diff --git a/util/sqlexec/utils.go b/util/sqlexec/utils.go
index 05d87ce5bbd37..4854ec2d560b7 100644
--- a/util/sqlexec/utils.go
+++ b/util/sqlexec/utils.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package sqlexec
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -161,11 +162,7 @@ func escapeSQL(sql string, args ...interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 				case float64:
 					buf = strconv.AppendFloat(buf, v, 'g', -1, 64)
 				case bool:
-					if v {
-						buf = append(buf, '1')
-					} else {
-						buf = append(buf, '0')
-					}
+					buf = appendSQLArgBool(buf, v)
 				case time.Time:
 					if v.IsZero() {
 						buf = append(buf, "'0000-00-00'"...)
@@ -187,9 +184,7 @@ func escapeSQL(sql string, args ...interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 						buf = append(buf, '\'')
 					}
 				case string:
-					buf = append(buf, '\'')
-					buf = escapeStringBackslash(buf, v)
-					buf = append(buf, '\'')
+					buf = appendSQLArgString(buf, v)
 				case []string:
 					for i, k := range v {
 						if i > 0 {
@@ -214,7 +209,25 @@ func escapeSQL(sql string, args ...interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 						buf = strconv.AppendFloat(buf, k, 'g', -1, 64)
 					}
 				default:
-					return nil, errors.Errorf("unsupported %d-th argument: %v", argPos, arg)
+					// slow path based on reflection
+					reflectTp := reflect.TypeOf(arg)
+					kind := reflectTp.Kind()
+					switch kind {
+					case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+						buf = strconv.AppendInt(buf, reflect.ValueOf(arg).Int(), 10)
+					case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
+						buf = strconv.AppendUint(buf, reflect.ValueOf(arg).Uint(), 10)
+					case reflect.Float32:
+						buf = strconv.AppendFloat(buf, reflect.ValueOf(arg).Float(), 'g', -1, 32)
+					case reflect.Float64:
+						buf = strconv.AppendFloat(buf, reflect.ValueOf(arg).Float(), 'g', -1, 64)
+					case reflect.Bool:
+						buf = appendSQLArgBool(buf, reflect.ValueOf(arg).Bool())
+					case reflect.String:
+						buf = appendSQLArgString(buf, reflect.ValueOf(arg).String())
+					default:
+						return nil, errors.Errorf("unsupported %d-th argument: %v", argPos, arg)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			i++ // skip specifier
@@ -228,6 +241,20 @@ func escapeSQL(sql string, args ...interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	return buf, nil
 }
 
+func appendSQLArgBool(buf []byte, v bool) []byte {
+	if v {
+		return append(buf, '1')
+	}
+	return append(buf, '0')
+}
+
+func appendSQLArgString(buf []byte, s string) []byte {
+	buf = append(buf, '\'')
+	buf = escapeStringBackslash(buf, s)
+	buf = append(buf, '\'')
+	return buf
+}
+
 // EscapeSQL will escape input arguments into the sql string, doing necessary processing.
 // It works like printf() in c, there are following format specifiers:
 // 1. %?: automatic conversion by the type of arguments. E.g. []string -> ('s1','s2'..)
diff --git a/util/sqlexec/utils_test.go b/util/sqlexec/utils_test.go
index b9d7c21921224..80a996385d3bd 100644
--- a/util/sqlexec/utils_test.go
+++ b/util/sqlexec/utils_test.go
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ func TestEscapeBackslash(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type myInt int
+type myStr string
+
 func TestEscapeSQL(t *testing.T) {
 	type TestCase struct {
 		name   string
@@ -385,6 +388,18 @@ func TestEscapeSQL(t *testing.T) {
 			params: []interface{}{[]float64{55.2, 0.66}},
 			output: "select 55.2,0.66",
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "myInt",
+			input:  "select %?",
+			params: []interface{}{myInt(3)},
+			output: "select 3",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "myStr",
+			input:  "select %?",
+			params: []interface{}{myStr("3")},
+			output: "select '3'",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, v := range tests {
 		// copy iterator variable into a new variable, see issue #27779
@@ -451,3 +466,27 @@ func TestEscapeString(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, v.output, EscapeString(v.input))
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkEscapeString(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		escapeSQL("select %?", "3")
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkUnderlyingString(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		escapeSQL("select %?", myStr("3"))
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkEscapeInt(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		escapeSQL("select %?", 3)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkUnderlyingInt(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		escapeSQL("select %?", myInt(3))
+	}
+}