diff --git a/src/Sql/AbstractSql.php b/src/Sql/AbstractSql.php
index 5ea9aaad..9577af36 100644
--- a/src/Sql/AbstractSql.php
+++ b/src/Sql/AbstractSql.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use PhpDb\Sql\Argument\Value;
 use PhpDb\Sql\Argument\Values;
 use PhpDb\Sql\Platform\PlatformDecoratorInterface;
+use Stringable;
 
 use function array_key_first;
 use function count;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 use function is_array;
 use function is_string;
 use function rtrim;
+use function sprintf;
 use function str_replace;
 use function strtoupper;
 use function vsprintf;
@@ -33,7 +35,11 @@
  *
  * @psalm-type ParameterSpecification = array<int|string, string>|null
  * @psalm-type Specification = string|array<string, list<ParameterSpecification>>
- * @psalm-type SqlParameters = array<array-key, string|array<array-key, string|array<array-key, string>>>
+ * @psalm-type SqlParameterValue = string|int|float|bool|Stringable|null
+ * @psalm-type SqlParameters = array<
+ *     array-key,
+ *     SqlParameterValue|array<array-key, SqlParameterValue|array<array-key, SqlParameterValue>>,
+ * >
  * @psalm-type ColumnValue = Select|ExpressionInterface|string|int|float|bool|null
  * @psalm-type ColumnReference = array{
  *     column: ColumnValue,
@@ -506,19 +512,19 @@ protected function resolveTable(
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array<array-key, string|array<array-key, mixed>> $values
+     * @param array<array-key, SqlParameterValue|array<array-key, mixed>> $values
      * @return list<string>
-     * @throws Exception\RuntimeException When a value is a nested list rather than a string.
+     * @throws Exception\RuntimeException When a value is a nested list rather than a scalar.
      */
     private function flattenParameterList(array $values): array
     {
         $strings = [];
         foreach ($values as $value) {
-            if (! is_string($value)) {
+            if (is_array($value)) {
                 throw Exception\RuntimeException::forUnsupportedParameterCountOf(count($value));
             }
 
-            $strings[] = $value;
+            $strings[] = $this->stringifyParameter($value);
         }
 
         return $strings;
@@ -526,7 +532,7 @@ private function flattenParameterList(array $values): array
 
     /**
      * @param array<int|string, string> $parameterSpecification
-     * @param array<array-key, string|array<array-key, mixed>> $values
+     * @param array<array-key, SqlParameterValue|array<array-key, mixed>> $values
      * @throws Exception\RuntimeException When no format accepts the number of values.
      */
     private function formatParameterList(array $parameterSpecification, array $values): string
@@ -567,27 +573,42 @@ private function quoteJoinTableIdentifier(TableIdentifier $identifier, PlatformI
 
     /**
      * @param ParameterSpecification $parameterSpecification
-     * @param string|array<array-key, string|array<array-key, string>> $parameter
+     * @param SqlParameterValue|array<array-key, SqlParameterValue|array<array-key, SqlParameterValue>> $parameter
      * @throws Exception\RuntimeException
      */
-    private function renderParameter(?array $parameterSpecification, string|array $parameter): string
-    {
+    private function renderParameter(
+        ?array $parameterSpecification,
+        string|int|float|bool|Stringable|array|null $parameter,
+    ): string {
         if (null === $parameterSpecification) {
-            return is_string($parameter)
-                ? $parameter
-                : throw Exception\RuntimeException::forUnsupportedParameterCountOf(count($parameter));
+            return is_array($parameter)
+                ? throw Exception\RuntimeException::forUnsupportedParameterCountOf(count($parameter))
+                : $this->stringifyParameter($parameter);
         }
 
+        $parameters = is_array($parameter) ? $parameter : [$parameter];
+
         $combinedBy = $parameterSpecification['combinedby'] ?? null;
         if (null === $combinedBy) {
-            return $this->formatParameterList($parameterSpecification, (array) $parameter);
+            return $this->formatParameterList($parameterSpecification, $parameters);
         }
 
