diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e91de63..c9b7b37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # hpqtypes-1.12.0.0 (????-??-??)
 * Drop support for GHC 8.8.
 * Attach `CallStack` to `DBException`.
+* Store ID of the server process attached to the current session.
 
 # hpqtypes-1.11.1.2 (2023-11-08)
 * Support multihost setups and the `connect_timeout` parameter in the connection
diff --git a/hpqtypes.cabal b/hpqtypes.cabal
index 2dea4ac..8ba6cce 100644
--- a/hpqtypes.cabal
+++ b/hpqtypes.cabal
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ library
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.SQL.Class
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Transaction.Settings
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.XML
+                     , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.BackendPid
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Error
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Error.Code
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Composite
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ library
                     , ConstraintKinds
                     , DataKinds
                     , DeriveFunctor
+                    , DerivingStrategies
                     , ExistentialQuantification
                     , FlexibleContexts
                     , FlexibleInstances
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ test-suite hpqtypes-tests
                     , ConstraintKinds
                     , DataKinds
                     , DeriveFunctor
+                    , DerivingStrategies
                     , ExistentialQuantification
                     , FlexibleContexts
                     , FlexibleInstances
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Class.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Class.hs
index 008170d..3bb4c56 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Class.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Class.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 module Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Class
-  ( QueryName (..)
-  , MonadDB (..)
+  ( -- * Class
+    MonadDB (..)
+
+    -- * Misc
+  , BackendPid (..)
+  , QueryName (..)
   ) where
 
 import Control.Monad.Trans
@@ -8,6 +12,7 @@ import Control.Monad.Trans.Control
 import GHC.Stack
 
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.FromRow
+import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.BackendPid
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Connection
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Notification
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.QueryResult
@@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ class (Applicative m, Monad m) => MonadDB m where
   -- 'getLastQuery'.
   withFrozenLastQuery :: m a -> m a
 
+  -- | Get ID of the server process attached to the current session.
+  getBackendPid :: m BackendPid
+
   -- | Get current connection statistics.
   getConnectionStats :: HasCallStack => m ConnectionStats
 
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ instance
   runPreparedQuery name = withFrozenCallStack $ lift . runPreparedQuery name
   getLastQuery = lift getLastQuery
   withFrozenLastQuery m = controlT $ \run -> withFrozenLastQuery (run m)
+  getBackendPid = lift getBackendPid
   getConnectionStats = withFrozenCallStack $ lift getConnectionStats
   getQueryResult = lift getQueryResult
   clearQueryResult = lift clearQueryResult
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/BackendPid.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/BackendPid.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a789fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/BackendPid.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.BackendPid
+  ( BackendPid (..)
+  ) where
+
+-- | Process ID of the server process attached to the current session.
+newtype BackendPid = BackendPid Int
+  deriving newtype (Eq, Ord, Show)
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Connection.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Connection.hs
index de26d92..5ee30b8 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Connection.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Connection.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
+
 module Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Connection
   ( -- * Connection
     Connection (..)
+  , getBackendPidIO
   , ConnectionData (..)
   , withConnectionData
   , ConnectionStats (..)
@@ -26,10 +29,11 @@ import Control.Exception qualified as E
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.Base
 import Control.Monad.Catch
-import Data.Bifunctor
 import Data.ByteString.Char8 qualified as BS
 import Data.Foldable qualified as F
+import Data.Functor.Identity
 import Data.IORef
+import Data.Int
 import Data.Kind
 import Data.Pool
 import Data.Set qualified as S
@@ -42,12 +46,14 @@ import Foreign.Ptr
 import GHC.Conc (closeFdWith)
 import GHC.Stack
 
+import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.BackendPid
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.C.Interface
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.C.Types
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Composite
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Error
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Error.Code
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Exception
+import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.QueryResult
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Utils
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.SQL.Class
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.SQL.Raw
@@ -114,6 +120,8 @@ initialStats =
 data ConnectionData = ConnectionData
   { cdPtr :: !(Ptr PGconn)
   -- ^ Pointer to connection object.
+  , cdBackendPid :: !BackendPid
+  -- ^ Process ID of the server process attached to the current session.
   , cdStats :: !ConnectionStats
   -- ^ Statistics associated with the connection.
   , cdPreparedQueries :: !(IORef (S.Set T.Text))
@@ -125,6 +133,11 @@ newtype Connection = Connection
   { unConnection :: MVar (Maybe ConnectionData)
   }
 
