diff --git a/.formatter.exs b/.formatter.exs
index be68757e..ab786a03 100644
--- a/.formatter.exs
+++ b/.formatter.exs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Used by "mix format"
 [
-  inputs: ["{mix,.formatter}.exs", "{config,lib,test,integration_test}/**/*.{ex,exs}"]
+  inputs: ["{mix,.formatter}.exs", "{config,lib,test,examples,integration_test}/**/*.{ex,exs}"]
 ]
diff --git a/examples/tcp_connection/lib/tcp_connection.ex b/examples/tcp_connection/lib/tcp_connection.ex
index efb68352..ebc1b7b3 100644
--- a/examples/tcp_connection/lib/tcp_connection.ex
+++ b/examples/tcp_connection/lib/tcp_connection.ex
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ defmodule TCPConnection do
 
     case :gen_tcp.connect(host, port, socket_opts, timeout) do
       {:ok, sock} ->
+        # Monitor the socket so we can react to it being closed. See handle_info/2.
+        _ref = :inet.monitor(sock)
         {:ok, {sock, <<>>}}
 
       {:error, reason} ->
@@ -143,6 +145,21 @@ defmodule TCPConnection do
     end
   end
 
+  # The handle_info callback is optional and can be removed if not needed.
+  # Here it is used to react to `:inet.monitor/1` messages which arrive
+  # when socket gets closed while the connection is idle.
+  def handle_info({:DOWN, _ref, _type, sock, _info}, {sock, _buffer}) do
+    {:disconnect, TCPConnection.Error.exception({:idle, :closed})}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info(msg, state) do
+    Logger.info(fn ->
+      ["#{__MODULE__} (", inspect(self()), ") missed message: ", inspect(msg)]
+    end)
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
   @impl true
   def handle_close(_, _, s) do
     {:ok, nil, s}
diff --git a/integration_test/cases/info_test.exs b/integration_test/cases/info_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d187c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_test/cases/info_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+defmodule InfoTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  alias TestPool, as: P
+  alias TestAgent, as: A
+  alias TestQuery, as: Q
+
+  test "handle_info handles harmless message and moves on" do
+    stack = [
+      fn opts ->
+        send(opts[:parent], {:connected, self()})
+        {:ok, :state}
+      end,
+      :ok,
+      {:idle, :state},
+      {:idle, :state}
+    ]
+
+    {:ok, agent} = A.start_link(stack)
+    {:ok, pool} = P.start_link(agent: agent, parent: self())
+
+    assert_receive {:connected, conn}
+    send(conn, "some harmless message")
+    assert P.run(pool, fn _ -> :result end) == :result
+
+    assert [
+             connect: _,
+             handle_info: _,
+             handle_status: _,
+             handle_status: _
+           ] = A.record(agent)
+  end
+
+  test "handle_info can force disconnect" do
+    stack = [
+      fn opts ->
+        send(opts[:parent], {:connected, self()})
+        {:ok, :state}
+      end,
+      {:disconnect, RuntimeError.exception("TCP connection just closed")},
+      :ok,
+      fn opts ->
+        send(opts[:parent], :reconnected)
+        {:ok, :state}
+      end
+    ]
+
+    {:ok, agent} = A.start_link(stack)
+    P.start_link(agent: agent, parent: self())
+
+    assert_receive {:connected, conn}
+    send(conn, "monitor says TCP connection just closed")
+    assert_receive :reconnected
+
+    assert [
+             connect: _,
+             handle_info: _,
+             disconnect: _,
+             connect: _
+           ] = A.record(agent)
+  end
+
+  test "handle_info's disconnect while checked out client crashes is no-op" do
+    stack = [
+      fn _opts ->
+        {:ok, %{conn_pid: self()}}
+      end,
+      fn _query, _params, _opts, %{conn_pid: conn_pid} ->
+        send(conn_pid, "monitor says TCP connection just closed")
+
+        # This waits for the info message to be processed.
+        :sys.get_state(conn_pid)
+
+        {:disconnect, RuntimeError.exception("TCP connection is closed"), :new_state}
+      end,
+      {:disconnect, RuntimeError.exception("TCP connection just closed")},
+      :ok,
+      fn opts ->
+        send(opts[:parent], :reconnected)
+        {:ok, :state}
+      end
+    ]
+
+    {:ok, agent} = A.start_link(stack)
+    {:ok, pool} = P.start_link(agent: agent, parent: self())
+
+    assert {:error, %RuntimeError{message: "TCP connection is closed"}} =
+             P.execute(pool, %Q{}, [])
+
+    assert_receive :reconnected
+
+    assert [
+             connect: _,
+             handle_execute: _,
+             handle_info: _,
+             disconnect: _,
+             connect: _
+           ] = A.record(agent)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/db_connection/connection.ex b/lib/db_connection/connection.ex
index ae5f9115..b1c120f3 100644
--- a/lib/db_connection/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/db_connection/connection.ex
@@ -330,12 +330,22 @@ defmodule DBConnection.Connection do
     handle_timeout(s)
   end
 
-  def handle_event(:info, msg, :no_state, %{mod: mod} = s) do
-    Logger.info(fn ->
-      [inspect(mod), ?\s, ?(, inspect(self()), ") missed message: " | inspect(msg)]
-    end)
+  def handle_event(:info, msg, :no_state, %{mod: mod, state: state} = s) do
+    if function_exported?(mod, :handle_info, 2) do
+      case apply(mod, :handle_info, [msg, state]) do
+        :ok ->
+          handle_timeout(s)
+
+        {:disconnect, err} ->
+          {:keep_state, s, {:next_event, :internal, {:disconnect, {:log, err}}}}
+      end
+    else
+      Logger.info(fn ->
+        [inspect(mod), ?\s, ?(, inspect(self()), ") missed message: " | inspect(msg)]
+      end)
 
-    handle_timeout(s)
+      handle_timeout(s)
+    end
   end
 
   @doc false
diff --git a/test/test_support.exs b/test/test_support.exs
index dcbe445f..a63818d1 100644
--- a/test/test_support.exs
+++ b/test/test_support.exs
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ defmodule TestConnection do
     TestAgent.eval(:handle_deallocate, [query, cursor, opts, state])
   end
 
+  def handle_info(message, state) do
+    TestAgent.eval(:handle_info, [message, state])
+  end
+
   defp put_agent_from_opts(opts) do
     Process.get(:agent) || Process.put(:agent, agent_from_opts(opts))
   end