diff --git a/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c b/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c
index de5e0928f7fbf..56ab0871ac786 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c
+++ b/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c
@@ -36,13 +36,27 @@
 #endif
 
 /* from postgresql/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h */
+#define BOOLLABEL   "bool"
 #define BOOLOID     16
+#define BYTEALABEL  "bytea"
 #define BYTEAOID    17
-#define INT8OID     20
+#define DATELABEL   "date"
+#define DATEOID     1082
+#define INT2LABEL   "int2"
 #define INT2OID     21
+#define INT4LABEL   "int4"
 #define INT4OID     23
-#define TEXTOID     25
+#define INT8LABEL   "int8"
+#define INT8OID     20
 #define OIDOID      26
+#define TEXTLABEL   "text"
+#define TEXTOID     25
+#define TIMESTAMPLABEL "timestamp"
+#define TIMESTAMPOID   1114
+#define VARCHARLABEL "varchar"
+#define VARCHAROID   1043
+
+
 
 static int pgsql_stmt_dtor(pdo_stmt_t *stmt)
 {
@@ -591,29 +605,46 @@ static int pgsql_stmt_get_column_meta(pdo_stmt_t *stmt, zend_long colno, zval *r
 	array_init(return_value);
 	add_assoc_long(return_value, "pgsql:oid", S->cols[colno].pgsql_type);
 
-	/* Fetch metadata from Postgres system catalogue */
-	spprintf(&q, 0, "SELECT TYPNAME FROM PG_TYPE WHERE OID=%u", S->cols[colno].pgsql_type);
-	res = PQexec(S->H->server, q);
-	efree(q);
-
-	status = PQresultStatus(res);
-
-	if (status != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
-		/* Failed to get system catalogue, but return success
-		 * with the data we have collected so far
-		 */
-		goto done;
-	}
-
-	/* We want exactly one row returned */
-	if (1 != PQntuples(res)) {
-		goto done;
-	}
-
-	add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0));
-done:
-	PQclear(res);
-	return 1;
+  switch (S->cols[colno].pgsql_type) {
+    case BOOLOID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", BOOLLABEL);
+      break;
+    case BYTEAOID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", BYTEALABEL);
+      break;
+    case INT8OID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", INT8LABEL);
+      break;
+    case INT2OID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", INT2LABEL);
+      break;
+    case INT4OID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", INT4LABEL);
+      break;
+    case TEXTOID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", TEXTLABEL);
+      break;
+    case VARCHAROID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", VARCHARLABEL);
+      break;
+    case DATEOID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", DATELABEL);
+      break;
+    case TIMESTAMPOID:
+      add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", TIMESTAMPLABEL);
+      break;
+    default:
+      /* Fetch metadata from Postgres system catalogue */
+      spprintf(&q, 0, "SELECT TYPNAME FROM PG_TYPE WHERE OID=%u", S->cols[colno].pgsql_type);
+      res = PQexec(S->H->server, q);
+      efree(q);
+      status = PQresultStatus(res);
+      if (status == PGRES_TUPLES_OK && 1 == PQntuples(res)) {
+        add_assoc_string(return_value, "native_type", PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0));
+      }
+      PQclear(res);
+   }
+   return 1;
 }
 
 static int pdo_pgsql_stmt_cursor_closer(pdo_stmt_t *stmt)
diff --git a/ext/pdo_pgsql/tests/bug62498.phpt b/ext/pdo_pgsql/tests/bug62498.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cefcd1f3f180a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/pdo_pgsql/tests/bug62498.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+--TEST--
+PDO PgSQL Bug #62498 (pdo_pgsql inefficient when getColumnMeta() is used)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (!extension_loaded('pdo') || !extension_loaded('pdo_pgsql')) die('skip not loaded');
+require dirname(__FILE__) . '/config.inc';
+require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../ext/pdo/tests/pdo_test.inc';
+PDOTest::skip();
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+echo "Begin test...\n";
+
+require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../../ext/pdo/tests/pdo_test.inc';
+$db = PDOTest::test_factory(dirname(__FILE__) . '/common.phpt');
+$db->setAttribute (\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, \PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+
+// create the table
+$db->exec("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE bugtest_62498 (intcol INTEGER, stringcol VARCHAR(255), boolcol BOOLEAN, datecol DATE)");
+
+// insert some data
+$statement = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO bugtest_62498 (intcol, stringcol, boolcol, datecol) VALUES (:intval, :stringval, :boolval, :dateval)");
+$statement->execute(array(
+    "intval" => "42",
+    "stringval" => "The Answer",
+    "boolval" => true,
+    "dateval" => '2015-12-14',
+));
+
+$select = $db->query('SELECT intcol, stringcol, boolcol, datecol FROM bugtest_62498');
+$meta = [];
+for ($i=0; $i < 4; $i++) {
+  $meta[] = $select->getColumnMeta(0);
+}
+var_dump($meta);
+
+?>
+Done
+--EXPECT--
+Begin test...
+array(4) {
+  [0]=>
+  array(6) {
+    ["pgsql:oid"]=>
+    int(23)
+    ["native_type"]=>
+    string(4) "int4"
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(6) "intcol"
+    ["len"]=>
+    int(4)
+    ["precision"]=>
+    int(-1)
+    ["pdo_type"]=>
+    int(1)
+  }
+  [1]=>
+  array(6) {
+    ["pgsql:oid"]=>
+    int(23)
+    ["native_type"]=>
+    string(4) "int4"
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(6) "intcol"
+    ["len"]=>
+    int(4)
+    ["precision"]=>
+    int(-1)
+    ["pdo_type"]=>
+    int(1)
+  }
+  [2]=>
+  array(6) {
+    ["pgsql:oid"]=>
+    int(23)
+    ["native_type"]=>
+    string(4) "int4"
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(6) "intcol"
+    ["len"]=>
+    int(4)
+    ["precision"]=>
+    int(-1)
+    ["pdo_type"]=>
+    int(1)
+  }
+  [3]=>
+  array(6) {
+    ["pgsql:oid"]=>
+    int(23)
+    ["native_type"]=>
+    string(4) "int4"
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(6) "intcol"
+    ["len"]=>
+    int(4)
+    ["precision"]=>
+    int(-1)
+    ["pdo_type"]=>
+    int(1)
+  }
+}
+Done