diff --git a/packages/pg/lib/client.js b/packages/pg/lib/client.js
index 8b44961d4..81b05f71e 100644
--- a/packages/pg/lib/client.js
+++ b/packages/pg/lib/client.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
     this._connected = false
     this._connectionError = false
     this._queryable = true
+    this._activeQuery = null
 
     this.enableChannelBinding = Boolean(c.enableChannelBinding) // set true to use SCRAM-SHA-256-PLUS when offered
     this.connection =
@@ -70,6 +71,20 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
     this._connectionTimeoutMillis = c.connectionTimeoutMillis || 0
   }
 
+  get activeQuery() {
+    console.warn('Warning: Client.activeQuery is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.')
+    return this._activeQuery
+  }
+
+  set activeQuery(val) {
+    console.warn('Warning: Client.activeQuery is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.')
+    this._activeQuery = val
+  }
+
+  _getActiveQuery() {
+    return this._activeQuery
+  }
+
   _errorAllQueries(err) {
     const enqueueError = (query) => {
       process.nextTick(() => {
@@ -77,9 +92,10 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
       })
     }
 
-    if (this.activeQuery) {
-      enqueueError(this.activeQuery)
-      this.activeQuery = null
+    const activeQuery = this._getActiveQuery()
+    if (activeQuery) {
+      enqueueError(activeQuery)
+      this._activeQuery = null
     }
 
     this.queryQueue.forEach(enqueueError)
@@ -314,8 +330,8 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
       }
       this.emit('connect')
     }
-    const { activeQuery } = this
-    this.activeQuery = null
+    const activeQuery = this._getActiveQuery()
+    this._activeQuery = null
     this.readyForQuery = true
     if (activeQuery) {
       activeQuery.handleReadyForQuery(this.connection)
@@ -355,49 +371,51 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
     if (this._connecting) {
       return this._handleErrorWhileConnecting(msg)
     }
-    const activeQuery = this.activeQuery
+    const activeQuery = this._getActiveQuery()
 
     if (!activeQuery) {
       this._handleErrorEvent(msg)
       return
     }
 
-    this.activeQuery = null
+    this._activeQuery = null
     activeQuery.handleError(msg, this.connection)
   }
 
   _handleRowDescription(msg) {
     // delegate rowDescription to active query
-    this.activeQuery.handleRowDescription(msg)
+    this._getActiveQuery().handleRowDescription(msg)
   }
 
   _handleDataRow(msg) {
     // delegate dataRow to active query
-    this.activeQuery.handleDataRow(msg)
+    this._getActiveQuery().handleDataRow(msg)
   }
 
   _handlePortalSuspended(msg) {
     // delegate portalSuspended to active query
-    this.activeQuery.handlePortalSuspended(this.connection)
+    this._getActiveQuery().handlePortalSuspended(this.connection)
   }
 
   _handleEmptyQuery(msg) {
     // delegate emptyQuery to active query
-    this.activeQuery.handleEmptyQuery(this.connection)
+    this._getActiveQuery().handleEmptyQuery(this.connection)
   }
 
   _handleCommandComplete(msg) {
-    if (this.activeQuery == null) {
+    const activeQuery = this._getActiveQuery()
+    if (activeQuery == null) {
       const error = new Error('Received unexpected commandComplete message from backend.')
       this._handleErrorEvent(error)
       return
     }
     // delegate commandComplete to active query
-    this.activeQuery.handleCommandComplete(msg, this.connection)
+    activeQuery.handleCommandComplete(msg, this.connection)
   }
 
   _handleParseComplete() {
-    if (this.activeQuery == null) {
+    const activeQuery = this._getActiveQuery()
+    if (activeQuery == null) {
       const error = new Error('Received unexpected parseComplete message from backend.')
       this._handleErrorEvent(error)
       return
@@ -405,17 +423,17 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
     // if a prepared statement has a name and properly parses
     // we track that its already been executed so we don't parse
     // it again on the same client
-    if (this.activeQuery.name) {
-      this.connection.parsedStatements[this.activeQuery.name] = this.activeQuery.text
+    if (activeQuery.name) {
+      this.connection.parsedStatements[activeQuery.name] = activeQuery.text
     }
   }
 
   _handleCopyInResponse(msg) {
-    this.activeQuery.handleCopyInResponse(this.connection)
+    this._getActiveQuery().handleCopyInResponse(this.connection)
   }
 
   _handleCopyData(msg) {
-    this.activeQuery.handleCopyData(msg, this.connection)
+    this._getActiveQuery().handleCopyData(msg, this.connection)
   }
 
   _handleNotification(msg) {
@@ -497,21 +515,22 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
 
   _pulseQueryQueue() {
     if (this.readyForQuery === true) {
-      this.activeQuery = this.queryQueue.shift()
-      if (this.activeQuery) {
+      this._activeQuery = this.queryQueue.shift()
+      const activeQuery = this._getActiveQuery()
+      if (activeQuery) {
         this.readyForQuery = false
         this.hasExecuted = true
 
-        const queryError = this.activeQuery.submit(this.connection)
+        const queryError = activeQuery.submit(this.connection)
         if (queryError) {
           process.nextTick(() => {
-            this.activeQuery.handleError(queryError, this.connection)
+            activeQuery.handleError(queryError, this.connection)
             this.readyForQuery = true
             this._pulseQueryQueue()
           })
         }
       } else if (this.hasExecuted) {
-        this.activeQuery = null
+        this._activeQuery = null
         this.emit('drain')
       }
     }
@@ -540,7 +559,7 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
         result = new this._Promise((resolve, reject) => {
           query.callback = (err, res) => (err ? reject(err) : resolve(res))
         }).catch((err) => {
-          // replace the stack trace that leads to `TCP.onStreamRead` with one that leads back to the
+          // replace the stack trace that leads to \`TCP.onStreamRead\` with one that leads back to the
           // application that created the query
           Error.captureStackTrace(err)
           throw err
@@ -626,7 +645,7 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
       }
     }
 
-    if (this.activeQuery || !this._queryable) {
+    if (this._getActiveQuery() || !this._queryable) {
       // if we have an active query we need to force a disconnect
       // on the socket - otherwise a hung query could block end forever
       this.connection.stream.destroy()