diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2fbc913a..bdbd6b373 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 - Bug #1176: Index the result of `AbstractSchema::getSchemaMetadata()` by table name, so `getSchemaChecks()`,
   `getSchemaDefaultValues()`, `getSchemaForeignKeys()`, `getSchemaIndexes()`, `getSchemaPrimaryKeys()`,
   `getSchemaUniques()` and `getTableSchemas()` expose the table each item belongs to (@KalimeroMK)
+- New #1152: Add `UuidValue` expression that represents a UUID value independently of DBMS (@KalimeroMK)
+- Enh #1152: Improve the exception message of `DbUuidHelper::toUuid()` when the value isn't a valid UUID
+  (@KalimeroMK)
 
 ## 2.0.1 February 09, 2026
 
diff --git a/src/Expression/Value/Builder/UuidValueBuilder.php b/src/Expression/Value/Builder/UuidValueBuilder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a58ed06df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Expression/Value/Builder/UuidValueBuilder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\Builder;
+
+use Yiisoft\Db\Constant\DataType;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\ExpressionBuilderInterface;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\ExpressionInterface;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\Param;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\UuidValue;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Helper\DbUuidHelper;
+use Yiisoft\Db\QueryBuilder\QueryBuilderInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Builder for {@see UuidValue} expressions.
+ *
+ * Binds the UUID as a string parameter in the canonical form, which is what PostgreSQL `uuid` and MSSQL
+ * `uniqueidentifier` columns expect. DBMS that store a UUID as raw bytes, such as MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Oracle,
+ * override {@see prepareValue()} to convert the value with {@see DbUuidHelper::uuidToBlob()} and bind it as
+ * {@see DataType::LOB}, so the driver sends it as binary rather than as a character string.
+ *
+ * @implements ExpressionBuilderInterface<UuidValue>
+ */
+class UuidValueBuilder implements ExpressionBuilderInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param QueryBuilderInterface $queryBuilder The query builder instance.
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        protected readonly QueryBuilderInterface $queryBuilder,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function build(ExpressionInterface $expression, array &$params = []): string
+    {
+        return $this->queryBuilder->buildValue($this->prepareValue($expression), $params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts the UUID to the parameter expected by the DBMS.
+     *
+     * @param UuidValue $expression The expression to convert.
+     *
+     * @return Param The parameter to bind, it's passed to {@see QueryBuilderInterface::buildValue()}.
+     */
+    protected function prepareValue(UuidValue $expression): Param
+    {
+        return new Param($expression->value, DataType::STRING);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Expression/Value/UuidValue.php b/src/Expression/Value/UuidValue.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35969a1e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Expression/Value/UuidValue.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Stringable;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\ExpressionInterface;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Helper\DbUuidHelper;
+
+use function strtolower;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a UUID value that should be stored in a DBMS-independent way.
+ *
+ * Different DBMS expect different representations of the same UUID: MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and Oracle store it as 16
+ * raw bytes, while PostgreSQL and MSSQL expect the canonical string form. Wrapping the value removes the need to know
+ * which one the current connection requires:
+ *
+ * ```php
+ * $db->createCommand()->insert('{{%page}}', [
+ *     'id' => new UuidValue(Uuid::uuid7()),
+ * ])->execute();
+ * ```
+ *
+ * The value is normalized to the canonical lowercase form on construction, so all of the following are equivalent:
+ *
+ * ```php
+ * new UuidValue('738146be-87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe');
+ * new UuidValue('738146be87b149f2991336142fb6fcbe');
+ * new UuidValue(hex2bin('738146be87b149f2991336142fb6fcbe'));
+ * ```
+ */
+final class UuidValue implements ExpressionInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * The UUID in the canonical lowercase form, for example `738146be-87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe`.
+     */
+    public readonly string $value;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string|Stringable $value The UUID to represent. It can be:
+     * - a UUID in the canonical form, for example `738146be-87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe`;
+     * - a UUID as 32 hexadecimal characters without dashes, for example `738146be87b149f2991336142fb6fcbe`;
+     * - a UUID as 16 raw bytes, for example the result of `Ramsey\Uuid\UuidInterface::getBytes()`;
+     * - any {@see Stringable} instance that returns one of the above, for example `Ramsey\Uuid\UuidInterface` itself.
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the value isn't a valid UUID.
+     */
+    public function __construct(string|Stringable $value)
+    {
+        $this->value = strtolower(DbUuidHelper::toUuid((string) $value));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Helper/DbUuidHelper.php b/src/Helper/DbUuidHelper.php
index c157e9877..891c1ed66 100644
--- a/src/Helper/DbUuidHelper.php
+++ b/src/Helper/DbUuidHelper.php
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ public static function toUuid(string $blobString): string
         } elseif (strlen($blobString) === 32 && self::isValidHexUuid($blobString)) {
             $hex = $blobString;
         } else {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Length of source data is should be 16 or 32 bytes.');
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+                'Value is not a valid UUID. Expected the canonical form, 32 hexadecimal characters or 16 raw bytes.',
+            );
         }
 
