diff --git a/src/bigquery.ts b/src/bigquery.ts
index a1b5cc69..57f4d837 100644
--- a/src/bigquery.ts
+++ b/src/bigquery.ts
@@ -809,7 +809,9 @@ export class BigQuery extends common.Service {
     let typeName;
 
     if (value === null) {
-      throw new Error('Type must be provided for null values.');
+      throw new Error(
+        "Parameter types must be provided for null values via the 'types' field in query options."
+      );
     }
 
     if (value instanceof BigQueryDate) {
@@ -826,7 +828,9 @@ export class BigQuery extends common.Service {
       typeName = 'NUMERIC';
     } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
       if (value.length === 0) {
-        throw new Error('Type must be provided for empty array.');
+        throw new Error(
+          "Parameter types must be provided for empty arrays via the 'types' field in query options."
+        );
       }
       return {
         type: 'ARRAY',
@@ -1624,6 +1628,10 @@ export class BigQuery extends common.Service {
    *     objects, Strings, Booleans, and Objects.
    * @param {string} query.query A query string, following the BigQuery query
    *     syntax, of the query to execute.
+   * @param {object|Array<*>} query.types Provided types for query parameters.
+   *     For positional SQL parameters, provide an array of types. For named
+   *     SQL parameters, provide an object which maps each named parameter to
+   *     its type.
    * @param {boolean} [query.useLegacySql=false] Option to use legacy sql syntax.
    * @param {object} [options] Configuration object for query results.
    * @param {number} [options.maxResults] Maximum number of results to read.
@@ -1679,6 +1687,23 @@ export class BigQuery extends common.Service {
    * }, function(err, rows) {});
    *
    * //-
+   * // Providing types for SQL parameters is supported.
+   * //-
+   * bigquery.query({
+   *   query: [
+   *     'SELECT url',
+   *     'FROM `publicdata.samples.github_nested`',
+   *     'WHERE repository.owner = ?'
+   *   ].join(' '),
+   *
+   *   params: [
+   *     null
+   *   ],
+   *
+   *   types: ['string']
+   * }, function(err, rows) {});
+   *
+   * //-
    * // If you need to use a `DATE`, `DATETIME`, `TIME`, or `TIMESTAMP` type in
    * // your query, see {@link BigQuery#date}, {@link BigQuery#datetime},
    * // {@link BigQuery#time}, and {@link BigQuery#timestamp}.
diff --git a/test/bigquery.ts b/test/bigquery.ts
index c965e7d5..aab9e086 100644
--- a/test/bigquery.ts
+++ b/test/bigquery.ts
@@ -753,12 +753,12 @@ describe('BigQuery', () => {
     it('should throw with an empty array', () => {
       assert.throws(() => {
         BigQuery.getTypeDescriptorFromValue_([]);
-      }, /Type must be provided for empty array./);
+      }, /Parameter types must be provided for empty arrays via the 'types' field in query options./);
     });
 
-    it('should throw with an null value', () => {
+    it('should throw with a null value', () => {
       const expectedError = new RegExp(
-        'Type must be provided for null values.'
+        "Parameter types must be provided for null values via the 'types' field in query options."
       );
 
       assert.throws(() => {