diff --git a/pkg/sql/pgwire/command_result.go b/pkg/sql/pgwire/command_result.go
index 5180a3069b56..9a9f61f21a73 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/pgwire/command_result.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/pgwire/command_result.go
@@ -507,6 +507,13 @@ func (r *limitedCommandResult) moreResultsNeeded(ctx context.Context) error {
 			if err := r.conn.Flush(r.pos); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+		case sql.Flush:
+			// Flush has no client response, so just advance the position and flush
+			// any existing results.
+			r.conn.stmtBuf.AdvanceOne()
+			if err := r.conn.Flush(r.pos); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		default:
 			// If the portal is immediately followed by a COMMIT, we can proceed and
 			// let the portal be destroyed at the end of the transaction.
diff --git a/pkg/sql/pgwire/testdata/pgtest/portals b/pkg/sql/pgwire/testdata/pgtest/portals
index def589e3c10c..8f641e91fe46 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/pgwire/testdata/pgtest/portals
+++ b/pkg/sql/pgwire/testdata/pgtest/portals
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ ReadyForQuery
 {"Type":"ReadyForQuery","TxStatus":"I"}
 
 # Execute a portal with limited rows inside a transaction.
+# This also tests that we can handle Flush during the portal execution.
 
 send
 Query {"String": "BEGIN"}
@@ -174,6 +175,71 @@ ReadyForQuery
 {"Type":"CommandComplete","CommandTag":"COMMIT"}
 {"Type":"ReadyForQuery","TxStatus":"I"}
 
+# Execute a portal with limited rows inside a transaction, and verify that we
+# allow the Flush message.
+
+send
+Query {"String": "BEGIN"}
+Parse {"Query": "SELECT * FROM generate_series(1, 2)"}
+Bind
+Execute {"MaxRows": 1}
+Flush
+Sync
+----
+
+until
+ReadyForQuery
+ReadyForQuery
+----
+{"Type":"CommandComplete","CommandTag":"BEGIN"}
+{"Type":"ReadyForQuery","TxStatus":"T"}
+{"Type":"ParseComplete"}
+{"Type":"BindComplete"}
+{"Type":"DataRow","Values":[{"text":"1"}]}
+{"Type":"PortalSuspended"}
+{"Type":"ReadyForQuery","TxStatus":"T"}
+
+# This is the second of 2 rows, but we don't expect a command complete
+# yet.
+
+send
+Execute {"MaxRows": 1}
+Flush
+Sync
+----
+
+until
+ReadyForQuery
+----
+{"Type":"DataRow","Values":[{"text":"2"}]}
+{"Type":"PortalSuspended"}
+{"Type":"ReadyForQuery","TxStatus":"T"}
+
+# There were only 2 rows, so this third execute should return a command
+# complete.
+
+send
+Execute {"MaxRows": 1}
+Flush
+Sync
+----
+
+until
+ReadyForQuery
+----
+{"Type":"CommandComplete","CommandTag":"SELECT 0"}
+{"Type":"ReadyForQuery","TxStatus":"T"}
+
+send
+Query {"String": "COMMIT"}
+----
+
+until
+ReadyForQuery
+----
+{"Type":"CommandComplete","CommandTag":"COMMIT"}
+{"Type":"ReadyForQuery","TxStatus":"I"}
+
 send
 Query {"String": "SELECT 'here'"}
 ----
@@ -354,7 +420,7 @@ Execute {"MaxRows": 2}
 Sync
 ----
 
-until
+until ignore=NoticeResponse
 ReadyForQuery
 ReadyForQuery
 ReadyForQuery
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/pgtest/datadriven.go b/pkg/testutils/pgtest/datadriven.go
index 2062359f3fcf..212769b7838c 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/pgtest/datadriven.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/pgtest/datadriven.go
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ func toMessage(typ string) interface{} {
 		return &pgproto3.ErrorResponse{}
 	case "Execute":
 		return &pgproto3.Execute{}
+	case "Flush":
+		return &pgproto3.Flush{}
 	case "Parse":
 		return &pgproto3.Parse{}
 	case "PortalSuspended":