diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e3f3ab..cff899a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- add column names to `%Ch.Result{}` https://github.com/plausible/ch/pull/243
+
 ## 0.3.0 (2025-02-03)
 
 - gracefully handle `connection: closed` response from server https://github.com/plausible/ch/pull/211
diff --git a/lib/ch/query.ex b/lib/ch/query.ex
index bb71fd6..f5a9805 100644
--- a/lib/ch/query.ex
+++ b/lib/ch/query.ex
@@ -185,8 +185,15 @@ defimpl DBConnection.Query, for: Ch.Query do
         %Result{num_rows: length(rows), rows: rows, command: command, headers: headers}
 
       "RowBinaryWithNamesAndTypes" ->
-        rows = data |> IO.iodata_to_binary() |> RowBinary.decode_rows()
-        %Result{num_rows: length(rows), rows: rows, command: command, headers: headers}
+        [names | rows] = data |> IO.iodata_to_binary() |> RowBinary.decode_names_and_rows()
+
+        %Result{
+          num_rows: length(rows),
+          columns: names,
+          rows: rows,
+          command: command,
+          headers: headers
+        }
 
       _other ->
         %Result{rows: data, data: data, command: command, headers: headers}
diff --git a/lib/ch/result.ex b/lib/ch/result.ex
index db75fc6..9975997 100644
--- a/lib/ch/result.ex
+++ b/lib/ch/result.ex
@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@ defmodule Ch.Result do
   @moduledoc """
   Result struct returned from any successful query. Its fields are:
 
-    * `command` - An atom of the query command, for example: `:select`, `:insert`;
+    * `command` - An atom of the query command, for example: `:select`, `:insert`
+    * `columns` - A list of column names
     * `rows` - A list of lists, each inner list corresponding to a row, each element in the inner list corresponds to a column
-    * `num_rows` - The number of fetched or affected rows;
+    * `num_rows` - The number of fetched or affected rows
     * `headers` - The HTTP response headers
     * `data` - The raw iodata from the response
   """
 
-  defstruct [:command, :num_rows, :rows, :headers, :data]
+  defstruct [:command, :num_rows, :columns, :rows, :headers, :data]
 
   @type t :: %__MODULE__{
-          command: Ch.Query.command(),
+          command: Ch.Query.command() | nil,
           num_rows: non_neg_integer | nil,
+          columns: [String.t()] | nil,
           rows: [[term]] | iodata | nil,
           headers: Mint.Types.headers(),
           data: iodata
diff --git a/lib/ch/row_binary.ex b/lib/ch/row_binary.ex
index 584f603..b05f9aa 100644
--- a/lib/ch/row_binary.ex
+++ b/lib/ch/row_binary.ex
@@ -465,6 +465,19 @@ defmodule Ch.RowBinary do
   def decode_rows(<<cols, rest::bytes>>), do: skip_names(rest, cols, cols)
   def decode_rows(<<>>), do: []
 
+  @doc """
+  Same as `decode_rows/1` but the first element is a list of column names.
+
+  Example:
+
+      iex> decode_names_and_rows(<<1, 3, "1+1"::bytes, 5, "UInt8"::bytes, 2>>)
+      [["1+1"], [2]]
+
+  """
+  def decode_names_and_rows(<<cols, rest::bytes>>) do
+    decode_names(rest, cols, cols, _acc = [])
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Decodes [`RowBinary`](https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/sql-reference/formats#rowbinary) into rows.
 
@@ -558,8 +571,6 @@ defmodule Ch.RowBinary do
     raise ArgumentError, "unsupported type for decoding: #{inspect(type)}"
   end
 
-  defp skip_names(<<rest::bytes>>, 0, count), do: decode_types(rest, count, _acc = [])
-
   varints = [
     {_pattern = quote(do: <<0::1, v1::7>>), _value = quote(do: v1)},
     {quote(do: <<1::1, v1::7, 0::1, v2::7>>), quote(do: (v2 <<< 7) + v1)},
@@ -588,12 +599,29 @@ defmodule Ch.RowBinary do
      end}
   ]
 
+  defp skip_names(<<rest::bytes>>, 0, count), do: decode_types(rest, count, _acc = [])
+
   for {pattern, value} <- varints do
     defp skip_names(<<unquote(pattern), _::size(unquote(value))-bytes, rest::bytes>>, left, count) do
       skip_names(rest, left - 1, count)
     end
   end
 
+  defp decode_names(<<rest::bytes>>, 0, count, names) do
+    [:lists.reverse(names) | decode_types(rest, count, _acc = [])]
+  end
+
+  for {pattern, value} <- varints do
+    defp decode_names(
+           <<unquote(pattern), name::size(unquote(value))-bytes, rest::bytes>>,
+           left,
+           count,
+           acc
+         ) do
+      decode_names(rest, left - 1, count, [name | acc])
+    end
+  end
+
   defp decode_types(<<>>, 0, _types), do: []
 
   defp decode_types(<<rest::bytes>>, 0, types) do
diff --git a/test/ch/query_test.exs b/test/ch/query_test.exs
index 72c9827..4aa592d 100644
--- a/test/ch/query_test.exs
+++ b/test/ch/query_test.exs
@@ -237,10 +237,18 @@ defmodule Ch.QueryTest do
       assert {:ok, res} = Ch.query(conn, "SELECT 123 AS a, 456 AS b")
       assert %Ch.Result{} = res
       assert res.command == :select
-      # assert res.columns == ["a", "b"]
+      assert res.columns == ["a", "b"]
       assert res.num_rows == 1
     end
 
+    test "empty result struct", %{conn: conn} do
+      assert %Ch.Result{} = res = Ch.query!(conn, "select number, 'a' as b from numbers(0)")
+      assert res.command == :select
+      assert res.columns == ["number", "b"]
+      assert res.rows == []
+      assert res.num_rows == 0
+    end
+
     test "error struct", %{conn: conn} do
       assert {:error, %Ch.Error{}} = Ch.query(conn, "SELECT 123 + 'a'")
     end