diff --git a/scripts/api_coverage_manifest.py b/scripts/api_coverage_manifest.py
index 46044a3..292df71 100755
--- a/scripts/api_coverage_manifest.py
+++ b/scripts/api_coverage_manifest.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ PUBLIC_APIS = [
     ("cli_arg", True, "public"), ("unit_compile", True, "public"),
     ("cleanup_sqlite_connections", False, "internal"), ("cleanup_mysql_connections", False, "internal"),
     ("mysql_connect", True, "integration"), ("mysql_query", True, "integration"),
+    ("mysql_affected_rows", True, "integration"),
 ]
 
 REMOVED_APIS = ["unit_load", "concat"]
diff --git a/site/doc/areas/mysql.txt b/site/doc/areas/mysql.txt
index d24ec91..8d90ca2 100644
--- a/site/doc/areas/mysql.txt
+++ b/site/doc/areas/mysql.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ mysql_disconnect
 mysql_error
 mysql_escape
 mysql_insert_id
+mysql_affected_rows
 mysql_query
diff --git a/site/doc/pages/mysql_affected_rows.txt b/site/doc/pages/mysql_affected_rows.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0429c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/doc/pages/mysql_affected_rows.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+:sig
+u32 mysql_affected_rows(MySQL* m)
+
+:params
+m : pointer to an active MySQL connection
+return value : number of rows changed by the most recent statement
+
+:see
+>mysql
+mysql_query
+mysql_insert_id
+
+:content
+Returns the number of rows changed by the most recent insert, update, or delete on the connection. A successful statement that returns rows, a rejected query, or a null connection returns `0` rather than retaining an earlier statement's count.
+
+:example
+MySQL* db = mysql_connect();
+if(db != 0)
+{
+    mysql_query(db, "update users set active=1 where active=0");
+    print("rows updated: ", mysql_affected_rows(db), "\n");
+    mysql_disconnect(db);
+}
+else print("(requires a reachable MySQL server)\n");
diff --git a/site/doc/pages/mysql_query.txt b/site/doc/pages/mysql_query.txt
index 0e46a57..27d86ae 100644
--- a/site/doc/pages/mysql_query.txt
+++ b/site/doc/pages/mysql_query.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ return value : a list of rows returned from executing the query
 
 :see
 >mysql
+mysql_affected_rows
 
 :content
 Executes a MySQL query and returns the resulting data, if any.
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ Executes a MySQL query and returns the resulting data, if any.
 
 The result is returned as a `DValue`, which makes it easy to iterate through rows and read fields with the usual `DValue` accessors.
 
+After an insert, update, or delete, use `mysql_affected_rows()` to inspect how many rows changed.
+
 :example
 MySQL* db = mysql_connect();
 if(db != 0)
diff --git a/site/tests/services.uce b/site/tests/services.uce
index 5e0ff3b..a3332db 100644
--- a/site/tests/services.uce
+++ b/site/tests/services.uce
@@ -131,8 +131,21 @@ RENDER(Request& context)
 			(dbs.find("information_schema") != String::npos || dbs.find("mysql") != String::npos) ? "pass" : "fail",
 			dbs.substr(0, dbs.length() > 220 ? 220 : dbs.length())
 		);
+		mysql.query("USE mysql");
+		mysql.query("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE uce_affected_rows_test (id INT PRIMARY KEY, value INT NOT NULL)");
+		mysql.query("INSERT INTO uce_affected_rows_test VALUES (1,10),(2,20)");
+		u32 inserted = mysql_affected_rows(&mysql);
+		mysql.query("UPDATE uce_affected_rows_test SET value=value+1 WHERE id=1");
+		u32 updated = mysql_affected_rows(&mysql);
+		mysql.query("SELECT * FROM uce_affected_rows_test");
+		u32 selected = mysql_affected_rows(&mysql);
+		mark(
+			"mysql_affected_rows()",
+			inserted == 2 && updated == 1 && selected == 0 ? "pass" : "fail",
+			"inserted=" + std::to_string((u64)inserted) + " updated=" + std::to_string((u64)updated) + " selected=" + std::to_string((u64)selected)
+		);
 	}
 
 	site_tests_summary(passed, failed, skipped, "Memcache or MySQL checks are allowed to skip cleanly when the corresponding service is not available on the development host.");
 	site_tests_page_end();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/mysql-connector.cpp b/src/lib/mysql-connector.cpp
index 4427dd0..8a427f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/mysql-connector.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/mysql-connector.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static bool mysql_has_unquoted_positional_placeholder(String query);
 
 DValue MySQL::query(String q)
 {
+	affected_rows = 0;
 	if(mysql_has_unquoted_positional_placeholder(q))
 	{
 		_preload_next_error_code = CR_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/lib/mysql-connector.h b/src/lib/mysql-connector.h
index 391f5dc..68ea445 100644
--- a/src/lib/mysql-connector.h
+++ b/src/lib/mysql-connector.h
@@ -104,3 +104,8 @@ inline u64 mysql_insert_id(MySQL* m)
 {
 	return(m->insert_id);
 }
+
+inline u32 mysql_affected_rows(MySQL* m)
+{
+	return(m ? m->affected_rows : 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/wasm/core.cpp b/src/wasm/core.cpp
index c682605..3135d32 100644
--- a/src/wasm/core.cpp
+++ b/src/wasm/core.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ static bool wasm_mysql_has_unquoted_positional_placeholder(String query)
 
 DValue MySQL::query(String q)
 {
+	affected_rows = 0;
 	if(wasm_mysql_has_unquoted_positional_placeholder(q))
 	{
 		_preload_next_error_code = 2000;