diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java
index aeed1659222..07e1ad5942a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -69,15 +70,12 @@ public abstract class NamedParameterUtils {
 	 * @param sql the SQL statement
 	 * @return the parsed statement, represented as ParsedSql instance
 	 */
-	public static ParsedSql parseSqlStatement(String sql) {
+	public static ParsedSql parseSqlStatement(final String sql) {
 		Assert.notNull(sql, "SQL must not be null");
 
 		Set<String> namedParameters = new HashSet<String>();
 		String sqlToUse = sql;
-		if (sql.contains("\\:")) {
-			sqlToUse = sql.replace("\\:", ":"); 
-		}
-		ParsedSql parsedSql = new ParsedSql(sqlToUse);
+		List<ParameterHolder> parameterList = new ArrayList<ParameterHolder>();
 
 		char[] statement = sql.toCharArray();
 		int namedParameterCount = 0;
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ public abstract class NamedParameterUtils {
 					if (j - i > 3) {
 						parameter = sql.substring(i + 2, j);
 						namedParameterCount = addNewNamedParameter(namedParameters, namedParameterCount, parameter);
-						totalParameterCount = addNamedParameter(parsedSql, totalParameterCount, escapes, i, j + 1, parameter);
+						totalParameterCount = addNamedParameter(parameterList, totalParameterCount, escapes, i, j + 1, parameter);
 					}
 					j++;
 				}
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ public abstract class NamedParameterUtils {
 					if (j - i > 1) {
 						parameter = sql.substring(i + 1, j);
 						namedParameterCount = addNewNamedParameter(namedParameters, namedParameterCount, parameter);
-						totalParameterCount = addNamedParameter(parsedSql, totalParameterCount, escapes, i, j, parameter);
+						totalParameterCount = addNamedParameter(parameterList, totalParameterCount, escapes, i, j, parameter);
 					}
 				}
 				i = j - 1;
@@ -132,6 +130,7 @@ public abstract class NamedParameterUtils {
 					int j = i + 1;
 					if (j < statement.length && statement[j] == ':') {
 						// this is an escaped : and should be skipped
+						sqlToUse = sqlToUse.substring(0, i - escapes) + sqlToUse.substring(i - escapes + 1);
 						escapes++;
 						i = i + 2;
 						continue;
@@ -144,20 +143,24 @@ public abstract class NamedParameterUtils {
 			}
 			i++;
 		}
+		ParsedSql parsedSql = new ParsedSql(sqlToUse);
+		for (ParameterHolder ph : parameterList) {
+			parsedSql.addNamedParameter(ph.getParameterName(), ph.getStartIndex(), ph.getEndIndex());
+		}
 		parsedSql.setNamedParameterCount(namedParameterCount);
 		parsedSql.setUnnamedParameterCount(unnamedParameterCount);
 		parsedSql.setTotalParameterCount(totalParameterCount);
 		return parsedSql;
 	}
 
-	protected static int addNamedParameter(ParsedSql parsedSql, int totalParameterCount, int escapes, int i, int j,
+	private static int addNamedParameter(List<ParameterHolder> parameterList, int totalParameterCount, int escapes, int i, int j,
 			String parameter) {
-		parsedSql.addNamedParameter(parameter, i - escapes, j - escapes);
+		parameterList.add(new ParameterHolder(parameter, i - escapes, j - escapes));
 		totalParameterCount++;
 		return totalParameterCount;
 	}
 
-	protected static int addNewNamedParameter(Set<String> namedParameters, int namedParameterCount, String parameter) {
+	private static int addNewNamedParameter(Set<String> namedParameters, int namedParameterCount, String parameter) {
 		if (!namedParameters.contains(parameter)) {
 			namedParameters.add(parameter);
 			namedParameterCount++;
@@ -445,4 +448,28 @@ public abstract class NamedParameterUtils {
 		return buildValueArray(parsedSql, new MapSqlParameterSource(paramMap), null);
 	}
 
+	private static class ParameterHolder {
+		private String parameterName;
+		private int startIndex;
+		private int endIndex;
+
+		public ParameterHolder(String parameterName, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
+			super();
+			this.parameterName = parameterName;
+			this.startIndex = startIndex;
+			this.endIndex = endIndex;
+		}
+
+		public String getParameterName() {
+			return parameterName;
+		}
+
+		public int getStartIndex() {
+			return startIndex;
+		}
+		
+		public int getEndIndex() {
+			return endIndex;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtilsTests.java b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtilsTests.java
index b7f1b7fd6e3..c5f14ac6f86 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtilsTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtilsTests.java
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ public class NamedParameterUtilsTests {
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void parseSqlStatementWithEscapedColon() throws Exception {
-		String expectedSql = "select foo from bar where baz < DATE(? 23:59:59) and baz = ?";
-		String sql = "select foo from bar where baz < DATE(:p1 23\\:59\\:59) and baz = :p2";
+		String expectedSql = "select '0\\:0' as a, foo from bar where baz < DATE(? 23:59:59) and baz = ?";
+		String sql = "select '0\\:0' as a, foo from bar where baz < DATE(:p1 23\\:59\\:59) and baz = :p2";
 
 		ParsedSql parsedSql = NamedParameterUtils.parseSqlStatement(sql);
 		assertEquals(2, parsedSql.getParameterNames().size());