diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
index d1fbd0d7..dee0d72b 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ futures-io = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 bytes = "1.0"
 memchr = "2.3"
 bitflags = "1.2"
+base64 = "0.13.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 sqlx-core = { version = "0.6.0-pre", path = "../sqlx-core", features = ["_mock"] }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection.rs
index 263a8a71..35fab1a9 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 use futures_util::future::{BoxFuture, FutureExt, TryFutureExt};
+use sqlx_core::net::Stream as NetStream;
 use sqlx_core::{Close, Connect, Connection, Runtime};
 
 use crate::stream::PgStream;
-use crate::Postgres;
+use crate::{PgConnectOptions, Postgres};
+
+mod connect;
 
 /// A single connection (also known as a session) to a
 /// PostgreSQL database server.
@@ -64,10 +67,10 @@ impl<Rt: Runtime> Connection<Rt> for PgConnection<Rt> {
 }
 
 impl<Rt: Runtime> Connect<Rt> for PgConnection<Rt> {
-    type Options = PostgresConnectOptions;
+    type Options = PgConnectOptions;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-    fn connect_with(options: &PostgresConnectOptions) -> BoxFuture<'_, sqlx_core::Result<Self>>
+    fn connect_with(options: &PgConnectOptions) -> BoxFuture<'_, sqlx_core::Result<Self>>
     where
         Self: Sized,
         Rt: sqlx_core::Async,
@@ -82,6 +85,52 @@ impl<Rt: Runtime> Close<Rt> for PgConnection<Rt> {
     where
         Rt: sqlx_core::Async,
     {
-        todo!()
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            self.stream.close_async().await?;
+
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "blocking")]
+mod blocking {
+    use sqlx_core::blocking::{Close, Connect, Connection, Runtime};
+
+    use super::{PgConnectOptions, PgConnection, Postgres};
+
+    impl<Rt: Runtime> Connection<Rt> for PgConnection<Rt> {
+        #[inline]
+        fn ping(&mut self) -> sqlx_core::Result<()> {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn describe<'x, 'e, 'q>(
+            &'e mut self,
+            query: &'q str,
+        ) -> sqlx_core::Result<sqlx_core::Describe<Postgres>>
+        where
+            'e: 'x,
+            'q: 'x,
+        {
+            todo!()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<Rt: Runtime> Connect<Rt> for PgConnection<Rt> {
+        #[inline]
+        fn connect_with(options: &PgConnectOptions) -> sqlx_core::Result<Self>
+        where
+            Self: Sized,
+        {
+            Self::connect_blocking(options)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<Rt: Runtime> Close<Rt> for PgConnection<Rt> {
+        #[inline]
+        fn close(mut self) -> sqlx_core::Result<()> {
+            self.stream.close_blocking()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/connect.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/connect.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b1b3810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/connect.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+//! Implements start-up flow.
+//!
+//! To begin a session, a frontend opens a connection to the server
+//! and sends a startup message.
+//!
+//! The server then sends an appropriate authentication request message, to
+//! which the frontend must reply with an appropriate authentication
+//! response message.
+//!
+//! The authentication cycle ends with the server either rejecting
+//! the connection attempt (ErrorResponse), or sending AuthenticationOk.
+//!
