diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd28a31..8a7589a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,6 +142,41 @@ You can find more examples in tests - https://github.com/bancer/native-sql-mappe
 
 ---
 
+## ➕ BONUS: IN() placeholder helper for native SQL
+
+When working with **native SQL queries** in CakePHP, PDO does not support binding arrays directly to `IN (…)` clauses. Each value must be expanded into its own placeholder and bound individually.
+
+The `InPlaceholders` class provides a small, explicit helper that removes this boilerplate while keeping native SQL fully transparent and predictable.
+
+##### What it does
+
+`InPlaceholders` is a **value object** that:
+
+- Generates named placeholders for use inside SQL `IN (…)` clauses
+- Binds all values to a prepared statement safely
+- Infers the correct PDO parameter type automatically (or accepts one explicitly)
+- Fails fast on invalid input (empty prefix or empty value list)
+
+There is **no ORM magic** involved — this works purely at the native SQL / PDO level.
+
+##### Basic example
+
+```php
+use Bancer\NativeQueryMapper\Database\InPlaceholders;
+
+$statuses = new InPlaceholders('status', [1, 5, 9]);
+$sql = <<<SQL
+    SELECT email as Users__email
+    FROM users
+    WHERE status_id IN ($statuses)
+SQL;
+$stmt = $this->prepareNativeStatement($sql);
+$statuses->bindValuesToStatement($stmt);
+$entities = $this->mapNativeStatement($stmt)->all();
+```
+
+---
+
 ## ⚠️ Requirements
 
 - Cake ORM **4.x** or **5.x** (or CakePHP **4.x** or **5.x**)
@@ -167,5 +202,3 @@ You can find more examples in tests - https://github.com/bancer/native-sql-mappe
 It fills the gap between raw PDO statements and the ORM — allowing complex SQL while preserving the integrity of your entity graphs.
 
