diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 380691cb..72e9652c 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	reader             *bufio.Reader // buffered reader to improve read performance
 	wbuf               [1024]byte
 	writeBuf           WriteBuf
-	PID                int32             // backend pid
+	pid                int32             // backend pid
 	SecretKey          int32             // key to use to send a cancel query message to the server
 	RuntimeParams      map[string]string // parameters that have been reported by the server
 	PgTypes            map[OID]PgType    // oids to PgTypes
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ func (c *Conn) loadInetConstants() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// PID returns the backend PID for this connection.
+func (c *Conn) PID() int32 {
+	return c.pid
+}
+
 // Close closes a connection. It is safe to call Close on a already closed
 // connection.
 func (c *Conn) Close() (err error) {
@@ -1140,7 +1145,7 @@ func (c *Conn) rxErrorResponse(r *msgReader) (err PgError) {
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) rxBackendKeyData(r *msgReader) {
-	c.PID = r.readInt32()
+	c.pid = r.readInt32()
 	c.SecretKey = r.readInt32()
 }
 
@@ -1251,7 +1256,7 @@ func (c *Conn) shouldLog(lvl int) bool {
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) log(lvl int, msg string, ctx ...interface{}) {
-	if c.PID != 0 {
+	if c.pid != 0 {
 		ctx = append(ctx, "pid", c.PID)
 	}
 
diff --git a/conn_pool_test.go b/conn_pool_test.go
index 212a79d9..f6f166d8 100644
--- a/conn_pool_test.go
+++ b/conn_pool_test.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func TestPoolReleaseDiscardsDeadConnections(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}()
 
-			if _, err = c2.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", c1.PID); err != nil {
+			if _, err = c2.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", c1.PID()); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Unable to kill backend PostgreSQL process: %v", err)
 			}
 
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func TestConnPoolBeginRetry(t *testing.T) {
 			pool.Release(victimConn)
 
 			// Terminate connection that was released to pool
-			if _, err = killerConn.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", victimConn.PID); err != nil {
+			if _, err = killerConn.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", victimConn.PID()); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Unable to kill backend PostgreSQL process: %v", err)
 			}
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ func TestConnPoolBeginRetry(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("tx.QueryRow Scan failed: %v", err)
 			}
-			if txPID == victimConn.PID {
+			if txPID == victimConn.PID() {
 				t.Error("Expected txPID to defer from killed conn pid, but it didn't")
 			}
 		}()
diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index 10f40552..ecd7e88d 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestConnect(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Runtime parameters not stored")
 	}
 
-	if conn.PID == 0 {
+	if conn.PID() == 0 {
 		t.Error("Backend PID not stored")
 	}
 
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ func TestFatalRxError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer otherConn.Close()
 
-	if _, err := otherConn.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", conn.PID); err != nil {
+	if _, err := otherConn.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", conn.PID()); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to kill backend PostgreSQL process: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ func TestFatalTxError(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			defer otherConn.Close()
 
-			_, err = otherConn.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", conn.PID)
+			_, err = otherConn.Exec("select pg_terminate_backend($1)", conn.PID())
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Unable to kill backend PostgreSQL process: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/v3.md b/v3.md
index 58887aed..424635fc 100644
--- a/v3.md
+++ b/v3.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Replace BeginIso with BeginEx. BeginEx adds support for read/write mode and defe
 
 Transaction isolation level constants are now typed strings instead of bare strings.
 
+Conn.Pid changed to accessor method Conn.PID()
+
 ## TODO / Possible / Investigate
 
 Organize errors better