diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/executor.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/executor.rs
index 411dfcf4..1d853d56 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/executor.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::executor::{Execute, Executor};
 use crate::postgres::message::{
-    self, Bind, Close, CommandComplete, DataRow, Flush, MessageFormat, ParameterDescription, Parse,
-    Query, RowDescription,
+    self, Bind, Close, CommandComplete, DataRow, MessageFormat, ParameterDescription, Parse, Query,
+    RowDescription,
 };
 use crate::postgres::type_info::PgType;
 use crate::postgres::{PgArguments, PgConnection, PgDone, PgRow, PgValueFormat, Postgres};
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ async fn prepare(
     });
 
     // we ask for the server to immediately send us the result of the PARSE command by using FLUSH
-    conn.stream.write(Flush);
+
+    conn.write_sync();
     conn.stream.flush().await?;
 
     // indicates that the SQL query string is now successfully parsed and has semantic validity
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ async fn prepare(
         .recv_expect(MessageFormat::ParseComplete)
         .await?;
 
+    conn.recv_ready_for_query().await?;
+
     Ok(id)
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +121,13 @@ impl PgConnection {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn write_sync(&mut self) {
+        self.stream.write(message::Sync);
+
+        // all SYNC messages will return a ReadyForQuery
+        self.pending_ready_for_query_count += 1;
+    }
+
     async fn prepare(&mut self, query: &str, arguments: &PgArguments) -> Result<u32, Error> {
         if let Some(statement) = self.cache_statement.get_mut(query) {
             return Ok(*statement);
@@ -127,11 +137,12 @@ impl PgConnection {
 
         if let Some(statement) = self.cache_statement.insert(query, statement) {
             self.stream.write(Close::Statement(statement));
-            self.stream.write(Flush);
+            self.write_sync();
 
             self.stream.flush().await?;
 
             self.wait_for_close_complete(1).await?;
+            self.recv_ready_for_query().await?;
         }
 
         Ok(statement)
@@ -157,7 +168,8 @@ impl PgConnection {
             // describe the statement and, again, ask the server to immediately respond
             // we need to fully realize the types
             self.stream.write(message::Describe::Statement(statement));
-            self.stream.write(message::Flush);
+
+            self.write_sync();
             self.stream.flush().await?;
 
             let _ = recv_desc_params(self).await?;
@@ -188,19 +200,19 @@ impl PgConnection {
             // dozens of queries before a [Sync] and postgres can handle that. Execution on the server
             // is still serial but it would reduce round-trips. Some kind of builder pattern that is
             // termed batching might suit this.
-            self.stream.write(message::Sync);
+            self.write_sync();
 
             // prepared statements are binary
             PgValueFormat::Binary
         } else {
+            // Query will trigger a ReadyForQuery
             self.stream.write(Query(query));
+            self.pending_ready_for_query_count += 1;
 
             // and unprepared statements are text
             PgValueFormat::Text
         };
 
-        // [Query] or [Sync] will trigger a [ReadyForQuery]
-        self.pending_ready_for_query_count += 1;
         self.stream.flush().await?;
 
         Ok(try_stream! {
@@ -334,13 +346,15 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut PgConnection {
             let id = prepare(self, s, &Default::default()).await?;
 
             self.stream.write(message::Describe::Statement(id));
-            self.stream.write(Flush);
+            self.write_sync();
 
             self.stream.flush().await?;
 
             let params = recv_desc_params(self).await?;
             let rows = recv_desc_rows(self).await?;
 
+            self.recv_ready_for_query().await?;
+
             let params = self.handle_parameter_description(params).await?;
 
             self.handle_row_description(rows, true).await?;
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
index f297a643..e5ed188d 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::ext::ustr::UStr;
 use crate::io::Decode;
 use crate::postgres::connection::stream::PgStream;
 use crate::postgres::message::{
-    Close, Flush, Message, MessageFormat, ReadyForQuery, Terminate, TransactionStatus,
+    Close, Message, MessageFormat, ReadyForQuery, Terminate, TransactionStatus,
 };
 use crate::postgres::{PgColumn, PgConnectOptions, PgTypeInfo, Postgres};
 use crate::transaction::Transaction;
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ impl PgConnection {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    async fn recv_ready_for_query(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let r: ReadyForQuery = self
+            .stream
+            .recv_expect(MessageFormat::ReadyForQuery)
+            .await?;
+
+        self.pending_ready_for_query_count -= 1;
+        self.transaction_status = r.transaction_status;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn handle_ready_for_query(&mut self, message: Message) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.pending_ready_for_query_count -= 1;
         self.transaction_status = ReadyForQuery::decode(message.contents)?.transaction_status;
@@ -146,10 +158,11 @@ impl Connection for PgConnection {
             }
 
             if cleared > 0 {
-                self.stream.write(Flush);
+                self.write_sync();
                 self.stream.flush().await?;
 
                 self.wait_for_close_complete(cleared).await?;
+                self.recv_ready_for_query().await?;
             }
 
             Ok(())