diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_utils.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_utils.erl
index ba3d4e841..b4fa0e6fc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_utils.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_utils.erl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         , preproc_sql/1
         , preproc_sql/2
         , proc_sql/2
+        , proc_sql_param_str/2
         ]).
 
 %% type converting
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@ preproc_sql(Sql, ReplaceWith) ->
 proc_sql(Tokens, Data) ->
     proc_tmpl(Tokens, Data, #{return => rawlist, var_trans => fun sql_data/1}).
 
+-spec(proc_sql_param_str(tmpl_token(), map()) -> binary()).
+proc_sql_param_str(Tokens, Data) ->
+    iolist_to_binary(
+      proc_tmpl(Tokens, Data, #{return => rawlist, var_trans => fun quote/1})).
+
 %% backward compatibility for hot upgrading from =< e4.2.1
 get_phld_var(Fun, Data) when is_function(Fun) ->
     Fun(Data);
@@ -232,6 +238,13 @@ sql_data(Bool) when is_boolean(Bool) -> Bool;
 sql_data(Atom) when is_atom(Atom) -> atom_to_binary(Atom, utf8);
 sql_data(Map) when is_map(Map) -> emqx_json:encode(Map).
 
+quote(List) when is_list(List) -> [$', List, $'];
+quote(Bin) when is_binary(Bin) -> [$', Bin, $'];
+quote(Num) when is_number(Num) -> bin(Num);
+quote(Bool) when is_boolean(Bool) -> bin(Bool);
+quote(Atom) when is_atom(Atom) -> [$', atom_to_binary(Atom, utf8), $'];
+quote(Map) when is_map(Map) -> [$', emqx_json:encode(Map), $'].
+
 str(Bin) when is_binary(Bin) -> binary_to_list(Bin);
 str(Num) when is_number(Num) -> number_to_list(Num);
 str(Atom) when is_atom(Atom) -> atom_to_list(Atom);
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl
index f6f71ba68..006320ad8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl
@@ -110,3 +110,9 @@ t_preproc_sql2(_) ->
     {PrepareStatement, ParamsTokens} = emqx_rule_utils:preproc_sql(<<"a:$a,b:b},c:{c},d:${d">>, '?'),
     ?assertEqual(<<"a:$a,b:b},c:{c},d:${d">>, PrepareStatement),
     ?assertEqual([], emqx_rule_utils:proc_sql(ParamsTokens, Selected)).
+
+t_preproc_sql3(_) ->
+    Selected = #{a => <<"1">>, b => 1, c => 1.0, d => #{d1 => <<"hi">>}},
+    ParamsTokens = emqx_rule_utils:preproc_tmpl(<<"a:${a},b:${b},c:${c},d:${d}">>),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"a:'1',b:1,c:1.0,d:'{\"d1\":\"hi\"}'">>,
+                 emqx_rule_utils:proc_sql_param_str(ParamsTokens, Selected)).