diff --git a/dialect_postgres.go b/dialect_postgres.go
index d907c68c..1f74bd31 100644
--- a/dialect_postgres.go
+++ b/dialect_postgres.go
@@ -1223,3 +1223,15 @@ func (p *pqDriver) Parse(driverName, dataSourceName string) (*core.Uri, error) {
 
 	return db, nil
 }
+
+type pqDriverPgx struct {
+	pqDriver
+}
+
+func (pgx *pqDriverPgx) Parse(driverName, dataSourceName string) (*core.Uri, error) {
+	// Remove the leading characters for driver to work
+	if len(dataSourceName) >= 9 && dataSourceName[0] == 0 {
+		dataSourceName = dataSourceName[9:]
+	}
+	return pgx.pqDriver.Parse(driverName, dataSourceName)
+}
diff --git a/xorm.go b/xorm.go
index 13d0951b..141c4897 100644
--- a/xorm.go
+++ b/xorm.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func regDrvsNDialects() bool {
 		"mysql":    {"mysql", func() core.Driver { return &mysqlDriver{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &mysql{} }},
 		"mymysql":  {"mysql", func() core.Driver { return &mymysqlDriver{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &mysql{} }},
 		"postgres": {"postgres", func() core.Driver { return &pqDriver{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &postgres{} }},
-		"pgx":      {"postgres", func() core.Driver { return &pqDriver{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &postgres{} }},
+		"pgx":      {"postgres", func() core.Driver { return &pqDriverPgx{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &postgres{} }},
 		"sqlite3":  {"sqlite3", func() core.Driver { return &sqlite3Driver{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &sqlite3{} }},
 		"oci8":     {"oracle", func() core.Driver { return &oci8Driver{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &oracle{} }},
 		"goracle":  {"oracle", func() core.Driver { return &goracleDriver{} }, func() core.Dialect { return &oracle{} }},