diff --git a/postgres/src/client.rs b/postgres/src/client.rs
index e3c9efaa..2621cbf7 100644
--- a/postgres/src/client.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/client.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,33 @@
 use crate::{Config, CopyInWriter, CopyOutReader, RowIter, Statement, ToStatement, Transaction};
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::tls::{MakeTlsConnect, TlsConnect};
 use tokio_postgres::types::{ToSql, Type};
 use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, SimpleQueryMessage, Socket};
 
+pub(crate) struct Rt<'a>(pub &'a mut Runtime);
+
+// no-op impl to extend the borrow until drop
+impl Drop for Rt<'_> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {}
+}
+
+impl Deref for Rt<'_> {
+    type Target = Runtime;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Runtime {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for Rt<'_> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Runtime {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
 /// A synchronous PostgreSQL client.
 pub struct Client {
     runtime: Runtime,
@@ -38,6 +62,10 @@ impl Client {
         Config::new()
     }
 
+    fn rt(&mut self) -> Rt<'_> {
+        Rt(&mut self.runtime)
+    }
+
     /// Executes a statement, returning the number of rows modified.
     ///
     /// A statement may contain parameters, specified by `$n`, where `n` is the index of the parameter of the list
@@ -236,7 +264,7 @@ impl Client {
         let stream = self
             .runtime
             .block_on(self.client.query_raw(query, params))?;
-        Ok(RowIter::new(&mut self.runtime, stream))
+        Ok(RowIter::new(self.rt(), stream))
     }
 
     /// Creates a new prepared statement.
@@ -326,7 +354,7 @@ impl Client {
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
         let sink = self.runtime.block_on(self.client.copy_in(query))?;
-        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(&mut self.runtime, sink))
+        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(self.rt(), sink))
     }
 
     /// Executes a `COPY TO STDOUT` statement, returning a reader of the resulting data.
@@ -354,7 +382,7 @@ impl Client {
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
         let stream = self.runtime.block_on(self.client.copy_out(query))?;
-        CopyOutReader::new(&mut self.runtime, stream)
+        CopyOutReader::new(self.rt(), stream)
     }
 
     /// Executes a sequence of SQL statements using the simple query protocol.
diff --git a/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs b/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs
index 897d8756..9a9e4899 100644
--- a/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/copy_in_writer.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
+use crate::Rt;
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use futures::SinkExt;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::{CopyInSink, Error};
 
 /// The writer returned by the `copy_in` method.
 ///
 /// The copy *must* be explicitly completed via the `finish` method. If it is not, the copy will be aborted.
 pub struct CopyInWriter<'a> {
-    runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+    runtime: Rt<'a>,
     sink: Pin<Box<CopyInSink<Bytes>>>,
     buf: BytesMut,
 }
 
-// no-op impl to extend borrow until drop
-impl Drop for CopyInWriter<'_> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {}
-}
-
 impl<'a> CopyInWriter<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(runtime: &'a mut Runtime, sink: CopyInSink<Bytes>) -> CopyInWriter<'a> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(runtime: Rt<'a>, sink: CopyInSink<Bytes>) -> CopyInWriter<'a> {
         CopyInWriter {
             runtime,
             sink: Box::pin(sink),
diff --git a/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs b/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
index 14f8d630..c1bc2ff6 100644
--- a/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/copy_out_reader.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
+use crate::Rt;
 use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use std::io::{self, BufRead, Cursor, Read};
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::{CopyOutStream, Error};
 
 /// The reader returned by the `copy_out` method.
 pub struct CopyOutReader<'a> {
-    runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+    runtime: Rt<'a>,
     stream: Pin<Box<CopyOutStream>>,
     cur: Cursor<Bytes>,
 }
 
-// no-op impl to extend borrow until drop
-impl Drop for CopyOutReader<'_> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {}
-}
-
 impl<'a> CopyOutReader<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn new(
-        runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+        mut runtime: Rt<'a>,
         stream: CopyOutStream,
     ) -> Result<CopyOutReader<'a>, Error> {
         let mut stream = Box::pin(stream);
diff --git a/postgres/src/row_iter.rs b/postgres/src/row_iter.rs
index 4bd8e4d8..4be5f347 100644
--- a/postgres/src/row_iter.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/row_iter.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+use crate::Rt;
 use fallible_iterator::FallibleIterator;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, RowStream};
 
 /// The iterator returned by `query_raw`.
 pub struct RowIter<'a> {
-    runtime: &'a mut Runtime,
+    runtime: Rt<'a>,
     it: Pin<Box<RowStream>>,
 }
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl Drop for RowIter<'_> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> RowIter<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(runtime: &'a mut Runtime, stream: RowStream) -> RowIter<'a> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(runtime: Rt<'a>, stream: RowStream) -> RowIter<'a> {
         RowIter {
             runtime,
             it: Box::pin(stream),
diff --git a/postgres/src/transaction.rs b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
index ece8de99..2b397ca5 100644
--- a/postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{CopyInWriter, CopyOutReader, Portal, RowIter, Statement, ToStatement};
+use crate::{CopyInWriter, CopyOutReader, Portal, RowIter, Rt, Statement, ToStatement};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio_postgres::types::{ToSql, Type};
 use tokio_postgres::{Error, Row, SimpleQueryMessage};
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn rt(&mut self) -> Rt<'_> {
+        Rt(self.runtime)
+    }
+
     /// Consumes the transaction, committing all changes made within it.
     pub fn commit(self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.commit())
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         let stream = self
             .runtime
             .block_on(self.transaction.query_raw(query, params))?;
-        Ok(RowIter::new(self.runtime, stream))
+        Ok(RowIter::new(self.rt(), stream))
     }
 
     /// Binds parameters to a statement, creating a "portal".
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         let stream = self
             .runtime
             .block_on(self.transaction.query_portal_raw(portal, max_rows))?;
-        Ok(RowIter::new(self.runtime, stream))
+        Ok(RowIter::new(self.rt(), stream))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::copy_in`.
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
         let sink = self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.copy_in(query))?;
-        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(self.runtime, sink))
+        Ok(CopyInWriter::new(self.rt(), sink))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::copy_out`.
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
         T: ?Sized + ToStatement,
     {
         let stream = self.runtime.block_on(self.transaction.copy_out(query))?;
-        CopyOutReader::new(self.runtime, stream)
+        CopyOutReader::new(self.rt(), stream)
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::simple_query`.