diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7509fa39..5c2f9376 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ impl InnerConnection {
     #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
     fn setup_typeinfo_query(&mut self) -> result::Result<(), ConnectError> {
         match self.raw_prepare(TYPEINFO_QUERY,
-                               "SELECT t.typname, t.typelem, r.rngsubtype, t.typbasetype, n.nspname \
+                               "SELECT t.typname, t.typtype, t.typelem, r.rngsubtype, \
+                                       t.typbasetype, n.nspname \
                                 FROM pg_catalog.pg_type t \
                                 LEFT OUTER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_range r ON \
                                     r.rngtypid = t.oid \
@@ -480,7 +481,8 @@ impl InnerConnection {
         }
 
         match self.raw_prepare(TYPEINFO_QUERY,
-                               "SELECT t.typname, t.typelem, NULL::OID, t.typbasetype, n.nspname \
+                               "SELECT t.typname, t.typtype, t.typelem, NULL::OID, t.typbasetype, \
+                                       n.nspname \
                                 FROM pg_catalog.pg_type t \
                                 INNER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n \
                                     ON t.typnamespace = n.oid \
@@ -751,26 +753,29 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             }
             _ => bad_response!(self),
         }
-        let (name, elem_oid, rngsubtype, basetype, schema) = match try!(self.read_message()) {
+        let (name, type_, elem_oid, rngsubtype, basetype, schema) = match try!(self.read_message()) {
             DataRow { row } => {
                 let ctx = SessionInfo::new(self);
                 let name = try!(String::from_sql(&Type::Name,
                                                  &mut &**row[0].as_ref().unwrap(),
                                                  &ctx));
+                let type_ = try!(i8::from_sql(&Type::Char,
+                                              &mut &**row[1].as_ref().unwrap(),
+                                              &ctx));
                 let elem_oid = try!(Oid::from_sql(&Type::Oid,
-                                                  &mut &**row[1].as_ref().unwrap(),
+                                                  &mut &**row[2].as_ref().unwrap(),
                                                   &ctx));
-                let rngsubtype = match row[2] {
+                let rngsubtype = match row[3] {
                     Some(ref data) => try!(Option::<Oid>::from_sql(&Type::Oid, &mut &**data, &ctx)),
                     None => try!(Option::<Oid>::from_sql_null(&Type::Oid, &ctx)),
                 };
                 let basetype = try!(Oid::from_sql(&Type::Oid,
-                                                  &mut &**row[3].as_ref().unwrap(),
+                                                  &mut &**row[4].as_ref().unwrap(),
                                                   &ctx));
                 let schema = try!(String::from_sql(&Type::Name,
-                                                   &mut &**row[4].as_ref().unwrap(),
+                                                   &mut &**row[5].as_ref().unwrap(),
                                                    &ctx));
-                (name, elem_oid, rngsubtype, basetype, schema)
+                (name, type_, elem_oid, rngsubtype, basetype, schema)
             }
             ErrorResponse { fields } => {
                 try!(self.wait_for_ready());
@@ -788,7 +793,11 @@ impl InnerConnection {
         }
         try!(self.wait_for_ready());
 
-        let kind = if basetype != 0 {
+        let kind = if type_ == b'e' as i8 {
+            Kind::Enum
+        } else if type_ == b'p' as i8 {
+            Kind::Pseudo
+        } else if basetype != 0 {
             Kind::Domain(try!(self.get_type(basetype)))
         } else if elem_oid != 0 {
             Kind::Array(try!(self.get_type(elem_oid)))
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index 5094da2c..ced7fbcf 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ pub type Oid = u32;
 pub enum Kind {
     /// A simple type like `VARCHAR` or `INTEGER`.
     Simple,
+    /// An enumerated type.
+    Enum,
+    /// A pseudo-type.
+    Pseudo,
     /// An array type along with the type of its elements.
     Array(Type),
     /// A range type along with the type of its elements.
@@ -431,29 +435,29 @@ make_postgres_type! {
     /// REGTYPE[]
     2211: "_regtype" => RegtypeArray: Kind::Array(Type::Regtype),
     /// RECORD
-    2249: "record" => Record: Kind::Simple,
+    2249: "record" => Record: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// CSTRING
-    2275: "cstring" => Cstring: Kind::Simple,
+    2275: "cstring" => Cstring: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// ANY
-    2276: "any" => Any: Kind::Simple,
+    2276: "any" => Any: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// ANYARRAY
-    2277: "anyarray" => AnyArray: Kind::Array(Type::Any),
+    2277: "anyarray" => AnyArray: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// VOID
-    2278: "void" => Void: Kind::Simple,
+    2278: "void" => Void: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// TRIGGER
-    2279: "trigger" => Trigger: Kind::Simple,
+    2279: "trigger" => Trigger: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// LANGUAGE_HANDLER
-    2280: "language_handler" => LanguageHandler: Kind::Simple,
+    2280: "language_handler" => LanguageHandler: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// INTERNAL
-    2281: "internal" => Internal: Kind::Simple,
+    2281: "internal" => Internal: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// OPAQUE
-    2282: "opaque" => Opaque: Kind::Simple,
+    2282: "opaque" => Opaque: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// ANYELEMENT
-    2283: "anyelement" => Anyelement: Kind::Simple,
+    2283: "anyelement" => Anyelement: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// RECORD[]
-    2287: "_record" => RecordArray: Kind::Array(Type::Record),
+    2287: "_record" => RecordArray: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// ANYNONARRAY
-    2776: "anynonarray" => Anynonarray: Kind::Simple,
+    2776: "anynonarray" => Anynonarray: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// TXID_SNAPSHOT[]
     2949: "_txid_snapshot" => TxidSnapshotArray: Kind::Array(Type::TxidSnapshot),
     /// UUID - UUID datatype
@@ -463,13 +467,13 @@ make_postgres_type! {
     /// UUID[]
     2951: "_uuid" => UuidArray: Kind::Array(Type::Uuid),
     /// FDW_HANDLER
-    3115: "fdw_handler" => FdwHandler: Kind::Simple,
+    3115: "fdw_handler" => FdwHandler: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// PG_LSN - PostgreSQL LSN datatype
     3220: "pg_lsn" => PgLsn: Kind::Simple,
     /// PG_LSN[]
     3221: "_pg_lsn" => PgLsnArray: Kind::Array(Type::PgLsn),
     /// ANYENUM
-    3500: "anyenum" => Anyenum: Kind::Simple,
+    3500: "anyenum" => Anyenum: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// TSVECTOR - text representation for text search
     3614: "tsvector" => Tsvector: Kind::Simple,
     /// TSQUERY - query representation for text search
@@ -493,7 +497,7 @@ make_postgres_type! {
     /// JSONB
     3802: "jsonb" => Jsonb: Kind::Simple,
     /// ANYRANGE
-    3831: "anyrange" => Anyrange: Kind::Simple,
+    3831: "anyrange" => Anyrange: Kind::Pseudo,
     /// JSONB[]
     3807: "_jsonb" => JsonbArray: Kind::Array(Type::Jsonb),
     /// INT4RANGE - range of integers
@@ -521,7 +525,7 @@ make_postgres_type! {
     /// INT8RANGE[]
     3927: "_int8range" => Int8RangeArray: Kind::Array(Type::Int8Range),
     /// EVENT_TRIGGER
-    3838: "event_trigger" => EventTrigger: Kind::Simple
+    3838: "event_trigger" => EventTrigger: Kind::Pseudo
 }
 
 /// Information about an unknown type.