diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs
index efbc43989b..e77f0798ed 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::env::var;
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ pub struct PgConnectOptions {
     pub(crate) socket: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub(crate) username: String,
     pub(crate) password: Option<String>,
+    pub(crate) passfile_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
     pub(crate) database: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) ssl_mode: PgSslMode,
     pub(crate) ssl_root_cert: Option<CertificateInput>,
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
             socket: None,
             username,
             password: var("PGPASSWORD").ok(),
+            passfile_paths: vec![],
             database,
             ssl_root_cert: var("PGSSLROOTCERT").ok().map(CertificateInput::from),
             ssl_client_cert: var("PGSSLCERT").ok().map(CertificateInput::from),
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
                 self.port,
                 &self.username,
                 self.database.as_deref(),
+                &self.passfile_paths,
             );
         }
 
@@ -184,6 +188,23 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets the paths to try when looking for the pgpass file.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use sqlx_postgres::PgConnectOptions;
+    /// let options = PgConnectOptions::new()
+    ///     .passfile_paths(&["/non/default/pgpass"]);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn passfile_paths<P>(mut self, paths: impl IntoIterator<Item = P>) -> Self
+    where
+        P: Into<PathBuf> + AsRef<OsStr>,
+    {
+        self.passfile_paths = paths.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect();
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets the database name. Defaults to be the same as the user name.
     ///
     /// # Example
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs
index e911305698..54e82420a0 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{PgConnectOptions, PgSslMode};
 use sqlx_core::percent_encoding::{percent_decode_str, utf8_percent_encode, NON_ALPHANUMERIC};
 use sqlx_core::Url;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 impl PgConnectOptions {
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
 
                 "password" => options = options.password(&value),
 
+                "passfile" => options.passfile_paths.insert(0, PathBuf::from(&*value)),
+
                 "application_name" => options = options.application_name(&value),
 
                 "options" => {
@@ -242,6 +245,20 @@ fn it_parses_password_correctly_from_parameter() {
     assert_eq!(Some("some_pass"), opts.password.as_deref());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn it_parses_passfile_correctly_from_parameter() {
+    let url = "postgres:///?passfile=/non%20default/pgpass&passfile=.pgpass";
+    let opts = PgConnectOptions::from_str(url).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        vec![
+            PathBuf::from(".pgpass"),
+            PathBuf::from("/non default/pgpass"),
+        ],
+        opts.passfile_paths
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn it_parses_application_name_correctly_from_parameter() {
     let url = "postgres:///?application_name=some_name";
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
index bf16559548..6afc6a7228 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
@@ -2,46 +2,59 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::env::var_os;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-/// try to load a password from the various pgpass file locations
+/// Try to load a password from the various pgpass file locations.
+///
+/// Loading is attempted in the following order:
+/// 1. Path given via the `PGPASSFILE` environment variable.
+/// 2. Paths given via custom_paths.
+/// 3. Default path (`~/.pgpass` on Linux and `%APPDATA%/postgres/pgpass.conf`
+///    on Windows)
 pub fn load_password(
     host: &str,
     port: u16,
     username: &str,
     database: Option<&str>,
+    custom_paths: &[impl AsRef<Path>],
 ) -> Option<String> {
-    let custom_file = var_os("PGPASSFILE");
-    if let Some(file) = custom_file {
-        if let Some(password) =
-            load_password_from_file(PathBuf::from(file), host, port, username, database)
-        {
-            return Some(password);
-        }
-    }
+    let env_path = var_os("PGPASSFILE").map(PathBuf::from);
+    let default_path = default_path();
+
+    let path_iter = env_path
+        .as_deref()
+        .into_iter()
+        .chain(custom_paths.iter().map(AsRef::as_ref))
+        .chain(default_path.as_deref());
+
+    path_iter
+        .filter_map(|path| load_password_from_file(path, host, port, username, database))
+        .next()
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+fn default_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    home::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".pgpass"))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn default_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    use etcetera::BaseStrategy;
 
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-    let default_file = home::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".pgpass"));
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    let default_file = {
-        use etcetera::BaseStrategy;
-
-        etcetera::base_strategy::Windows::new()
-            .ok()
-            .map(|basedirs| basedirs.data_dir().join("postgres").join("pgpass.conf"))
-    };
-    load_password_from_file(default_file?, host, port, username, database)
+    etcetera::base_strategy::Windows::new()
+        .ok()
+        .map(|basedirs| basedirs.data_dir().join("postgres").join("pgpass.conf"))
 }
 
 /// try to extract a password from a pgpass file
 fn load_password_from_file(
-    path: PathBuf,
+    path: &Path,
     host: &str,
     port: u16,
     username: &str,
     database: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Option<String> {
-    let file = File::open(&path)
+    let file = File::open(path)
         .map_err(|e| {
             match e.kind() {
                 std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {