diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad7dae2..9701c5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ typings/
 
 # vim swap files
 *.swp
+
+# npm package lock
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8dbe5a6..cd92d4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This plugin will add the `pg` namespace in your Fastify instance, with the follo
 ```
 connect: the function to get a connection from the pool
 pool: the pool instance
-Client: a clinet constructor for a single query
+Client: a client constructor for a single query
 query: an utility to perform a query without a transaction
 ```
 
@@ -95,6 +95,34 @@ fastify.listen(3000, err => {
 ```
 As you can see there is no need to close the client, since is done internally. Promises and async await are supported as well.
 
+### Native option
+If you want to gain the maximum performances you can install [pg-native](https://github.com/brianc/node-pg-native), and pass `native: true` to the plugin options.
+*Note: it requires PostgreSQL client libraries & tools installed, see [instructions](https://github.com/brianc/node-pg-native#install).*
+Note: trying to use native options without successfully installation of `pg-native` will get a warning and fallback to regular `pg` module.
+
+```js
+const fastify = require('fastify')
+
+fastify.register(require('fastify-postgres'), {
+  connectionString: 'postgres://postgres@localhost/postgres',
+  native: true
+})
+
+fastify.get('/user/:id', (req, reply) => {
+  fastify.pg.query(
+    'SELECT id, username, hash, salt FROM users WHERE id=$1', [req.params.id],
+    function onResult (err, result) {
+      reply.send(err || result)
+    }
+  )
+})
+
+fastify.listen(3000, err => {
+  if (err) throw err
+  console.log(`server listening on ${fastify.server.address().port}`)
+})
+```
+
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 This project is kindly sponsored by:
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4dce722..8b36372 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const fp = require('fastify-plugin')
-const pg = require('pg')
+let pg = require('pg')
 
 function fastifyPostgres (fastify, options, next) {
+  if (options.native) {
+    delete options.native
+    if (!pg.native) {
+      console.warn('pg-native not installed, can\'t use native option - fallback to pg module')
+    } else {
+      pg = pg.native
+    }
+  }
+
   const pool = new pg.Pool(options)
 
   fastify.decorate('pg', {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0316c5d..5be007d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "fastify": "^0.30.1",
+    "pg-native": "^2.2.0",
     "standard": "^10.0.3",
     "tap": "^10.7.2"
   }
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index f866a3e..6439933 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -91,3 +91,28 @@ test('use query util with promises', t => {
       })
   })
 })
+
+test('use native module', t => {
+  t.plan(2)
+
+  const fastify = Fastify()
+
+  fastify.register(fastifyPostgres, {
+    connectionString: 'postgres://postgres@localhost/postgres',
+    native: true
+  })
+
+  fastify.ready(err => {
+    t.error(err)
+    fastify.pg
+      .query('SELECT 1 AS one')
+      .then(result => {
+        t.ok(result.rows[0].one === 1)
+        fastify.close()
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        t.fail(err)
+        fastify.close()
+      })
+  })
+})