diff --git a/wallet/db.c b/wallet/db.c
index 2b0b9740c..5b2b3da4d 100644
--- a/wallet/db.c
+++ b/wallet/db.c
@@ -2168,6 +2168,323 @@ u8 *db_column_talarr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, int col)
 			   db_column_bytes(stmt, col), 0);
 }
 
+/* Modern variants: by name */
+u64 db_col_u64(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col)) {
+		log_broken(stmt->db->log, "Accessing a null column %s/%zu in query %s", colname, col, stmt->query->query);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return stmt->db->config->column_u64_fn(stmt, col);
+}
+
+int db_col_int_or_default(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, int def)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col))
+		return def;
+	else
+		return db_column_int(stmt, col);
+}
+
+int db_col_int(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col)) {
+		log_broken(stmt->db->log, "Accessing a null column %s/%zu in query %s", colname, col, stmt->query->query);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return stmt->db->config->column_int_fn(stmt, col);
+}
+
+size_t db_col_bytes(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col)) {
+		log_broken(stmt->db->log, "Accessing a null column %s/%zu in query %s", colname, col, stmt->query->query);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return stmt->db->config->column_bytes_fn(stmt, col);
+}
+
+int db_col_is_null(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	return stmt->db->config->column_is_null_fn(stmt, col);
+}
+
+const void *db_col_blob(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col)) {
+		log_broken(stmt->db->log, "Accessing a null column %s/%zu in query %s", colname, col, stmt->query->query);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return stmt->db->config->column_blob_fn(stmt, col);
+}
+
+const unsigned char *db_col_text(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col)) {
+		log_broken(stmt->db->log, "Accessing a null column %s/%zu in query %s", colname, col, stmt->query->query);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return stmt->db->config->column_text_fn(stmt, col);
+}
+
+void db_col_preimage(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+			struct preimage *preimage)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const u8 *raw;
+	size_t size = sizeof(struct preimage);
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == size);
+	raw = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	memcpy(preimage, raw, size);
+}
+
+void db_col_channel_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct channel_id *dest)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == sizeof(dest->id));
+	memcpy(dest->id, db_column_blob(stmt, col), sizeof(dest->id));
+}
+
+void db_col_node_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct node_id *dest)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == sizeof(dest->k));
+	memcpy(dest->k, db_column_blob(stmt, col), sizeof(dest->k));
+}
+
+struct node_id *db_col_node_id_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt,
+				      const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	struct node_id *ret;
+	size_t n = db_column_bytes(stmt, col) / sizeof(ret->k);
+	const u8 *arr = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	assert(n * sizeof(ret->k) == (size_t)db_column_bytes(stmt, col));
+	ret = tal_arr(ctx, struct node_id, n);
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		memcpy(ret[i].k, arr + i * sizeof(ret[i].k), sizeof(ret[i].k));
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void db_col_pubkey(struct db_stmt *stmt,
+		   const char *colname,
+		   struct pubkey *dest)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	bool ok;
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == PUBKEY_CMPR_LEN);
+	ok = pubkey_from_der(db_column_blob(stmt, col), PUBKEY_CMPR_LEN, dest);
+	assert(ok);
+}
+
+bool db_col_short_channel_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+				struct short_channel_id *dest)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const char *source = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	size_t sourcelen = db_column_bytes(stmt, col);
+	return short_channel_id_from_str(source, sourcelen, dest);
+}
+
+struct short_channel_id *
+db_col_short_channel_id_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const u8 *ser;
+	size_t len;
+	struct short_channel_id *ret;
+
+	ser = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	len = db_column_bytes(stmt, col);
+	ret = tal_arr(ctx, struct short_channel_id, 0);
+
+	while (len != 0) {
+		struct short_channel_id scid;
+		fromwire_short_channel_id(&ser, &len, &scid);
+		tal_arr_expand(&ret, scid);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+bool db_col_signature(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+			 secp256k1_ecdsa_signature *sig)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == 64);
+	return secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_compact(
