diff --git a/async_postgres/pg_client.nim b/async_postgres/pg_client.nim
index f3104a9..e3ebbdf 100644
--- a/async_postgres/pg_client.nim
+++ b/async_postgres/pg_client.nim
@@ -757,6 +757,12 @@ proc queryEach*(
 ): Future[int64] {.async.} =
   ## Execute a query with typed parameters, invoking `callback` once per row.
   ## Returns the number of rows processed.
+  ##
+  ## The `Row` passed to `callback` is only valid for the duration of that
+  ## single invocation: its backing buffer is reused for the next row as soon
+  ## as the callback returns. To retain a row beyond the callback, call
+  ## `row.clone()` to get a detached copy, or extract the column values you
+  ## need into your own types before returning.
   var count: int64
   withConnTracing(
     conn,
diff --git a/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim b/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim
index fc38f73..c8a337d 100644
--- a/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim
+++ b/async_postgres/pg_pool.nim
@@ -662,6 +662,10 @@ proc queryEach*(
     timeout: Duration = ZeroDuration,
 ): Future[int64] {.async.} =
   ## Execute a query with typed parameters using a pooled connection, invoking `callback` once per row.
+  ##
+  ## Row lifetime: the `Row` passed to `callback` is only valid for the
+  ## duration of that single invocation. To retain a row beyond the callback,
+  ## call `row.clone()` to get a detached copy.
   let conn = await pool.acquire()
   try:
     return await conn.queryEach(sql, params, callback, resultFormat, timeout)
diff --git a/async_postgres/pg_protocol.nim b/async_postgres/pg_protocol.nim
index 7743a74..ec7497a 100644
--- a/async_postgres/pg_protocol.nim
+++ b/async_postgres/pg_protocol.nim
@@ -818,6 +818,47 @@ proc reuseRowData*(rd: RowData, numCols: int16): RowData =
   result.colFormats.setLen(0)
   result.colTypeOids.setLen(0)
 
+proc clone*(row: Row): Row =
+  ## Return a deep copy of `row` with an independent `RowData` backing buffer
+  ## containing only this single row. Use this to retain rows from a
+  ## `queryEach` callback beyond the callback's lifetime — the original
+  ## buffer is reused for subsequent rows and would otherwise be overwritten.
+  if row.data == nil:
+    return Row(data: nil, rowIdx: 0)
+  let src = row.data
+  let numCols = src.numCols
+  let cellBase = int(row.rowIdx) * int(numCols) * 2
+  var total = 0
+  for i in 0 ..< int(numCols):
+    let clen = src.cellIndex[cellBase + i * 2 + 1]
+    if clen > 0:
+      total += int(clen)
+  let rd = RowData(
+    numCols: numCols,
+    colFormats: src.colFormats,
+    colTypeOids: src.colTypeOids,
+    fields: src.fields,
+    colMap: src.colMap,
+    cellIndex: newSeq[int32](int(numCols) * 2),
+    buf: newSeq[byte](total),
+  )
+  var pos = 0
+  for i in 0 ..< int(numCols):
+    let srcOff = int(src.cellIndex[cellBase + i * 2])
+    let clen = src.cellIndex[cellBase + i * 2 + 1]
+    if clen == -1:
+      rd.cellIndex[i * 2] = 0'i32
+      rd.cellIndex[i * 2 + 1] = -1'i32
+    elif clen == 0:
+      rd.cellIndex[i * 2] = 0'i32
+      rd.cellIndex[i * 2 + 1] = 0'i32
+    else:
+      copyMem(addr rd.buf[pos], unsafeAddr src.buf[srcOff], int(clen))
+      rd.cellIndex[i * 2] = int32(pos)
+      rd.cellIndex[i * 2 + 1] = clen
+      pos += int(clen)
+  Row(data: rd, rowIdx: 0)
+
 proc buildResultFormats*(fields: openArray[FieldDescription]): seq[int16] =
   ## Build per-column binary format codes: 1 for known safe types, 0 for others.
   result = newSeq[int16](fields.len)
diff --git a/tests/test_e2e.nim b/tests/test_e2e.nim
index 91e1990..55ac355 100644
--- a/tests/test_e2e.nim
+++ b/tests/test_e2e.nim
@@ -6196,6 +6196,26 @@ suite "E2E: queryEach":
 
     waitFor t()
 
