diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/describe.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/describe.rs
index 6d7a3f7dc0..3b8d936fb3 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/describe.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/describe.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 /// Describes the type of the `pg_type.typtype` column
 ///
 /// See <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/catalog-pg-type.html>
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 enum TypType {
     Base,
     Composite,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for TypType {
 /// Describes the type of the `pg_type.typcategory` column
 ///
 /// See <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/catalog-pg-type.html#CATALOG-TYPCATEGORY-TABLE>
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 enum TypCategory {
     Array,
     Boolean,
@@ -198,7 +200,9 @@ impl PgConnection {
 
                 (Ok(TypType::Base), Ok(TypCategory::Array)) => {
                     Ok(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Custom(Arc::new(PgCustomType {
-                        kind: PgTypeKind::Array(self.fetch_type_by_oid(element).await?),
+                        kind: PgTypeKind::Array(
+                            self.maybe_fetch_type_info_by_oid(element, true).await?,
+                        ),
                         name: name.into(),
                         oid,
                     }))))
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs
index 37c018f798..97d5efa0cc 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/type_info.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -750,6 +751,125 @@ impl PgType {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// If `self` is an array type, return the type info for its element.
+    ///
+    /// This method should only be called on resolved types: calling it on
+    /// a type that is merely declared (DeclareWithOid/Name) is a bug.
+    pub(crate) fn try_array_element(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, PgTypeInfo>> {
+        // We explicitly match on all the `None` cases to ensure an exhaustive match.
+        match self {
+            PgType::Bool => None,
+            PgType::BoolArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Bool))),
+            PgType::Bytea => None,
+            PgType::ByteaArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Bytea))),
+            PgType::Char => None,
+            PgType::CharArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Char))),
+            PgType::Name => None,
+            PgType::NameArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Name))),
+            PgType::Int8 => None,
+            PgType::Int8Array => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Int8))),
+            PgType::Int2 => None,
+            PgType::Int2Array => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Int2))),
+            PgType::Int4 => None,
+            PgType::Int4Array => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Int4))),
+            PgType::Text => None,
+            PgType::TextArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Text))),
+            PgType::Oid => None,
+            PgType::OidArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Oid))),
+            PgType::Json => None,
+            PgType::JsonArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Json))),
+            PgType::Point => None,
+            PgType::PointArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Point))),
+            PgType::Lseg => None,
+            PgType::LsegArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Lseg))),
+            PgType::Path => None,
+            PgType::PathArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Path))),
+            PgType::Box => None,
+            PgType::BoxArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Box))),
+            PgType::Polygon => None,
+            PgType::PolygonArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Polygon))),
+            PgType::Line => None,
+            PgType::LineArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Line))),
+            PgType::Cidr => None,
+            PgType::CidrArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Cidr))),
+            PgType::Float4 => None,
+            PgType::Float4Array => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Float4))),
+            PgType::Float8 => None,
+            PgType::Float8Array => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Float8))),
+            PgType::Circle => None,
+            PgType::CircleArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Circle))),
+            PgType::Macaddr8 => None,
+            PgType::Macaddr8Array => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Macaddr8))),
+            PgType::Money => None,
+            PgType::MoneyArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Money))),
+            PgType::Macaddr => None,
+            PgType::MacaddrArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Macaddr))),
+            PgType::Inet => None,
+            PgType::InetArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Inet))),
+            PgType::Bpchar => None,
+            PgType::BpcharArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Bpchar))),
+            PgType::Varchar => None,
+            PgType::VarcharArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Varchar))),
+            PgType::Date => None,
+            PgType::DateArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Date))),
+            PgType::Time => None,
+            PgType::TimeArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Time))),
+            PgType::Timestamp => None,
+            PgType::TimestampArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Timestamp))),
+            PgType::Timestamptz => None,
+            PgType::TimestamptzArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Timestamptz))),
+            PgType::Interval => None,
+            PgType::IntervalArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Interval))),
+            PgType::Timetz => None,
+            PgType::TimetzArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Timetz))),
+            PgType::Bit => None,
+            PgType::BitArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Bit))),
+            PgType::Varbit => None,
+            PgType::VarbitArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Varbit))),
+            PgType::Numeric => None,
+            PgType::NumericArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Numeric))),
+            PgType::Record => None,
+            PgType::RecordArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Record))),
+            PgType::Uuid => None,
+            PgType::UuidArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Uuid))),
+            PgType::Jsonb => None,
+            PgType::JsonbArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Jsonb))),
+            PgType::Int4Range => None,
+            PgType::Int4RangeArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Int4Range))),
+            PgType::NumRange => None,
+            PgType::NumRangeArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::NumRange))),
+            PgType::TsRange => None,
+            PgType::TsRangeArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::TsRange))),
+            PgType::TstzRange => None,
+            PgType::TstzRangeArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::TstzRange))),
+            PgType::DateRange => None,
+            PgType::DateRangeArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::DateRange))),
+            PgType::Int8Range => None,
+            PgType::Int8RangeArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Int8Range))),
+            PgType::Jsonpath => None,
+            PgType::JsonpathArray => Some(Cow::Owned(PgTypeInfo(PgType::Jsonpath))),
+            // There is no `UnknownArray`
+            PgType::Unknown => None,
+            // There is no `VoidArray`
+            PgType::Void => None,
+            PgType::Custom(ty) => match &ty.kind {
+                PgTypeKind::Simple => None,
+                PgTypeKind::Pseudo => None,
+                PgTypeKind::Domain(_) => None,
+                PgTypeKind::Composite(_) => None,
+                PgTypeKind::Array(ref elem_type_info) => Some(Cow::Borrowed(elem_type_info)),
+                PgTypeKind::Enum(_) => None,
+                PgTypeKind::Range(_) => None,
+            },
+            PgType::DeclareWithOid(oid) => {
+                unreachable!("(bug) use of unresolved type declaration [oid={}]", oid);
+            }
+            PgType::DeclareWithName(name) => {
+                unreachable!("(bug) use of unresolved type declaration [name={}]", name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl TypeInfo for PgTypeInfo {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/types/array.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/types/array.rs
index 55ebb7e520..68a0ac385e 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/types/array.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/types/array.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use bytes::Buf;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use crate::decode::Decode;
 use crate::encode::{Encode, IsNull};
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ where
     T: for<'a> Decode<'a, Postgres> + Type<Postgres>,
 {
     fn decode(value: PgValueRef<'r>) -> Result<Self, BoxDynError> {
-        let element_type_info;
         let format = value.format();
 