+		   secp256k1_ctx, sig, db_column_blob(stmt, col)) == 1;
+}
+
+struct timeabs db_col_timeabs(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	struct timeabs t;
+	u64 timestamp = db_column_u64(stmt, col);
+	t.ts.tv_sec = timestamp / NSEC_IN_SEC;
+	t.ts.tv_nsec = timestamp % NSEC_IN_SEC;
+	return t;
+
+}
+
+struct bitcoin_tx *db_col_tx(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const u8 *src = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	size_t len = db_column_bytes(stmt, col);
+	return pull_bitcoin_tx(ctx, &src, &len);
+}
+
+struct wally_psbt *db_col_psbt(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const u8 *src = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	size_t len = db_column_bytes(stmt, col);
+	return psbt_from_bytes(ctx, src, len);
+}
+
+struct bitcoin_tx *db_col_psbt_to_tx(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	struct wally_psbt *psbt = db_column_psbt(ctx, stmt, col);
+	if (!psbt)
+		return NULL;
+	return bitcoin_tx_with_psbt(ctx, psbt);
+}
+
+void *db_col_arr_(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+		  size_t bytes, const char *label, const char *caller)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	size_t sourcelen;
+	void *p;
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col))
+		return NULL;
+
+	sourcelen = db_column_bytes(stmt, col);
+
+	if (sourcelen % bytes != 0)
+		db_fatal("%s: %s/%zu column size for %zu not a multiple of %s (%zu)",
+			 caller, colname, col, sourcelen, label, bytes);
+
+	p = tal_arr_label(ctx, char, sourcelen, label);
+	memcpy(p, db_column_blob(stmt, col), sourcelen);
+	return p;
+}
+
+void db_col_amount_msat_or_default(struct db_stmt *stmt,
+				   const char *colname,
+				   struct amount_msat *msat,
+				   struct amount_msat def)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	if (db_column_is_null(stmt, col))
+		*msat = def;
+	else
+		msat->millisatoshis = db_column_u64(stmt, col); /* Raw: low level function */
+}
+
+void db_col_amount_msat(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+			struct amount_msat *msat)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	msat->millisatoshis = db_column_u64(stmt, col); /* Raw: low level function */
+}
+
+void db_col_amount_sat(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct amount_sat *sat)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	sat->satoshis = db_column_u64(stmt, col); /* Raw: low level function */
+}
+
+struct json_escape *db_col_json_escape(const tal_t *ctx,
+					  struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	return json_escape_string_(ctx, db_column_blob(stmt, col),
+				   db_column_bytes(stmt, col));
+}
+
+void db_col_sha256(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct sha256 *sha)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const u8 *raw;
+	size_t size = sizeof(struct sha256);
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == size);
+	raw = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	memcpy(sha, raw, size);
+}
+
+void db_col_sha256d(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+		       struct sha256_double *shad)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const u8 *raw;
+	size_t size = sizeof(struct sha256_double);
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == size);
+	raw = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	memcpy(shad, raw, size);
+}
+
+void db_col_secret(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct secret *s)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	const u8 *raw;
+	assert(db_column_bytes(stmt, col) == sizeof(struct secret));
+	raw = db_column_blob(stmt, col);
+	memcpy(s, raw, sizeof(struct secret));
+}
+
+struct secret *db_col_secret_arr(const tal_t *ctx,
+				 struct db_stmt *stmt,
+				 const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	return db_column_arr(ctx, stmt, col, struct secret);
+}
+
+void db_col_txid(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct bitcoin_txid *t)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+
+	db_column_sha256d(stmt, col, &t->shad);
+}
+
+struct onionreply *db_col_onionreply(const tal_t *ctx,
+					struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname)
+{
+	size_t col = db_query_colnum(stmt, colname);
+	struct onionreply *r = tal(ctx, struct onionreply);
+	r->contents = tal_dup_arr(r, u8,
+				  db_column_blob(stmt, col),
+				  db_column_bytes(stmt, col), 0);
+	return r;
+}
+
 bool db_exec_prepared_v2(struct db_stmt *stmt TAKES)
 {
 	bool ret = stmt->db->config->exec_fn(stmt);
@@ -2224,3 +2541,28 @@ const char **db_changes(struct db *db)
 {
 	return db->changes;
 }
+
+/* Matches the hash function used in devtools/sql-rewrite.py */
+static u32 hash_djb2(const char *str)
+{
+	u32 hash = 5381;
+	for (size_t i = 0; str[i]; i++)
+		hash = ((hash << 5) + hash) ^ str[i];
+	return hash;
+}
+
+size_t db_query_colnum(const struct db_stmt *stmt,
+		       const char *colname)
+{
+	u32 col;
+
+	assert(stmt->query->colnames != NULL);
