diff --git a/src/database/sql/convert.go b/src/database/sql/convert.go
index 26b139ababd..8a0457f9f49 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/convert.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/convert.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (c ccChecker) CheckNamedValue(nv *driver.NamedValue) error {
 	// it isn't expecting. The final error will be thrown
 	// in the argument converter loop.
 	index := nv.Ordinal - 1
-	if c.want <= index {
+	if c.want >= 0 && c.want <= index {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
index c3f228ef0ba..6ee85058558 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -5135,3 +5135,50 @@ func TestIssue69728(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("not equal; v1 = %v, v2 = %v", v1, v2)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestColumnConverterWithUnknownInputCount(t *testing.T) {
+	db := OpenDB(&unknownInputsConnector{})
+	stmt, err := db.Prepare("SELECT ?")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, err = stmt.Exec(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+type unknownInputsConnector struct{}
+
+func (unknownInputsConnector) Connect(context.Context) (driver.Conn, error) {
+	return unknownInputsConn{}, nil
+}
+
+func (unknownInputsConnector) Driver() driver.Driver { return nil }
+
+type unknownInputsConn struct{}
+
+func (unknownInputsConn) Prepare(string) (driver.Stmt, error) { return unknownInputsStmt{}, nil }
+func (unknownInputsConn) Close() error                        { return nil }
+func (unknownInputsConn) Begin() (driver.Tx, error)           { return nil, nil }
+
+type unknownInputsStmt struct{}
+
+func (unknownInputsStmt) Close() error  { return nil }
+func (unknownInputsStmt) NumInput() int { return -1 }
+func (unknownInputsStmt) Exec(args []driver.Value) (driver.Result, error) {
+	if _, ok := args[0].(string); !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected string, got %T", args[0])
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+func (unknownInputsStmt) Query([]driver.Value) (driver.Rows, error) { return nil, nil }
+func (unknownInputsStmt) ColumnConverter(idx int) driver.ValueConverter {
+	return unknownInputsValueConverter{}
+}
+
+type unknownInputsValueConverter struct{}
+
+func (unknownInputsValueConverter) ConvertValue(v any) (driver.Value, error) {
+	return "string", nil
+}