diff --git a/src/Pool.ts b/src/Pool.ts
index 6bd30d2..21937ba 100644
--- a/src/Pool.ts
+++ b/src/Pool.ts
@@ -442,6 +442,15 @@ export class Pool<RawResource> {
     this._pendingAcquires.push(deferred);
     this._dispense();
 
+    let i, diff;
+    if (this.size < this.minSize) {
+      diff = this.minSize - this.size;
+      for (i = 0; i < diff; i++) {
+        this._pendingAcquires.push(deferred);
+        this._dispense();
+      }
+    }
+
     return deferred.promise();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/pool-test.js b/test/integration/pool-test.js
index 82f048f..eaba22b 100644
--- a/test/integration/pool-test.js
+++ b/test/integration/pool-test.js
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@ tap.test('pool expands only to max limit', (t) => {
     .catch(t.threw);
 });
 
+tap.test('pool expands to min', (t) => {
+  const resourceFactory = new ResourceFactory();
+
+  const factory = {
+    name: 'test1',
+    create: resourceFactory.create.bind(resourceFactory),
+    destroy: resourceFactory.destroy.bind(resourceFactory),
+    validate: resourceFactory.validate.bind(resourceFactory),
+    max: 3,
+    min: 2,
+    idleTimeoutMillis: 100,
+    acquireTimeoutMillis: 100,
+  };
+
+  const pool = new Pool(factory);
+
+  pool
+    .acquire()
+    .then((client) => {
+      t.equal(2, pool.using);
+      t.end();
+    })
+    .catch(t.threw);
+});
+
 tap.test('pool uses LIFO', (t) => {
   const resourceFactory = new ResourceFactory();