diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringRedisConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringRedisConnection.java
index 9714e51c2..42d2bf091 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringRedisConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringRedisConnection.java
@@ -1154,6 +1154,10 @@ public class DefaultStringRedisConnection implements StringRedisConnection {
 	}
 
 
+	public Object execute(String command) {
+		return execute(command, (byte[][]) null);
+	}
+
 	public Object execute(String command, byte[]... args) {
 		return delegate.execute(command, args);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/StringRedisConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/StringRedisConnection.java
index 4d92b09f7..39794900d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/StringRedisConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/StringRedisConnection.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public interface StringRedisConnection extends RedisConnection {
 
 	Object execute(String command, String... args);
 
+	Object execute(String command);
+
 	Boolean exists(String key);
 
 	Long del(String... keys);