diff --git a/src/Dibi/Connection.php b/src/Dibi/Connection.php
index 9882ad76..7d661fcd 100644
--- a/src/Dibi/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Dibi/Connection.php
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class Connection implements IConnection
 
 	private ?Translator $translator = null;
 
+	private ?ObjectTranslator $objectTranslator = null;
+
 	private HashMap $substitutes;
 
 	private int $transactionDepth = 0;
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ final public function connect(): void
 		if ($this->config['driver'] instanceof Driver) {
 			$this->driver = $this->config['driver'];
 			$this->translator = new Translator($this);
+			$this->translator->setObjectTranslator($this->objectTranslator);
 			return;
 
 		} elseif (is_subclass_of($this->config['driver'], Driver::class)) {
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ final public function connect(): void
 		try {
 			$this->driver = new $class($this->config);
 			$this->translator = new Translator($this);
+			$this->translator->setObjectTranslator($this->objectTranslator);
 
 			if ($event) {
 				$this->onEvent($event->done());
@@ -522,6 +526,22 @@ public function substitute(string $value): string
 	}
 
 
+	/********************* value objects translation ****************d*g**/
+
+
+	public function setObjectTranslator(?ObjectTranslator $translator): void
+	{
+		$this->objectTranslator = $translator;
+		$this->translator?->setObjectTranslator($translator);
+	}
+
+
+	public function getObjectTranslator(): ?ObjectTranslator
+	{
+		return $this->objectTranslator;
+	}
+
+
 	/********************* shortcuts ****************d*g**/
 
 
diff --git a/src/Dibi/Translator.php b/src/Dibi/Translator.php
index e9289e22..e8498917 100644
--- a/src/Dibi/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Dibi/Translator.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ final class Translator
 
 	private Driver $driver;
 
+	private ?ObjectTranslator $objectTranslator = null;
+
 	private int $cursor = 0;
 
 	private array $args;
@@ -49,6 +51,12 @@ public function __construct(Connection $connection)
 	}
 
