diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
index 997046b38b7..909ba700920 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ ecpg_finish(struct connection * act)
 		for (cache = act->cache_head; cache; ptr = cache, cache = cache->next, ecpg_free(ptr));
 		ecpg_free(act->name);
 		ecpg_free(act);
+		/* delete cursor variables when last connection gets closed */
+		if (all_connections == NULL)
+		{
+			struct var_list *iv_ptr;
+
+			for (; ivlist; iv_ptr = ivlist, ivlist = ivlist->next, ecpg_free(iv_ptr));
+		}
 	}
 	else
 		ecpg_log("ecpg_finish: called an extra time\n");
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
index 96d49a4a6b7..bd1ffb096c0 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/extern.h
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ struct variable
 	struct variable *next;
 };
 
+struct var_list
+{
+	int	number;
+	void   *pointer;
+	struct var_list *next;
+};
+
+extern struct var_list *ivlist;
+
 /* Here are some methods used by the lib. */
 
 /* Returns a pointer to a string containing a simple type name. */
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
index 98e0597b03c..f24478271cd 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
@@ -501,12 +501,7 @@ ecpg_gettext(const char *msgid)
 }
 #endif   /* ENABLE_NLS */
 
-static struct var_list
-{
-	int			number;
-	void	   *pointer;
-	struct var_list *next;
-}	*ivlist = NULL;
+struct var_list *ivlist = NULL;
 
 void
 ECPGset_var(int number, void *pointer, int lineno)