diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6668fb0..8b988590 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Unreleased
+
+* Add PgConn.CleanupChan so connection pools can determine when async close is complete
+
 # 1.6.4 (July 29, 2020)
 
 * Fix deadlock on error after CommandComplete but before ReadyForQuery
diff --git a/helper_test.go b/helper_test.go
index 1a3ca75e..abb04905 100644
--- a/helper_test.go
+++ b/helper_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ func closeConn(t testing.TB, conn *pgconn.PgConn) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	require.NoError(t, conn.Close(ctx))
+	select {
+	case <-conn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 }
 
 // Do a simple query to ensure the connection is still usable
diff --git a/pgconn.go b/pgconn.go
index 50607095..c132b26b 100644
--- a/pgconn.go
+++ b/pgconn.go
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ type PgConn struct {
 	resultReader      ResultReader
 	multiResultReader MultiResultReader
 	contextWatcher    *ctxwatch.ContextWatcher
+
+	cleanupChan chan struct{}
 }
 
 // Connect establishes a connection to a PostgreSQL server using the environment and connString (in URL or DSN format)
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ func connect(ctx context.Context, config *Config, fallbackConfig *FallbackConfig
 	pgConn := new(PgConn)
 	pgConn.config = config
 	pgConn.wbuf = make([]byte, 0, wbufLen)
+	pgConn.cleanupChan = make(chan struct{})
 
 	var err error
 	network, address := NetworkAddress(fallbackConfig.Host, fallbackConfig.Port)
@@ -504,6 +507,7 @@ func (pgConn *PgConn) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	pgConn.status = connStatusClosed
 
+	defer close(pgConn.cleanupChan)
 	defer pgConn.conn.Close()
 
 	if ctx != context.Background() {
@@ -538,6 +542,7 @@ func (pgConn *PgConn) asyncClose() {
 	pgConn.status = connStatusClosed
 
 	go func() {
+		defer close(pgConn.cleanupChan)
 		defer pgConn.conn.Close()
 
 		deadline := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 15)
@@ -554,7 +559,21 @@ func (pgConn *PgConn) asyncClose() {
 	}()
 }
 
+// CleanupChan returns a channel that will be closed after all underlying resources have been cleaned up. A closed
+// connection is no longer usable, but underlying resources, in particular the net.Conn, may not have finished closing
+// yet. This is because certain errors such as a context cancellation require that the interrupted function call return
+// immediately, but the error may also cause the connection to be closed. In these cases the underlying resources are
+// closed asynchronously.
+//
+// This is only likely to be useful to connection pools. It gives them a way avoid establishing a new connection while
+// an old connection is still being cleaned up and thereby exceeding the maximum pool size.
+func (pgConn *PgConn) CleanupChan() chan (struct{}) {
+	return pgConn.cleanupChan
+}
+
 // IsClosed reports if the connection has been closed.
+//
+// CleanupChan() can be used to determine if all cleanup has been completed.
 func (pgConn *PgConn) IsClosed() bool {
 	return pgConn.status < connStatusIdle
 }
@@ -1585,7 +1604,8 @@ func Construct(hc *HijackedConn) (*PgConn, error) {
 
 		status: connStatusIdle,
 
-		wbuf: make([]byte, 0, wbufLen),
+		wbuf:        make([]byte, 0, wbufLen),
+		cleanupChan: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
 	pgConn.contextWatcher = ctxwatch.NewContextWatcher(
diff --git a/pgconn_test.go b/pgconn_test.go
index 379aa266..56afc1c2 100644
--- a/pgconn_test.go
+++ b/pgconn_test.go
@@ -547,6 +547,11 @@ func TestConnExecContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 	err = multiResult.Close()
 	assert.True(t, pgconn.Timeout(err))
 	assert.True(t, pgConn.IsClosed())
+	select {
+	case <-pgConn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestConnExecContextPrecanceled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -680,6 +685,11 @@ func TestConnExecParamsCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, pgconn.Timeout(err))
 
 	assert.True(t, pgConn.IsClosed())
+	select {
+	case <-pgConn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestConnExecParamsPrecanceled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -824,6 +834,11 @@ func TestConnExecPreparedCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, pgconn.CommandTag(nil), commandTag)
 	assert.True(t, pgconn.Timeout(err))
 	assert.True(t, pgConn.IsClosed())
+	select {
+	case <-pgConn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestConnExecPreparedPrecanceled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1306,6 +1321,11 @@ func TestConnCopyToCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, pgconn.CommandTag(nil), res)
 
 	assert.True(t, pgConn.IsClosed())
+	select {
+	case <-pgConn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestConnCopyToPrecanceled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1397,6 +1417,11 @@ func TestConnCopyFromCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 
 	assert.True(t, pgConn.IsClosed())
+	select {
+	case <-pgConn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestConnCopyFromPrecanceled(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1647,6 +1672,11 @@ func TestConnContextCanceledCancelsRunningQueryOnServer(t *testing.T) {
 	err = multiResult.Close()
 	assert.True(t, pgconn.Timeout(err))
 	assert.True(t, pgConn.IsClosed())
+	select {
+	case <-pgConn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 
 	otherConn, err := pgconn.Connect(context.Background(), os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_CONN_STRING"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1750,6 +1780,11 @@ func TestConnCloseWhileCancellableQueryInProgress(t *testing.T) {
 
 	closeCtx, _ := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	pgConn.Close(closeCtx)
+	select {
+	case <-pgConn.CleanupChan():
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Connection cleanup exceeded maximum time")
+	}
 }
 
 // https://github.com/jackc/pgx/issues/800