+//! <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol-flow.html#id-1.10.5.7.3>
+
+use sqlx_core::net::Stream as NetStream;
+use sqlx_core::{Error, Result, Runtime};
+
+use crate::protocol::backend::{Authentication, BackendMessage, BackendMessageType};
+use crate::protocol::frontend::Startup;
+use crate::{PgClientError, PgConnectOptions, PgConnection};
+
+impl<Rt: Runtime> PgConnection<Rt> {
+    fn write_startup_message(&mut self, options: &PgConnectOptions) -> Result<()> {
+        let params = vec![
+            ("user", options.get_username()),
+            ("database", options.get_database()),
+            ("application_name", options.get_application_name()),
+            // sets the text display format for date and time values
+            // as well as the rules for interpreting ambiguous date input values
+            ("DateStyle", Some("ISO, MDY")),
+            // sets the client-side encoding (charset)
+            // NOTE: this must not be changed, too much in the driver depends on this being set to UTF-8
+            ("client_encoding", Some("UTF8")),
+            // sets the timezone for displaying and interpreting time stamps
+            // NOTE: this is only used to assume timestamptz values are in UTC
+            ("TimeZone", Some("UTC")),
+        ];
+
+        self.stream.write_message(&Startup(&params))
+    }
+
+    fn handle_startup_response(
+        &mut self,
+        options: &PgConnectOptions,
+        message: BackendMessage,
+    ) -> Result<bool> {
+        match message.ty {
+            BackendMessageType::Authentication => match message.deserialize()? {
+                Authentication::Ok => {
+                    return Ok(true);
+                }
+
+                Authentication::Md5Password(_) => {
+                    todo!("md5")
+                }
+
+                Authentication::CleartextPassword => {
+                    todo!("cleartext")
+                }
+
+                Authentication::Sasl(_) => todo!("sasl"),
+                Authentication::SaslContinue(_) => todo!("sasl continue"),
+                Authentication::SaslFinal(_) => todo!("sasl final"),
+            },
+
+            ty => {
+                return Err(Error::client(PgClientError::UnexpectedMessageType {
+                    ty: ty as u8,
+                    context: "starting up",
+                }));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_connect {
+    (@blocking @new $options:ident) => {
+        NetStream::connect($options.address.as_ref())?
+    };
+
+    (@new $options:ident) => {
+        NetStream::connect_async($options.address.as_ref()).await?
+    };
+
+    ($(@$blocking:ident)? $options:ident) => {{
+        // open a network stream to the database server
+        let stream = impl_connect!($(@$blocking)? @new $options);
+
+        // construct a <PgConnection> around the network stream
+        // wraps the stream in a <BufStream> to buffer read and write
+        let mut self_ = Self::new(stream);
+
+        // to begin a session, a frontend should send a startup message
+        // this is built up of various startup parameters that control the connection
+        self_.write_startup_message($options)?;
+
+        // the server then uses this information and the contents of
+        // its configuration files (such as pg_hba.conf) to determine whether the connection is
+        // provisionally acceptable, and what additional
+        // authentication is required (if any).
+        loop {
+            let message = read_message!($(@$blocking)? self_.stream);
+            if self_.handle_startup_response($options, message)? {
+                // complete, successful authentication
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(self_)
+    }};
+}
+
+impl<Rt: Runtime> PgConnection<Rt> {
+    #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+    pub(crate) async fn connect_async(options: &PgConnectOptions) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Rt: sqlx_core::Async,
+    {
+        impl_connect!(options)
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "blocking")]
+    pub(crate) fn connect_blocking(options: &PgConnectOptions) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        Rt: sqlx_core::blocking::Runtime,
+    {
+        impl_connect!(@blocking options)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/error.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fee4428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mod client;
+mod database;
+
+pub use client::PgClientError;
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/error/client.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/error/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..451d5bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/error/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use crate::protocol::backend::BackendMessageType;
+use sqlx_core::ClientError;
+use std::error::Error as StdError;
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
+use std::str::Utf8Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum PgClientError {
+    // attempting to interpret data from postgres as UTF-8, when it should
+    // be UTF-8, but for some reason (data corruption?) it is not
+    NotUtf8(Utf8Error),
+    UnknownAuthenticationMethod(u32),
+    UnknownMessageType(u8),
+    UnexpectedMessageType { ty: u8, context: &'static str },
+}
+
+impl Display for PgClientError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::NotUtf8(source) => write!(f, "{}", source),
+
+            Self::UnknownAuthenticationMethod(method) => {
+                write!(f, "unknown authentication method: {}", method)
+            }
+
+            Self::UnknownMessageType(ty) => {
+                write!(f, "unknown protocol message type: '{}' ({})", *ty as char, *ty)
+            }
+
+            Self::UnexpectedMessageType { ty, context } => {
+                write!(f, "unexpected message {:?} '{}' while {}", ty, (*ty as u8 as char), context)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl StdError for PgClientError {}
+
+impl ClientError for PgClientError {}
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/error/database.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/error/database.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/io.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/io.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad5ffda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/io.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod write;
+
+pub(crate) use write::PgWriteExt;
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/io/write.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/io/write.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31922611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/io/write.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use sqlx_core::io::WriteExt;
+use sqlx_core::Result;
+
+pub trait PgWriteExt: WriteExt {
+    fn write_len_prefixed<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()>;
+}
+
+impl PgWriteExt for Vec<u8> {
+    /// Writes a length-prefixed message, this is used when encoding nearly
+    /// all messages as postgres wants us to send the length of the
+    /// often-variable-sized messages up front.
