diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bedf106b..baef2bdd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Fixes
 
 * Oid underlying type changed to uint32, previously it was incorrectly int32 (Manni Wood)
+* Explicitly close checked-in connections on ConnPool.Reset, previously they were closed by GC
 
 ## Features
 
diff --git a/conn_pool.go b/conn_pool.go
index eac731dc..6d04565d 100644
--- a/conn_pool.go
+++ b/conn_pool.go
@@ -255,8 +255,13 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Reset() {
 	defer p.cond.L.Unlock()
 
 	p.resetCount++
-	p.allConnections = make([]*Conn, 0, p.maxConnections)
-	p.availableConnections = make([]*Conn, 0, p.maxConnections)
+	p.allConnections = p.allConnections[0:0]
+
+	for _, conn := range p.availableConnections {
+		conn.Close()
+	}
+
+	p.availableConnections = p.availableConnections[0:0]
 }
 
 // invalidateAcquired causes all acquired connections to be closed when released.
diff --git a/conn_pool_test.go b/conn_pool_test.go
index 71a361a6..ab76bfb7 100644
--- a/conn_pool_test.go
+++ b/conn_pool_test.go
@@ -465,32 +465,38 @@ func TestPoolReleaseDiscardsDeadConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestConnPoolReset(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConnPoolResetClosesCheckedOutConnectionsOnRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	pool := createConnPool(t, 5)
 	defer pool.Close()
 
 	inProgressRows := []*pgx.Rows{}
+	var inProgressPIDs []int32
 
 	// Start some queries and reset pool while they are in progress
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		rows, err := pool.Query("select generate_series(1,5)::bigint")
+		rows, err := pool.Query("select pg_backend_pid() union all select 1 union all select 2")
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		rows.Next()
+		var pid int32
+		rows.Scan(&pid)
+		inProgressPIDs = append(inProgressPIDs, pid)
+
 		inProgressRows = append(inProgressRows, rows)
 		pool.Reset()
 	}
 
 	// Check that the queries are completed
 	for _, rows := range inProgressRows {
-		var expectedN int64
+		var expectedN int32
 
 		for rows.Next() {
 			expectedN++
-			var n int64
+			var n int32
 			err := rows.Scan(&n)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
@@ -510,6 +516,75 @@ func TestConnPoolReset(t *testing.T) {
 	if stats.CurrentConnections != 0 || stats.AvailableConnections != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected connection pool stats: %v", stats)
 	}
+
+	var connCount int
+	err := pool.QueryRow("select count(*) from pg_stat_activity where pid = any($1::int4[])", inProgressPIDs).Scan(&connCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if connCount != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d connections not closed", connCount)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConnPoolResetClosesCheckedInConnections(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	pool := createConnPool(t, 5)
+	defer pool.Close()
+
+	inProgressRows := []*pgx.Rows{}
+	var inProgressPIDs []int32
+
+	// Start some queries and reset pool while they are in progress
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		rows, err := pool.Query("select pg_backend_pid()")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		inProgressRows = append(inProgressRows, rows)
+	}
+
+	// Check that the queries are completed
+	for _, rows := range inProgressRows {
+		for rows.Next() {
+			var pid int32
+			err := rows.Scan(&pid)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			inProgressPIDs = append(inProgressPIDs, pid)
+
+		}
+
+		if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Ensure pool is fully connected and available
+	stats := pool.Stat()
+	if stats.CurrentConnections != 5 || stats.AvailableConnections != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected connection pool stats: %v", stats)
+	}
+
+	pool.Reset()
+
+	// Pool should be empty after reset
+	stats = pool.Stat()
+	if stats.CurrentConnections != 0 || stats.AvailableConnections != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected connection pool stats: %v", stats)
+	}
+
+	var connCount int
+	err := pool.QueryRow("select count(*) from pg_stat_activity where pid = any($1::int4[])", inProgressPIDs).Scan(&connCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if connCount != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d connections not closed", connCount)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestConnPoolTransaction(t *testing.T) {