 ---
-```
-
diff --git a/src/Database/InPlaceholders.php b/src/Database/InPlaceholders.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ba0183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Database/InPlaceholders.php
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bancer\NativeQueryMapper\Database;
+
+use Cake\Database\StatementInterface;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use PDO;
+
+/**
+ * Value object representing a set of named placeholders for use in SQL IN() clauses.
+ *
+ * This class encapsulates:
+ *  - Placeholder generation (via __toString())
+ *  - Safe binding of multiple scalar values to a prepared statement
+ *  - Lazy inference of the appropriate PDO parameter type
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * ```php
+ * $statuses = new InPlaceholders('status', [1, 5, 9]);
+ * $sql = "SELECT email AS Users_email FROM users WHERE status_id IN ($statuses)";
+ * $stmt = $this->prepareNativeStatement($sql);
+ * $statuses->bindValuesToStatement($stmt);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Resulting SQL:
+ * ```sql
+ * SELECT email AS Users_email FROM users WHERE status_id status_id IN (:status_0, :status_1, :status_2)
+ * ```
+ */
+class InPlaceholders
+{
+    /**
+     * Placeholder name prefix (without colon).
+     *
+     * Example: "status" -> :status_0, :status_1, ...
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private string $prefix;
+
+    /**
+     * Scalar values to be bound to the placeholders.
+     *
+     * @var list<scalar>
+     */
+    private array $values;
+
+    /**
+     * PDO parameter type used when binding values.
+     *
+     * If not provided, the type is inferred from the first value.
+     *
+     * @var string|int|null
+     */
+    private $pdoType;
+
+    /**
+     *  Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param string $prefix Placeholder prefix (eg. "status").
+     * @param list<scalar> $values Values for the IN() clause
+     * @param string|int|null $pdoType PDO::PARAM_* constant or name of configured Type class.
+     *      Same as `$type` parameter of \Cake\Database\StatementInterface::bindValue()
+     */
+    public function __construct(string $prefix, array $values, $pdoType = null)
+    {
+        if ($prefix === '') {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('IN() placeholders cannot be constructed with an empty prefix');
+        }
+        if ($values === []) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('IN() placeholders cannot be constructed with an empty value list');
+        }
+        $this->prefix = $prefix;
+        $this->values = $values;
+        $this->pdoType = $pdoType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Bind all placeholder values to the prepared statement.
+     *
+     * Placeholders are bound using the pattern:
+     *     :{prefix}_{index}
+     *
+     * @param \Cake\Database\StatementInterface $stmt Prepared statement.
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function bindValuesToStatement(StatementInterface $stmt): void
+    {
+        foreach ($this->values as $index => $value) {
+            $stmt->bindValue($this->prefix . '_' . $index, $value, $this->getPdoType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the PDO parameter type.
+     *
+     * If the type was not provided in the constructor, it is inferred lazily
+     * from the first value in the list.
+     *
+     * @return string|int PDO::PARAM_* constant or name of configured Type class.
+     */
+    private function getPdoType()
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->pdoType)) {
+            $this->pdoType = $this->inferPdoType();
+        }
+        return $this->pdoType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Infer the PDO parameter type from the first value.
+     *
+     * @return int PDO::PARAM_* constant
+     */
+    private function inferPdoType(): int
+    {
+        $first = $this->values[0];
+        if (is_int($first)) {
+            return PDO::PARAM_INT;
+        }
+        if (is_bool($first)) {
+            return PDO::PARAM_BOOL;
+        }
+        return PDO::PARAM_STR;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate the SQL placeholder list for use inside an IN() clause.
+     *
+     * Example output:
+     * ```sql
+     * :status_0, :status_1, :status_2
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function __toString(): string
+    {
+        $placeholders = [];
+        foreach ($this->values as $index => $_) {
+            $placeholders[] = ':' . $this->prefix . '_' . $index;
+        }
+        return implode(', ', $placeholders);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Database/InPlaceholdersTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Database/InPlaceholdersTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dacf697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Database/InPlaceholdersTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bancer\NativeQueryMapper\Test\TestCase\Database;
+
+use Bancer\NativeQueryMapperTest\TestApp\Model\Entity\Article;
+use Bancer\NativeQueryMapperTest\TestApp\Model\Entity\User;
+use Bancer\NativeQueryMapperTest\TestApp\Model\Table\ArticlesTable;
+use Bancer\NativeQueryMapperTest\TestApp\Model\Table\UsersTable;
+use Bancer\NativeQueryMapper\Database\InPlaceholders;
+use Cake\ORM\Locator\LocatorAwareTrait;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class InPlaceholdersTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use LocatorAwareTrait;
+
+    public function testConstructorEmptyPrefix(): void
+    {
+        static::expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        static::expectExceptionMessage('IN() placeholders cannot be constructed with an empty prefix');
+        new InPlaceholders('', []);
+    }
+
+    public function testConstructorEmptyValues(): void
+    {
+        static::expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        static::expectExceptionMessage('IN() placeholders cannot be constructed with an empty value list');
+        new InPlaceholders('status', []);
+    }
+
+    public function testToString(): void
+    {
+        $InPlaceholders = new InPlaceholders('id', [3, 5]);
+        $expected = ':id_0, :id_1';
+        $actual = $InPlaceholders->__toString();
+        static::assertSame($expected, $actual);
+    }
+
+    public function testBindValuesToStatementInt(): void
+    {
+        $userIds = [2, 5];
+        $inPlaceholders = new InPlaceholders('user', $userIds);
+        /** @var \Bancer\NativeQueryMapperTest\TestApp\Model\Table\ArticlesTable $ArticlesTable */
+        $ArticlesTable = $this->fetchTable(ArticlesTable::class);
+        $stmt = $ArticlesTable->prepareNativeStatement("
+            SELECT
+                id     AS Articles__id,
+                title  AS Articles__title
+            FROM articles AS a
+            WHERE a.user_id IN($inPlaceholders)
+        ");
+        $inPlaceholders->bindValuesToStatement($stmt);
+        $actual = $ArticlesTable->mapNativeStatement($stmt)->all();
+        static::assertCount(2, $actual);
+        static::assertInstanceOf(Article::class, $actual[0]);
+        $expected = [
+            'id' => 2,
+            'title' => 'Article 2',
+        ];
+        static::assertEquals($expected, $actual[0]->toArray());
+        $cakeEntities = $ArticlesTable->find()
+            ->select(['id', 'title'])
+            ->where(['user_id IN' => $userIds])
+            ->toArray();
+        static::assertEquals($cakeEntities, $actual);
+    }
+
+    public function testBindValuesToStatementStrings(): void
+    {
+        $users = ['bob', 'eve'];
+        $inPlaceholders = new InPlaceholders('user', $users);
+        /** @var \Bancer\NativeQueryMapperTest\TestApp\Model\Table\UsersTable $UsersTable */
+        $UsersTable = $this->fetchTable(UsersTable::class);
+        $stmt = $UsersTable->prepareNativeStatement("
+            SELECT
+                id          AS Users__id,
+                username    AS Users__username
+            FROM users AS u
+            WHERE u.username IN($inPlaceholders)
+        ");
+        $inPlaceholders->bindValuesToStatement($stmt);
+        $actual = $UsersTable->mapNativeStatement($stmt)->all();
+        static::assertCount(2, $actual);
+        static::assertInstanceOf(User::class, $actual[0]);
+        $expected = [
+            'id' => 2,
+            'username' => 'bob',
+        ];
+        static::assertEquals($expected, $actual[0]->toArray());
+        $cakeEntities = $UsersTable->find()
+            ->select(['id', 'username'])
+            ->where(['username IN' => $users])
+            ->toArray();
+        static::assertEquals($cakeEntities, $actual);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/NativeQueryMapperTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/NativeQueryMapperTest.php
index 64523e2..d184880 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/NativeQueryMapperTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/NativeQueryMapperTest.php
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ public function testSimplestSelect(): void
         $cakeEntities = $ArticlesTable->find()
             ->select(['id', 'title'])
             ->toArray();
-        $this->assertEqualsEntities($cakeEntities, $actual);
-        //static::assertEquals($cakeEntities, $actual);
+        static::assertEquals($cakeEntities, $actual);
     }
 
     public function testSimplestSelectMinimalSQL(): void