diff --git a/pgutils/connector.go b/pgutils/connector.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a0951e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgutils/connector.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package pgutils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"database/sql"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
+	awsconfig "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+type baseConnectionStringProvider interface {
+	getBaseConnectionString(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+}
+
+type PostgresqlConnector struct {
+	baseConnectionStringProvider
+	searchPath string
+}
+
+func (conn *PostgresqlConnector) WithSearchPath(searchPath string) *PostgresqlConnector {
+	return &PostgresqlConnector{
+		baseConnectionStringProvider: conn.baseConnectionStringProvider,
+		searchPath:                   searchPath,
+	}
+}
+
+func (conn *PostgresqlConnector) Connect(ctx context.Context) (driver.Conn, error) {
+	dsn, err := conn.GetConnectionString(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get connection string: %w", err)
+	}
+	pqConnector, err := pq.NewConnector(dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create pq connector: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return pqConnector.Connect(ctx)
+}
+
+func (conn *PostgresqlConnector) GetConnectionString(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	dsn, err := conn.getBaseConnectionString(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("get base connection string: %w", err)
+	}
+	if conn.searchPath == "" {
+		return dsn, nil
+	}
+
+	// Add search path
+	u, err := url.Parse(dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("parse DSN URL: %w", err)
+	}
+	q := u.Query()
+	if v := q.Get("search_path"); v != "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("search_path already set to %q", v)
+	}
+	q.Set("search_path", conn.searchPath) // url.Values will percent-encode commas as needed
+	u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+	return u.String(), nil
+}
+
+func (c *PostgresqlConnector) Driver() driver.Driver {
+	return &pq.Driver{}
+}
+
+type staticConnectionStringProvider struct {
+	connectionString string
+}
+
+func (p *staticConnectionStringProvider) getBaseConnectionString(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	return p.connectionString, nil
+}
+
+func NewPostgresqlConnectorFromConnectionString(connectionString string) *PostgresqlConnector {
+	return &PostgresqlConnector{
+		baseConnectionStringProvider: &staticConnectionStringProvider{connectionString},
+	}
+}
+
+type IAMAuthConfig struct {
+	RDSEndpoint string
+	User        string
+	Database    string
+}
+
+type iamAuthConnectionStringProvider struct {
+	IAMAuthConfig
+
+	region string
+	creds  aws.CredentialsProvider
+}
+
+func (p *iamAuthConnectionStringProvider) getBaseConnectionString(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	authToken, err := auth.BuildAuthToken(ctx, p.RDSEndpoint, p.region, p.User, p.creds)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("building auth token: %w", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Signing RDS IAM token for user: %s", p.User)
+
+	dsnURL := &url.URL{
+		Scheme: "postgresql",
+		User:   url.UserPassword(p.User, authToken),
+		Host:   p.RDSEndpoint,
+		Path:   "/" + p.Database,
+	}
+
+	return dsnURL.String(), nil
+}
+
+func NewPostgresqlConnectorWithIAMAuth(ctx context.Context, cfg *IAMAuthConfig) (*PostgresqlConnector, error) {
+	if cfg.RDSEndpoint == "" || cfg.User == "" || cfg.Database == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("RDS endpoint, user, and database are required")
+	}
+
+	awsCfg, err := awsconfig.LoadDefaultConfig(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load AWS config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if awsCfg.Region == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("AWS region is not configured")
+	}
+
+	return &PostgresqlConnector{
+		baseConnectionStringProvider: &iamAuthConnectionStringProvider{
+			IAMAuthConfig: *cfg,
+			region:        awsCfg.Region,
+			creds:         awsCfg.Credentials,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Provides missing sqlx.OpenDB
+func OpenDB(conn *PostgresqlConnector) *sqlx.DB {
+	sqlDB := sql.OpenDB(conn)
+	return sqlx.NewDb(sqlDB, "postgres")
+}
+
diff --git a/pgutils/listener.go b/pgutils/listener.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..958462c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgutils/listener.go
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+package pgutils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+// This listener exists because we cannot rely on lib/pq's built-in reconnect
+// logic when using RDS IAM authentication. IAM auth uses short-lived tokens in
+// the connection string; lib/pq will happily reconnect forever with the *same*
+// DSN, but once the token expires those reconnect attempts can never succeed.
+//
+// To handle this, we treat pq.Listener as a disposable object and rebuild it
+// whenever the connection is lost:
+//
+//   - PostgresqlConnector.GetConnectionString(ctx) returns a fresh DSN, which
+//     includes a new IAM token.
