diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 002c40d..e64539b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220923202941-7f9b1623fab7
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f1ea297..813eea1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UV
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0 h1:pSgiaMZlXftHpm5L7V1+rVB+AZJydKsMxsQBIJw4PKk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220923202941-7f9b1623fab7 h1:ZrnxWX62AgTKOSagEqxvb3ffipvEDX2pl7E1TdqLqIc=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220923202941-7f9b1623fab7/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index 84a1fc7..c60fc5b 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -113,8 +115,9 @@ func (res *Resource[T]) IdleDuration() time.Duration {
 
 // Pool is a concurrency-safe resource pool.
 type Pool[T any] struct {
-	cond       *sync.Cond
-	destructWG *sync.WaitGroup
+	mux        sync.Mutex
+	acquireSem *semaphore.Weighted
+	destructWG sync.WaitGroup
 
 	allResources  []*Resource[T]
 	idleResources []*Resource[T]
@@ -150,8 +153,7 @@ func NewPool[T any](config *Config[T]) (*Pool[T], error) {
 	baseAcquireCtx, cancelBaseAcquireCtx := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 	return &Pool[T]{
-		cond:                 sync.NewCond(new(sync.Mutex)),
-		destructWG:           &sync.WaitGroup{},
+		acquireSem:           semaphore.NewWeighted(int64(config.MaxSize)),
 		maxSize:              config.MaxSize,
 		constructor:          config.Constructor,
 		destructor:           config.Destructor,
@@ -163,9 +165,12 @@ func NewPool[T any](config *Config[T]) (*Pool[T], error) {
 // Close destroys all resources in the pool and rejects future Acquire calls.
 // Blocks until all resources are returned to pool and destroyed.
 func (p *Pool[T]) Close() {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.destructWG.Wait()
+
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
+
 	if p.closed {
-		p.cond.L.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
 	p.closed = true
@@ -176,12 +181,6 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) Close() {
 		go p.destructResourceValue(res.value)
 	}
 	p.idleResources = nil
-	p.cond.L.Unlock()
-
-	// Wake up all go routines waiting for a resource to be returned so they can terminate.
-	p.cond.Broadcast()
-
-	p.destructWG.Wait()
 }
 
 // Stat is a snapshot of Pool statistics.
@@ -250,7 +249,9 @@ func (s *Stat) CanceledAcquireCount() int64 {
 
 // Stat returns the current pool statistics.
 func (p *Pool[T]) Stat() *Stat {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
+
 	s := &Stat{
 		maxResources:         p.maxSize,
 		acquireCount:         p.acquireCount,
@@ -270,7 +271,6 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) Stat() *Stat {
 		}
 	}
 
-	p.cond.L.Unlock()
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) createNewResource() *Resource[T] {
 // ctx. Canceling ctx will cause Acquire to return immediately but it will not cancel the resource creation. This avoids
 // the problem of it being impossible to create resources when the time to create a resource is greater than any one
 // caller of Acquire is willing to wait.
-func (p *Pool[T]) Acquire(ctx context.Context) (*Resource[T], error) {
+func (p *Pool[T]) Acquire(ctx context.Context) (_ *Resource[T], err error) {
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		p.canceledAcquireCount.Add(1)
@@ -333,114 +333,96 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) Acquire(ctx context.Context) (*Resource[T], error) {
 // validity. This function exists separatly only for benchmarking purposes.
 func (p *Pool[T]) acquire(ctx context.Context) (*Resource[T], error) {
 	startNano := nanotime()
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
 
-	emptyAcquire := false
+	var waitedForLock bool
+	if !p.acquireSem.TryAcquire(1) {
+		waitedForLock = true
+		err := p.acquireSem.Acquire(ctx, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			p.canceledAcquireCount.Add(1)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 
-	for {
-		if p.closed {
-			p.cond.L.Unlock()
-			return nil, ErrClosedPool
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	if p.closed {
+		p.mux.Unlock()
+		p.acquireSem.Release(1)
+		return nil, ErrClosedPool
+	}
+
+	// If a resource is available in the pool.
+	if res := p.tryAcquireIdleResource(); res != nil {
+		res.status = resourceStatusAcquired
+		if waitedForLock {
+			p.emptyAcquireCount += 1
+		}
+		p.acquireCount += 1
+		p.acquireDuration += time.Duration(nanotime() - startNano)
+		p.mux.Unlock()
+		return res, nil
+	}
+
+	if len(p.allResources) >= int(p.maxSize) {
+		p.mux.Unlock()
+		p.acquireSem.Release(1)
+		panic("bug: semaphore allowed more acquires than pool allows")
+	}
+
+	// The resource is not available, but there is enough space to create
+	// one.
+	res := p.createNewResource()
+	p.mux.Unlock()
+
+	// Create the resource in a goroutine to immediately return from Acquire if ctx is canceled without also canceling
+	// the constructor. See: https://github.com/jackc/pgx/issues/1287 and https://github.com/jackc/pgx/issues/1259
+	constructErrCh := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		constructorCtx := newValueCancelCtx(ctx, p.baseAcquireCtx)
+		value, err := p.constructResourceValue(constructorCtx)
+		if err != nil {
+			p.mux.Lock()
+			p.allResources = removeResource(p.allResources, res)
+			p.destructWG.Done()
+
+			p.mux.Unlock()
+			// We won't take the resource so we allow someone else
+			// to run Acquire.
+			p.acquireSem.Release(1)
+
+			select {
+			case constructErrCh <- err:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				// The caller is cancelled, so no-one awaits the
+				// error. This branch avoid goroutine leak.
+			}
+			return
 		}
 