+  test "row.clone() retains row beyond callback lifetime":
+    proc t() {.async.} =
+      let conn = await connect(plainConfig())
+      var saved: seq[Row] = @[]
+      discard await conn.queryEach(
+        "SELECT * FROM (VALUES ('a', 1), ('b', 2), ('c', 3)) AS t(s, n)",
+        callback = proc(row: Row) =
+          saved.add(row.clone()),
+      )
+      doAssert saved.len == 3
+      doAssert saved[0].getStr(0) == "a"
+      doAssert saved[0].getInt(1) == 1
+      doAssert saved[1].getStr(0) == "b"
+      doAssert saved[1].getInt(1) == 2
+      doAssert saved[2].getStr(0) == "c"
+      doAssert saved[2].getInt(1) == 3
+      await conn.close()
+
+    waitFor t()
+
   test "10000 rows":
     proc t() {.async.} =
       let conn = await connect(plainConfig())
diff --git a/tests/test_rowdata.nim b/tests/test_rowdata.nim
index 5d1832c..3edf58e 100644
--- a/tests/test_rowdata.nim
+++ b/tests/test_rowdata.nim
@@ -209,3 +209,80 @@ suite "reuseRowData":
     # The key safety property: rd1 is a different ref object than rd2
     let rd2 = rd1.reuseRowData(1)
     check rd1 != rd2 # Different ref objects
+
+suite "Row.clone":
+  test "returns independent RowData backing":
+    let rd = newRowData(2)
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["hello", "world"]), rd)
+    let row = Row(data: rd, rowIdx: 0)
+    let cloned = row.clone()
+    check cloned.data != rd
+    check cloned.rowIdx == 0
+    check cloned.data.numCols == 2
+
+  test "clone survives original buffer reuse":
+    let rd = newRowData(2)
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["hello", "world"]), rd)
+    let cloned = Row(data: rd, rowIdx: 0).clone()
+
+    # Simulate queryEach behavior: reset and parse next row into same rd
+    rd.buf.setLen(0)
+    rd.cellIndex.setLen(0)
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["xxx", "yyy"]), rd)
+
+    check getCell(cloned.data, 0, 0) == "hello"
+    check getCell(cloned.data, 0, 1) == "world"
+
+  test "clones a specific row out of a multi-row buffer":
+    let rd = newRowData(2)
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["a0", "b0"]), rd)
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["a1", "b1"]), rd)
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["a2", "b2"]), rd)
+
+    let cloned = Row(data: rd, rowIdx: 1).clone()
+    check cloned.data.numCols == 2
+    check cloned.data.cellIndex.len == 4 # just one row worth
+    check getCell(cloned.data, 0, 0) == "a1"
+    check getCell(cloned.data, 0, 1) == "b1"
+
+  test "preserves NULL cells":
+    let rd = newRowData(3)
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["val", "\xFF", "end"]), rd)
+    let cloned = Row(data: rd, rowIdx: 0).clone()
+    check getCell(cloned.data, 0, 0) == "val"
+    check isCellNull(cloned.data, 0, 1)
+    check getCell(cloned.data, 0, 2) == "end"
+
+  test "preserves empty string vs NULL distinction":
+    let rd = newRowData(2)
+    var body: seq[byte]
+    body.addInt16(2)
+    body.addInt32(0) # empty string
+    body.addInt32(-1) # NULL
+    parseDataRowInto(body, rd)
+
+    let cloned = Row(data: rd, rowIdx: 0).clone()
+    check not isCellNull(cloned.data, 0, 0)
+    check getCell(cloned.data, 0, 0) == ""
+    check isCellNull(cloned.data, 0, 1)
+
+  test "copies colFormats, colTypeOids, and fields":
+    let rd =
+      newRowData(2, colFormats = @[1'i16, 0'i16], colTypeOids = @[23'i32, 25'i32])
+    rd.fields = @[
+      FieldDescription(name: "id", typeOid: 23, formatCode: 1),
+      FieldDescription(name: "name", typeOid: 25, formatCode: 0),
+    ]
+    parseDataRowInto(buildDataRowBody(["x", "y"]), rd)
+
+    let cloned = Row(data: rd, rowIdx: 0).clone()
+    check cloned.data.colFormats == @[1'i16, 0'i16]
+    check cloned.data.colTypeOids == @[23'i32, 25'i32]
+    check cloned.data.fields.len == 2
+    check cloned.data.fields[0].name == "id"
+    check cloned.data.fields[1].name == "name"
+
+  test "clone of nil data is safe":
+    let row = Row(data: nil, rowIdx: 0)
+    let cloned = row.clone()
+    check cloned.data == nil