+//   - makeListener() uses that DSN to construct a new pq.Listener and issues
+//     LISTEN pgChannelName.
+//
+// A goroutine runs the event loop: it drains listener.Notify,
+// invokes the caller's callback for each notification, periodically calls
+// Ping() to surface dead sockets, and handles reconnects with backoff when
+// needed.
+//
+// Listen() orchestrates the lifecycle: it watches pq.Listener events,
+// triggers reconnects via a small buffered channel, applies exponential
+// backoff when creating new listeners fails, and ensures notifications
+// that arrive while we are rebuilding the listener are intentionally
+// dropped.
+//
+// Callers only need to pass a context, channel name, and callback; Listen
+// hides the IAM token refresh, reconnection, and backoff mechanics.
+//
+// This is the path a postgres notification takes:
+// Postgres NOTIFY
+//    -> pq.Listener internals
+//    -> listener.Notify channel
+//    -> Listen loop
+//    -> callback(notification)
+//    -> your business logic
+
+func listenerEventToString(t pq.ListenerEventType) string {
+	switch t {
+	case pq.ListenerEventConnected:
+		return "connected"
+	case pq.ListenerEventDisconnected:
+		return "disconnected"
+	case pq.ListenerEventReconnected:
+		return "reconnected"
+	case pq.ListenerEventConnectionAttemptFailed:
+		return "connection failed"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown: (%d)", t)
+	}
+}
+
+// Listen subscribes to a Postgres LISTEN channel (pgChannelName) and invokes callback for
+// each notification. It automatically reconnects with backoff and pings periodically to
+// surface dead sockets. If an onClose callback is provided, it is called once when the
+// listener goroutine exits.
+//
+// Notifications that arrive while the listener is being rebuilt are intentionally dropped.
+//
+// The callback is invoked from the listener goroutine; it MUST NOT block
+// for long periods. If you need to do heavy work, offload it to another
+// goroutine.
+func Listen(ctx context.Context, conn *PostgresqlConnector, pgChannelName string, callback func(*pq.Notification), onClose func()) error {
+	if callback == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("listener callback cannot be nil")
+	}
+
+	reconnectEventCh := make(chan struct{}, 1) // We just need a single reconnect event to trigger, so buffer size of 1
+
+	makeListener := func() (*pq.Listener, error) {
+		url, err := conn.GetConnectionString(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("get url: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		cb := func(t pq.ListenerEventType, e error) {
+			eventType := listenerEventToString(t)
+			log.Printf("Postgres listener (%s): %s (err=%v)", pgChannelName, eventType, e)
+			if t == pq.ListenerEventDisconnected || t == pq.ListenerEventConnectionAttemptFailed {
+				select {
+				case reconnectEventCh <- struct{}{}:
+				default:
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		listener := pq.NewListener(url, time.Second, 30*time.Second, cb)
+		if err := listener.Listen(pgChannelName); err != nil {
+			_ = listener.Close()
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("listen %q: %w", pgChannelName, err)
+		}
+		return listener, nil
+	}
+
+	// Build the first listener eagerly so callers learn about init failures immediately.
+	listener, err := makeListener()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		defer func() {
+			log.Printf("Postgres listener (%s): shutting down (ctx err=%v)", pgChannelName, ctx.Err())
+			if onClose != nil {
+				onClose()
+			}
+			if listener != nil {
+				_ = listener.Close()
+			}
+		}()
+
+		backoff := time.Second
+		const maxBackoff = 30 * time.Second
+
+		ping := time.NewTicker(60 * time.Second)
+		defer ping.Stop()
+
+		for {
+			// Rebuild listener with a fresh URL when needed.
+			for listener == nil {
+				listener, err = makeListener()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("listener create failed: %v (retry in %s)", err, backoff)
+					select {
+					case <-time.After(backoff):
+						if backoff < maxBackoff {
+							backoff *= 2
+							if backoff > maxBackoff {
+								backoff = maxBackoff
+							}
+						}
+						continue
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						return
+					}
+				}
+				backoff = time.Second // reset on success
+			}
+
+			select {
+			case n, ok := <-listener.Notify:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				if n == nil {
+					// Seen right after reconnects sometimes.
+					continue
+				}
+				callback(n)
+
+			case <-ping.C:
+				// Nudge connection to surface dead sockets.
+				go listener.Ping()
+
+			case <-reconnectEventCh:
+				// Lib/pq listener has entered a state where we want to reconnect with a new pq.Listener.
+				_ = listener.Close()
+				listener = nil
+
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+