-		// If a resource is available now
-		if res := p.tryAcquireIdleResource(); res != nil {
-			res.status = resourceStatusAcquired
-			if emptyAcquire {
-				p.emptyAcquireCount += 1
-			}
+		res.value = value
+		res.status = resourceStatusAcquired
+
+		select {
+		case constructErrCh <- nil:
+			p.mux.Lock()
+			p.emptyAcquireCount += 1
 			p.acquireCount += 1
 			p.acquireDuration += time.Duration(nanotime() - startNano)
-			p.cond.L.Unlock()
-			return res, nil
+			p.mux.Unlock()
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			p.releaseAcquiredResource(res, res.lastUsedNano)
 		}
+	}()
 
-		emptyAcquire = true
-
-		// If there is room to create a resource do so
-		if len(p.allResources) < int(p.maxSize) {
-			res := p.createNewResource()
-			p.cond.L.Unlock()
-
-			// Create the resource in a goroutine to immediately return from Acquire if ctx is canceled without also canceling
-			// the constructor. See: https://github.com/jackc/pgx/issues/1287 and https://github.com/jackc/pgx/issues/1259
-			constructErrCh := make(chan error)
-			go func() {
-				constructorCtx := newValueCancelCtx(ctx, p.baseAcquireCtx)
-				value, err := p.constructResourceValue(constructorCtx)
-				if err != nil {
-					p.cond.L.Lock()
-					p.allResources = removeResource(p.allResources, res)
-					p.destructWG.Done()
-					p.cond.L.Unlock()
-					p.cond.Signal()
-
-					select {
-					case constructErrCh <- err:
-					case <-ctx.Done():
-						// The caller is cancelled, so
-						// no-one awaits the error. This
-						// branch avoid goroutine leak.
-					}
-					return
-				}
-
-				res.value = value
-				res.status = resourceStatusAcquired
-
-				select {
-				case constructErrCh <- nil:
-					p.cond.L.Lock()
-					p.emptyAcquireCount += 1
-					p.acquireCount += 1
-					p.acquireDuration += time.Duration(nanotime() - startNano)
-					p.cond.L.Unlock()
-					// No need to call Signal as this new resource was immediately acquired and did not change availability for
-					// any waiting Acquire calls.
-				case <-ctx.Done():
-					p.releaseAcquiredResource(res, res.lastUsedNano)
-				}
-			}()
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				p.canceledAcquireCount.Add(1)
-				return nil, ctx.Err()
-			case err := <-constructErrCh:
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				// we don't call signal here because we didn't change the resource pools
-				// at all so waking anything else up won't help
-				return res, nil
-			}
-		}
-
-		if ctx.Done() == nil {
-			p.cond.Wait()
-		} else {
-			// Convert p.cond.Wait into a channel
-			waitChan := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-			go func() {
-				p.cond.Wait()
-				waitChan <- struct{}{}
-			}()
-
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				// Allow goroutine waiting for signal to exit. Re-signal since we couldn't
-				// do anything with it. Another goroutine might be waiting.
-				go func() {
-					<-waitChan
-					p.cond.L.Unlock()
-					p.cond.Signal()
-				}()
-
-				p.canceledAcquireCount.Add(1)
-				return nil, ctx.Err()
-			case <-waitChan:
-			}
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		p.canceledAcquireCount.Add(1)
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	case err := <-constructErrCh:
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
+		return res, nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -448,10 +430,15 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) acquire(ctx context.Context) (*Resource[T], error) {
 // resources are available but the pool has room to grow, a resource will be created in the background. ctx is only
 // used to cancel the background creation.
 func (p *Pool[T]) TryAcquire(ctx context.Context) (*Resource[T], error) {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
-	defer p.cond.L.Unlock()
+	if !p.acquireSem.TryAcquire(1) {
+		return nil, ErrNotAvailable
+	}
+
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	if p.closed {
+		p.acquireSem.Release(1)
 		return nil, ErrClosedPool
 	}
 
@@ -462,27 +449,31 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) TryAcquire(ctx context.Context) (*Resource[T], error) {
 		return res, nil
 	}
 
-	if len(p.allResources) < int(p.maxSize) {
-		res := p.createNewResource()
-
-		go func() {
-			value, err := p.constructResourceValue(ctx)
-			defer p.cond.Signal()
-			p.cond.L.Lock()
-			defer p.cond.L.Unlock()
-
-			if err != nil {
-				p.allResources = removeResource(p.allResources, res)
-				p.destructWG.Done()
-				return
-			}
-
-			res.value = value
-			res.status = resourceStatusIdle
-			p.idleResources = append(p.idleResources, res)
-		}()
+	if len(p.allResources) >= int(p.maxSize) {
+		panic("bug: semaphore allowed more acquires than pool allows")
 	}
 
