diff --git a/pandas/io/sql.py b/pandas/io/sql.py
index 437e279e909790..cb9dcccea76bde 100644
--- a/pandas/io/sql.py
+++ b/pandas/io/sql.py
@@ -572,8 +572,11 @@ def create(self):
         else:
             self._execute_create()
 
-    def insert_statement(self):
-        return self.table.insert()
+    def insert_statement(self, data, conn):
+        dialect = getattr(conn, 'dialect', None)
+        if dialect and getattr(dialect, 'supports_multivalues_insert', False):
+            return (self.table.insert(data),)
+        return (self.table.insert(), data)
 
     def insert_data(self):
         if self.index is not None:
@@ -613,7 +616,7 @@ def insert_data(self):
 
     def _execute_insert(self, conn, keys, data_iter):
         data = [{k: v for k, v in zip(keys, row)} for row in data_iter]
-        conn.execute(self.insert_statement(), data)
+        conn.execute(*self.insert_statement(data, conn))
 
     def insert(self, chunksize=None):
         keys, data_list = self.insert_data()
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
index f3ab74d37a2bc9..31833097bae7af 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
@@ -479,6 +479,24 @@ def _transaction_test(self):
         res2 = self.pandasSQL.read_query('SELECT * FROM test_trans')
         assert len(res2) == 1
 
+    def _test_insert_multivalues(self):
+        db = sql.SQLDatabase(self.conn)
+        df = DataFrame({'A': [1, 0, 0], 'B': [1.1, 0.2, 4.3]})
+        table = sql.SQLTable("test_table", db, frame=df)
+        data = [
+            {'A': 1, 'B': 0.46},
+            {'A': 0, 'B': -2.06}
+        ]
+        statement = table.insert_statement(data, conn=self.conn)[0]
+        dialect = getattr(self.conn, 'dialect', None)
+        if dialect and getattr(dialect, 'supports_multivalues_insert', False):
+            assert statement.parameters == data, (
+                'insert statement should be multivalues'
+            )
+        else:
+            assert statement.parameters is None, (
+                'insert statement should not be multivalues'
+            )
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # -- Testing the public API
@@ -1665,6 +1683,9 @@ class Temporary(Base):
 
         tm.assert_frame_equal(df, expected)
 
+    def test_insert_multivalues(self):
+        self._test_insert_multivalues()
+
 
 class _TestSQLAlchemyConn(_EngineToConnMixin, _TestSQLAlchemy):