diff --git a/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php b/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php
index fe47c220a335..2826ab1bf53c 100644
--- a/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php
+++ b/system/Database/Postgre/Connection.php
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ private function convertDSN()
     public function reconnect()
     {
         if ($this->connID === false || pg_ping($this->connID) === false) {
-            $this->connect();
+            $this->close();
+            $this->initialize();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.6.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.6.rst
index 75d4d92212b6..0c0f2301ee6d 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.6.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.5.6.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Bugs Fixed
 - **Routing:** Fixed a TypeError in `str_replace()` when `Routing::$translateURIDashes` is set to `true` and a route is defined using a closure.
 
 - **Validation:** Fixed a bug where complex language strings were not properly handled.
+- **PostgreSQL Connection:** Fixed bug that PostgreSQL cannot reconnect the database with ``reconnect()`` method.
 
 See the repo's
 `CHANGELOG.md <https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md>`_