+getBackendPidIO :: Connection -> IO BackendPid
+getBackendPidIO conn = do
+  withConnectionData conn "getBackendPidIO" $ \cd -> do
+    pure (cd, cdBackendPid cd)
+
 withConnectionData
   :: Connection
   -> String
@@ -133,7 +146,9 @@ withConnectionData
 withConnectionData (Connection mvc) fname f =
   modifyMVar mvc $ \mc -> case mc of
     Nothing -> hpqTypesError $ fname ++ ": no connection"
-    Just cd -> first Just <$> f cd
+    Just cd -> do
+      (cd', r) <- f cd
+      cd' `seq` pure (Just cd', r)
 
 -- | Database connection supplier.
 newtype ConnectionSourceM m = ConnectionSourceM
@@ -215,12 +230,25 @@ connect ConnectionSettings {..} = mask $ \unmask -> do
         Just
           ConnectionData
             { cdPtr = connPtr
+            , cdBackendPid = noBackendPid
             , cdStats = initialStats
             , cdPreparedQueries = preparedQueries
             }
     F.forM_ csRole $ \role -> runQueryIO conn $ "SET ROLE " <> role
+
+    let selectPid = "SELECT pg_backend_pid()" :: RawSQL ()
+    (_, res) <- runQueryIO conn selectPid
+    case F.toList $ mkQueryResult @(Identity Int32) selectPid noBackendPid res of
+      [pid] -> withConnectionData conn fname $ \cd -> do
+        pure (cd {cdBackendPid = BackendPid $ fromIntegral pid}, ())
+      pids -> do
+        let err = HPQTypesError $ "unexpected backend pid: " ++ show pids
+        rethrowWithContext selectPid noBackendPid $ toException err
+
     pure conn
   where
+    noBackendPid = BackendPid 0
+
     fname = "connect"
 
     openConnection :: (forall r. IO r -> IO r) -> CString -> IO (Ptr PGconn)
@@ -317,6 +345,7 @@ runPreparedQueryIO conn (QueryName queryName) sql = do
       E.throwIO
         DBException
           { dbeQueryContext = sql
+          , dbeBackendPid = cdBackendPid
           , dbeError = HPQTypesError "runPreparedQueryIO: unnamed prepared query is not supported"
           , dbeCallStack = callStack
           }
@@ -329,7 +358,7 @@ runPreparedQueryIO conn (QueryName queryName) sql = do
           -- succeeds, we need to reflect that fact in cdPreparedQueries since
           -- you can't prepare a query with the same name more than once.
           res <- c_PQparamPrepare cdPtr nullPtr param cname query
-          void . withForeignPtr res $ verifyResult sql cdPtr
+          void . withForeignPtr res $ verifyResult sql cdBackendPid cdPtr
           modifyIORef' cdPreparedQueries $ S.insert queryName
         (,)
           <$> (fromIntegral <$> c_PQparamCount param)
@@ -353,7 +382,7 @@ runQueryImpl fname conn sql execSql = do
     -- runtime system is used) and react appropriately.
     queryRunner <- async . restore $ do
       (paramCount, res) <- execSql cd
-      affected <- withForeignPtr res $ verifyResult sql cdPtr
+      affected <- withForeignPtr res $ verifyResult sql cdBackendPid cdPtr
       stats' <- case affected of
         Left _ ->
           return
@@ -370,8 +399,7 @@ runQueryImpl fname conn sql execSql = do
               , statsValues = statsValues cdStats + (rows * columns)
               , statsParams = statsParams cdStats + paramCount
               }
-      -- Force evaluation of modified stats to squash a space leak.
-      stats' `seq` return (cd {cdStats = stats'}, (either id id affected, res))
+      return (cd {cdStats = stats'}, (either id id affected, res))
     -- If we receive an exception while waiting for the execution to complete,
     -- we need to send a request to PostgreSQL for query cancellation and wait
     -- for the query runner thread to terminate. It is paramount we make the
@@ -399,10 +427,11 @@ runQueryImpl fname conn sql execSql = do
 verifyResult
   :: (HasCallStack, IsSQL sql)
   => sql
+  -> BackendPid
   -> Ptr PGconn
   -> Ptr PGresult
   -> IO (Either Int Int)
-verifyResult sql conn res = do
+verifyResult sql pid conn res = do
   -- works even if res is NULL
   rst <- c_PQresultStatus res
   case rst of
@@ -421,7 +450,7 @@ verifyResult sql conn res = do
     _ | otherwise -> return . Left $ 0
   where
     throwSQLError =
-      rethrowWithContext sql
+      rethrowWithContext sql pid
         =<< if res == nullPtr
           then
             return . E.toException . QueryError
@@ -451,6 +480,7 @@ verifyResult sql conn res = do
       E.throwIO
         DBException
           { dbeQueryContext = sql
+          , dbeBackendPid = pid
           , dbeError = HPQTypesError ("verifyResult: string returned by PQcmdTuples is not a valid number: " ++ show sn)
           , dbeCallStack = callStack
           }
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Exception.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Exception.hs
index d0433c0..427f63a 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Exception.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Exception.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Exception
 import Control.Exception qualified as E
 import GHC.Stack
 
