diff --git a/postgres-native-tls/src/test.rs b/postgres-native-tls/src/test.rs
index 6eb27b23..7a50bc67 100644
--- a/postgres-native-tls/src/test.rs
+++ b/postgres-native-tls/src/test.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use futures::{FutureExt};
+use futures::FutureExt;
 use native_tls::{self, Certificate};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio_postgres::tls::TlsConnect;
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ where
     tokio::spawn(connection);
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT $1::INT4").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[&1i32])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[&1i32]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1);
@@ -96,10 +93,7 @@ async fn runtime() {
     tokio::spawn(connection);
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT $1::INT4").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[&1i32])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[&1i32]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1);
diff --git a/postgres-openssl/src/test.rs b/postgres-openssl/src/test.rs
index eb3e5e29..15ed90ad 100644
--- a/postgres-openssl/src/test.rs
+++ b/postgres-openssl/src/test.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use futures::{FutureExt};
+use futures::FutureExt;
 use openssl::ssl::{SslConnector, SslMethod};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio_postgres::tls::TlsConnect;
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ where
     tokio::spawn(connection);
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT $1::INT4").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[&1i32])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[&1i32]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1);
@@ -107,10 +104,7 @@ async fn runtime() {
     tokio::spawn(connection);
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT $1::INT4").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[&1i32])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[&1i32]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1);
diff --git a/postgres/src/transaction.rs b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
index d9dbbc9c..895c6939 100644
--- a/postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     /// Unlike `query`, portals can be incrementally evaluated by limiting the number of rows returned in each call to
     /// `query_portal`. If the requested number is negative or 0, all remaining rows will be returned.
     pub fn query_portal(&mut self, portal: &Portal, max_rows: i32) -> Result<Vec<Row>, Error> {
-        self.query_portal_iter(portal, max_rows)?.collect()
+        executor::block_on(self.0.query_portal(portal, max_rows))
     }
 
-    /// Like `query_portal`, except that it returns a fallible iterator over the resulting rows rather than buffering
-    /// the entire response in memory.
-    pub fn query_portal_iter<'b>(
-        &'b mut self,
-        portal: &'b Portal,
+    /// The maximally flexible version of `query_portal`.
+    pub fn query_portal_raw(
+        &mut self,
+        portal: &Portal,
         max_rows: i32,
-    ) -> Result<impl FallibleIterator<Item = Row, Error = Error> + 'b, Error> {
-        Ok(Iter::new(self.0.query_portal(&portal, max_rows)))
+    ) -> Result<impl FallibleIterator<Item = Row, Error = Error>, Error> {
+        let stream = executor::block_on(self.0.query_portal_raw(portal, max_rows))?;
+        Ok(Iter::new(stream))
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::copy_in`.
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs
index 5260da26..57af33f6 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/query.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::codec::FrontendMessage;
 use crate::connection::RequestMessages;
 use crate::types::{IsNull, ToSql};
 use crate::{Error, Portal, Row, Statement};
-use futures::{ready, Stream, TryFutureExt};
+use futures::{ready, Stream};
 use postgres_protocol::message::backend::Message;
 use postgres_protocol::message::frontend;
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -26,25 +26,21 @@ where
     })
 }
 
-pub fn query_portal<'a>(
-    client: &'a InnerClient,
-    portal: &'a Portal,
+pub async fn query_portal(
+    client: &InnerClient,
+    portal: &Portal,
     max_rows: i32,
-) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<Row, Error>> + 'a {
-    let start = async move {
-        let mut buf = vec![];
-        frontend::execute(portal.name(), max_rows, &mut buf).map_err(Error::encode)?;
-        frontend::sync(&mut buf);
+) -> Result<RowStream, Error> {
+    let mut buf = vec![];
+    frontend::execute(portal.name(), max_rows, &mut buf).map_err(Error::encode)?;
+    frontend::sync(&mut buf);
 
-        let responses = client.send(RequestMessages::Single(FrontendMessage::Raw(buf)))?;
+    let responses = client.send(RequestMessages::Single(FrontendMessage::Raw(buf)))?;
 
-        Ok(RowStream {
-            statement: portal.statement().clone(),
-            responses,
-        })
-    };
-
-    start.try_flatten_stream()
+    Ok(RowStream {
+        statement: portal.statement().clone(),
+        responses,
+    })
 }
 
 pub async fn execute<'a, I>(
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
index 8407c79c..ee6db4c9 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/transaction.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
     bind, query, slice_iter, Client, Error, Portal, Row, SimpleQueryMessage, Statement, ToStatement,
 };
 use bytes::{Bytes, IntoBuf};
-use futures::{Stream, TryStream};
+use futures::{Stream, TryStream, TryStreamExt};
 use postgres_protocol::message::frontend;
 use std::error;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
@@ -177,12 +177,20 @@ impl<'a> Transaction<'a> {
     ///
     /// Unlike `query`, portals can be incrementally evaluated by limiting the number of rows returned in each call to
     /// `query_portal`. If the requested number is negative or 0, all rows will be returned.
-    pub fn query_portal<'b>(
-        &'b self,
-        portal: &'b Portal,
+    pub async fn query_portal(&self, portal: &Portal, max_rows: i32) -> Result<Vec<Row>, Error> {
+        self.query_portal_raw(portal, max_rows)
+            .await?
+            .try_collect()
+            .await
+    }
+
+    /// The maximally flexible version of `query_portal`.
+    pub async fn query_portal_raw(
+        &self,
+        portal: &Portal,
         max_rows: i32,
-    ) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<Row, Error>> + 'b {
-        query::query_portal(self.client.inner(), portal, max_rows)
+    ) -> Result<RowStream, Error> {
+        query::query_portal(self.client.inner(), portal, max_rows).await
     }
 
