diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index eefe6403..92b6f3e4 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ func (c *Conn) getCompositeFields(ctx context.Context, oid uint32) ([]pgtype.Com
 	var fieldOID uint32
 	rows, _ := c.Query(ctx, `select attname, atttypid
 from pg_attribute
-where attrelid=$1
+where attrelid=$1 and not attisdropped
 order by attnum`,
 		typrelid,
 	)
diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index 26dc8192..f32193ae 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -903,6 +903,25 @@ create type pgx_b.point as (c text);
 	})
 }
 
+func TestLoadCompositeType(t *testing.T) {
+	pgxtest.RunWithQueryExecModes(context.Background(), t, defaultConnTestRunner, nil, func(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, conn *pgx.Conn) {
+		pgxtest.SkipCockroachDB(t, conn, "Server does support composite types (https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/27792)")
+
+		tx, err := conn.Begin(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer tx.Rollback(ctx)
+
+		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, "create type compositetype as (attr1 int, attr2 int)")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = tx.Exec(ctx, "alter type compositetype drop attribute attr1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = conn.LoadType(ctx, "compositetype")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestLoadRangeType(t *testing.T) {
 	pgxtest.RunWithQueryExecModes(context.Background(), t, defaultConnTestRunner, nil, func(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, conn *pgx.Conn) {
 		pgxtest.SkipCockroachDB(t, conn, "Server does support range types")