diff --git a/src/test/java/io/vertx/ext/asyncsql/PostgreSQLTest.java b/src/test/java/io/vertx/ext/asyncsql/PostgreSQLTest.java
index 4ff0b1a9..f676146e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/vertx/ext/asyncsql/PostgreSQLTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/vertx/ext/asyncsql/PostgreSQLTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 import io.vertx.ext.sql.ResultSet;
 import io.vertx.ext.unit.Async;
 import io.vertx.ext.unit.TestContext;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -128,4 +131,27 @@ public void testUpdatingNumericField(TestContext context) {
     });
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testInstant(TestContext context) {
+    Async async = context.async();
+    client.getConnection(ar -> {
+      ensureSuccess(context, ar);
+      conn = ar.result();
+      conn.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_table", ar1 -> {
+        ensureSuccess(context, ar1);
+        conn.execute("CREATE TABLE test_table (instant TIMESTAMP)", ar2 -> {
+          ensureSuccess(context, ar2);
+          Instant now = Instant.now();
+          conn.queryWithParams("INSERT INTO test_table (instant) VALUES (?)", new JsonArray().add(now), ar3 -> {
+            ensureSuccess(context, ar3);
+            conn.query("SELECT instant FROM test_table", ar4 -> {
+              ensureSuccess(context, ar4);
+              context.assertEquals(ar4.result().getResults().get(0).getInstant(0), now);
+              async.complete();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }
 }