diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index fdc9887d..267f7f7b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
   "extends": "loopback",
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "ecmaVersion": 2017
+  },
   "rules": {
     "max-len": ["error", 110, 4, {
       "ignoreComments": true,
@@ -9,6 +12,12 @@
     // NOTE(bajtos) we should eventually remove this override
     // and fix all of those 100+ violations
     "one-var": "off",
-    "no-unused-expressions": "off"
+    "no-unused-expressions": "off",
+    // TODO(bajtos) move this to eslint-config-loopback
+    "space-before-function-paren": ["error", {
+        "anonymous": "never",
+        "named": "never",
+        "asyncArrow": "always"
+    }],
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/datasource.js b/lib/datasource.js
index bc144aa0..f97afd1d 100644
--- a/lib/datasource.js
+++ b/lib/datasource.js
@@ -2594,6 +2594,54 @@ DataSource.prototype.ping = function(cb) {
   return cb.promise;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Execute an arbitrary command. The commands are connector specific,
+ * please refer to the documentation of your connector for more details.
+ *
+ * @param command String|Object The command to execute, e.g. an SQL query.
+ * @param [args] Array Parameters values to set in the command.
+ * @param [options] Object Additional options, e.g. the transaction to use.
+ * @returns Promise A promise of the result
+ */
+DataSource.prototype.execute = function(command, args = [], options = {}) {
+  assert(typeof command === 'string' || typeof command === 'object',
+    '"command" must be a string or an object.');
+  assert(typeof args === 'object',
+    '"args" must be an object, an array or undefined.');
+  assert(typeof options === 'object',
+    '"options" must be an object or undefined.');
+
+  if (!this.connector) {
+    return Promise.reject(errorNotImplemented(
+      `DataSource "${this.name}" is missing a connector to execute the command.`
+    ));
+  }
+
+  if (!this.connector.execute) {
+    return Promise.reject(new errorNotImplemented(
+      `The connector "${this.connector.name}" used by dataSource "${this.name}" ` +
+      'does not implement "execute()" API.'
+    ));
+  }
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    this.connector.execute(command, args, options, onExecuted);
+    function onExecuted(err, result) {
+      if (err) return reject(err);
+      if (arguments.length > 2) {
+        result = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+      }
+      resolve(result);
+    }
+  });
+
+  function errorNotImplemented(msg) {
+    const err = new Error(msg);
+    err.code = 'NOT_IMPLEMENTED';
+    return err;
+  }
+};
+
 /*! The hidden property call is too expensive so it is not used that much
 */
 /**
diff --git a/test/datasource.test.js b/test/datasource.test.js
index f37b33ed..cfd883ff 100644
--- a/test/datasource.test.js
+++ b/test/datasource.test.js
@@ -352,4 +352,100 @@ describe('DataSource', function() {
         .should.not.containEql('TestModel');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('execute', () => {
+    let ds;
+    beforeEach(() => ds = new DataSource('ds', {connector: 'memory'}));
+
+    it('calls connnector to execute the command', async () => {
+      let called = 'not called';
+      ds.connector.execute = function(command, args, options, callback) {
+        called = {command, args, options};
+        callback(null, 'a-result');
+      };
+
+      const result = await ds.execute(
+        'command',
+        ['arg1', 'arg2'],
+        {'a-flag': 'a-value'}
+      );
+
+      result.should.be.equal('a-result');
+      called.should.be.eql({
+        command: 'command',
+        args: ['arg1', 'arg2'],
+        options: {'a-flag': 'a-value'},
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('supports shorthand version (cmd)', async () => {
+      let called = 'not called';
+      ds.connector.execute = function(command, args, options, callback) {
+        called = {command, args, options};
+        callback(null, 'a-result');
+      };
+
+      const result = await ds.execute('command');
+      result.should.be.equal('a-result');
+      called.should.be.eql({
+        command: 'command',
+        args: [],
+        options: {},
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('supports shorthand version (cmd, args)', async () => {
+      let called = 'not called';
+      ds.connector.execute = function(command, args, options, callback) {
+        called = {command, args, options};
+        callback(null, 'a-result');
+      };
+
+      await ds.execute('command', ['arg1', 'arg2']);
+      called.should.be.eql({
+        command: 'command',
+        args: ['arg1', 'arg2'],
+        options: {},
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('converts multiple callbacks arguments into a promise resolved with an array', async () => {
+      ds.connector.execute = function(command, args, options, callback) {
+        callback(null, 'result1', 'result2');
+      };
+      const result = await ds.execute('command');
+      result.should.eql(['result1', 'result2']);
+    });
+
+    it('allows args as object', async () => {
+      let called = 'not called';
+      ds.connector.execute = function(command, args, options, callback) {
+        called = {command, args, options};
+        callback();
+      };
+
+      // See https://www.npmjs.com/package/loopback-connector-neo4j-graph
+      const command = 'MATCH (u:User {email: {email}}) RETURN u';
+      await ds.execute(command, {email: 'alice@example.com'});
+      called.should.be.eql({
+        command,
+        args: {email: 'alice@example.com'},
+        options: {},
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('throws NOT_IMPLEMENTED when no connector is provided', () => {
+      ds.connector = undefined;
+      return ds.execute('command').should.be.rejectedWith({
+        code: 'NOT_IMPLEMENTED',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('throws NOT_IMPLEMENTED for connectors not implementing execute', () => {
+      ds.connector.execute = undefined;
+      return ds.execute('command').should.be.rejectedWith({
+        code: 'NOT_IMPLEMENTED',
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/types/datasource.d.ts b/types/datasource.d.ts
index 6f311a13..2609405b 100644
--- a/types/datasource.d.ts
+++ b/types/datasource.d.ts
@@ -178,4 +178,11 @@ export declare class DataSource extends EventEmitter {
   connect(callback?: Callback): PromiseOrVoid;
   disconnect(callback?: Callback): PromiseOrVoid;
   ping(callback?: Callback): PromiseOrVoid;
+
+  // Only promise variant, callback is intentionally not supported.
+  execute(
+    command: string | object,
+    args?: any[] | object,
+    options?: Options
+  ): Promise<any>;
 }