exec(
         _add_event: Any | None = None,
     ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
 
+    @overload
+    async def exec(
+        self,
+        statement: TextClause,
+        *,
+        params: Mapping[str, Any] | Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        execution_options: Mapping[str, Any] = util.EMPTY_DICT,
+        bind_arguments: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        _parent_execute_state: Any | None = None,
+        _add_event: Any | None = None,
+    ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
+
     async def exec(
         self,
         statement: Select[_TSelectParam]
         | SelectOfScalar[_TSelectParam]
         | Executable[_TSelectParam]
-        | UpdateBase,
+        | UpdateBase
+        | TextClause,
         *,
         params: Mapping[str, Any] | Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]] | None = None,
         execution_options: Mapping[str, Any] = util.EMPTY_DICT,
diff --git a/sqlmodel/orm/session.py b/sqlmodel/orm/session.py
index 5c721ae0da..83a3495d79 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/orm/session.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/orm/session.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     overload,
 )
 
-from sqlalchemy import util
+from sqlalchemy import TextClause, util
 from sqlalchemy.engine.cursor import CursorResult
 from sqlalchemy.engine.interfaces import _CoreAnyExecuteParams
 from sqlalchemy.engine.result import Result, ScalarResult, TupleResult
@@ -59,12 +59,25 @@ def exec(
         _add_event: Any | None = None,
     ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
 
+    @overload
+    def exec(
+        self,
+        statement: TextClause,
+        *,
+        params: Mapping[str, Any] | Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        execution_options: Mapping[str, Any] = util.EMPTY_DICT,
+        bind_arguments: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        _parent_execute_state: Any | None = None,
+        _add_event: Any | None = None,
+    ) -> CursorResult[Any]: ...
+
     def exec(
         self,
         statement: Select[_TSelectParam]
         | SelectOfScalar[_TSelectParam]
         | Executable[_TSelectParam]
-        | UpdateBase,
+        | UpdateBase
+        | TextClause,
         *,
         params: Mapping[str, Any] | Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]] | None = None,
         execution_options: Mapping[str, Any] = util.EMPTY_DICT,
diff --git a/tests/test_exec_text.py b/tests/test_exec_text.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b69cde8824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_exec_text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from sqlmodel import Field, Session, SQLModel, create_engine, text
+
+
+def test_select_using_text_statement(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
+        id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+        name: str
+        secret_name: str
+        age: int | None = None
+
+    hero_1 = Hero(name="Deadpond", secret_name="Dive Wilson")
+
+    engine = create_engine("sqlite://")
+
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        session.add(hero_1)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(hero_1)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        res = session.exec(text("SELECT * FROM hero")).all()
+        assert len(res) == 1
+        assert res[0] == (1, "Deadpond", "Dive Wilson", None)
+
+
+def test_insert_using_text_statement(clear_sqlmodel):
+    class Hero(SQLModel, table=True):
+        id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+        name: str
+        secret_name: str
+        age: int | None = None
+
+    engine = create_engine("sqlite://")
+
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        res = session.exec(
+            text(
+                "INSERT INTO hero (name, secret_name) VALUES ('Deadpond', 'Dive Wilson')"
+            )
+        )
+        session.commit()
+
+        assert res.rowcount == 1