diff --git a/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml
index 8bd43940..083b1510 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ default-features = false
 features = [ "pkg-config", "vcpkg", "bundled" ]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-matches = "0.1.8"
+matches = "0.1.8"
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diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/listen.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/listen.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aad714e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/listen.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+use futures_core::future::BoxFuture;
+use futures_core::stream::BoxStream;
+
+use crate::connection::Connection;
+use crate::describe::Describe;
+use crate::executor::Executor;
+use crate::pool::PoolConnection;
+use crate::postgres::protocol::{Message, NotificationResponse};
+use crate::postgres::{PgArguments, PgConnection, PgPool, PgRow, Postgres};
+use crate::Result;
+
+type PgPoolConnection = PoolConnection<PgConnection>;
+
+impl PgConnection {
+    /// Register this connection as a listener on the specified channel.
+    ///
+    /// If an error is returned here, the connection will be dropped.
+    pub async fn listen(mut self, channel: &impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<PgListener<Self>> {
+        let cmd = format!(r#"LISTEN "{}""#, channel.as_ref());
+        let _ = self.execute(cmd.as_str(), Default::default()).await?;
+        Ok(PgListener::new(self))
+    }
+
+    /// Register this connection as a listener on all of the specified channels.
+    ///
+    /// If an error is returned here, the connection will be dropped.
+    pub async fn listen_all(
+        mut self,
+        channels: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl AsRef<str>>,
+    ) -> Result<PgListener<Self>> {
+        for channel in channels {
+            let cmd = format!(r#"LISTEN "{}""#, channel.as_ref());
+            let _ = self.execute(cmd.as_str(), Default::default()).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(PgListener::new(self))
+    }
+
+    /// Build a LISTEN query based on the given channel input.
+    fn build_listen_query(channel: &impl AsRef<str>) -> String {
+        format!(r#"LISTEN "{}";"#, channel.as_ref())
+    }
+}
+
+impl PgPool {
+    /// Fetch a new connection from the pool and register it as a listener on the specified channel.
+    pub async fn listen(&self, channel: &impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<PgListener<PgPoolConnection>> {
+        let mut conn = self.acquire().await?;
+        let cmd = PgConnection::build_listen_query(channel);
+        let _ = conn.execute(cmd.as_str(), Default::default()).await?;
+        Ok(PgListener::new(conn))
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch a new connection from the pool and register it as a listener on the specified channels.
+    pub async fn listen_all(
+        &self,
+        channels: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl AsRef<str>>,
+    ) -> Result<PgListener<PgPoolConnection>> {
+        let mut conn = self.acquire().await?;
+        for channel in channels {
+            let cmd = PgConnection::build_listen_query(&channel);
+            let _ = conn.execute(cmd.as_str(), Default::default()).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(PgListener::new(conn))
+    }
+}
+
+impl PgPoolConnection {
+    /// Fetch a new connection from the pool and register it as a listener on the specified channel.
+    pub async fn listen(mut self, channel: &impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<PgListener<Self>> {
+        let cmd = PgConnection::build_listen_query(channel);
+        let _ = self.execute(cmd.as_str(), Default::default()).await?;
+        Ok(PgListener::new(self))
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch a new connection from the pool and register it as a listener on the specified channels.
+    pub async fn listen_all(
+        mut self,
+        channels: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl AsRef<str>>,
+    ) -> Result<PgListener<Self>> {
+        for channel in channels {
+            let cmd = PgConnection::build_listen_query(&channel);
+            let _ = self.execute(cmd.as_str(), Default::default()).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(PgListener::new(self))
+    }
+}
+
+/// A stream of async database notifications.
+///
+/// Notifications will always correspond to the channel(s) specified this object is created.
+pub struct PgListener<C>(C);
+
+impl<C> PgListener<C> {
+    /// Construct a new instance.
+    pub(self) fn new(conn: C) -> Self {
+        Self(conn)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C> PgListener<C>
+where
+    C: AsMut<PgConnection>,
+{
+    /// Get the next async notification from the database.
+    pub async fn next(&mut self) -> Result<NotifyMessage> {
+        loop {
+            match self.0.as_mut().receive().await? {
+                Some(Message::NotificationResponse(notification)) => return Ok(notification.into()),
+                // TODO: verify with team if this is correct. Looks like the connection being closed will cause an error
+                // to propagate up from `recevie`, but it would be good to verify with team.
+                Some(_) | None => continue,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C> PgListener<C>
+where
+    C: Connection,
+{
+    /// Close this listener stream and its underlying connection.
+    pub async fn close(self) -> BoxFuture<'static, Result<()>> {
+        self.0.close()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C> std::ops::Deref for PgListener<C> {
+    type Target = C;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C> std::ops::DerefMut for PgListener<C> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C: Connection<Database = Postgres>> crate::Executor for PgListener<C> {
+    type Database = super::Postgres;
+
+    fn send<'e, 'q: 'e>(&'e mut self, query: &'q str) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<()>> {
+        Box::pin(self.0.send(query))
+    }
+
+    fn execute<'e, 'q: 'e>(
+        &'e mut self,
+        query: &'q str,
+        args: PgArguments,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<u64>> {
+        Box::pin(self.0.execute(query, args))
+    }
+
+    fn fetch<'e, 'q: 'e>(
+        &'e mut self,
+        query: &'q str,
+        args: PgArguments,
+    ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<PgRow>> {
+        self.0.fetch(query, args)
+    }
+
+    fn describe<'e, 'q: 'e>(
+        &'e mut self,
+        query: &'q str,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Describe<Self::Database>>> {
+        Box::pin(self.0.describe(query))
+    }
+}
+
+/// An asynchronous message sent from the database.
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub struct NotifyMessage {
+    /// The channel of the notification, which can be thought of as a topic.
+    pub channel: String,
+    /// The payload of the notification.
+    pub payload: String,
+}
+
+impl From<Box<NotificationResponse>> for NotifyMessage {
+    fn from(src: Box<NotificationResponse>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            channel: src.channel_name,
+            payload: src.message,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs
index 7ae97c9e..2e433c38 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub use connection::PgConnection;
 pub use cursor::PgCursor;
 pub use database::Postgres;
 pub use error::PgError;
+pub use listen::{NotifyMessage, PgListener};
 pub use row::{PgRow, PgValue};
 pub use types::PgTypeInfo;
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ mod cursor;
 mod database;
 mod error;
 mod executor;
+mod listen;
 mod protocol;
 mod row;
 mod sasl;
@@ -27,4 +29,4 @@ pub type PgPool = crate::pool::Pool<PgConnection>;
 make_query_as!(PgQueryAs, Postgres, PgRow);
 impl_map_row_for_row!(Postgres, PgRow);
 impl_column_index_for_row!(Postgres);
-impl_from_row_for_tuples!(Postgres, PgRow);
+impl_from_row_for_tuples!(Postgres, PgRow);
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