diff --git a/large_objects.go b/large_objects.go
index 0d66ed54..0167aa8e 100644
--- a/large_objects.go
+++ b/large_objects.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	errors "golang.org/x/xerrors"
 )
 
-// LargeObjects is a structure used to access the large objects API. It is only
-// valid within the transaction where it was created.
+// LargeObjects is a structure used to access the large objects API. It is only valid within the transaction where it
+// was created.
 //
 // For more details see: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/largeobjects.html
 type LargeObjects struct {
@@ -44,42 +44,42 @@ const (
 	LargeObjectModeRead  LargeObjectMode = 0x40000
 )
 
-// Create creates a new large object. If oid is zero, the server assigns an
-// unused OID.
-func (o *LargeObjects) Create(oid pgtype.OID) (pgtype.OID, error) {
-	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lo_create", "select lo_create($1)")
+// Create creates a new large object. If oid is zero, the server assigns an unused OID.
+func (o *LargeObjects) Create(ctx context.Context, oid pgtype.OID) (pgtype.OID, error) {
+	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(ctx, "lo_create", "select lo_create($1)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	err = o.tx.QueryRow(context.TODO(), "lo_create", oid).Scan(&oid)
+	err = o.tx.QueryRow(ctx, "lo_create", oid).Scan(&oid)
 	return oid, err
 }
 
-// Open opens an existing large object with the given mode.
-func (o *LargeObjects) Open(oid pgtype.OID, mode LargeObjectMode) (*LargeObject, error) {
-	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lo_open", "select lo_open($1, $2)")
+// Open opens an existing large object with the given mode. ctx will also be used for all operations on the opened large
+// object.
+func (o *LargeObjects) Open(ctx context.Context, oid pgtype.OID, mode LargeObjectMode) (*LargeObject, error) {
+	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(ctx, "lo_open", "select lo_open($1, $2)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var fd int32
-	err = o.tx.QueryRow(context.TODO(), "lo_open", oid, mode).Scan(&fd)
+	err = o.tx.QueryRow(ctx, "lo_open", oid, mode).Scan(&fd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &LargeObject{fd: fd, tx: o.tx}, nil
+	return &LargeObject{fd: fd, tx: o.tx, ctx: ctx}, nil
 }
 
 // Unlink removes a large object from the database.
-func (o *LargeObjects) Unlink(oid pgtype.OID) error {
-	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lo_unlink", "select lo_unlink($1)")
+func (o *LargeObjects) Unlink(ctx context.Context, oid pgtype.OID) error {
+	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(ctx, "lo_unlink", "select lo_unlink($1)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	var result int32
-	err = o.tx.QueryRow(context.TODO(), "lo_unlink", oid).Scan(&result)
+	err = o.tx.QueryRow(ctx, "lo_unlink", oid).Scan(&result)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -91,28 +91,28 @@ func (o *LargeObjects) Unlink(oid pgtype.OID) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// A LargeObject is a large object stored on the server. It is only valid within
-// the transaction that it was initialized in. It implements these interfaces:
+// A LargeObject is a large object stored on the server. It is only valid within the transaction that it was initialized
+// in. It uses the context it was initialized with for all operations. It implements these interfaces:
 //
 //    io.Writer
 //    io.Reader
 //    io.Seeker
 //    io.Closer
 type LargeObject struct {
-	fd int32
-	tx *Tx
+	ctx context.Context
+	tx  *Tx
+	fd  int32
 }
 
-// Write writes p to the large object and returns the number of bytes written
-// and an error if not all of p was written.
+// Write writes p to the large object and returns the number of bytes written and an error if not all of p was written.
 func (o *LargeObject) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lowrite", "select lowrite($1, $2)")
+	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(o.ctx, "lowrite", "select lowrite($1, $2)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
 	var n int
-	err = o.tx.QueryRow(context.TODO(), "lowrite", o.fd, p).Scan(&n)
+	err = o.tx.QueryRow(o.ctx, "lowrite", o.fd, p).Scan(&n)
 	if err != nil {
 		return n, err
 	}
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ func (o *LargeObject) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 
 // Read reads up to len(p) bytes into p returning the number of bytes read.
 func (o *LargeObject) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "loread", "select loread($1, $2)")
+	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(o.ctx, "loread", "select loread($1, $2)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
 	var res []byte
-	err = o.tx.QueryRow(context.TODO(), "loread", o.fd, len(p)).Scan(&res)
+	err = o.tx.QueryRow(o.ctx, "loread", o.fd, len(p)).Scan(&res)
 	copy(p, res)
 	if err != nil {
 		return len(res), err
@@ -146,45 +146,44 @@ func (o *LargeObject) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 
 // Seek moves the current location pointer to the new location specified by offset.
 func (o *LargeObject) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (n int64, err error) {
-	_, err = o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lo_lseek64", "select lo_lseek64($1, $2, $3)")
+	_, err = o.tx.Prepare(o.ctx, "lo_lseek64", "select lo_lseek64($1, $2, $3)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	err = o.tx.QueryRow(context.TODO(), "lo_lseek64", o.fd, offset, whence).Scan(&n)
+	err = o.tx.QueryRow(o.ctx, "lo_lseek64", o.fd, offset, whence).Scan(&n)
 	return n, err
 }
 
