diff --git a/types/pg/index.d.ts b/types/pg/index.d.ts
index 7437976d44..ffb2379a7c 100644
--- a/types/pg/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pg/index.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface ConnectionConfig {
     port?: number;
     host?: string;
     connectionString?: string;
+    keepAlive?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface Defaults extends ConnectionConfig {
diff --git a/types/pg/pg-tests.ts b/types/pg/pg-tests.ts
index ae60f1bb6f..5051447667 100644
--- a/types/pg/pg-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pg/pg-tests.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const client = new Client({
   port: 5334,
   user: 'database-user',
   password: 'secretpassword!!',
+  keepAlive: true,
 });
 client.connect(err => {
     if (err) {
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ const pool = new Pool({
   max: 20,
   idleTimeoutMillis: 30000,
   connectionTimeoutMillis: 2000,
+  keepAlive: false,
 });
 console.log(pool.totalCount);
 pool.connect((err, client, done) => {