+	res := p.createNewResource()
+	go func() {
+		value, err := p.constructResourceValue(ctx)
+		// We have to create the resource and only then release the
+		// semaphore - For the time being there is no resource that
+		// someone could acquire.
+		defer p.acquireSem.Release(1)
+		p.mux.Lock()
+		defer p.mux.Unlock()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			p.allResources = removeResource(p.allResources, res)
+			p.destructWG.Done()
+			return
+		}
+
+		res.value = value
+		res.status = resourceStatusIdle
+		p.idleResources = append(p.idleResources, res)
+	}()
+
 	return nil, ErrNotAvailable
 }
 
@@ -490,19 +481,41 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) TryAcquire(ctx context.Context) (*Resource[T], error) {
 // use is for health check and keep-alive functionality. It does not update pool
 // statistics.
 func (p *Pool[T]) AcquireAllIdle() []*Resource[T] {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
-	if p.closed {
-		p.cond.L.Unlock()
+	var cnt int
+	for p.acquireSem.TryAcquire(1) {
+		cnt++
+	}
+	if cnt == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	for _, res := range p.idleResources {
+	resources := make([]*Resource[T], 0, cnt)
+
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
+
+	if p.closed {
+		p.acquireSem.Release(int64(cnt))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Some resources from the maxSize limit do not have to exist (i.e. be
+	// idle).
+	if diff := cnt - len(p.idleResources); diff > 0 {
+		p.acquireSem.Release(int64(diff))
+		cnt = len(p.idleResources)
+	}
+
+	// Resources above cnt might be reserved by the semaphore.
+	for i := len(p.idleResources) - cnt; i < len(p.idleResources); i++ {
+		res := p.idleResources[i]
+		p.idleResources[i] = nil // Avoid memory leak.
+
 		res.status = resourceStatusAcquired
+		resources = append(resources, res)
 	}
-	resources := p.idleResources // Swap out current slice
-	p.idleResources = nil
+	p.idleResources = p.idleResources[:len(p.idleResources)-cnt]
 
-	p.cond.L.Unlock()
 	return resources
 }
 
@@ -510,13 +523,13 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) AcquireAllIdle() []*Resource[T] {
 // It goes straight in the IdlePool. It does not check against maxSize.
 // It can be useful to maintain warm resources under little load.
 func (p *Pool[T]) CreateResource(ctx context.Context) error {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
+	p.mux.Lock()
 	if p.closed {
-		p.cond.L.Unlock()
+		p.mux.Unlock()
 		return ErrClosedPool
 	}
 	p.destructWG.Add(1)
-	p.cond.L.Unlock()
+	p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	value, err := p.constructResourceValue(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -533,8 +546,8 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) CreateResource(ctx context.Context) error {
 		poolResetCount: p.resetCount,
 	}
 
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
-	defer p.cond.L.Unlock()
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	// If closed while constructing resource then destroy it and return an error
 	if p.closed {
@@ -553,8 +566,8 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) CreateResource(ctx context.Context) error {
 // It is safe to reset a pool while resources are checked out. Those resources will be destroyed when they are returned
 // to the pool.
 func (p *Pool[T]) Reset() {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
-	defer p.cond.L.Unlock()
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	p.resetCount++
 
@@ -568,7 +581,9 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) Reset() {
 
 // releaseAcquiredResource returns res to the the pool.
 func (p *Pool[T]) releaseAcquiredResource(res *Resource[T], lastUsedNano int64) {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.acquireSem.Release(1)
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	if p.closed || res.poolResetCount != p.resetCount {
 		p.allResources = removeResource(p.allResources, res)
@@ -578,30 +593,26 @@ func (p *Pool[T]) releaseAcquiredResource(res *Resource[T], lastUsedNano int64)
 		res.status = resourceStatusIdle
 		p.idleResources = append(p.idleResources, res)
 	}
-
-	p.cond.L.Unlock()
-	p.cond.Signal()
 }
 
 // Remove removes res from the pool and closes it. If res is not part of the
 // pool Remove will panic.
 func (p *Pool[T]) destroyAcquiredResource(res *Resource[T]) {
 	p.destructResourceValue(res.value)
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.acquireSem.Release(1)
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 	p.allResources = removeResource(p.allResources, res)
-	p.cond.L.Unlock()
-	p.cond.Signal()
 }
 
 func (p *Pool[T]) hijackAcquiredResource(res *Resource[T]) {
-	p.cond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.acquireSem.Release(1)
+	p.mux.Lock()
+	defer p.mux.Unlock()
 
 	p.allResources = removeResource(p.allResources, res)
 	res.status = resourceStatusHijacked
 	p.destructWG.Done() // not responsible for destructing hijacked resources
-
-	p.cond.L.Unlock()
-	p.cond.Signal()
 }
 
 func removeResource[T any](slice []*Resource[T], res *Resource[T]) []*Resource[T] {