diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3377e3a..2ac6e46 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1413,3 +1413,22 @@ Developers who rely on these math utilities should install the new package separ
 
 ```bash
 composer require planetbiru/math
+```
+
+## New Feature: PDO Connection Verification Method
+
+A new method isPdoConnected() has been introduced to allow developers to verify not only the TCP-level connection, but also the ability of PHP to execute SQL statements on the database.
+
+Here’s the corrected version with improved grammar and clarity:
+
+
+## Bug Fix: Handle Exception in method getDatabaseCredentialsFromPdo($pdo, $driver, $dbType)
+
+If an error occurs when executing:
+
+```php
+$dsn = $pdo->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_CONNECTION_STATUS);
+```
+
+`getDatabaseCredentialsFromPdo($pdo, $driver, $dbType)` will return an empty instance of `SecretObject`.
+
diff --git a/src/Database/PicoDatabase.php b/src/Database/PicoDatabase.php
index 2c45ff7..7e58cfb 100644
--- a/src/Database/PicoDatabase.php
+++ b/src/Database/PicoDatabase.php
@@ -1378,4 +1378,28 @@ public function setCallbackDebugQuery($callbackDebugQuery)
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the PDO connection is fully active and able to execute queries.
+     *
+     * This method not only verifies that a TCP connection to the database exists, 
+     * but also ensures that PHP can successfully execute a simple SQL statement 
+     * on the target database. By running `SELECT 1 + 1 AS two`, it validates 
+     * both the connection and query execution capability.
+     *
+     * @return bool True if the connection and query execution are successful, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public function isPdoConnected()
+    {
+        try {
+            $stmt = $this->databaseConnection->query("SELECT 1 + 1 AS two");
+            $row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+            return isset($row) && isset($row['two']) && $row['two'] == 2;
+        } catch (PDOException $e) {
+            // If an error occurs, assume the connection/query is not valid
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
 }
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