+import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.BackendPid
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.SQL.Class
 
 -- | Main exception type. All exceptions thrown by
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.SQL.Class
 data DBException = forall e sql. (E.Exception e, Show sql) => DBException
   { dbeQueryContext :: !sql
   -- ^ Last SQL query that was executed.
+  , dbeBackendPid :: !BackendPid
+  -- ^ Process ID of the server process attached to the current session.
   , dbeError :: !e
   -- ^ Specific error.
   , dbeCallStack :: CallStack
@@ -24,11 +27,17 @@ deriving instance Show DBException
 instance E.Exception DBException
 
 -- | Rethrow supplied exception enriched with given SQL.
-rethrowWithContext :: (HasCallStack, IsSQL sql) => sql -> E.SomeException -> IO a
-rethrowWithContext sql (E.SomeException e) =
+rethrowWithContext
+  :: (HasCallStack, IsSQL sql)
+  => sql
+  -> BackendPid
+  -> E.SomeException
+  -> IO a
+rethrowWithContext sql pid (E.SomeException e) =
   E.throwIO
     DBException
       { dbeQueryContext = sql
+      , dbeBackendPid = pid
       , dbeError = e
       , dbeCallStack = callStack
       }
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs
index 43fedda..01b5c97 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import Control.Monad.State.Strict
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Control
 import Control.Monad.Trans.State.Strict qualified as S
 import Control.Monad.Writer.Class
-import Data.Bifunctor
 import GHC.Stack
 
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Class
@@ -77,9 +76,9 @@ mapDBT f g m = DBT . StateT $ g . runStateT (unDBT m) . f
 
 instance (m ~ n, MonadBase IO m, MonadMask m) => MonadDB (DBT_ m n) where
   runQuery sql = withFrozenCallStack $ DBT . StateT $ \st -> liftBase $ do
-    second (updateStateWith st sql) <$> runQueryIO (dbConnection st) sql
+    updateStateWith st sql =<< runQueryIO (dbConnection st) sql
   runPreparedQuery name sql = withFrozenCallStack $ DBT . StateT $ \st -> liftBase $ do
-    second (updateStateWith st sql) <$> runPreparedQueryIO (dbConnection st) name sql
+    updateStateWith st sql =<< runPreparedQueryIO (dbConnection st) name sql
 
   getLastQuery = DBT . gets $ dbLastQuery
 
@@ -88,6 +87,9 @@ instance (m ~ n, MonadBase IO m, MonadMask m) => MonadDB (DBT_ m n) where
     (x, st'') <- runStateT (unDBT callback) st'
     pure (x, st'' {dbRecordLastQuery = dbRecordLastQuery st})
 
+  getBackendPid = DBT . StateT $ \st -> do
+    (,st) <$> liftBase (getBackendPidIO $ dbConnection st)
+
   getConnectionStats = withFrozenCallStack $ do
     mconn <- DBT $ liftBase . readMVar =<< gets (unConnection . dbConnection)
     case mconn of
@@ -100,9 +102,8 @@ instance (m ~ n, MonadBase IO m, MonadMask m) => MonadDB (DBT_ m n) where
   getTransactionSettings = DBT . gets $ dbTransactionSettings
   setTransactionSettings ts = DBT . modify $ \st -> st {dbTransactionSettings = ts}
 
-  getNotification time = DBT . StateT $ \st ->
-    (,st)
-      <$> liftBase (getNotificationIO st time)
+  getNotification time = DBT . StateT $ \st -> do
+    (,st) <$> liftBase (getNotificationIO st time)
 
   withNewConnection m = DBT . StateT $ \st -> do
     let cs = dbConnectionSource st
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/QueryResult.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/QueryResult.hs
index f6906b9..60ebf8b 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/QueryResult.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/QueryResult.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.QueryResult
   ( QueryResult (..)
+  , mkQueryResult
   , ntuples
   , nfields
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import System.IO.Unsafe
 