         $rendered = [];
-        foreach ((array) $parameter as $values) {
-            $rendered[] = $this->formatParameterList($parameterSpecification, (array) $values);
+        foreach ($parameters as $values) {
+            $rendered[] = $this->formatParameterList(
+                $parameterSpecification,
+                is_array($values) ? $values : [$values],
+            );
         }
 
         return implode($combinedBy, $rendered);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a scalar clause parameter to the text vsprintf's %s conversion would produce.
+     */
+    private function stringifyParameter(string|int|float|bool|Stringable|null $value): string
+    {
+        return is_string($value) ? $value : sprintf('%s', $value);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Sql/Select.php b/src/Sql/Select.php
index 183750be..e8e58deb 100644
--- a/src/Sql/Select.php
+++ b/src/Sql/Select.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
  * @property ?Having $having
  * @property ?Join $joins
  * @psalm-import-type Specification from AbstractSql
+ * @psalm-import-type SqlParameterValue from AbstractSql
  * @psalm-import-type PredicateValue from Predicate\PredicateSet
  * @psalm-import-type JoinName from Join
  * @psalm-type TableReference = string|TableIdentifier|array<string, string|TableIdentifier|Select>
@@ -537,7 +538,11 @@ protected function processJoins(
         return $this->processJoin($this->joins, $platform, $driver, $parameterContainer);
     }
 
-    /** @return array{0: string}|null */
+    /**
+     * Platform overrides may return the raw limit or offset unquoted; any scalar is rendered as vsprintf's %s would.
+     *
+     * @return array{0: SqlParameterValue}|null
+     */
     protected function processLimit(
         PlatformInterface $platform,
         ?DriverInterface $driver = null,
@@ -556,7 +561,11 @@ protected function processLimit(
         return [$platform->quoteValue((string) $this->limit)];
     }
 