     /// Like `Client::copy_in`.
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/tests/test/main.rs b/tokio-postgres/tests/test/main.rs
index 547195bb..4beb3fe0 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/tests/test/main.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/tests/test/main.rs
@@ -335,10 +335,7 @@ async fn transaction_commit() {
     transaction.commit().await.unwrap();
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT name FROM foo").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, &str>(0), "steven");
@@ -366,10 +363,7 @@ async fn transaction_rollback() {
     transaction.rollback().await.unwrap();
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT name FROM foo").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 0);
 }
@@ -396,10 +390,7 @@ async fn transaction_rollback_drop() {
     drop(transaction);
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT name FROM foo").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 0);
 }
@@ -431,10 +422,7 @@ async fn copy_in() {
         .prepare("SELECT id, name FROM foo ORDER BY id")
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 2);
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1);
@@ -497,10 +485,7 @@ async fn copy_in_error() {
         .prepare("SELECT id, name FROM foo ORDER BY id")
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(rows.len(), 0);
 }
 
@@ -583,9 +568,9 @@ async fn query_portal() {
     let transaction = client.transaction().await.unwrap();
 
     let portal = transaction.bind(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
-    let f1 = transaction.query_portal(&portal, 2).try_collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    let f2 = transaction.query_portal(&portal, 2).try_collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    let f3 = transaction.query_portal(&portal, 2).try_collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let f1 = transaction.query_portal(&portal, 2);
+    let f2 = transaction.query_portal(&portal, 2);
+    let f3 = transaction.query_portal(&portal, 2);
 
     let (r1, r2, r3) = try_join!(f1, f2, f3).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/tests/test/runtime.rs b/tokio-postgres/tests/test/runtime.rs
index 50b3ab6f..dbfe9192 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/tests/test/runtime.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/tests/test/runtime.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ async fn smoke_test(s: &str) {
     let client = connect(s).await;
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT $1::INT").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[&1i32])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[&1i32]).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, i32>(0), 1i32);
 }
 
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/tests/test/types/mod.rs b/tokio-postgres/tests/test/types/mod.rs
index 40d3017c..fefd1ed5 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/tests/test/types/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/tests/test/types/mod.rs
@@ -195,10 +195,7 @@ async fn test_borrowed_text() {
     let client = connect("user=postgres").await;
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT 'foo'").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
     let s: &str = rows[0].get(0);
     assert_eq!(s, "foo");
 }
@@ -298,10 +295,7 @@ async fn test_bytea_params() {
 async fn test_borrowed_bytea() {
     let client = connect("user=postgres").await;
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT 'foo'::BYTEA").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
     let s: &[u8] = rows[0].get(0);
     assert_eq!(s, b"foo");
 }
@@ -360,10 +354,7 @@ where
         .prepare(&format!("SELECT 'NaN'::{}", sql_type))
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
     let val: T = rows[0].get(0);
     assert!(val != val);
 }
@@ -385,10 +376,7 @@ async fn test_pg_database_datname() {
         .prepare("SELECT datname FROM pg_database")
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(rows[0].get::<_, &str>(0), "postgres");
 }
 
@@ -439,11 +427,7 @@ async fn test_slice_wrong_type() {
         .prepare("SELECT * FROM foo WHERE id = ANY($1)")
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    let err = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[&&[&"hi"][..]])
-        .await
-        .err()
-        .unwrap();
+    let err = client.query(&stmt, &[&&[&"hi"][..]]).await.err().unwrap();
     match err.source() {
         Some(e) if e.is::<WrongType>() => {}
         _ => panic!("Unexpected error {:?}", err),
@@ -455,11 +439,7 @@ async fn test_slice_range() {
     let client = connect("user=postgres").await;
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT $1::INT8RANGE").await.unwrap();
-    let err = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[&&[&1i64][..]])
-        .await
-        .err()
-        .unwrap();
+    let err = client.query(&stmt, &[&&[&1i64][..]]).await.err().unwrap();
     match err.source() {
         Some(e) if e.is::<WrongType>() => {}
         _ => panic!("Unexpected error {:?}", err),
@@ -527,10 +507,7 @@ async fn domain() {
     client.execute(&stmt, &[&id]).await.unwrap();
 
     let stmt = client.prepare("SELECT id FROM pg_temp.foo").await.unwrap();
-    let rows = client
-        .query(&stmt, &[])
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+    let rows = client.query(&stmt, &[]).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(id, rows[0].get(0));
 }