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Format
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.FromRow
+import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.BackendPid
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.C.Interface
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.C.Types
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Error
@@ -35,12 +37,27 @@ import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.SQL.Class
 -- extraction appropriately.
 data QueryResult t = forall row. FromRow row => QueryResult
   { qrSQL :: !SomeSQL
+  , qrBackendPid :: !BackendPid
   , qrResult :: !(ForeignPtr PGresult)
   , qrFromRow :: !(row -> t)
   }
 
+mkQueryResult
+  :: (FromRow t, IsSQL sql)
+  => sql
+  -> BackendPid
+  -> ForeignPtr PGresult
+  -> QueryResult t
+mkQueryResult sql pid res =
+  QueryResult
+    { qrSQL = SomeSQL sql
+    , qrBackendPid = pid
+    , qrResult = res
+    , qrFromRow = id
+    }
+
 instance Functor QueryResult where
-  f `fmap` QueryResult ctx fres g = QueryResult ctx fres (f . g)
+  f `fmap` QueryResult ctx pid fres g = QueryResult ctx pid fres (f . g)
 
 instance Foldable QueryResult where
   foldr f acc = runIdentity . foldrImpl False (coerce f) acc
@@ -77,7 +94,7 @@ foldImpl
   -> acc
   -> QueryResult t
   -> m acc
-foldImpl initCtr termCtr advCtr strict f iacc (QueryResult (SomeSQL ctx) fres g) =
+foldImpl initCtr termCtr advCtr strict f iacc (QueryResult (SomeSQL ctx) pid fres g) =
   unsafePerformIO $ withForeignPtr fres $ \res -> do
     -- This bit is referentially transparent iff appropriate
     -- FrowRow and FromSQL instances are (the ones provided
@@ -87,6 +104,7 @@ foldImpl initCtr termCtr advCtr strict f iacc (QueryResult (SomeSQL ctx) fres g)
       E.throwIO
         DBException
           { dbeQueryContext = ctx
+          , dbeBackendPid = pid
           , dbeError =
               RowLengthMismatch
                 { lengthExpected = pqVariablesP rowp
@@ -101,7 +119,7 @@ foldImpl initCtr termCtr advCtr strict f iacc (QueryResult (SomeSQL ctx) fres g)
               then return acc
               else do
                 -- mask asynchronous exceptions so they won't be wrapped in DBException
-                obj <- E.mask_ (g <$> fromRow res err 0 i `E.catch` rethrowWithContext ctx)
+                obj <- E.mask_ (g <$> fromRow res err 0 i `E.catch` rethrowWithContext ctx pid)
                 worker `apply` (f obj =<< acc) $ advCtr i
       worker (pure iacc) =<< initCtr res
   where
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/State.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/State.hs
index 1d23b3b..9f8712f 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/State.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/State.hs
@@ -29,15 +29,21 @@ data DBState m = DBState
   -- ^ Current query result.
   }
 
-updateStateWith :: IsSQL sql => DBState m -> sql -> ForeignPtr PGresult -> DBState m
-updateStateWith st sql res =
-  st
-    { dbLastQuery = if dbRecordLastQuery st then SomeSQL sql else dbLastQuery st
-    , dbQueryResult =
-        Just
-          QueryResult
-            { qrSQL = SomeSQL sql
-            , qrResult = res
-            , qrFromRow = id
-            }
-    }
+updateStateWith
+  :: IsSQL sql
+  => DBState m
+  -> sql
+  -> (r, ForeignPtr PGresult)
+  -> IO (r, DBState m)
+updateStateWith st sql (r, res) = do
+  pid <- getBackendPidIO $ dbConnection st
+  pure
+    ( r
+    , st
+        { dbLastQuery =
+            if dbRecordLastQuery st
+              then SomeSQL sql
+              else dbLastQuery st
+        , dbQueryResult = Just $ mkQueryResult sql pid res
+        }
+    )
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Utils.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Utils.hs
index bfa291c..63c75c6 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Utils.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Utils.hs
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ throwDB e = case fromException $ toException e of
   Just (dbe :: DBException) -> throwM dbe
   Nothing -> do
     SomeSQL sql <- getLastQuery
+    pid <- getBackendPid
     throwM
       DBException
         { dbeQueryContext = sql
+        , dbeBackendPid = pid
         , dbeError = e
         , dbeCallStack = callStack
         }