         match format {
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ where
 
                 // the OID of the element
                 let element_type_oid = buf.get_u32();
-                element_type_info = PgTypeInfo::try_from_oid(element_type_oid)
+                let element_type_info: PgTypeInfo = PgTypeInfo::try_from_oid(element_type_oid)
+                    .or_else(|| value.type_info.try_array_element().map(Cow::into_owned))
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| PgTypeInfo(PgType::DeclareWithOid(element_type_oid)));
 
                 // length of the array axis
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ where
 
             PgValueFormat::Text => {
                 // no type is provided from the database for the element
-                element_type_info = T::type_info();
+                let element_type_info = T::type_info();
 
                 let s = value.as_str()?;
 
diff --git a/tests/postgres/postgres.rs b/tests/postgres/postgres.rs
index c244a93dc1..ac755018bc 100644
--- a/tests/postgres/postgres.rs
+++ b/tests/postgres/postgres.rs
@@ -1094,6 +1094,93 @@ CREATE TABLE heating_bills (
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[sqlx_macros::test]
+async fn it_resolves_custom_type_in_array() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // Only supported in Postgres 11+
+    let mut conn = new::<Postgres>().await?;
+    if matches!(conn.server_version_num(), Some(version) if version < 110000) {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    // language=PostgreSQL
+    conn.execute(
+        r#"
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS pets;
+DROP TYPE IF EXISTS pet_name_and_race;
+
+CREATE TYPE pet_name_and_race AS (
+  name TEXT,
+  race TEXT
+);
+CREATE TABLE pets (
+  owner TEXT NOT NULL,
+  name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  race TEXT NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (owner, name)
+);
+INSERT INTO pets(owner, name, race)
+VALUES
+  ('Alice', 'Foo', 'cat');
+INSERT INTO pets(owner, name, race)
+VALUES
+  ('Alice', 'Bar', 'dog');
+    "#,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
+    struct PetNameAndRace {
+        name: String,
+        race: String,
+    }
+
+    impl sqlx::Type<Postgres> for PetNameAndRace {
+        fn type_info() -> sqlx::postgres::PgTypeInfo {
+            sqlx::postgres::PgTypeInfo::with_name("pet_name_and_race")
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'r> sqlx::Decode<'r, Postgres> for PetNameAndRace {
+        fn decode(
+            value: sqlx::postgres::PgValueRef<'r>,
+        ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static + Send + Sync>> {
+            let mut decoder = sqlx::postgres::types::PgRecordDecoder::new(value)?;
+            let name = decoder.try_decode::<String>()?;
+            let race = decoder.try_decode::<String>()?;
+            Ok(Self { name, race })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
+    struct PetNameAndRaceArray(Vec<PetNameAndRace>);
+
+    impl sqlx::Type<Postgres> for PetNameAndRaceArray {
+        fn type_info() -> sqlx::postgres::PgTypeInfo {
+            // Array type name is the name of the element type prefixed with `_`
+            sqlx::postgres::PgTypeInfo::with_name("_pet_name_and_race")
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'r> sqlx::Decode<'r, Postgres> for PetNameAndRaceArray {
+        fn decode(
+            value: sqlx::postgres::PgValueRef<'r>,
+        ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static + Send + Sync>> {
+            Ok(Self(Vec::<PetNameAndRace>::decode(value)?))
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut conn = new::<Postgres>().await?;
+
+    let row = sqlx::query("select owner, array_agg(row(name, race)::pet_name_and_race) as pets from pets group by owner")
+        .fetch_one(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+
+    let pets: PetNameAndRaceArray = row.get("pets");
+
+    assert_eq!(pets.0.len(), 2);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[sqlx_macros::test]
 async fn test_pg_server_num() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     use sqlx::postgres::PgConnectionInfo;