diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter.php b/src/Database/Adapter.php
index a0c1c238a..a7b385cce 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter.php
@@ -1581,4 +1581,9 @@ abstract public function getSupportForTransactionRetries(): bool;
      * @return bool
      */
     abstract public function getSupportForNestedTransactions(): bool;
+
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    abstract public function getDriver(): mixed;
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/Mongo.php b/src/Database/Adapter/Mongo.php
index b462d1c28..7ddde43d3 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/Mongo.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/Mongo.php
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ public function __construct(Client $client)
         $this->client->connect();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the current Mongo client
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getDriver(): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->client;
+    }
+
     public function setTimeout(int $milliseconds, string $event = Database::EVENT_ALL): void
     {
         if (!$this->getSupportForTimeouts()) {
diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/Pool.php b/src/Database/Adapter/Pool.php
index e89be89ac..668753387 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/Pool.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/Pool.php
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ public function delegate(string $method, array $args): mixed
         });
     }
 
+    public function getDriver(): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->delegate(__FUNCTION__, \func_get_args());
+    }
+
     public function before(string $event, string $name = '', ?callable $callback = null): static
     {
         $this->delegate(__FUNCTION__, \func_get_args());
diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php b/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php
index 8f0bd2db2..6864e6aee 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php
@@ -2179,12 +2179,22 @@ protected function applyOperatorToValue(Operator $operator, mixed $value): mixed
     /**
      * Returns the current PDO object
      * @return mixed
+     * @deprecated Use getDriver() instead
      */
     protected function getPDO(): mixed
     {
         return $this->pdo;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the current PDO object
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getDriver(): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->pdo;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get PDO Type
      *