diff --git a/pgtype/line.go b/pgtype/line.go
index c3192b2a..db584862 100644
--- a/pgtype/line.go
+++ b/pgtype/line.go
@@ -11,34 +11,177 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jackc/pgio"
 )
 
+type LineScanner interface {
+	ScanLine(v Line) error
+}
+
+type LineValuer interface {
+	LineValue() (Line, error)
+}
+
 type Line struct {
 	A, B, C float64
 	Valid   bool
 }
 
-func (dst *Line) Set(src interface{}) error {
+func (line *Line) ScanLine(v Line) error {
+	*line = v
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (line Line) LineValue() (Line, error) {
+	return line, nil
+}
+
+func (line *Line) Set(src interface{}) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to Line", src)
 }
 
-func (dst Line) Get() interface{} {
-	if !dst.Valid {
+// Scan implements the database/sql Scanner interface.
+func (line *Line) Scan(src interface{}) error {
+	if src == nil {
+		*line = Line{}
 		return nil
 	}
-	return dst
+
+	switch src := src.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return scanPlanTextAnyToLineScanner{}.Scan(nil, 0, TextFormatCode, []byte(src), line)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
 }
 
-func (src *Line) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %v to %T", src, dst)
+// Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
+func (line Line) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	if !line.Valid {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	buf, err := LineCodec{}.PlanEncode(nil, 0, TextFormatCode, line).Encode(line, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return string(buf), err
 }
 
-func (dst *Line) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
-	if src == nil {
-		*dst = Line{}
+type LineCodec struct{}
+
+func (LineCodec) FormatSupported(format int16) bool {
+	return format == TextFormatCode || format == BinaryFormatCode
+}
+
+func (LineCodec) PreferredFormat() int16 {
+	return BinaryFormatCode
+}
+
+func (LineCodec) PlanEncode(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, format int16, value interface{}) EncodePlan {
+	if _, ok := value.(LineValuer); !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	switch format {
+	case BinaryFormatCode:
+		return encodePlanLineCodecBinary{}
+	case TextFormatCode:
+		return encodePlanLineCodecText{}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type encodePlanLineCodecBinary struct{}
+
+func (encodePlanLineCodecBinary) Encode(value interface{}, buf []byte) (newBuf []byte, err error) {
+	line, err := value.(LineValuer).LineValue()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if !line.Valid {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	buf = pgio.AppendUint64(buf, math.Float64bits(line.A))
+	buf = pgio.AppendUint64(buf, math.Float64bits(line.B))
+	buf = pgio.AppendUint64(buf, math.Float64bits(line.C))
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+type encodePlanLineCodecText struct{}
+
+func (encodePlanLineCodecText) Encode(value interface{}, buf []byte) (newBuf []byte, err error) {
+	line, err := value.(LineValuer).LineValue()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if !line.Valid {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	buf = append(buf, fmt.Sprintf(`{%s,%s,%s}`,
+		strconv.FormatFloat(line.A, 'f', -1, 64),
+		strconv.FormatFloat(line.B, 'f', -1, 64),
+		strconv.FormatFloat(line.C, 'f', -1, 64),
+	)...)
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+func (LineCodec) PlanScan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, format int16, target interface{}, actualTarget bool) ScanPlan {
+
+	switch format {
+	case BinaryFormatCode:
+		switch target.(type) {
+		case LineScanner:
+			return scanPlanBinaryLineToLineScanner{}
+		}
+	case TextFormatCode:
+		switch target.(type) {
+		case LineScanner:
+			return scanPlanTextAnyToLineScanner{}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type scanPlanBinaryLineToLineScanner struct{}
+
+func (scanPlanBinaryLineToLineScanner) Scan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode int16, src []byte, dst interface{}) error {
+	scanner := (dst).(LineScanner)
+
+	if src == nil {
+		return scanner.ScanLine(Line{})
+	}
+
+	if len(src) != 24 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for line: %v", len(src))
+	}
+
+	a := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src)
+	b := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src[8:])
+	c := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src[16:])
+
+	return scanner.ScanLine(Line{
+		A:     math.Float64frombits(a),
+		B:     math.Float64frombits(b),
+		C:     math.Float64frombits(c),
+		Valid: true,
+	})
+}
+
+type scanPlanTextAnyToLineScanner struct{}
+
+func (scanPlanTextAnyToLineScanner) Scan(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode int16, src []byte, dst interface{}) error {
+	scanner := (dst).(LineScanner)
+
+	if src == nil {
+		return scanner.ScanLine(Line{})
+	}
+
 	if len(src) < 7 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Line: %v", len(src))
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for line: %v", len(src))
 	}
 
 	parts := strings.SplitN(string(src[1:len(src)-1]), ",", 3)
@@ -61,78 +204,22 @@ func (dst *Line) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	*dst = Line{A: a, B: b, C: c, Valid: true}
-	return nil
+	return scanner.ScanLine(Line{A: a, B: b, C: c, Valid: true})
 }
 
