diff --git a/.changeset/healthy-phones-worry.md b/.changeset/healthy-phones-worry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aaece1baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/healthy-phones-worry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/framework": patch
+"@medusajs/utils": patch
+---
+
+chore(): Add support for extra pool configuration
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/database/pg-connection-loader.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/database/pg-connection-loader.ts
index bbb61e65b5..e4d2b1e1c2 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/database/pg-connection-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/database/pg-connection-loader.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ export function pgConnectionLoader(): ReturnType<
 
   // Share a knex connection to be consumed by the shared modules
   const connectionString = configModule.projectConfig.databaseUrl
-  const driverOptions: any =
-    configModule.projectConfig.databaseDriverOptions || {}
+  const driverOptions: any = {
+    ...(configModule.projectConfig.databaseDriverOptions || {}),
+  }
   const schema = configModule.projectConfig.databaseSchema || "public"
   const idleTimeoutMillis = driverOptions.pool?.idleTimeoutMillis ?? undefined // prevent null to be passed
   const poolMin = driverOptions.pool?.min ?? 2
   const poolMax = driverOptions.pool?.max
+  const reapIntervalMillis = driverOptions.pool?.reapIntervalMillis ?? undefined
+  const createRetryIntervalMillis =
+    driverOptions.pool?.createRetryIntervalMillis ?? undefined
 
   delete driverOptions.pool
 
@@ -36,6 +40,8 @@ export function pgConnectionLoader(): ReturnType<
       min: poolMin,
       max: poolMax,
       idleTimeoutMillis,
+      reapIntervalMillis,
+      createRetryIntervalMillis,
     },
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/medusa-app-loader.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/medusa-app-loader.ts
index b423fa092a..4894a549b9 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/medusa-app-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/medusa-app-loader.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ export class MedusaAppLoader {
       ),
     }
 
+    const driverOptions = { ...(configManager.config.projectConfig.databaseDriverOptions ?? {}) }
+    const pool = driverOptions.pool ?? {}
+    delete driverOptions.pool
+
     const sharedResourcesConfig: ModuleServiceInitializeOptions = {
       database: {
         clientUrl:
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ export class MedusaAppLoader {
           )?.client?.config?.connection?.connectionString ??
           configManager.config.projectConfig.databaseUrl,
         driverOptions: configManager.config.projectConfig.databaseDriverOptions,
+        pool: pool,
         debug: configManager.config.projectConfig.databaseLogging ?? false,
         schema: configManager.config.projectConfig.databaseSchema,
         database: configManager.config.projectConfig.databaseName,
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/create-pg-connection.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/create-pg-connection.ts
index 2d4d5aa240..4a278fcdf2 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/create-pg-connection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/create-pg-connection.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function createPgConnection(options: Options) {
     pool: {
       // https://knexjs.org/guide/#pool
       ...(pool ?? {}),
-      min: (pool?.min as number) ?? 2,
+      min: (pool?.min as number) ?? 1,
     },
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/load-module-database-config.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/load-module-database-config.ts
index 8f1f856712..baaca4c558 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/load-module-database-config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/load-module-database-config.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export function loadDatabaseConfig(
   const clientUrl =
     options?.database?.clientUrl ?? getEnv("DATABASE_URL", moduleName)
 
+  const poolEnvConfig = getEnv("DATABASE_POOL", moduleName)
   const database = {
     clientUrl,
     schema: getEnv("DATABASE_SCHEMA", moduleName) ?? "public",
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export function loadDatabaseConfig(
       getEnv("DATABASE_DRIVER_OPTIONS", moduleName) ||
         JSON.stringify(getDefaultDriverOptions(clientUrl))
     ),
+    pool: poolEnvConfig ? JSON.parse(poolEnvConfig) : undefined,
     debug: false,
     connection: undefined,
   }
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ export function loadDatabaseConfig(
     database.driverOptions =
       options.database!.driverOptions ??
       getDefaultDriverOptions(database.clientUrl)
+    database.pool = options.database!.pool ?? database.pool
     database.debug = options.database!.debug ?? database.debug
     database.connection = options.database!.connection
   }