diff --git a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
index 6e04848bdea0b..8f46d90c2c35c 100644
--- a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
+++ b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
@@ -559,9 +559,11 @@ static void php_pgsql_do_connect(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int persistent)
 
 	if (persistent && PGG(allow_persistent)) {
 		zend_resource *le;
+		bool update = false;
 
 		/* try to find if we already have this link in our persistent list */
 		if ((le = zend_hash_find_ptr(&EG(persistent_list), str.s)) == NULL) {  /* we don't */
+newpconn:
 			if (PGG(max_links) != -1 && PGG(num_links) >= PGG(max_links)) {
 				php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING,
 								 "Cannot create new link. Too many open links (" ZEND_LONG_FMT ")", PGG(num_links));
@@ -587,12 +589,25 @@ static void php_pgsql_do_connect(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, int persistent)
 			if (zend_register_persistent_resource(ZSTR_VAL(str.s), ZSTR_LEN(str.s), pgsql, le_plink) == NULL) {
 				goto err;
 			}
-			PGG(num_links)++;
-			PGG(num_persistent)++;
+			if (!update) {
+				PGG(num_links)++;
+				PGG(num_persistent)++;
+			}
 		} else {  /* we do */
 			if (le->type != le_plink) {
 				goto err;
 			}
+			if (connect_type & PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW) {
+				PGresult *pg_result;
+
+				while ((pg_result = PQgetResult(le->ptr))) {
+					PQclear(pg_result);
+				}
+				PQfinish(le->ptr);
+				le->ptr = NULL;
+				update = true;
+				goto newpconn;
+			}
 			/* ensure that the link did not die */
 			if (PGG(auto_reset_persistent) & 1) {
 				/* need to send & get something from backend to
diff --git a/ext/pgsql/tests/gh13519.phpt b/ext/pgsql/tests/gh13519.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..17379cdacce71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/pgsql/tests/gh13519.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-13519 - PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW with persistent connections.
+--EXTENSIONS--
+pgsql
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php include("skipif.inc"); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+include 'config.inc';
+
+$db1 = pg_pconnect($conn_str);
+$pid1 = pg_get_pid($db1);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 3; $i ++) {
+	$db2 = pg_pconnect($conn_str);
+	var_dump($pid1 === pg_get_pid($db2));
+}
+for ($i = 0; $i < 3; $i ++) {
+	$db2 = pg_pconnect($conn_str, PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW);
+	var_dump($pid1 === pg_get_pid($db2));
+	pg_close($db2);
+}
+pg_close($db1);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
+bool(false)