diff --git a/src/Adapter/Adapter.php b/src/Adapter/Adapter.php
index e356ff9a58..ad89139360 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Adapter.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Adapter.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ protected function createDriver($parameters)
                 $driver = new Driver\Oci8\Oci8($parameters);
                 break;
             case 'pgsql':
-                $driver = new Driver\Pgsql\Pgsql($parameters);
+                $driver = new Driver\Pgsql\Pgsql($parameters, null, null, $options);
                 break;
             case 'ibmdb2':
                 $driver = new Driver\IbmDb2\IbmDb2($parameters);
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/DriverInterface.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/DriverInterface.php
index 615dbb729f..cd76bfd830 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/DriverInterface.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/DriverInterface.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 namespace Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver;
 
+use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Mysqli\Statement;
+
 interface DriverInterface
 {
     const PARAMETERIZATION_POSITIONAL = 'positional';
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ public function getPrepareType();
      * Format parameter name
      *
      * @param string $name
-     * @param mixed  $type
+     * @param mixed $type
      * @return string
      */
     public function formatParameterName($name, $type = null);
@@ -76,4 +78,13 @@ public function formatParameterName($name, $type = null);
      * @return mixed
      */
     public function getLastGeneratedValue();
+
+    /**
+     * Check current connection to DB.
+     * If connection lost try reconnect.
+     *
+     * @param StatementInterface|null $statement
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function checkConnection(StatementInterface $statement = null);
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/IbmDb2/IbmDb2.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/IbmDb2/IbmDb2.php
index 11a064cc91..79c27342d4 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/IbmDb2/IbmDb2.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/IbmDb2/IbmDb2.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\IbmDb2;
 
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface;
+use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Exception;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Profiler;
 
@@ -211,4 +212,14 @@ public function getLastGeneratedValue()
     {
         return $this->connection->getLastGeneratedValue();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @param StatementInterface|null $statement
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function checkConnection(StatementInterface $statement = null)
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Connection.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Connection.php
index c94e009638..c0e9d8ff74 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Connection.php
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ public function disconnect()
             $this->resource->close();
         }
         $this->resource = null;
+
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Mysqli.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Mysqli.php
index c1f3da5177..c3d56bec18 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Mysqli.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Mysqli.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 use mysqli_stmt;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface;
+use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Exception;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Profiler;
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public function __construct(
             $connection = new Connection($connection);
         }
 
+        $this->options = array_merge($this->options, $options);
         $options = array_intersect_key(array_merge($this->options, $options), $this->options);
 
         $this->registerConnection($connection);
@@ -259,4 +261,39 @@ public function getLastGeneratedValue()
     {
         return $this->getConnection()->getLastGeneratedValue();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check connection if not exists -> try to reconnect.
+     * Depends on configuration value `reconnect_tries`
+     *
+     * @param StatementInterface|null $statement
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function checkConnection(StatementInterface $statement = null)
+    {
+
+        $reconnectTries = array_key_exists('reconnect_tries', $this->options)
+            ? $this->options['reconnect_tries'] : 0;
+
+        /**
+         * @var \mysqli $mysqli
+         */
+        $mysqli = $this->connection->getResource();
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $reconnectTries; ++$i) {
+            if ($mysqli->ping()) {
+                if ($statement instanceof Statement) {
+                    $statement->initialize($mysqli);
+                }
+
+                return $this;
+            }
+
+            $mysqli = $this->connection
+                ->disconnect()
+                ->connect()
+                ->getResource();
+        }
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Statement.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Statement.php
index 140d4aac58..765db8f1c2 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Statement.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Mysqli/Statement.php
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ public function prepare($sql = null)
         }
 
         $sql = ($sql) ?: $this->sql;
+        $this->driver->checkConnection($this);
 
         $this->resource = $this->mysqli->prepare($sql);
         if (! $this->resource instanceof \mysqli_stmt) {
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Oci8/Oci8.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Oci8/Oci8.php
index 3f0ba5af99..93db172d2c 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Oci8/Oci8.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Oci8/Oci8.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Oci8;
 
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface;
+use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Exception;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Profiler;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Feature\AbstractFeature;
@@ -299,4 +300,14 @@ public function getLastGeneratedValue()
     {
         return $this->getConnection()->getLastGeneratedValue();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @param StatementInterface|null $statement
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function checkConnection(StatementInterface $statement = null)
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Pdo.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Pdo.php
index daf4075c5e..15609cc45b 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Pdo.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pdo/Pdo.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Feature\AbstractFeature;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Feature\DriverFeatureInterface;
+use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Exception;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Profiler;
 
@@ -328,4 +329,14 @@ public function getLastGeneratedValue($name = null)
     {
         return $this->connection->getLastGeneratedValue($name);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @param StatementInterface|null $statement
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function checkConnection(StatementInterface $statement = null)
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Pgsql.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Pgsql.php
index b99b641e30..ac68af0cc0 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Pgsql.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Pgsql.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Pgsql;
 
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface;
+use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Exception;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Profiler;
 
@@ -54,11 +55,12 @@ public function __construct(
         $connection,
         Statement $statementPrototype = null,
         Result $resultPrototype = null,
-        $options = null
+        $options = []
     ) {
         if (! $connection instanceof Connection) {
             $connection = new Connection($connection);
         }
+        $this->options = array_merge($this->options, $options);
 
         $this->registerConnection($connection);
         $this->registerStatementPrototype(($statementPrototype) ?: new Statement());
@@ -234,4 +236,40 @@ public function getLastGeneratedValue($name = null)
     {
         return $this->connection->getLastGeneratedValue($name);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @param StatementInterface|null $statement
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function checkConnection(StatementInterface $statement = null)
+    {
+
+        $reconnectTries = array_key_exists('reconnect_tries', $this->options)
+            ? $this->options['reconnect_tries'] : 0;
+
+        $pg_sql = $this->connection->getResource();
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $reconnectTries; ++$i) {
+            if (pg_connection_status($pg_sql) == PGSQL_CONNECTION_OK) {
+                if ($statement instanceof Statement) {
+                    $statement
+                        ->initialize($pg_sql)
+                        ->prepare();
+                }
+
+                return $this;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                $pg_sql = $this->connection
+                    ->disconnect()
+                    ->connect()
+                    ->getResource();
+            } catch (Exception\RuntimeException $e) {
+                print $e->getMessage();
+            }
+        }
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Statement.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Statement.php
index c7e8450626..f54a23acf9 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Statement.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Pgsql/Statement.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public function getProfiler()
      * Initialize
      *
      * @param  resource $pgsql
-     * @return void
+     * @return $this
      * @throws Exception\RuntimeException for invalid or missing postgresql connection
      */
     public function initialize($pgsql)
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public function initialize($pgsql)
             ));
         }
         $this->pgsql = $pgsql;
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ public function execute($parameters = null)
         if (! $this->isPrepared()) {
             $this->prepare();
         }
+        $this->driver->checkConnection($this);
 
         /** START Standard ParameterContainer Merging Block */
         if (! $this->parameterContainer instanceof ParameterContainer) {
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php b/src/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php
index 9a712905a5..228ea8aa96 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/Driver/Sqlsrv/Sqlsrv.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\Sqlsrv;
 
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface;
+use Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Exception;
 use Zend\Db\Adapter\Profiler;
 
@@ -212,4 +213,14 @@ public function getLastGeneratedValue()
     {
         return $this->getConnection()->getLastGeneratedValue();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @param StatementInterface|null $statement
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function checkConnection(StatementInterface $statement = null)
+    {
+        return $this;
+    }
 }