diff --git a/app/models/global_setting.rb b/app/models/global_setting.rb
index 1d89a031224..6f3581d8136 100644
--- a/app/models/global_setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/global_setting.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class GlobalSetting
     hash["host_names"] = [ hostname ]
     hash["database"] = db_name
 
+    hash["prepared_statements"] = !!self.db_prepared_statements
+
     {"production" => hash}
   end
 
diff --git a/config/discourse_defaults.conf b/config/discourse_defaults.conf
index 7972879f28d..248aff6421b 100644
--- a/config/discourse_defaults.conf
+++ b/config/discourse_defaults.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ db_username = discourse
 # password used to access the db
 db_password =
 
+# allow usage of prepared statements, must be disabled for
+# pgpool transaction pooling
+db_prepared_statements = true
+
 # hostname running the forum
 hostname = "www.example.com"