diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index 16d6d524c..6092362d8 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "sync"))]
 use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
 use sqlx::mysql::MySqlConnectOptions;
@@ -53,6 +54,29 @@ pub struct Database;
 #[cfg(feature = "sync")]
 type BoxFuture<'a, T> = T;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
+type MapMySqlPoolOptsFn = Arc<
+    dyn Fn(sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::MySql>) -> sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::MySql>
+        + Send
+        + Sync,
+>;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
+type MapPgPoolOptsFn = Arc<
+    dyn Fn(sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Postgres>) -> sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Postgres>
+        + Send
+        + Sync,
+>;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")]
+type MapSqlitePoolOptsFn = Option<
+    Arc<
+        dyn Fn(sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Sqlite>) -> sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Sqlite>
+            + Send
+            + Sync,
+    >,
+>;
+
 type AfterConnectCallback = Option<
     Arc<
         dyn Fn(DatabaseConnection) -> BoxFuture<'static, Result<(), DbErr>> + Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -98,6 +122,15 @@ pub struct ConnectOptions {
     #[debug(skip)]
     pub(crate) after_connect: AfterConnectCallback,
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
+    #[debug(skip)]
+    pub(crate) mysql_pool_opts_fn: Option<MapMySqlPoolOptsFn>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
+    #[debug(skip)]
+    pub(crate) pg_pool_opts_fn: Option<MapPgPoolOptsFn>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")]
+    #[debug(skip)]
+    pub(crate) sqlite_pool_opts_fn: MapSqlitePoolOptsFn,
     #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
     #[debug(skip)]
     pub(crate) mysql_opts_fn:
@@ -218,6 +251,12 @@ impl ConnectOptions {
             connect_lazy: false,
             after_connect: None,
             #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
+            mysql_pool_opts_fn: None,
+            #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
+            pg_pool_opts_fn: None,
+            #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")]
+            sqlite_pool_opts_fn: None,
+            #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
             mysql_opts_fn: None,
             #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
             pg_opts_fn: None,
@@ -404,6 +443,21 @@ impl ConnectOptions {
         self
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "sqlx-mysql")))]
+    /// Apply a function to modify the underlying [`sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::MySql>`]
+    /// before creating the connection pool.
+    pub fn map_sqlx_mysql_pool_opts<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::MySql>) -> sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::MySql>
+            + Send
+            + Sync
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        self.mysql_pool_opts_fn = Some(Arc::new(f));
+        self
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")))]
     /// Apply a function to modify the underlying [`PgConnectOptions`] before
@@ -416,6 +470,21 @@ impl ConnectOptions {
         self
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "sqlx-postgres")))]
+    /// Apply a function to modify the underlying [`sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Postgres>`]
+    /// before creating the connection pool.
+    pub fn map_sqlx_postgres_pool_opts<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Postgres>) -> sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Postgres>
+            + Send
+            + Sync
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        self.pg_pool_opts_fn = Some(Arc::new(f));
+        self
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")))]
     /// Apply a function to modify the underlying [`SqliteConnectOptions`] before
@@ -427,4 +496,19 @@ impl ConnectOptions {
         self.sqlite_opts_fn = Some(Arc::new(f));
         self
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "sqlx-sqlite")))]
+    /// Apply a function to modify the underlying [`sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Sqlite>`]
+    /// before creating the connection pool.
+    pub fn map_sqlx_sqlite_pool_opts<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Sqlite>) -> sqlx::pool::PoolOptions<sqlx::Sqlite>
+            + Send
+            + Sync
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        self.sqlite_pool_opts_fn = Some(Arc::new(f));
+        self
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/driver/sqlx_mysql.rs b/src/driver/sqlx_mysql.rs
index 0649ac0e0..39583a6ce 100644
--- a/src/driver/sqlx_mysql.rs
+++ b/src/driver/sqlx_mysql.rs
@@ -81,14 +81,17 @@ impl SqlxMySqlConnector {
         if let Some(f) = &options.mysql_opts_fn {
             sqlx_opts = f(sqlx_opts);
         }
-
         let after_connect = options.after_connect.clone();
-
-        let pool = if options.connect_lazy {
-            options.sqlx_pool_options().connect_lazy_with(sqlx_opts)
+        let connect_lazy = options.connect_lazy;
+        let mysql_pool_opts_fn = options.mysql_pool_opts_fn.clone();
+        let mut pool_options = options.sqlx_pool_options();
+        if let Some(f) = &mysql_pool_opts_fn {
+            pool_options = f(pool_options);
+        }
+        let pool = if connect_lazy {
+            pool_options.connect_lazy_with(sqlx_opts)
         } else {
-            options
-                .sqlx_pool_options()
+            pool_options
                 .connect_with(sqlx_opts)
                 .await
                 .map_err(sqlx_error_to_conn_err)?
diff --git a/src/driver/sqlx_postgres.rs b/src/driver/sqlx_postgres.rs
index e6b86c50c..324b5e665 100644
--- a/src/driver/sqlx_postgres.rs
+++ b/src/driver/sqlx_postgres.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ impl SqlxPostgresConnector {
 
         let lazy = options.connect_lazy;
         let after_connect = options.after_connect.clone();
+        let pg_pool_opts_fn = options.pg_pool_opts_fn.clone();
         let mut pool_options = options.sqlx_pool_options();
 
         if let Some(sql) = set_search_path_sql {
@@ -115,7 +116,9 @@ impl SqlxPostgresConnector {
                 })
             });
         }
-
+        if let Some(f) = &pg_pool_opts_fn {
+            pool_options = f(pool_options);
+        }
         let pool = if lazy {
             pool_options.connect_lazy_with(sqlx_opts)
         } else {
diff --git a/src/driver/sqlx_sqlite.rs b/src/driver/sqlx_sqlite.rs
index cb17bbc56..6e19c2d74 100644
--- a/src/driver/sqlx_sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/driver/sqlx_sqlite.rs
@@ -91,12 +91,18 @@ impl SqlxSqliteConnector {
         }
 
         let after_conn = options.after_connect.clone();
+        let connect_lazy = options.connect_lazy;
+        let sqlite_pool_opts_fn = options.sqlite_pool_opts_fn.clone();
+        let mut pool_options = options.sqlx_pool_options();
 
-        let pool = if options.connect_lazy {
-            options.sqlx_pool_options().connect_lazy_with(sqlx_opts)
+        if let Some(f) = &sqlite_pool_opts_fn {
+            pool_options = f(pool_options);
+        }
+
+        let pool = if connect_lazy {
+            pool_options.connect_lazy_with(sqlx_opts)
         } else {
-            options
-                .sqlx_pool_options()
+            pool_options
                 .connect_with(sqlx_opts)
                 .await
                 .map_err(sqlx_error_to_conn_err)?