diff --git a/common/MySQLRequestResult.cpp b/common/MySQLRequestResult.cpp
index 16d7fe9a0..8fc47cfca 100644
--- a/common/MySQLRequestResult.cpp
+++ b/common/MySQLRequestResult.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ MySQLRequestResult::MySQLRequestResult(MYSQL_RES* result, uint32 rowsAffected, u
 	m_RowsAffected = rowsAffected;
 	m_RowCount = rowCount;
 	m_ColumnCount = columnCount;
+	// If we actually need the column length it will be requested
+	// at that time, no need to pull it in just to cache it. 
+	// Normal usage would have it as nullptr most likely anyways.
+	m_ColumnLengths = nullptr; 
 	m_LastInsertedID = lastInsertedID;
 	m_ErrorNumber = errorNumber;
 }
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ void MySQLRequestResult::ZeroOut()
 	m_Success = false;
 	m_Result = nullptr;
 	m_ErrorBuffer = nullptr;
+	m_ColumnLengths = nullptr;
 	m_RowCount = 0;
 	m_RowsAffected = 0;
 	m_LastInsertedID = 0;
@@ -61,6 +66,28 @@ MySQLRequestResult::~MySQLRequestResult()
 	FreeInternals();
 }
 
+uint32 MySQLRequestResult::LengthOfColumn(int columnIndex)
+{
+	if (m_ColumnLengths == nullptr && m_Result != nullptr)
+		m_ColumnLengths = mysql_fetch_lengths(m_Result);
+
+	// If someone screws up and tries to get the length of a
+	// column when no result occured (check Success! argh!)
+	// then we always return 0. Also applies if mysql screws
+	// up and can't get the column lengths for whatever reason.
+	if (m_ColumnLengths == nullptr)
+		return 0;
+
+	// Want to index check to be sure we don't read passed
+	// the end of the array. Just default to 0 in that case.
+	// We *shouldn't* need this or the previous checks if all
+	// interface code is correctly written.
+	if (columnIndex >= m_ColumnCount)
+		return 0;
+
+	return m_ColumnLengths[columnIndex];
+}
+
 MySQLRequestResult::MySQLRequestResult(MySQLRequestResult&& moveItem)
 	: m_CurrentRow(moveItem.m_CurrentRow), m_OneBeyondRow()
 {
@@ -70,6 +97,7 @@ MySQLRequestResult::MySQLRequestResult(MySQLRequestResult&& moveItem)
 	m_RowCount = moveItem.m_RowCount;
 	m_RowsAffected = moveItem.m_RowsAffected;
 	m_LastInsertedID = moveItem.m_LastInsertedID;
+	m_ColumnLengths = moveItem.m_ColumnLengths;
 
 	// Keeps deconstructor from double freeing 
 	// pre move instance.
@@ -95,6 +123,7 @@ MySQLRequestResult& MySQLRequestResult::operator=(MySQLRequestResult&& other)
 	m_LastInsertedID = other.m_LastInsertedID;
 	m_CurrentRow = other.m_CurrentRow;
 	m_OneBeyondRow = other.m_OneBeyondRow;
+	m_ColumnLengths = other.m_ColumnLengths;
 	
 	// Keeps deconstructor from double freeing 
 	// pre move instance.
diff --git a/common/MySQLRequestResult.h b/common/MySQLRequestResult.h
index 05f363722..4859a625f 100644
--- a/common/MySQLRequestResult.h
+++ b/common/MySQLRequestResult.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class MySQLRequestResult {
 private:
 	MYSQL_RES* m_Result;
 	char* m_ErrorBuffer;
+	unsigned long* m_ColumnLengths;
 	MySQLRequestRow m_CurrentRow;
 	MySQLRequestRow m_OneBeyondRow;
 
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ public:
 	uint32 RowCount() const {return m_RowCount;}
 	uint32 ColumnCount() const {return m_ColumnCount;}
 	uint32 LastInsertedID() const {return m_LastInsertedID;}
+	// default to 0 index since we mostly use it that way anyways.
+	uint32 LengthOfColumn(int columnIndex = 0); 
 
 	MySQLRequestRow& begin() { return m_CurrentRow; }
 	MySQLRequestRow& end() { return m_OneBeyondRow;}