diff --git a/cql3/query_options.cc b/cql3/query_options.cc
index 582ec64be1..3a439dd30b 100644
--- a/cql3/query_options.cc
+++ b/cql3/query_options.cc
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ size_t query_options::get_values_count() const
     return _value_views.size();
 }
 
+bytes_view_opt query_options::make_temporary(bytes_opt value) const
+{
+    if (value) {
+        _temporaries.emplace_back(value->begin(), value->end());
+        auto& temporary = _temporaries.back();
+        return bytes_view{temporary.data(), temporary.size()};
+    }
+    return std::experimental::nullopt;
+}
+
 bool query_options::skip_metadata() const
 {
     return _skip_metadata;
diff --git a/cql3/query_options.hh b/cql3/query_options.hh
index 0f3b53f9cc..6353fbb615 100644
--- a/cql3/query_options.hh
+++ b/cql3/query_options.hh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ private:
     const std::experimental::optional<std::vector<sstring>> _names;
     std::vector<bytes_opt> _values;
     std::vector<bytes_view_opt> _value_views;
+    mutable std::vector<std::vector<int8_t>> _temporaries;
     const bool _skip_metadata;
     const specific_options _options;
     const int32_t _protocol_version; // transient
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 
     db::consistency_level get_consistency() const;
     bytes_view_opt get_value_at(size_t idx) const;
+    bytes_view_opt make_temporary(bytes_opt value) const;
     size_t get_values_count() const;
     bool skip_metadata() const;
     /**  The pageSize for this query. Will be <= 0 if not relevant for the query.  */