-    /** @return array{0: string}|null */
+    /**
+     * Platform overrides may return the raw limit or offset unquoted; any scalar is rendered as vsprintf's %s would.
+     *
+     * @return array{0: SqlParameterValue}|null
+     */
     protected function processOffset(
         PlatformInterface $platform,
         ?DriverInterface $driver = null,
diff --git a/test/unit/Sql/UnpreparedScalarLimitOffsetTest.php b/test/unit/Sql/UnpreparedScalarLimitOffsetTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03b693fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/Sql/UnpreparedScalarLimitOffsetTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PhpDbTest\Sql;
+
+use PhpDb\Sql\AbstractSql;
+use PhpDb\Sql\Exception\RuntimeException;
+use PhpDbTest\TestAsset\ObjectToString;
+use PhpDbTest\TestAsset\TrustingSql92Platform;
+use PhpDbTest\TestAsset\UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversMethod;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Stringable;
+
+use function sprintf;
+
+#[Group('unit')]
+#[CoversMethod(AbstractSql::class, 'buildSqlString')]
+#[CoversMethod(AbstractSql::class, 'createSqlFromSpecificationAndParameters')]
+#[CoversMethod(AbstractSql::class, 'flattenParameterList')]
+#[CoversMethod(AbstractSql::class, 'formatParameterList')]
+#[CoversMethod(AbstractSql::class, 'renderParameter')]
+#[CoversMethod(AbstractSql::class, 'stringifyParameter')]
+final class UnpreparedScalarLimitOffsetTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, array{0: array<string, list<array<int|string, string>|null>>}>
+     */
+    public static function limitSpecificationProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'slot without parameter specification' => [['LIMIT %1$s' => [null]]],
+            'slot with parameter specification'    => [['LIMIT %1$s' => [[1 => '%1$s']]]],
+            'slot combined by separator'           => [['LIMIT %1$s' => [[1 => '%1$s', 'combinedby' => ', ']]]],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, array{
+     *     0: int|float|string|Stringable|null,
+     *     1: int|float|string|Stringable|null,
+     *     2: string,
+     * }>
+     */
+    public static function scalarLimitOffsetProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'int limit'                   => [10, null, 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 10'],
+            'float limit'                 => [2.5, null, 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 2.5'],
+            'numeric string limit'        => ['10', null, 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 10'],
+            'stringable limit'            => [new ObjectToString('10'), null, 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 10'],
+            'int offset only'             => [null, 5, 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 18446744073709551615 OFFSET 5'],
+            'float offset only'           => [null, 5.0, 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 18446744073709551615 OFFSET 5'],
+            'int limit and int offset'    => [10, 20, 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 10 OFFSET 20'],
+            'int limit and string offset' => [10, '20', 'SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 10 OFFSET 20'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function rendersFloatsWithTheSamePrecisionAsVsprintf(): void
+    {
+        $select = new UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect('t', 0.1 + 0.2);
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            sprintf('SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT %s', 0.1 + 0.2),
+            $select->getSqlString(new TrustingSql92Platform()),
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, list<array<int|string, string>|null>> $specification
+     */
+    #[Test]
+    #[DataProvider('limitSpecificationProvider')]
+    public function rendersIntegerLimitThroughArraySpecifications(array $specification): void
+    {
+        $select = new UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect('t', 10, limitSpecification: $specification);
+
+        self::assertSame('SELECT "t".* FROM "t" LIMIT 10', $select->getSqlString(new TrustingSql92Platform()));
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    #[DataProvider('scalarLimitOffsetProvider')]
+    public function rendersScalarLimitAndOffsetReturnedUnquotedByProcessHooks(
+        int|float|string|Stringable|null $limit,
+        int|float|string|Stringable|null $offset,
+        string $expected,
+    ): void {
+        $select = new UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect('t', $limit, $offset);
+
+        self::assertSame($expected, $select->getSqlString(new TrustingSql92Platform()));
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function stillRejectsNestedListForSlotWithoutParameterSpecification(): void
+    {
+        $select = new UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect('t', ['1', '2'], limitSpecification: ['LIMIT %1$s' => [null]]);
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(sprintf(RuntimeException::UNSUPPORTED_PARAMETER_COUNT_OF, 2));
+
+        $select->getSqlString(new TrustingSql92Platform());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function stillRejectsNestedListReturnedForStringSpecification(): void
+    {
+        $select = new UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect('t', ['1', '2']);
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(sprintf(RuntimeException::UNSUPPORTED_PARAMETER_COUNT_OF, 2));
+
+        $select->getSqlString(new TrustingSql92Platform());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/TestAsset/UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect.php b/test/unit/TestAsset/UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cb0087c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/TestAsset/UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect.php
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PhpDbTest\TestAsset;
+
+use Override;
+use PhpDb\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface;
+use PhpDb\Adapter\ParameterContainer;
+use PhpDb\Adapter\Platform\PlatformInterface;
+use PhpDb\Sql\Select;
+use Stringable;
+
+/**
+ * Renders LIMIT and OFFSET the way the phpdb-mysql and phpdb-sqlite SelectDecorators do when
+ * the statement is not prepared: the raw value is returned as the clause parameter, without
+ * being cast to a string.
+ *
+ * @psalm-type RawValue = int|float|string|Stringable|list<string>|null
+ */
+final class UnpreparedScalarLimitSelect extends Select
+{
+    /**
+     * @param RawValue $rawLimit
+     * @param RawValue $rawOffset
+     * @param array<string, list<array<int|string, string>|null>>|null $limitSpecification
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        string $table,
+        private readonly int|float|string|Stringable|array|null $rawLimit,
+        private readonly int|float|string|Stringable|array|null $rawOffset = null,
+        private readonly ?array $limitSpecification = null,
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct($table);
+
+        if (null !== $this->limitSpecification) {
+            $this->specifications[self::LIMIT] = $this->limitSpecification;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Override]
+    protected function localizeVariables(): void
+    {
+        parent::localizeVariables();
+
+        if (null === $this->rawLimit && null !== $this->rawOffset) {
+            $this->specifications[self::LIMIT] = 'LIMIT 18446744073709551615';
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{0: RawValue}|null */
+    #[Override]
+    protected function processLimit(
+        PlatformInterface $platform,
+        ?DriverInterface $driver = null,
+        ?ParameterContainer $parameterContainer = null,
+    ): ?array {
+        if (null === $this->rawLimit && null !== $this->rawOffset) {
+            return [''];
+        }
+
+        if (null === $this->rawLimit) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return [$this->rawLimit];
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{0: RawValue}|null */
+    #[Override]
+    protected function processOffset(
+        PlatformInterface $platform,
+        ?DriverInterface $driver = null,
+        ?ParameterContainer $parameterContainer = null,
+    ): ?array {
+        if (null === $this->rawOffset) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return [$this->rawOffset];
+    }
+}