+
+	col = hash_djb2(colname) % stmt->query->num_colnames;
+	/* Will crash on NULL, which is the Right Thing */
+	while (!streq(stmt->query->colnames[col].sqlname,
+		      colname)) {
+		col = (col + 1) % stmt->query->num_colnames;
+	}
+	return stmt->query->colnames[col].val;
+}
diff --git a/wallet/db.h b/wallet/db.h
index 00986d4f8..a18e5cf3b 100644
--- a/wallet/db.h
+++ b/wallet/db.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void db_bind_onionreply(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
 void db_bind_talarr(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col, const u8 *arr);
 
 bool db_step(struct db_stmt *stmt);
+
 u64 db_column_u64(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col);
 int db_column_int(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col);
 size_t db_column_bytes(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col);
@@ -178,6 +179,63 @@ void db_column_amount_msat_or_default(struct db_stmt *stmt, int col,
 				      struct amount_msat *msat,
 				      struct amount_msat def);
 
+/* Modern variants: get columns by name from SELECT */
+/* Bridge function to get column number from SELECT
+   (must exist) */
+size_t db_query_colnum(const struct db_stmt *stmt,
+		       const char *colname);
+
+u64 db_col_u64(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+int db_col_int(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+size_t db_col_bytes(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+int db_col_is_null(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+const void* db_col_blob(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+const unsigned char *db_col_text(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+void db_col_preimage(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct preimage *preimage);
+void db_col_amount_msat(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct amount_msat *msat);
+void db_col_amount_sat(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct amount_sat *sat);
+struct json_escape *db_col_json_escape(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+void db_col_sha256(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct sha256 *sha);
+void db_col_sha256d(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct sha256_double *shad);
+void db_col_secret(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct secret *s);
+struct secret *db_col_secret_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt,
+				 const char *colname);
+void db_col_txid(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct bitcoin_txid *t);
+void db_col_channel_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct channel_id *dest);
+void db_col_node_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, struct node_id *ni);
+struct node_id *db_col_node_id_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt,
+				   const char *colname);
+void db_col_pubkey(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+		   struct pubkey *p);
+bool db_col_short_channel_id(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+				struct short_channel_id *dest);
+struct short_channel_id *
+db_col_short_channel_id_arr(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+bool db_col_signature(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+			 secp256k1_ecdsa_signature *sig);
+struct timeabs db_col_timeabs(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+struct bitcoin_tx *db_col_tx(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+struct wally_psbt *db_col_psbt(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+struct bitcoin_tx *db_col_psbt_to_tx(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+
+struct onionreply *db_col_onionreply(const tal_t *ctx,
+					struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname);
+
+#define db_col_arr(ctx, stmt, colname, type)			\
+	((type *)db_col_arr_((ctx), (stmt), (colname),		\
+				sizeof(type), TAL_LABEL(type, "[]"),	\
+				__func__))
+void *db_col_arr_(const tal_t *ctx, struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+		     size_t bytes, const char *label, const char *caller);
+
+
+/* Some useful default variants */
+int db_col_int_or_default(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname, int def);
+void db_col_amount_msat_or_default(struct db_stmt *stmt, const char *colname,
+				      struct amount_msat *msat,
+				      struct amount_msat def);
+
+
 /**
  * db_exec_prepared -- Execute a prepared statement
  *
@@ -202,7 +260,7 @@ bool db_exec_prepared_v2(struct db_stmt *stmt TAKES);
  * After preparing a query using `db_prepare`, and after binding all non-null
  * variables using the `db_bind_*` functions, it can be executed with this
  * function. This function must be called before calling `db_step` or any of
- * the `db_column_*` column access functions.
+ * the `db_col_*` column access functions.
  *
  * If you are not executing a read-only statement, please use
  * `db_exec_prepared` instead.