diff --git a/batch_test.go b/batch_test.go
index 25f8c8364..393bf9c0a 100644
--- a/batch_test.go
+++ b/batch_test.go
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ func TestBatch_Errors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	b := session.NewBatch(LoggedBatch)
-	b.Query("SELECT * FROM batch_errors WHERE id=2 AND val=?", nil)
-	if err := session.ExecuteBatch(b); err == nil {
+	b = b.Query("SELECT * FROM gocql_test.batch_errors WHERE id=2 AND val=?", nil)
+	if err := b.Exec(); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected to get error for invalid query in batch")
 	}
 }
@@ -70,13 +70,15 @@ func TestBatch_WithTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := session.NewBatch(LoggedBatch)
 	b.WithTimestamp(micros)
-	b.Query("INSERT INTO batch_ts (id, val) VALUES (?, ?)", 1, "val")
-	if err := session.ExecuteBatch(b); err != nil {
+	b = b.Query("INSERT INTO gocql_test.batch_ts (id, val) VALUES (?, ?)", 1, "val")
+	b = b.Query("INSERT INTO gocql_test.batch_ts (id, val) VALUES (?, ?)", 2, "val")
+
+	if err := b.Exec(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	var storedTs int64
-	if err := session.Query(`SELECT writetime(val) FROM batch_ts WHERE id = ?`, 1).Scan(&storedTs); err != nil {
+	if err := session.Query(`SELECT writetime(val) FROM gocql_test.batch_ts WHERE id = ?`, 1).Scan(&storedTs); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/example_batch_test.go b/example_batch_test.go
index 2695e48bd..a66f8331a 100644
--- a/example_batch_test.go
+++ b/example_batch_test.go
@@ -60,11 +60,19 @@ func Example_batch() {
 		Args:       []interface{}{1, 3, "1.3"},
 		Idempotent: true,
 	})
+
 	err = session.ExecuteBatch(b)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	err = b.Query("INSERT INTO example.batches (pk, ck, description) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 1, 4, "1.4").
+		Query("INSERT INTO example.batches (pk, ck, description) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", 1, 5, "1.5").
+		Exec()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	scanner := session.Query("SELECT pk, ck, description FROM example.batches").Iter().Scanner()
 	for scanner.Next() {
 		var pk, ck int32
@@ -77,4 +85,6 @@ func Example_batch() {
 	}
 	// 1 2 1.2
 	// 1 3 1.3
+	// 1 4 1.4
+	// 1 5 1.5
 }
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index a600b95f3..17f9944cf 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -731,6 +731,11 @@ func (b *Batch) execute(ctx context.Context, conn *Conn) *Iter {
 	return conn.executeBatch(ctx, b)
 }
 
+func (b *Batch) Exec() error {
+	iter := b.session.executeBatch(b)
+	return iter.Close()
+}
+
 func (s *Session) executeBatch(batch *Batch) *Iter {
 	// fail fast
 	if s.Closed() {
@@ -1860,8 +1865,9 @@ func (b *Batch) SpeculativeExecutionPolicy(sp SpeculativeExecutionPolicy) *Batch
 }
 
 // Query adds the query to the batch operation
-func (b *Batch) Query(stmt string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (b *Batch) Query(stmt string, args ...interface{}) *Batch {
 	b.Entries = append(b.Entries, BatchEntry{Stmt: stmt, Args: args})
+	return b
 }
 
 // Bind adds the query to the batch operation and correlates it with a binding callback