         return
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder/AbstractDQLQueryBuilder.php b/src/QueryBuilder/AbstractDQLQueryBuilder.php
index d55c7a624..825f3c604 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder/AbstractDQLQueryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder/AbstractDQLQueryBuilder.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\Builder\ValueBuilder;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\DateTimeValue;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\Builder\DateTimeValueBuilder;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\UuidValue;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\Builder\UuidValueBuilder;
 use Yiisoft\Db\QueryBuilder\Condition\ConditionInterface;
 use Yiisoft\Db\QueryBuilder\Condition\Simple;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Query\Query;
@@ -591,6 +593,7 @@ protected function defaultExpressionBuilders(): array
             ColumnName::class => ColumnNameBuilder::class,
             Value::class => ValueBuilder::class,
             DateTimeValue::class => DateTimeValueBuilder::class,
+            UuidValue::class => UuidValueBuilder::class,
             Length::class => LengthBuilder::class,
             Greatest::class => GreatestBuilder::class,
             Least::class => LeastBuilder::class,
diff --git a/tests/Db/Command/CommandTest.php b/tests/Db/Command/CommandTest.php
index 87076d459..0323f57fd 100644
--- a/tests/Db/Command/CommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Db/Command/CommandTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Yiisoft\Db\Constant\PseudoType;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Exception\NotSupportedException;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Expression;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\UuidValue;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Column\ColumnBuilder;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Column\ColumnInterface;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Schema\Column\IntegerColumn;
@@ -529,6 +530,26 @@ public function testInsert(): void
         );
     }
 
