diff --git a/exposed-tests/build.gradle.kts b/exposed-tests/build.gradle.kts
index 8081974f1d..2714933167 100644
--- a/exposed-tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/exposed-tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j", "log4j-core", Versions.log4j2)
     implementation("junit", "junit", "4.12")
     implementation("org.hamcrest", "hamcrest-library", "1.3")
+    implementation("com.zaxxer", "HikariCP", "5.0.1")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx", "kotlinx-coroutines-debug", Versions.kotlinCoroutines)
 
     implementation("org.testcontainers", "mysql", Versions.testContainers)
     implementation("org.testcontainers", "postgresql", Versions.testContainers)
     testCompileOnly("org.postgresql", "postgresql", Versions.postgre)
     testCompileOnly("com.impossibl.pgjdbc-ng", "pgjdbc-ng", Versions.postgreNG)
-    compileOnly("com.h2database", "h2", Versions.h2)
+    implementation("com.h2database", "h2", Versions.h2)
     testCompileOnly("org.xerial", "sqlite-jdbc", Versions.sqlLite3)
 }
 
diff --git a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/h2/ConnectionPoolTests.kt b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/h2/ConnectionPoolTests.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f68e15bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/h2/ConnectionPoolTests.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.h2
+
+import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig
+import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.IntEntity
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.IntEntityClass
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.id.EntityID
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.id.IntIdTable
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.Database
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.SchemaUtils
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.TestDB
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertEquals
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.transactions.experimental.newSuspendedTransaction
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.transactions.transaction
+import org.junit.Assume
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class ConnectionPoolTests {
+    private val hikariDataSource1 by lazy {
+        HikariDataSource(
+            HikariConfig().apply {
+                jdbcUrl = "jdbc:h2:mem:hikariDB1"
+                maximumPoolSize = 10
+            }
+        )
+    }
+
+    private val hikariDB1 by lazy {
+        Database.connect(hikariDataSource1)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testSuspendTransactionsExceedingPoolSize() {
+        Assume.assumeTrue(TestDB.H2 in TestDB.enabledInTests())
+        transaction(db = hikariDB1) {
+            SchemaUtils.create(TestTable)
+        }
+
+        val exceedsPoolSize = (hikariDataSource1.maximumPoolSize * 2 + 1).coerceAtMost(50)
+        runBlocking {
+            repeat(exceedsPoolSize) {
+                launch {
+                    newSuspendedTransaction {
+                        delay(100)
+                        TestEntity.new { testValue = "test$it" }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        transaction(db = hikariDB1) {
+            assertEquals(exceedsPoolSize, TestEntity.all().toList().count())
+
+            SchemaUtils.drop(TestTable)
+        }
+    }
+
+    object TestTable : IntIdTable("HIKARI_TESTER") {
+        val testValue = varchar("test_value", 32)
+    }
+
+    class TestEntity(id: EntityID<Int>) : IntEntity(id) {
+        companion object : IntEntityClass<TestEntity>(TestTable)
+
+        var testValue by TestTable.testValue
+    }
+}