+    fn write_len_prefixed<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()>,
+    {
+        // reserve space to write the prefixed length
+        let offset = self.len();
+        self.extend_from_slice(&[0; 4]);
+
+        // write the main body of the message
+        f(self)?;
+
+        // now calculate the size of what we wrote and set the length value
+        let size = (self.len() - offset) as i32;
+        self[offset..(offset + 4)].copy_from_slice(&size.to_be_bytes());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/lib.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/lib.rs
index b2448209..1846a0e4 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ mod stream;
 mod column;
 mod connection;
 mod database;
-// mod error;
-// mod io;
+mod error;
+mod io;
 mod options;
 mod output;
 mod protocol;
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ pub mod types;
 // mod mock;
 
 pub use column::PgColumn;
-// pub use connection::PgConnection;
+pub use connection::PgConnection;
 pub use database::Postgres;
 // pub use error::PgDatabaseError;
+pub use error::PgClientError;
 pub use options::PgConnectOptions;
 pub use output::PgOutput;
 pub use query_result::PgQueryResult;
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol.rs
index 3ef8d5de..9f6aebb7 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-mod message;
-
-pub(crate) use message::{BackendMessage, BackendMessageType};
+pub(crate) mod backend;
+pub(crate) mod frontend;
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..695c5114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+mod auth;
+mod message;
+mod sasl;
+
+pub(crate) use auth::{Authentication, AuthenticationMd5Password};
+pub(crate) use message::{BackendMessage, BackendMessageType};
+pub(crate) use sasl::{AuthenticationSasl, AuthenticationSaslContinue, AuthenticationSaslFinal};
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/auth.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/auth.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95f2c095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/auth.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
+use sqlx_core::io::Deserialize;
+use sqlx_core::{Error, Result};
+
+use crate::protocol::backend::{
+    AuthenticationSasl, AuthenticationSaslContinue, AuthenticationSaslFinal,
+};
+use crate::PgClientError;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum Authentication {
+    /// The authentication exchange is successfully completed.
+    Ok,
+
+    /// The frontend must now send a PasswordMessage containing the
+    /// password in clear-text form.
+    CleartextPassword,
+
+    /// The frontend must now send a PasswordMessage containing the
+    /// password (with user name) encrypted via MD5.
+    Md5Password(AuthenticationMd5Password),
+
+    /// The frontend must now initiate a SASL negotiation,
+    /// using one of the SASL mechanisms listed in the message.
+    Sasl(AuthenticationSasl),
+
+    /// This message contains challenge data from the previous step of
+    /// SASL negotiation.
+    SaslContinue(AuthenticationSaslContinue),
+
+    /// SASL authentication has completed with additional mechanism-specific
+    /// data for the client.
