diff --git a/bindings/postgres/postgres.go b/bindings/postgres/postgres.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50594679b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+package postgres
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/bindings"
+	"github.com/dapr/dapr/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4/pgxpool"
+)
+
+// List of operations.
+const (
+	execOperation  bindings.OperationKind = "exec"
+	queryOperation bindings.OperationKind = "query"
+	closeOperation bindings.OperationKind = "close"
+
+	connectionURLKey = "url"
+	commandSQLKey    = "sql"
+)
+
+// Postgres represents PostgreSQL output binding
+type Postgres struct {
+	logger logger.Logger
+	db     *pgxpool.Pool
+}
+
+var _ = bindings.OutputBinding(&Postgres{})
+
+// NewPostgres returns a new PostgreSQL output binding
+func NewPostgres(logger logger.Logger) *Postgres {
+	return &Postgres{logger: logger}
+}
+
+// Init initializes the PostgreSql binding
+func (p *Postgres) Init(metadata bindings.Metadata) error {
+	url, ok := metadata.Properties[connectionURLKey]
+	if !ok || url == "" {
+		return errors.Errorf("required metadata not set: %s", connectionURLKey)
+	}
+
+	poolConfig, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error opening DB connection")
+	}
+
+	p.db, err = pgxpool.ConnectConfig(context.Background(), poolConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to ping the DB")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Operations returns list of operations supported by PostgreSql binding
+func (p *Postgres) Operations() []bindings.OperationKind {
+	return []bindings.OperationKind{
+		execOperation,
+		queryOperation,
+		closeOperation,
+	}
+}
+
+// Invoke handles all invoke operations
+func (p *Postgres) Invoke(req *bindings.InvokeRequest) (resp *bindings.InvokeResponse, err error) {
+	if req == nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("invoke request required")
+	}
+
+	if req.Operation == closeOperation {
+		p.db.Close()
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	if req.Metadata == nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("metadata required")
+	}
+	p.logger.Debugf("operation: %v", req.Operation)
+
+	sql, ok := req.Metadata[commandSQLKey]
+	if !ok || sql == "" {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("required metadata not set: %s", commandSQLKey)
+	}
+
+	startTime := time.Now().UTC()
+	resp = &bindings.InvokeResponse{
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"operation":  string(req.Operation),
+			"sql":        sql,
+			"start-time": startTime.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		},
+	}
+
+	switch req.Operation {
+	case execOperation:
+		r, err := p.exec(sql)
+		if err != nil {
+			resp.Metadata["error"] = err.Error()
+		}
+		resp.Metadata["rows-affected"] = strconv.FormatInt(r, 10) // 0 if error
+
+	case queryOperation:
+		d, err := p.query(sql)
+		if err != nil {
+			resp.Metadata["error"] = err.Error()
+		}
+		resp.Data = d
+
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.Errorf(
+			"invalid operation type: %s. Expected %s, %s, or %s",
+			req.Operation, execOperation, queryOperation, closeOperation,
+		)
+	}
+
+	endTime := time.Now().UTC()
+	resp.Metadata["end-time"] = endTime.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	resp.Metadata["duration"] = endTime.Sub(startTime).String()
+
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Postgres) query(sql string) (result []byte, err error) {
+	p.logger.Debugf("select: %s", sql)
+
+	rows, err := p.db.Query(context.Background(), sql)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error executing query: %s", sql)
+	}
+
+	rs := make([]interface{}, 0)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		val, rowErr := rows.Values()
+		if rowErr != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(rowErr, "error parsing result: %v", rows.Err())
+		}
+		rs = append(rs, val)
+	}
+
+	if result, err = json.Marshal(rs); err != nil {
+		err = errors.Wrap(err, "error serializing results")
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (p *Postgres) exec(sql string) (result int64, err error) {
+	p.logger.Debugf("exec: %s", sql)
+
+	res, err := p.db.Exec(context.Background(), sql)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "error executing query: %s", sql)
+	}
+
+	result = res.RowsAffected()
+	return
+}
diff --git a/bindings/postgres/postgres_test.go b/bindings/postgres/postgres_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6be191cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/postgres/postgres_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+package postgres
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/bindings"
+	"github.com/dapr/dapr/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+const (
+	testTableDDL = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS foo (
