diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 566445e..c69d0ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>net.helenus</groupId>
     <artifactId>helenus-core</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.41-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.0.42-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>helenus</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractSessionOperations.java b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractSessionOperations.java
index 920fabd..1bba0ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractSessionOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/AbstractSessionOperations.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractSessionOperations {
 
   public abstract ConsistencyLevel getDefaultConsistencyLevel();
 
+  public abstract boolean getDefaultQueryIdempotency();
+
   public PreparedStatement prepare(RegularStatement statement) {
     try {
       log(statement, false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/HelenusSession.java b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/HelenusSession.java
index e2a2104..db08f8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/HelenusSession.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/HelenusSession.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
   private volatile String usingKeyspace;
   private volatile boolean showCql;
   private final ConsistencyLevel defaultConsistencyLevel;
+  private final boolean defaultQueryIdempotency;
   private final MetricRegistry metricRegistry;
   private final Tracer zipkinTracer;
   private final PrintStream printStream;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
           Executor executor,
           boolean dropSchemaOnClose,
           ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel,
+          boolean defaultQueryIdempotency,
           Class<? extends UnitOfWork> unitOfWorkClass,
           MetricRegistry metricRegistry,
           Tracer tracer) {
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
     this.executor = executor;
     this.dropSchemaOnClose = dropSchemaOnClose;
     this.defaultConsistencyLevel = consistencyLevel;
+    this.defaultQueryIdempotency = defaultQueryIdempotency;
     this.unitOfWorkClass = unitOfWorkClass;
     this.metricRegistry = metricRegistry;
     this.zipkinTracer = tracer;
@@ -168,13 +171,15 @@ public final class HelenusSession extends AbstractSessionOperations implements C
     return metricRegistry;
   }
 
+  @Override
   public ConsistencyLevel getDefaultConsistencyLevel() {
     return defaultConsistencyLevel;
   }
 
-  public Metadata getMetadata() {
-    return metadata;
-  }
+  @Override
+  public boolean getDefaultQueryIdempotency() { return defaultQueryIdempotency; }
+
+  public Metadata getMetadata() { return metadata; }
 
   public synchronized UnitOfWork begin() {
       return begin(null);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/SessionInitializer.java b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/SessionInitializer.java
index 677eb1b..bdfd23e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/SessionInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/SessionInitializer.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
   private String usingKeyspace;
   private boolean showCql = false;
   private ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel;
+  private boolean idempotent = true;
   private MetricRegistry metricRegistry = new MetricRegistry();
   private Tracer zipkinTracer;
   private PrintStream printStream = System.out;
@@ -125,6 +126,15 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
     return consistencyLevel;
   }
 
+  public SessionInitializer idempotentQueryExecution(boolean idempotent) {
+      this.idempotent = idempotent;
+      return this;
+  }
+
+  public boolean getDefaultQueryIdempotency() {
+      return idempotent;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public PrintStream getPrintStream() {
     return printStream;
@@ -241,6 +251,7 @@ public final class SessionInitializer extends AbstractSessionOperations {
         executor,
         autoDdl == AutoDdl.CREATE_DROP,
         consistencyLevel,
+        idempotent,
         unitOfWorkClass,
         metricRegistry,
         zipkinTracer);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractStatementOperation.java b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractStatementOperation.java
index 19a0682..6a287f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractStatementOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/helenus/core/operation/AbstractStatementOperation.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
   private ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel;
   private ConsistencyLevel serialConsistencyLevel;
   private RetryPolicy retryPolicy;
+  private boolean idempotent = false;
   private boolean enableTracing = false;
   private long[] defaultTimestamp = null;
   private int[] fetchSize = null;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
   public AbstractStatementOperation(AbstractSessionOperations sessionOperations) {
     super(sessionOperations);
     this.consistencyLevel = sessionOperations.getDefaultConsistencyLevel();
+    this.idempotent = sessionOperations.getDefaultQueryIdempotency();
   }
 
 
@@ -85,6 +87,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
     return (O) this;
   }
 
+  public O idempotent() {
+    this.idempotent = true;
+    return (O) this;
+  }
+
+  public O isIdempotent(boolean idempotent) {
+      this.idempotent = idempotent;
+      return (O) this;
+  }
+
   public O downgradingConsistencyRetryPolicy() {
     this.retryPolicy = DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy.INSTANCE;
     return (O) this;
@@ -219,6 +231,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatementOperation<E, O extends AbstractStatementO
       statement.setFetchSize(fetchSize[0]);
     }
 
+    if (idempotent) {
+        statement.setIdempotent(true);
+    }
+
     return statement;
   }