+    SaslFinal(AuthenticationSaslFinal),
+}
+
+impl Deserialize<'_> for Authentication {
+    fn deserialize_with(mut buf: Bytes, _: ()) -> Result<Self> {
+        match buf.get_u32() {
+            0 => Ok(Self::Ok),
+            3 => Ok(Self::CleartextPassword),
+
+            5 => {
+                let mut salt = [0_u8; 4];
+                buf.copy_to_slice(&mut salt);
+
+                Ok(Self::Md5Password(AuthenticationMd5Password { salt }))
+            }
+
+            10 => AuthenticationSasl::deserialize(buf).map(Self::Sasl),
+            11 => AuthenticationSaslContinue::deserialize(buf).map(Self::SaslContinue),
+            12 => AuthenticationSaslFinal::deserialize(buf).map(Self::SaslFinal),
+
+            ty => Err(Error::client(PgClientError::UnknownAuthenticationMethod(ty))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct AuthenticationMd5Password {
+    pub(crate) salt: [u8; 4],
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/message.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/message.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/message.rs
rename to sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/message.rs
index 458eb7e7..1e995b98 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/message.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/message.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
+use crate::PgClientError;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use sqlx_core::io::Deserialize;
 use sqlx_core::{Error, Result};
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for BackendMessageType {
             b'c' => Self::CopyDone,
 
             _ => {
-                todo!("protocol unexpected data error")
+                return Err(Error::client(PgClientError::UnknownMessageType(ty)));
             }
         })
     }
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for BackendMessageType {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct BackendMessage {
-    pub(crate) r#type: BackendMessageType,
+    pub(crate) ty: BackendMessageType,
     pub(crate) contents: Bytes,
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/sasl.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/sasl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d79495f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/backend/sasl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use bytestring::ByteString;
+use sqlx_core::io::Deserialize;
+use sqlx_core::Result;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct AuthenticationSasl(Bytes);
+
+impl Deserialize<'_> for AuthenticationSasl {
+    fn deserialize_with(buf: Bytes, _: ()) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self(buf))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct AuthenticationSaslContinue {
+    pub(crate) salt: Box<[u8]>,
+    pub(crate) iterations: u32,
+    pub(crate) nonce: ByteString,
+    pub(crate) message: ByteString,
+}
+
+impl Deserialize<'_> for AuthenticationSaslContinue {
+    fn deserialize_with(buf: Bytes, _: ()) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut iterations: u32 = 4096;
+        let mut salt = Vec::new();
+        let mut nonce = Bytes::new();
+
+        // [Example]
+        // r=/z+giZiTxAH7r8sNAeHr7cvpqV3uo7G/bJBIJO3pjVM7t3ng,s=4UV68bIkC8f9/X8xH7aPhg==,i=4096
+
+        for item in buf.split(|b| *b == b',') {
+            let key = item[0];
+            let value = &item[2..];
+
+            match key {
+                b'r' => {
+                    nonce = buf.slice_ref(value);
+                }
+
+                b'i' => {
+                    iterations = atoi::atoi(value).unwrap_or(4096);
+                }
+
+                b's' => {
+                    // FIXME: raise proper protocol errors
+                    salt = base64::decode(value).unwrap();
+                }
+
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            iterations,
+            salt: salt.into_boxed_slice(),
+
+            // FIXME: raise proper protocol errors
+            nonce: ByteString::try_from(nonce).unwrap(),
+            message: ByteString::try_from(buf).unwrap(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct AuthenticationSaslFinal {
+    pub(crate) verifier: Box<[u8]>,
+}
+
+impl Deserialize<'_> for AuthenticationSaslFinal {
+    fn deserialize_with(buf: Bytes, _: ()) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut verifier = Vec::new();
+
+        for item in buf.split(|b| *b == b',') {
+            let key = item[0];
+            let value = &item[2..];
+
+            if let b'v' = key {
+                // FIXME: raise proper protocol errors
+                verifier = base64::decode(value).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self { verifier: verifier.into_boxed_slice() })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96712d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mod startup;
+mod terminate;
+
+pub(crate) use startup::Startup;
+pub(crate) use terminate::Terminate;
