diff --git a/mssql_python/row.py b/mssql_python/row.py
index 8ebe0dab..173f0e87 100644
--- a/mssql_python/row.py
+++ b/mssql_python/row.py
@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ def __init__(
         # Lowercase map is pre-built once per result set in the cursor and shared
         # across all rows. None when lowercase is off (the default) — zero cost.
         self._column_map_lower = column_map_lower
+        # Canonical column names in ordinal order, deduplicated.
+        # cursor.description is the authoritative source; _column_map may
+        # contain lowercase aliases injected by _prepare_metadata_result_set.
+        if cursor and hasattr(cursor, "description") and cursor.description:
+            self._column_names = tuple(desc[0] for desc in cursor.description)
+        elif column_map is not None:
+            # Fallback: deduplicate _column_map by keeping first name per index
+            idx_to_name: dict = {}
+            for name, idx in column_map.items():
+                if idx not in idx_to_name:
+                    idx_to_name[idx] = name
+            self._column_names = tuple(idx_to_name[i] for i in sorted(idx_to_name))
+        else:
+            self._column_names = ()
 
     def _stringify_uuids(self, indices):
         """
@@ -209,6 +223,31 @@ def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
 
         raise AttributeError(f"Row has no attribute '{name}'")
 
+    def keys(self):
+        """Return column names, like dict.keys()."""
+        return self._column_names
+
+    def values(self):
+        """Return column values, like dict.values()."""
+        return self._values
+
+    def items(self):
+        """Return (column_name, value) pairs, like dict.items()."""
+        return zip(self._column_names, self._values)
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        """Return the row as a plain dict mapping column names to values."""
+        return dict(zip(self._column_names, self._values))
+
+    def __contains__(self, key) -> bool:
+        """Support 'col_name in row' membership testing."""
+        if isinstance(key, str):
+            if key in self._column_map:
+                return True
+            if self._column_map_lower is not None:
+                return key.lower() in self._column_map_lower
+        return False
+
     def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         """
         Support comparison with lists for test compatibility.
diff --git a/tests/test_001_globals.py b/tests/test_001_globals.py
index 08d31b5a..7d25a8d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_001_globals.py
+++ b/tests/test_001_globals.py
@@ -1059,3 +1059,104 @@ def test_row_string_key_case_insensitive_with_lowercase():
     # Non-existent attribute raises AttributeError
     with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
         row.nonexistent
+
+
+def test_row_to_dict():
+    """Test Row.to_dict() returns a plain dict of column names to values."""
+    from mssql_python.row import Row
+
+    row = Row(
+        [1, "foo", 3.14],
+        {"ProductID": 0, "Name": 1, "Price": 2},
+        cursor=None,
+    )
+
+    d = row.to_dict()
+    assert d == {"ProductID": 1, "Name": "foo", "Price": 3.14}
+    assert isinstance(d, dict)
+
+
+def test_row_keys_values_items():
+    """Test Row.keys(), values(), and items() behave like dict counterparts."""
+    from mssql_python.row import Row
+
+    column_map = {"id": 0, "name": 1}
+    row = Row([42, "Alice"], column_map, cursor=None)
+
+    # keys()
+    assert list(row.keys()) == ["id", "name"]
+
+    # values()
+    assert list(row.values()) == [42, "Alice"]
+
+    # items()
+    assert list(row.items()) == [("id", 42), ("name", "Alice")]
+
+
+def test_row_dict_methods_with_lowercase_aliases():
+    """Test dict-like methods deduplicate when _column_map contains lowercase aliases.
+
+    The cursor's _prepare_metadata_result_set injects both original-cased and
+    lowercase entries (e.g. {"ProductID": 0, "productid": 0}). The dict methods
+    must return N entries (not 2N) and preserve original casing.
+    """
+    from mssql_python.row import Row
+
+    # Simulate what _prepare_metadata_result_set produces:
+    # original name + lowercase alias per column
+    column_map = {"ProductID": 0, "productid": 0, "Name": 1, "name": 1}
+    row = Row([1, "foo"], column_map, cursor=None)
+
+    # keys() — N entries, original casing preserved
+    keys = list(row.keys())
+    assert len(keys) == 2
+    assert keys == ["ProductID", "Name"]
+
+    # values() — N entries matching the values
+    assert list(row.values()) == [1, "foo"]
+
+    # items() — N pairs
+    items = list(row.items())
+    assert len(items) == 2
+    assert items == [("ProductID", 1), ("Name", "foo")]
+
+    # to_dict() — N entries, original casing as keys
+    d = row.to_dict()
+    assert len(d) == 2
+    assert d == {"ProductID": 1, "Name": "foo"}
+
+    # len consistency: keys, values, items all match len(row)
+    assert len(keys) == len(row)
+    assert len(list(row.values())) == len(row)
+    assert len(items) == len(row)
+
+
+def test_row_contains():
+    """Test 'column_name in row' membership testing."""
+    from mssql_python.row import Row
+
+    row = Row(
+        [1, "foo"],
+        {"ProductID": 0, "Name": 1},
+        cursor=None,
+    )
+
+    assert "ProductID" in row
+    assert "Name" in row
+    assert "nonexistent" not in row
+    # Integer is not a column name
+    assert 0 not in row
+
+
+def test_row_contains_case_insensitive():
+    """Test 'in' operator is case-insensitive when column_map_lower is provided."""
+    from mssql_python.row import Row
+
+    column_map = {"productid": 0, "name": 1}
+    column_map_lower = {k.lower(): v for k, v in column_map.items()}
+    row = Row([1, "bar"], column_map, cursor=None, column_map_lower=column_map_lower)
+
+    assert "productid" in row
+    assert "ProductID" in row
+    assert "NAME" in row
+    assert "missing" not in row