-// Tell returns the current read or write location of the large object
-// descriptor.
+// Tell returns the current read or write location of the large object descriptor.
 func (o *LargeObject) Tell() (n int64, err error) {
-	_, err = o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lo_tell64", "select lo_tell64($1)")
+	_, err = o.tx.Prepare(o.ctx, "lo_tell64", "select lo_tell64($1)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	err = o.tx.QueryRow(context.TODO(), "lo_tell64", o.fd).Scan(&n)
+	err = o.tx.QueryRow(o.ctx, "lo_tell64", o.fd).Scan(&n)
 	return n, err
 }
 
 // Trunctes the large object to size.
 func (o *LargeObject) Truncate(size int64) (err error) {
-	_, err = o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lo_truncate64", "select lo_truncate64($1, $2)")
+	_, err = o.tx.Prepare(o.ctx, "lo_truncate64", "select lo_truncate64($1, $2)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = o.tx.Exec(context.TODO(), "lo_truncate64", o.fd, size)
+	_, err = o.tx.Exec(o.ctx, "lo_truncate64", o.fd, size)
 	return err
 }
 
 // Close closees the large object descriptor.
 func (o *LargeObject) Close() error {
-	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(context.TODO(), "lo_close", "select lo_close($1)")
+	_, err := o.tx.Prepare(o.ctx, "lo_close", "select lo_close($1)")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = o.tx.Exec(context.TODO(), "lo_close", o.fd)
+	_, err = o.tx.Exec(o.ctx, "lo_close", o.fd)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/large_objects_test.go b/large_objects_test.go
index e1065ba6..2d8dd9c4 100644
--- a/large_objects_test.go
+++ b/large_objects_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgconn"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4"
@@ -13,24 +14,27 @@ import (
 func TestLargeObjects(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	conn, err := pgx.Connect(context.Background(), os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	conn, err := pgx.Connect(ctx, os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	tx, err := conn.Begin(context.Background(), nil)
+	tx, err := conn.Begin(ctx, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	lo := tx.LargeObjects()
 
-	id, err := lo.Create(0)
+	id, err := lo.Create(ctx, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	obj, err := lo.Open(id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead|pgx.LargeObjectModeWrite)
+	obj, err := lo.Open(ctx, id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead|pgx.LargeObjectModeWrite)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -109,12 +113,12 @@ func TestLargeObjects(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	err = lo.Unlink(id)
+	err = lo.Unlink(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = lo.Open(id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead)
+	_, err = lo.Open(ctx, id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead)
 	if e, ok := err.(*pgconn.PgError); !ok || e.Code != "42704" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected undefined_object error (42704), got %#v", err)
 	}
@@ -123,24 +127,27 @@ func TestLargeObjects(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLargeObjectsMultipleTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	conn, err := pgx.Connect(context.Background(), os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	conn, err := pgx.Connect(ctx, os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	tx, err := conn.Begin(context.Background(), nil)
+	tx, err := conn.Begin(ctx, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	lo := tx.LargeObjects()
 
-	id, err := lo.Create(0)
+	id, err := lo.Create(ctx, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	obj, err := lo.Open(id, pgx.LargeObjectModeWrite)
+	obj, err := lo.Open(ctx, id, pgx.LargeObjectModeWrite)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -154,21 +161,21 @@ func TestLargeObjectsMultipleTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Commit the first transaction
-	err = tx.Commit(context.Background())
+	err = tx.Commit(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	// IMPORTANT: Use the same connection for another query
 	query := `select n from generate_series(1,10) n`
-	rows, err := conn.Query(context.Background(), query)
+	rows, err := conn.Query(ctx, query)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	rows.Close()
 
 	// Start a new transaction
-	tx2, err := conn.Begin(context.Background(), nil)
+	tx2, err := conn.Begin(ctx, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -176,7 +183,7 @@ func TestLargeObjectsMultipleTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 	lo2 := tx2.LargeObjects()
 
 	// Reopen the large object in the new transaction
-	obj2, err := lo2.Open(id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead|pgx.LargeObjectModeWrite)
+	obj2, err := lo2.Open(ctx, id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead|pgx.LargeObjectModeWrite)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -247,12 +254,12 @@ func TestLargeObjectsMultipleTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	err = lo2.Unlink(id)
+	err = lo2.Unlink(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = lo2.Open(id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead)
+	_, err = lo2.Open(ctx, id, pgx.LargeObjectModeRead)
 	if e, ok := err.(*pgconn.PgError); !ok || e.Code != "42704" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected undefined_object error (42704), got %#v", err)
 	}