diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index 38253fa..76b7276 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
 			success = do_pset("format", "unaligned", &pset.popt, pset.quiet);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * \bid -- show backend pid
+	 */
+	if (strcmp(cmd,"bid") == 0)
+	{
+		success = showBackendPid();
+	}
+
 	/* \C -- override table title (formerly change HTML caption) */
 	else if (strcmp(cmd, "C") == 0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index db56809..7a845d8 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -737,6 +737,36 @@ listAllDbs(const char *pattern, bool verbose)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/*
+ * \bid
+ *
+ * Show Backend PID
+ */
+bool
+showBackendPid()
+{
+	PQExpBufferData buf;
+	PGresult *res;
+	printQueryOpt myopt = pset.popt;
+
+	initPQExpBuffer (&buf);
+	printfPQExpBuffer(&buf, "SELECT pg_backend_pid as pid from pg_backend_pid()");
+
+	res = PSQLexec(buf.data);
+	termPQExpBuffer(&buf);
+	if(!res)
+		return false;
+
+	myopt.nullPrint = NULL;
+	myopt.title = _("Backend Process ID");
+	myopt.translate_header = true;
+
+	printQuery(res, &myopt, pset.queryFout, pset.logfile);
+
+	PQclear(res);
+	return true;
+
+}
 
 /*
  * List Tables' Grant/Revoke Permissions
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.h b/src/bin/psql/describe.h
index 822e71a..7c77bd5 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.h
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ extern bool listTSTemplates(const char *pattern, bool verbose);
 /* \l */
 extern bool listAllDbs(const char *pattern, bool verbose);
 
+/* \bid */
+extern bool showBackendPid(void);
+
 /* \dt, \di, \ds, \dS, etc. */
 extern bool listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool showSystem);