diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc7b1eb..0ba6861 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Only accretive/fixative changes will be made from now on.
 
 * 1.2.next in progress
+  * Address [#204](https://github.com/seancorfield/next-jdbc/issues/204) by adding `next.jdbc/on-connection`.
   * Address [#203](https://github.com/seancorfield/next-jdbc/issues/203) by adding a note to the **PostgreSQL Tips & Tricks** section.
   * Update `build-clj` to v0.8.0.
 
diff --git a/doc/getting-started.md b/doc/getting-started.md
index a43f1e4..c0ac672 100644
--- a/doc/getting-started.md
+++ b/doc/getting-started.md
@@ -577,6 +577,21 @@ JDBC provides several features that let you introspect the database to obtain li
 Several methods on `DatabaseMetaData` return a `ResultSet` object, e.g., `.getCatalogs()`, `.getClientInfoProperties()`, `.getSchemas()`.
 All of those can be handled in a similar manner to the above. See the [Oracle documentation for `java.sql.DatabaseMetaData`](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.sql/java/sql/DatabaseMetaData.html) (Java 11) for more details.
 
+If you are working with a generalized datasource that may be a `Connection`, a `DataSource`,
+or a wrapped connectable (via something like `with-options` or `with-transaction`), you can
+write generic, `Connection`-based code using `on-connection` which will reuse a `Connection`
+if one is passed or create a new one if needed (and automatically close it afterward):
+
+```clojure
+(on-connection [con ds]
+  (-> (.getMetaData con) ; produces java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
+      ;; return a java.sql.ResultSet describing all tables and views:
+      (.getTables nil nil nil (into-array ["TABLE" "VIEW"]))
+      (rs/datafiable-result-set ds opts)))
+```
+
+> Note: to avoid confusion and/or incorrect usage, you cannot pass options to `on-connection` because they would be ignored in some cases (existing `Connection` or a wrapped `Connection`).
+
 ## Logging
 
 Sometimes it is convenient to have database operations logged automatically. `next.jdbc/with-logging`
diff --git a/src/next/jdbc.clj b/src/next/jdbc.clj
index afe2105..5bb518f 100644
--- a/src/next/jdbc.clj
+++ b/src/next/jdbc.clj
@@ -339,6 +339,35 @@
      (with-open [con (get-connection connectable)]
        (execute-batch! con sql param-groups opts)))))
 
+(defmacro on-connection
+  "Given a connectable object, gets a connection and binds it to `sym`,
+  then executes the `body` in that context.
+
+  This allows you to write generic, `Connection`-based code without
+  needing to know the exact type of an incoming datasource:
+
+  (on-connection [conn datasource]
+    (let [metadata (.getMetadata conn)
+          catalog  (.getCatalog conn)]
+      ...))
+
+  If passed a `Connection` or a `Connectable` that wraps a `Connection`,
+  then that `Connection` is used as-is.
+
+  Otherwise, creates a new `Connection` object from the connectable,
+  executes the body, and automatically closes it for you."
+  [[sym connectable] & body]
+  (let [con-sym (vary-meta sym assoc :tag 'java.sql.Connection)
+        con-obj connectable]
+    `(cond (instance? java.sql.Connection ~con-obj)
+           ((^{:once true} fn* [~con-sym] ~@body) ~con-obj)
+           (and (satisfies? p/Connectable ~con-obj)
+                (instance? java.sql.Connection (:connectable ~con-obj)))
+           ((^{:once true} fn* [~con-sym] ~@body) (:connectable ~con-obj))
+           :else
+           (with-open [con# (get-connection ~con-obj)]
+             ((^{:once true} fn* [~con-sym] ~@body) con#)))))
+
 (defn transact
   "Given a transactable object and a function (taking a `Connection`),
   execute the function over the connection in a transactional manner.
diff --git a/test/next/jdbc_test.clj b/test/next/jdbc_test.clj
index 0bb69fc..e15094f 100644
--- a/test/next/jdbc_test.clj
+++ b/test/next/jdbc_test.clj
@@ -883,3 +883,15 @@ INSERT INTO fruit (name, appearance) VALUES (?,?)
                                                (default-options)))))
   (is (thrown? IllegalArgumentException
                (doall (take 3 (jdbc/plan (ds) ["select * from fruit"]))))))
+
+(deftest issue-204
+  (testing "against a Connection"
+    (is (seq (with-open [con (jdbc/get-connection (ds))]
+               (jdbc/on-connection [x con] (jdbc/execute! x ["select * from fruit"]))))))
+  (testing "against a wrapped Connection"
+    (is (seq (with-open [con (jdbc/get-connection (ds))]
+               (jdbc/on-connection [x (jdbc/with-options con {})] (jdbc/execute! x ["select * from fruit"]))))))
+  (testing "against a wrapped Datasource"
+    (is (seq (jdbc/on-connection [x (jdbc/with-options (ds) {})] (jdbc/execute! x ["select * from fruit"])))))
+  (testing "against a Datasource"
+    (is (seq (jdbc/on-connection [x (ds)] (jdbc/execute! x ["select * from fruit"]))))))