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend/startup.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend/startup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b8e5939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend/startup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+use sqlx_core::io::Serialize;
+use sqlx_core::Result;
+
+use crate::io::PgWriteExt;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct Startup<'a>(pub(crate) &'a [(&'a str, Option<&'a str>)]);
+
+impl Serialize<'_> for Startup<'_> {
+    fn serialize_with(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>, _: ()) -> Result<()> {
+        buf.write_len_prefixed(|buf| {
+            // The protocol version number. The most significant 16 bits are the
+            // major version number (3 for the protocol described here). The least
+            // significant 16 bits are the minor version number (0
+            // for the protocol described here)
+            buf.extend(&196_608_i32.to_be_bytes());
+
+            // For each startup parameter, write the name and value
+            // as NUL-terminated strings
+            for (name, value) in self.0 {
+                if let Some(value) = value {
+                    write_startup_param(buf, name, value);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Followed by a trailing NUL
+            buf.push(0);
+
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+fn write_startup_param(buf: &mut Vec<u8>, name: &str, value: &str) {
+    buf.reserve(name.len() + value.len() + 2);
+    buf.extend(name.as_bytes());
+    buf.push(0);
+    buf.extend(value.as_bytes());
+    buf.push(0);
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{Serialize, Startup};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_encode_startup() {
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        let m = Startup(&[("user", Some("postgres")), ("database", Some("postgres"))]);
+
+        m.serialize(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(buf, b"\0\0\0)\0\x03\0\0user\0postgres\0database\0postgres\0\0");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend/terminate.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend/terminate.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c7fccdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/protocol/frontend/terminate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use sqlx_core::io::Serialize;
+use sqlx_core::Result;
+
+/// On receipt of this message, the backend closes the connection
+/// and terminates.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct Terminate;
+
+impl Serialize<'_> for Terminate {
+    fn serialize_with(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>, _: ()) -> Result<()> {
+        buf.push(b'X');
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use sqlx_core::io::Serialize;
+
+    use super::Terminate;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_serialize() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        Terminate.serialize(&mut buf)?;
+
+        assert_eq!(&buf, &[b'X']);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/stream.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/stream.rs
index 4bf3e5f3..ba9ee0b8 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/stream.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/stream.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
 use bytes::Buf;
-use sqlx_core::io::{BufStream, Serialize};
+use sqlx_core::io::{BufStream, Serialize, Stream};
 use sqlx_core::net::Stream as NetStream;
 use sqlx_core::{Result, Runtime};
 
-use crate::protocol::{BackendMessage, BackendMessageType};
+use crate::protocol::backend::{BackendMessage, BackendMessageType};
+use crate::protocol::frontend::Terminate;
 
 /// Reads and writes messages to and from the PostgreSQL database server.
 ///
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ impl<Rt: Runtime> PgStream<Rt> {
     where
         T: Serialize<'ser> + Debug,
     {
+        log::trace!("write > {:?}", message);
+
+        message.serialize(self.stream.buffer())?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ impl<Rt: Runtime> PgStream<Rt> {
                 Ok(None)
             }
 
-            _ => Ok(Some(BackendMessage { contents, r#type: ty })),
+            _ => Ok(Some(BackendMessage { contents, ty })),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -159,3 +164,29 @@ macro_rules! read_message {
         $stream.read_message_async().await?
     };
 }
+
+impl<Rt: Runtime> PgStream<Rt> {
+    #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+    pub(crate) async fn close_async(&mut self) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        Rt: sqlx_core::Async,
+    {
+        self.write_message(&Terminate)?;
+        self.flush_async().await?;
+        self.shutdown_async().await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "blocking")]
+    pub(crate) fn close_blocking(&mut self) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        Rt: sqlx_core::blocking::Runtime,
+    {
+        self.write_message(&Terminate)?;
+        self.flush()?;
+        self.shutdown()?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}