diff --git a/bb8/src/inner.rs b/bb8/src/inner.rs
index 37acade..fa56613 100644
--- a/bb8/src/inner.rs
+++ b/bb8/src/inner.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ where
         let mut wait_time_start = None;
 
         let future = async {
+            let _getting = self.inner.start_get();
             loop {
                 let (conn, approvals) = self.inner.pop();
                 self.spawn_replenishing_approvals(approvals);
diff --git a/bb8/src/internals.rs b/bb8/src/internals.rs
index 5cac9f6..249af7d 100644
--- a/bb8/src/internals.rs
+++ b/bb8/src/internals.rs
@@ -38,13 +38,16 @@ where
 
     pub(crate) fn pop(&self) -> (Option<Conn<M::Connection>>, ApprovalIter) {
         let mut locked = self.internals.lock();
-        let conn = locked.conns.pop_front().map(|idle| idle.conn);
-        let approvals = match &conn {
-            Some(_) => locked.wanted(&self.statics),
-            None => locked.approvals(&self.statics, 1),
+        if let Some(IdleConn { conn, .. }) = locked.conns.pop_front() {
+            return (Some(conn), locked.wanted(&self.statics));
+        }
+
+        let approvals = match locked.in_flight > locked.pending_conns {
+            true => 1,
+            false => 0,
         };
 
-        (conn, approvals)
+        (None, locked.approvals(&self.statics, approvals))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn try_put(self: &Arc<Self>, conn: M::Connection) -> Result<(), M::Connection> {
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@ where
         iter
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn start_get(self: &Arc<Self>) -> Getting<M> {
+        Getting::new(self.clone())
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn forward_error(&self, err: M::Error) {
         self.statics.error_sink.sink(err);
     }
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ where
     conns: VecDeque<IdleConn<M::Connection>>,
     num_conns: u32,
     pending_conns: u32,
+    in_flight: u32,
 }
 
 impl<M> PoolInternals<M>
@@ -202,6 +210,7 @@ where
             conns: VecDeque::new(),
             num_conns: 0,
             pending_conns: 0,
+            in_flight: 0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -236,6 +245,27 @@ pub(crate) struct Approval {
     _priv: (),
 }
 
+pub(crate) struct Getting<M: ManageConnection + Send> {
+    inner: Arc<SharedPool<M>>,
+}
+
+impl<M: ManageConnection + Send> Getting<M> {
+    fn new(inner: Arc<SharedPool<M>>) -> Self {
+        {
+            let mut locked = inner.internals.lock();
+            locked.in_flight += 1;
+        }
+        Getting { inner }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<M: ManageConnection + Send> Drop for Getting<M> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let mut locked = self.inner.internals.lock();
+        locked.in_flight -= 1;
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct Conn<C>
 where
diff --git a/bb8/tests/test.rs b/bb8/tests/test.rs
index 724a376..c46fcc3 100644
--- a/bb8/tests/test.rs
+++ b/bb8/tests/test.rs
@@ -1103,3 +1103,37 @@ async fn test_add_checks_broken_connections() {
     let res = pool.add(conn);
     assert!(matches!(res, Err(AddError::Broken(_))));
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_reuse_on_drop() {
+    let pool = Pool::builder()
+        .min_idle(0)
+        .max_size(100)
+        .queue_strategy(QueueStrategy::Lifo)
+        .build(OkManager::<FakeConnection>::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // The first get should
+    // 1) see nothing in the pool,
+    // 2) spawn a single replenishing approval,
+    // 3) get notified of the new connection and grab it from the pool
+    let conn_0 = pool.get().await.expect("should connect");
+    // Dropping the connection queues up a notify
+    drop(conn_0);
+    // The second get should
+    // 1) see the first connection in the pool and grab it
+    let _conn_1: PooledConnection<OkManager<FakeConnection>> =
+        pool.get().await.expect("should connect");
+    // The third get will
+    // 1) see nothing in the pool,
+    // 2) spawn a single replenishing approval,
+    // 3) get notified of the new connection,
+    // 4) see nothing in the pool,
+    // 5) _not_ spawn a single replenishing approval,
+    // 6) get notified of the new connection and grab it from the pool
+    let _conn_2: PooledConnection<OkManager<FakeConnection>> =
+        pool.get().await.expect("should connect");
+
+    assert_eq!(pool.state().connections, 2);
+}