diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/PGValidConnectionChecker.java b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/PGValidConnectionChecker.java
index 5c81948204..f9903ea785 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/PGValidConnectionChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/pool/vendor/PGValidConnectionChecker.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public class PGValidConnectionChecker extends ValidConnectionCheckerAdapter impl
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID     = -2227528634302168877L;
 
+    private int               defaultQueryTimeout  = 1;
+
     private String            defaultValidateQuery = "SELECT 'x'";
 
     public PGValidConnectionChecker(){
@@ -53,10 +55,13 @@ public class PGValidConnectionChecker extends ValidConnectionCheckerAdapter impl
             conn = ((ConnectionProxy) conn).getRawObject();
         }
 
+        int queryTimeout = validationQueryTimeout < 0 ? defaultQueryTimeout : validationQueryTimeout;
+
         Statement stmt = null;
         ResultSet rs = null;
         try {
             stmt = conn.createStatement();
+            stmt.setQueryTimeout(queryTimeout);
             rs = stmt.executeQuery(validateQuery);
             return true;
         } finally {