diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql.go b/src/database/sql/sql.go
index b7433f2374..f7919f983c 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -1284,12 +1284,14 @@ func (db *DB) query(ctx context.Context, query string, args []interface{}, strat
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return db.queryDC(ctx, dc, dc.releaseConn, query, args)
+	return db.queryDC(ctx, nil, dc, dc.releaseConn, query, args)
 }
 
 // queryDC executes a query on the given connection.
 // The connection gets released by the releaseConn function.
-func (db *DB) queryDC(ctx context.Context, dc *driverConn, releaseConn func(error), query string, args []interface{}) (*Rows, error) {
+// The ctx context is from a query method and the txctx context is from an
+// optional transaction context.
+func (db *DB) queryDC(ctx, txctx context.Context, dc *driverConn, releaseConn func(error), query string, args []interface{}) (*Rows, error) {
 	if queryer, ok := dc.ci.(driver.Queryer); ok {
 		dargs, err := driverArgs(dc.ci, nil, args)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1312,7 +1314,7 @@ func (db *DB) queryDC(ctx context.Context, dc *driverConn, releaseConn func(erro
 				releaseConn: releaseConn,
 				rowsi:       rowsi,
 			}
-			rows.initContextClose(ctx)
+			rows.initContextClose(ctx, txctx)
 			return rows, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -1343,7 +1345,7 @@ func (db *DB) queryDC(ctx context.Context, dc *driverConn, releaseConn func(erro
 		rowsi:       rowsi,
 		closeStmt:   ds,
 	}
-	rows.initContextClose(ctx)
+	rows.initContextClose(ctx, txctx)
 	return rows, nil
 }
 
@@ -1532,7 +1534,7 @@ func (c *Conn) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface
 	}
 
 	c.closemu.RLock()
-	return c.db.queryDC(ctx, dc, c.closemuRUnlockCondReleaseConn, query, args)
+	return c.db.queryDC(ctx, nil, dc, c.closemuRUnlockCondReleaseConn, query, args)
 }
 
 // QueryRowContext executes a query that is expected to return at most one row.
@@ -1687,11 +1689,12 @@ var ErrTxDone = errors.New("sql: Transaction has already been committed or rolle
 // close returns the connection to the pool and
 // must only be called by Tx.rollback or Tx.Commit.
 func (tx *Tx) close(err error) {
+	tx.cancel()
+
 	tx.closemu.Lock()
 	defer tx.closemu.Unlock()
 
 	tx.releaseConn(err)
-	tx.cancel()
 	tx.dc = nil
 	tx.txi = nil
 }
@@ -1957,7 +1960,7 @@ func (tx *Tx) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return tx.db.queryDC(ctx, dc, tx.closemuRUnlockRelease, query, args)
+	return tx.db.queryDC(ctx, tx.ctx, dc, tx.closemuRUnlockRelease, query, args)
 }
 
 // Query executes a query that returns rows, typically a SELECT.
@@ -2207,7 +2210,11 @@ func (s *Stmt) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, args ...interface{}) (*Rows, er
 				releaseConn(err)
 				s.db.removeDep(s, rows)
 			}
-			rows.initContextClose(ctx)
+			var txctx context.Context
+			if s.tx != nil {
+				txctx = s.tx.ctx
+			}
+			rows.initContextClose(ctx, txctx)
 			return rows, nil
 		}
 
@@ -2363,14 +2370,24 @@ type Rows struct {
 	lastcols []driver.Value
 }
 
-func (rs *Rows) initContextClose(ctx context.Context) {
+func (rs *Rows) initContextClose(ctx, txctx context.Context) {
 	ctx, rs.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	go rs.awaitDone(ctx)
+	go rs.awaitDone(ctx, txctx)
 }
 
-// awaitDone blocks until the rows are closed or the context canceled.
-func (rs *Rows) awaitDone(ctx context.Context) {
-	<-ctx.Done()
+// awaitDone blocks until either ctx or txctx is canceled. The ctx is provided
+// from the query context and is canceled when the query Rows is closed.
+// If the query was issued in a transaction, the transaction's context
+// is also provided in txctx to ensure Rows is closed if the Tx is closed.
+func (rs *Rows) awaitDone(ctx, txctx context.Context) {
+	var txctxDone <-chan struct{}
+	if txctx != nil {
+		txctxDone = txctx.Done()
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+	case <-txctxDone:
+	}
 	rs.close(ctx.Err())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
index f5bacc4324..8a477edf1a 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -2467,6 +2467,32 @@ func TestManyErrBadConn(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestIssue20575 ensures the Rows from query does not block
+// closing a transaction. Ensure Rows is closed while closing a trasaction.
+func TestIssue20575(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newTestDB(t, "people")
+	tx, err := db.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	_, err = tx.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT|people|age,name|")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Do not close Rows from QueryContext.
+	err = tx.Rollback()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	select {
+	default:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		t.Fatal("timeout: failed to rollback query without closing rows:", ctx.Err())
+	}
+}
+
 // golang.org/issue/5718
 func TestErrBadConnReconnect(t *testing.T) {
 	db := newTestDB(t, "foo")