 
+	public function setObjectTranslator(?ObjectTranslator $translator): void
+	{
+		$this->objectTranslator = $translator;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Generates SQL. Can be called only once.
 	 * @throws Exception
@@ -314,6 +322,15 @@ public function formatValue(mixed $value, ?string $modifier): string
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ($this->objectTranslator
+			&& is_object($value)
+			&& $modifier === null
+			&& !$value instanceof Literal
+			&& !$value instanceof Expression
+		) {
+			$value = $this->objectTranslator->translateObject($value) ?? $value;
+		}
+
 		// object-to-scalar procession
 		if ($value instanceof \BackedEnum && is_scalar($value->value)) {
 			$value = $value->value;
diff --git a/src/Dibi/interfaces.php b/src/Dibi/interfaces.php
index 3cf33685..429836bb 100644
--- a/src/Dibi/interfaces.php
+++ b/src/Dibi/interfaces.php
@@ -238,3 +238,15 @@ function commit(?string $savepoint = null): void;
 	 */
 	function rollback(?string $savepoint = null): void;
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * Value object to SQL expression translator.
+ */
+interface ObjectTranslator
+{
+	/**
+	 * Translate object to expression, return NULL when cannot handle such object type.
+	 */
+	function translateObject(object $object): ?Expression;
+}
diff --git a/tests/dibi/Connection.objectTranslator.phpt b/tests/dibi/Connection.objectTranslator.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82e5d649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dibi/Connection.objectTranslator.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @dataProvider ../databases.ini
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Tester\Assert;
+
+require __DIR__ . '/bootstrap.php';
+
+$conn = new Dibi\Connection($config + ['formatDateTime' => "'Y-m-d H:i:s.u'", 'formatDate' => "'Y-m-d'"]);
+
+
+class Email
+{
+	public $address = 'address@example.com';
+}
+
+class Time extends DateTimeImmutable
+{
+}
+
+
+class EmailTranslator implements Dibi\ObjectTranslator
+{
+	public function translateObject(object $object): ?Dibi\Expression
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			$object instanceof Email => new Dibi\Expression('?', $object->address),
+			default => null,
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+class TimeTranslator implements Dibi\ObjectTranslator
+{
+	public function translateObject(object $object): ?Dibi\Expression
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			$object instanceof Time => new Dibi\Expression('OwnTime(?)', $object->format('H:i:s')),
+			default => null,
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+class DateTimeTranslator implements Dibi\ObjectTranslator
+{
+	public function translateObject(object $object): ?Dibi\Expression
+	{
+		return match (true) {
+			$object instanceof DateTimeInterface => new Dibi\Expression('OwnDateTime'),
+			default => null,
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+
+test('Without object translator', function () use ($conn) {
+	Assert::exception(function () use ($conn) {
+		$conn->translate('?', new Email);
+	}, Dibi\Exception::class, 'SQL translate error: Unexpected Email');
+});
+
+
+test('Basics', function () use ($conn) {
+	$conn->setObjectTranslator(new EmailTranslator);
+	Assert::same(
+		reformat([
+			'sqlsrv' => "N'address@example.com'",
+			"'address@example.com'",
+		]),
+		$conn->translate('?', new Email),
+	);
+});
+
+
+test('DateTime', function () use ($conn) {
+	$stamp = Time::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', '2022-11-22 12:13:14');
+
+	// Without object translator, DateTime child is translated by driver
+	$conn->setObjectTranslator(null);
+	Assert::same(
+		$conn->getDriver()->escapeDateTime($stamp),
+		$conn->translate('?', $stamp),
+	);
+
+
+	// With object translator
+	$conn->setObjectTranslator(new TimeTranslator);
+	Assert::same(
+		reformat([
+			'sqlsrv' => "OwnTime(N'12:13:14')",
+			"OwnTime('12:13:14')",
+		]),
+		$conn->translate('?', $stamp),
+	);
+
+
+	// With modifier, it is still translated by driver
+	Assert::same(
+		$conn->getDriver()->escapeDateTime($stamp),
+		$conn->translate('%dt', $stamp),
+	);
+	Assert::same(
+		$conn->getDriver()->escapeDateTime($stamp),
+		$conn->translate('%t', $stamp),
+	);
+	Assert::same(
+		$conn->getDriver()->escapeDate($stamp),
+		$conn->translate('%d', $stamp),
+	);
+
+
+	// DateTimeImmutable as a Time parent is not affected and still translated by driver
+	$dt = DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', '2022-11-22 12:13:14');
+	Assert::same(
+		$conn->getDriver()->escapeDateTime($dt),
+		$conn->translate('?', $dt),
+	);
+
+	// But DateTime translation can be overloaded
+	$conn->setObjectTranslator(new DateTimeTranslator);
+	Assert::same(
+		'OwnDateTime',
+		$conn->translate('?', $dt),
+	);
+});
+
+
+test('Complex structures', function () use ($conn) {
+	$conn->setObjectTranslator(new class implements Dibi\ObjectTranslator {
+		public function translateObject(object $object): ?Dibi\Expression
+		{
+			return match (true) {
+				$object instanceof Email => (new EmailTranslator)->translateObject($object),
+				$object instanceof Time => (new TimeTranslator)->translateObject($object),
+				$object instanceof DateTimeInterface => (new DateTimeTranslator)->translateObject($object),
+				default => null,
+			};
+		}
+	});
+
+	$time = Time::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', '2022-11-22 12:13:14');
+	Assert::same(
+		reformat([
+			'sqlsrv' => "([a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g]) VALUES (OwnTime(N'12:13:14'), '2022-11-22', CONVERT(DATETIME2(7), '2022-11-22 12:13:14.000000'), CONVERT(DATETIME2(7), '2022-11-22 12:13:14.000000'), N'address@example.com', OwnDateTime, OwnDateTime)",
+			'odbc' => "([a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g]) VALUES (OwnTime('12:13:14'), #11/22/2022#, #11/22/2022 12:13:14.000000#, #11/22/2022 12:13:14.000000#, 'address@example.com', OwnDateTime, OwnDateTime)",
+			"([a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g]) VALUES (OwnTime('12:13:14'), '2022-11-22', '2022-11-22 12:13:14.000000', '2022-11-22 12:13:14.000000', 'address@example.com', OwnDateTime, OwnDateTime)",
+		]),
+		$conn->translate('%v', [
+			'a' => $time,
+			'b%d' => $time,
+			'c%t' => $time,
+			'd%dt' => $time,
+			'e' => new Email,
+			'f' => new DateTime,
+			'g' => new DateTimeImmutable,
+		]),
+	);
+});