+		id bigint NOT NULL,
+		v1 character varying(50) NOT NULL,
+		ts TIMESTAMP)`
+	testInsert = "INSERT INTO foo (id, v1, ts) VALUES (%d, 'test-%d', '%v')"
+	testDelete = "DELETE FROM foo"
+	testUpdate = "UPDATE foo SET ts = '%v' WHERE id = %d"
+	testSelect = "SELECT * FROM foo WHERE id < 3"
+)
+
+func TestOperations(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	b := NewPostgres(logger.NewLogger("test"))
+	assert.NotNil(t, b)
+	l := b.Operations()
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(l))
+}
+
+// SETUP TESTS
+// 1. `createdb daprtest`
+// 2. `createuser daprtest`
+// 3. `psql=# grant all privileges on database daprtest to daprtest;``
+// 4. `export POSTGRES_TEST_CONN_URL="postgres://daprtest@localhost:5432/daprtest?application_name=test&connect_timeout=5"``
+// 5. `go test -v -count=1 ./bindings/postgres -run ^TestPostgresIntegration`
+
+func TestPostgresIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	url := os.Getenv("POSTGRES_TEST_CONN_URL")
+	if url == "" {
+		t.SkipNow()
+	}
+
+	// live DB test
+	b := NewPostgres(logger.NewLogger("test"))
+	err := b.Init(bindings.Metadata{Properties: map[string]string{connectionURLKey: url}})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// create table
+	req := &bindings.InvokeRequest{
+		Operation: execOperation,
+		Metadata:  map[string]string{commandSQLKey: testTableDDL},
+	}
+	res, err := b.Invoke(req)
+	assertResponse(t, res, err)
+
+	// delete all previous records if any
+	req.Metadata[commandSQLKey] = testDelete
+	res, err = b.Invoke(req)
+	assertResponse(t, res, err)
+
+	// insert recrods
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		req.Metadata[commandSQLKey] = fmt.Sprintf(testInsert, i, i, time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
+		res, err = b.Invoke(req)
+		assertResponse(t, res, err)
+	}
+
+	// update recrods
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		req.Metadata[commandSQLKey] = fmt.Sprintf(testUpdate, time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339), i)
+		res, err = b.Invoke(req)
+		assertResponse(t, res, err)
+	}
+
+	// select records
+	req.Operation = queryOperation
+	req.Metadata[commandSQLKey] = testSelect
+	res, err = b.Invoke(req)
+	assertResponse(t, res, err)
+	t.Logf("result data: %v", string(res.Data))
+
+	// delete records
+	req.Operation = execOperation
+	req.Metadata[commandSQLKey] = testDelete
+	res, err = b.Invoke(req)
+	assertResponse(t, res, err)
+
+	// close connection
+	req.Operation = closeOperation
+	_, err = b.Invoke(req)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func assertResponse(t *testing.T, res *bindings.InvokeResponse, err error) {
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, res)
+	assert.NotNil(t, res.Metadata)
+	t.Logf("result meta: %v", res.Metadata)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 976140220..86610719c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go v1.4.0
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.6.0
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.8
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/nats-io/go-nats v1.7.2
 	github.com/nats-io/nats-streaming-server v0.17.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f69aa05ad..77bbac5e6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.6.0 h1:Fh0O9GdlG4gYpjpwOqjdEodJUQM9jzN3Hdv7PN0xmm0=
 github.com/jackc/pgx/v4 v4.6.0/go.mod h1:vPh43ZzxijXUVJ+t/EmXBtFmbFVO72cuneCT9oAlxAg=
 github.com/jackc/puddle v0.0.0-20190413234325-e4ced69a3a2b/go.mod h1:m4B5Dj62Y0fbyuIc15OsIqK0+JU8nkqQjsgx7dvjSWk=
 github.com/jackc/puddle v0.0.0-20190608224051-11cab39313c9/go.mod h1:m4B5Dj62Y0fbyuIc15OsIqK0+JU8nkqQjsgx7dvjSWk=
+github.com/jackc/puddle v1.1.0 h1:musOWczZC/rSbqut475Vfcczg7jJsdUQf0D6oKPLgNU=
 github.com/jackc/puddle v1.1.0/go.mod h1:m4B5Dj62Y0fbyuIc15OsIqK0+JU8nkqQjsgx7dvjSWk=
 github.com/jcmturner/gofork v0.0.0-20190328161633-dc7c13fece03 h1:FUwcHNlEqkqLjLBdCp5PRlCFijNjvcYANOZXzCfXwCM=
 github.com/jcmturner/gofork v0.0.0-20190328161633-dc7c13fece03/go.mod h1:MK8+TM0La+2rjBD4jE12Kj1pCCxK7d2LK/UM3ncEo0o=
@@ -588,6 +589,8 @@ github.com/lib/pq v1.2.0 h1:LXpIM/LZ5xGFhOpXAQUIMM1HdyqzVYM13zNdjCEEcA0=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.3.0 h1:/qkRGz8zljWiDcFvgpwUpwIAPu3r07TDvs3Rws+o/pU=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.3.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.8.0 h1:9xohqzkUwzR4Ga4ivdTcawVS89YSDVxXMa3xJX3cGzg=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.8.0/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de/go.mod h1:zAbeS9B/r2mtpb6U+EI2rYA5OAXxsYw6wTamcNW+zcE=
 github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.0/go.mod h1:PppfXfuXeibc/6YijjN8zIbojt8czPbwD3XqdrwzmxQ=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.0.0-20160728113105-d5b7844b561a/go.mod h1:C1wdFJiN94OJF2b5HbByQZoLdCWB1Yqtg26g4irojpc=