diff --git a/integration_test/cases/transaction_test.exs b/integration_test/cases/transaction_test.exs
index dd245b7..f77b1bd 100644
--- a/integration_test/cases/transaction_test.exs
+++ b/integration_test/cases/transaction_test.exs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ defmodule TransactionTest do
 
   alias TestPool, as: P
   alias TestAgent, as: A
+  alias TestQuery, as: Q
 
   test "transaction returns result" do
     stack = [
@@ -1253,4 +1254,64 @@ defmodule TransactionTest do
              handle_status: [_, :newest_state]
            ] = A.record(agent)
   end
+
+  test "log query from handle_begin" do
+    stack = [
+      {:ok, :state},
+      {:ok, %Q{statement: "custom begin"}, :begin, :new_state},
+      {:ok, :committed, :newest_state}
+    ]
+
+    {:ok, agent} = A.start_link(stack)
+
+    parent = self()
+    opts = [agent: agent, parent: parent]
+    {:ok, pool} = P.start_link(opts)
+
+    log = &send(parent, &1)
+
+    assert P.transaction(pool, fn _ -> :result end, log: log) == {:ok, :result}
+
+    assert_received %DBConnection.LogEntry{call: :begin} = entry
+    assert %{query: "custom begin"} = entry
+
+    assert [
+             connect: [_],
+             handle_begin: [_, :state],
+             handle_commit: [_, :new_state]
+           ] = A.record(agent)
+  end
+
+  test "log query from handle_begin: transaction inside run" do
+    stack = [
+      {:ok, :state},
+      {:idle, :new_state},
+      {:ok, %Q{statement: "custom begin"}, :begin, :newer_state},
+      {:ok, :committed, :newest_state},
+      {:idle, :newest_state}
+    ]
+
+    {:ok, agent} = A.start_link(stack)
+
+    parent = self()
+    opts = [agent: agent, parent: parent]
+    {:ok, pool} = P.start_link(opts)
+
+    log = &send(parent, &1)
+
+    assert P.run(pool, fn conn ->
+             P.transaction(conn, fn _ -> :result end, log: log)
+           end) == {:ok, :result}
+
+    assert_received %DBConnection.LogEntry{call: :begin} = entry
+    assert %{query: "custom begin"} = entry
+
+    assert [
+             connect: [_],
+             handle_status: [_, :state],
+             handle_begin: [_, :new_state],
+             handle_commit: [_, :newer_state],
+             handle_status: [_, :newest_state]
+           ] = A.record(agent)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/db_connection.ex b/lib/db_connection.ex
index e837c82..892b060 100644
--- a/lib/db_connection.ex
+++ b/lib/db_connection.ex
@@ -201,9 +201,12 @@ defmodule DBConnection do
   @doc """
   Handle the beginning of a transaction.
 
-  Return `{:ok, result, state}` to continue, `{status, state}` to notify caller
-  that the transaction can not begin due to the transaction status `status`,
-  or `{:disconnect, exception, state}` to error and disconnect.
+  Return `{:ok, result, state}`/`{:ok, query, result, state}` to continue,
+  `{status, state}` to notify caller that the transaction can not begin due
+  to the transaction status `status`, or `{:disconnect, exception, state}`
+  to error and disconnect. If `{:ok, query, result, state}` is returned,
+  the query will be used to log the begin command. Otherwise, it will be
+  logged as `begin`.
 
   A callback implementation should only return `status` if it
   can determine the database's transaction status without side effect.
@@ -212,6 +215,7 @@ defmodule DBConnection do
   """
   @callback handle_begin(opts :: Keyword.t(), state :: any) ::
               {:ok, result, new_state :: any}
+              | {:ok, query, result, new_state :: any}
               | {status, new_state :: any}
               | {:disconnect, Exception.t(), new_state :: any}
 
@@ -1762,9 +1766,18 @@ defmodule DBConnection do
   end
 
   defp begin(conn, run, opts) do
-    conn
-    |> run.(&run_begin/3, meter(opts), opts)
-    |> log(:begin, :begin, nil)
+    case run.(conn, &run_begin/3, meter(opts), opts) do
+      {:ok, conn, {query, result}, meter} ->
+        query = String.Chars.to_string(query)
+        log({:ok, conn, result, meter}, :begin, query, nil)
+
+      {:ok, {query, result}, meter} ->
+        query = String.Chars.to_string(query)
+        log({:ok, result, meter}, :begin, query, nil)
+
+      other ->
+        log(other, :begin, :begin, nil)
+    end
   end
 
   defp run_begin(conn, meter, opts) do
@@ -1775,6 +1788,9 @@ defmodule DBConnection do
       {status, _conn_state} when status in [:idle, :transaction, :error] ->
         status_disconnect(conn, status, meter)
 
+      {:ok, query, result, _conn_status} ->
+        {:ok, {query, result}, meter}
+
       other ->
         handle_common_result(other, conn, meter)
     end
diff --git a/test/test_support.exs b/test/test_support.exs
index 644132f..3c92ed1 100644
--- a/test/test_support.exs
+++ b/test/test_support.exs
@@ -145,7 +145,13 @@ defmodule TestConnection do
 end
 
 defmodule TestQuery do
-  defstruct [:state]
+  defstruct [:state, :statement]
+
+  defimpl String.Chars do
+    def to_string(%{statement: statement}) do
+      IO.iodata_to_binary(statement)
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 defmodule TestCursor do