-func (dst *Line) DecodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
+func (c LineCodec) DecodeDatabaseSQLValue(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, format int16, src []byte) (driver.Value, error) {
+	return codecDecodeToTextFormat(c, ci, oid, format, src)
+}
+
+func (c LineCodec) DecodeValue(ci *ConnInfo, oid uint32, format int16, src []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 	if src == nil {
-		*dst = Line{}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if len(src) != 24 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for Line: %v", len(src))
-	}
-
-	a := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src)
-	b := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src[8:])
-	c := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(src[16:])
-
-	*dst = Line{
-		A:     math.Float64frombits(a),
-		B:     math.Float64frombits(b),
-		C:     math.Float64frombits(c),
-		Valid: true,
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (src Line) EncodeText(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	if !src.Valid {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	buf = append(buf, fmt.Sprintf(`{%s,%s,%s}`,
-		strconv.FormatFloat(src.A, 'f', -1, 64),
-		strconv.FormatFloat(src.B, 'f', -1, 64),
-		strconv.FormatFloat(src.C, 'f', -1, 64),
-	)...)
-
-	return buf, nil
-}
-
-func (src Line) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	if !src.Valid {
-		return nil, nil
+	var line Line
+	err := codecScan(c, ci, oid, format, src, &line)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	buf = pgio.AppendUint64(buf, math.Float64bits(src.A))
-	buf = pgio.AppendUint64(buf, math.Float64bits(src.B))
-	buf = pgio.AppendUint64(buf, math.Float64bits(src.C))
-	return buf, nil
-}
-
-// Scan implements the database/sql Scanner interface.
-func (dst *Line) Scan(src interface{}) error {
-	if src == nil {
-		*dst = Line{}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	switch src := src.(type) {
-	case string:
-		return dst.DecodeText(nil, []byte(src))
-	case []byte:
-		srcCopy := make([]byte, len(src))
-		copy(srcCopy, src)
-		return dst.DecodeText(nil, srcCopy)
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot scan %T", src)
-}
-
-// Value implements the database/sql/driver Valuer interface.
-func (src Line) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
-	return EncodeValueText(src)
+	return line, nil
 }
diff --git a/pgtype/line_test.go b/pgtype/line_test.go
index b171a7a5..669d9b8d 100644
--- a/pgtype/line_test.go
+++ b/pgtype/line_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestLineTranscode(t *testing.T) {
 	conn := testutil.MustConnectPgx(t)
+	defer conn.Close(context.Background())
 	if _, ok := conn.ConnInfo().DataTypeForName("line"); !ok {
 		t.Skip("Skipping due to no line type")
 	}
@@ -24,15 +25,30 @@ func TestLineTranscode(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("Skipping due to unimplemented line type in PG 9.3")
 	}
 
-	testutil.TestSuccessfulTranscode(t, "line", []interface{}{
-		&pgtype.Line{
-			A: 1.23, B: 4.56, C: 7.89012345,
-			Valid: true,
+	testPgxCodec(t, "line", []PgxTranscodeTestCase{
+		{
+			pgtype.Line{
+				A: 1.23, B: 4.56, C: 7.89012345,
+				Valid: true,
+			},
+			new(pgtype.Line),
+			isExpectedEq(pgtype.Line{
+				A: 1.23, B: 4.56, C: 7.89012345,
+				Valid: true,
+			}),
 		},
-		&pgtype.Line{
-			A: -1.23, B: -4.56, C: -7.89,
-			Valid: true,
+		{
+			pgtype.Line{
+				A: -1.23, B: -4.56, C: -7.89,
+				Valid: true,
+			},
+			new(pgtype.Line),
+			isExpectedEq(pgtype.Line{
+				A: -1.23, B: -4.56, C: -7.89,
+				Valid: true,
+			}),
 		},
-		&pgtype.Line{},
+		{pgtype.Line{}, new(pgtype.Line), isExpectedEq(pgtype.Line{})},
+		{nil, new(pgtype.Line), isExpectedEq(pgtype.Line{})},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pgtype/pgtype.go b/pgtype/pgtype.go
index 300037df..605d9132 100644
--- a/pgtype/pgtype.go
+++ b/pgtype/pgtype.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func NewConnInfo() *ConnInfo {
 	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Value: &JSON{}, Name: "json", OID: JSONOID})
 	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Value: &JSONB{}, Name: "jsonb", OID: JSONBOID})
 	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Value: &JSONBArray{}, Name: "_jsonb", OID: JSONBArrayOID})
-	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Value: &Line{}, Name: "line", OID: LineOID})
+	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Name: "line", OID: LineOID, Codec: LineCodec{}})
 	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Value: &Lseg{}, Name: "lseg", OID: LsegOID})
 	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Value: &Macaddr{}, Name: "macaddr", OID: MacaddrOID})
 	ci.RegisterDataType(DataType{Name: "name", OID: NameOID, Codec: TextCodec{}})