+    public function testInsertUuid(): void
+    {
+        $db = TestHelper::createSqliteMemoryConnection();
+
+        $command = $db->createCommand();
+        $command->insert('page', ['id' => new UuidValue('738146be-87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe'), 'title' => 'test']);
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            'INSERT INTO [page] ([id], [title]) VALUES (:qp0, :qp1)',
+            $command->getSql(),
+        );
+        $this->assertSame(
+            [
+                ':qp0' => '738146be-87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe',
+                ':qp1' => 'test',
+            ],
+            $command->getParams(),
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testRenameColumn(): void
     {
         $db = TestHelper::createSqliteMemoryConnection();
diff --git a/tests/Db/Expression/Value/Builder/UuidValueBuilderTest.php b/tests/Db/Expression/Value/Builder/UuidValueBuilderTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1386bec74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Db/Expression/Value/Builder/UuidValueBuilderTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Db\Tests\Db\Expression\Value\Builder;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Constant\DataType;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\Builder\UuidValueBuilder;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\Param;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\UuidValue;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Helper\DbUuidHelper;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Tests\Support\TestHelper;
+
+/**
+ * @group db
+ */
+final class UuidValueBuilderTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private const UUID = '738146be-87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe';
+
+    public function testBuild(): void
+    {
+        $db = TestHelper::createSqliteMemoryConnection();
+        $builder = new UuidValueBuilder($db->getQueryBuilder());
+
+        $params = [];
+        $result = $builder->build(new UuidValue(self::UUID), $params);
+
+        $this->assertSame(':qp0', $result);
+        $this->assertEquals([':qp0' => new Param(self::UUID, DataType::STRING)], $params);
+    }
+
+    public function testBuildAppendsToExistingParams(): void
+    {
+        $db = TestHelper::createSqliteMemoryConnection();
+        $builder = new UuidValueBuilder($db->getQueryBuilder());
+
+        $params = [':qp0' => new Param('existing', DataType::STRING)];
+        $result = $builder->build(new UuidValue(self::UUID), $params);
+
+        $this->assertSame(':qp1', $result);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            [':qp0' => new Param('existing', DataType::STRING), ':qp1' => new Param(self::UUID, DataType::STRING)],
+            $params,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * DBMS that store a UUID as raw bytes override {@see UuidValueBuilder::prepareValue()}.
+     */
+    public function testPrepareValueIsOverridable(): void
+    {
+        $db = TestHelper::createSqliteMemoryConnection();
+        $builder = new class ($db->getQueryBuilder()) extends UuidValueBuilder {
+            protected function prepareValue(UuidValue $expression): Param
+            {
+                return new Param(DbUuidHelper::uuidToBlob($expression->value), DataType::LOB);
+            }
+        };
+
+        $params = [];
+        $result = $builder->build(new UuidValue(self::UUID), $params);
+
+        $this->assertSame(':qp0', $result);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            [':qp0' => new Param(DbUuidHelper::uuidToBlob(self::UUID), DataType::LOB)],
+            $params,
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Db/Expression/Value/UuidValueTest.php b/tests/Db/Expression/Value/UuidValueTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f353a561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Db/Expression/Value/UuidValueTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Db\Tests\Db\Expression\Value;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Stringable;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Expression\Value\UuidValue;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Tests\Support\Stringable as StringableObject;
+
+use function hex2bin;
+
+final class UuidValueTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private const UUID = '738146be-87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe';
+
+    public static function values(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'canonical' => [self::UUID];
+        yield 'canonical in upper case' => ['738146BE-87B1-49F2-9913-36142FB6FCBE'];
+        yield 'hexadecimal' => ['738146be87b149f2991336142fb6fcbe'];
+        yield 'hexadecimal in upper case' => ['738146BE87B149F2991336142FB6FCBE'];
+        yield 'bytes' => [hex2bin('738146be87b149f2991336142fb6fcbe')];
+        yield 'stringable' => [new StringableObject(self::UUID)];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('values')]
+    public function testValueIsNormalized(string|Stringable $value): void
+    {
+        $expression = new UuidValue($value);
+
+        $this->assertSame(self::UUID, $expression->value);
+    }
+
+    public static function invalidValues(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'empty' => [''];
+        yield 'misplaced dash' => ['738146be-87b149f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe'];
+        yield 'not hexadecimal' => ['738146be-87b1-K9f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe'];
+        yield 'wrong separator' => ['738146be+87b1-49f2-9913-36142fb6fcbe'];
+        yield 'too short' => ['738146be87b149f2991336142fb6fcb'];
+        yield '32 characters but not hexadecimal' => ['zzz146be87b149f2991336142fb6fcbe'];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('invalidValues')]
+    public function testConstructWithInvalidValue(string $value): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(
+            'Value is not a valid UUID. Expected the canonical form, 32 hexadecimal characters or 16 raw bytes.',
+        );
+
+        new UuidValue($value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Db/Helper/DbUuidHelperTest.php b/tests/Db/Helper/DbUuidHelperTest.php
index 501dd768a..d12e4ee93 100644
--- a/tests/Db/Helper/DbUuidHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Db/Helper/DbUuidHelperTest.php
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ public function testToUuid($blobUuid, $expected): void
     public function testToUuidFailed($blobUuid, $expected): void
     {
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Length of source data is should be 16 or 32 bytes.');
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(
+            'Value is not a valid UUID. Expected the canonical form, 32 hexadecimal characters or 16 raw bytes.',
+        );
 
         $uuid = DbUuidHelper::toUuid($blobUuid);
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $uuid);