diff --git a/asyncpg/connect_utils.py b/asyncpg/connect_utils.py
index 0631f976..c3607569 100644
--- a/asyncpg/connect_utils.py
+++ b/asyncpg/connect_utils.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def parse(cls, sslmode):
         'statement_cache_size',
         'max_cached_statement_lifetime',
         'max_cacheable_statement_size',
+        'get_reset_query',
     ])
 
 
@@ -690,7 +691,8 @@ def _parse_connect_arguments(*, dsn, host, port, user, password, passfile,
                              max_cached_statement_lifetime,
                              max_cacheable_statement_size,
                              ssl, direct_tls, server_settings,
-                             target_session_attrs, krbsrvname, gsslib):
+                             target_session_attrs, krbsrvname, gsslib,
+                             get_reset_query):
     local_vars = locals()
     for var_name in {'max_cacheable_statement_size',
                      'max_cached_statement_lifetime',
@@ -726,7 +728,9 @@ def _parse_connect_arguments(*, dsn, host, port, user, password, passfile,
         command_timeout=command_timeout,
         statement_cache_size=statement_cache_size,
         max_cached_statement_lifetime=max_cached_statement_lifetime,
-        max_cacheable_statement_size=max_cacheable_statement_size,)
+        max_cacheable_statement_size=max_cacheable_statement_size,
+        get_reset_query=get_reset_query,
+    )
 
     return addrs, params, config
 
diff --git a/asyncpg/connection.py b/asyncpg/connection.py
index e54d6df8..a0ea10a0 100644
--- a/asyncpg/connection.py
+++ b/asyncpg/connection.py
@@ -1659,25 +1659,25 @@ def _unwrap(self):
         return con_ref
 
     def _get_reset_query(self):
-        if self._reset_query is not None:
-            return self._reset_query
+        if self._reset_query is None:
+            get_reset_query = self._config.get_reset_query or self._get_default_reset_query
+            self._reset_query = get_reset_query(self._server_caps)
 
-        caps = self._server_caps
+        return self._reset_query
 
+    def _get_default_reset_query(self, server_caps):
         _reset_query = []
-        if caps.advisory_locks:
+
+        if server_caps.advisory_locks:
             _reset_query.append('SELECT pg_advisory_unlock_all();')
-        if caps.sql_close_all:
+        if server_caps.sql_close_all:
             _reset_query.append('CLOSE ALL;')
-        if caps.notifications and caps.plpgsql:
+        if server_caps.notifications and server_caps.plpgsql:
             _reset_query.append('UNLISTEN *;')
-        if caps.sql_reset:
+        if server_caps.sql_reset:
             _reset_query.append('RESET ALL;')
 
-        _reset_query = '\n'.join(_reset_query)
-        self._reset_query = _reset_query
-
-        return _reset_query
+        return '\n'.join(_reset_query)
 
     def _set_proxy(self, proxy):
         if self._proxy is not None and proxy is not None:
@@ -2009,7 +2009,8 @@ async def connect(dsn=None, *,
                   server_settings=None,
                   target_session_attrs=None,
                   krbsrvname=None,
-                  gsslib=None):
+                  gsslib=None,
+                  get_reset_query=None):
     r"""A coroutine to establish a connection to a PostgreSQL server.
 
     The connection parameters may be specified either as a connection
@@ -2245,6 +2246,12 @@ async def connect(dsn=None, *,
         GSS library to use for GSSAPI/SSPI authentication. Can be 'gssapi'
         or 'sspi'. Defaults to 'sspi' on Windows and 'gssapi' otherwise.
 
+    :param get_reset_query:
+        Function to build a query that should be executed when resetting
+        the connection. Takes a single argument of type `~.asyncpg.connection.ServerCapabilities`
+        that communicates auto-detected server capabilities.
+        Defaults to `None` which means use the default reset query builder
+
     :return: A :class:`~asyncpg.connection.Connection` instance.
 
     Example:
@@ -2360,6 +2367,7 @@ async def connect(dsn=None, *,
             target_session_attrs=target_session_attrs,
             krbsrvname=krbsrvname,
             gsslib=gsslib,
+            get_reset_query=get_reset_query,
         )