diff --git a/plugins/include/dbi.inc b/plugins/include/dbi.inc
index 0e1472a9..2159f5bb 100755
--- a/plugins/include/dbi.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/dbi.inc
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ native Sql:dbi_connect(_host[], _user[], _pass[], _dbname[], _error[]="", _maxle
  */
 native Result:dbi_query(Sql:_sql, _query[], {Float,_}:...);
 
+/* Has the same usage as dbi_query, but this native returns by
+ * reference the number of rows affected in the query. If the
+ * query fails rows will be equal to -1.
+ */
+native Result:dbi_query2(Sql:_sql, &rows, _query[], {Float,_}:...);
+
 /* Returns 0 on failure or End of Results.
  * Advances result pointer by one row.
  */