diff --git a/patroni/config.py b/patroni/config.py
index 1afce2f6..f6fa4854 100644
--- a/patroni/config.py
+++ b/patroni/config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ _AUTH_ALLOWED_PARAMETERS = (
     'sslcert',
     'sslkey',
     'sslrootcert',
-    'sslcrl'
+    'sslcrl',
+    'gssencmode',
+    'channel_binding'
 )
 
 
diff --git a/patroni/postgresql/config.py b/patroni/postgresql/config.py
index e6b33d63..fcab640e 100644
--- a/patroni/postgresql/config.py
+++ b/patroni/postgresql/config.py
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ def parse_dsn(value):
     Very simple equivalent of `psycopg2.extensions.parse_dsn` introduced in 2.7.0.
     We are not using psycopg2 function in order to remain compatible with 2.5.4+.
     There is one minor difference though, this function removes `dbname` from the result
-    and sets the sslmode` to `prefer` if it is not present in the connection string.
-    This is necessary to simplify comparison of the old and the new values.
+    and sets the `sslmode`, 'gssencmode', and `channel_binding` to `prefer` if it is not present in
+    the connection string. This is necessary to simplify comparison of the old and the new values.
 
     >>> r = parse_dsn('postgresql://u%2Fse:pass@:%2f123,[%2Fhost2]/db%2Fsdf?application_name=mya%2Fpp&ssl=true')
     >>> r == {'application_name': 'mya/pp', 'host': ',/host2', 'sslmode': 'require',\
-              'password': 'pass', 'port': '/123', 'user': 'u/se'}
+              'password': 'pass', 'port': '/123', 'user': 'u/se', 'gssencmode': 'prefer', 'channel_binding': 'prefer'}
     True
     >>> r = parse_dsn(" host = 'host' dbname = db\\\\ name requiressl=1 ")
-    >>> r == {'host': 'host', 'sslmode': 'require'}
+    >>> r == {'host': 'host', 'sslmode': 'require', 'gssencmode': 'prefer', 'channel_binding': 'prefer'}
     True
-    >>> parse_dsn('requiressl = 0\\\\') == {'sslmode': 'prefer'}
+    >>> parse_dsn('requiressl = 0\\\\') == {'sslmode': 'prefer', 'gssencmode': 'prefer', 'channel_binding': 'prefer'}
     True
     >>> parse_dsn("host=a foo = '") is None
     True
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ def parse_dsn(value):
             ret.setdefault('sslmode', 'prefer')
         if 'dbname' in ret:
             del ret['dbname']
+        ret.setdefault('gssencmode', 'prefer')
+        ret.setdefault('channel_binding', 'prefer')
     return ret
 
 
@@ -492,6 +494,10 @@ class ConfigHandler(object):
         ret = member.conn_kwargs(self.replication)
         ret['application_name'] = self._postgresql.name
         ret.setdefault('sslmode', 'prefer')
+        if self._postgresql.major_version >= 120000:
+            ret.setdefault('gssencmode', 'prefer')
+        if self._postgresql.major_version >= 130000:
+            ret.setdefault('channel_binding', 'prefer')
         if self._krbsrvname:
             ret['krbsrvname'] = self._krbsrvname
         if 'database' in ret:
@@ -500,8 +506,9 @@ class ConfigHandler(object):
 
     def format_dsn(self, params, include_dbname=False):
         # A list of keywords that can be found in a conninfo string. Follows what is acceptable by libpq
-        keywords = ('dbname', 'user', 'passfile' if params.get('passfile') else 'password', 'host', 'port', 'sslmode',
-                    'sslcompression', 'sslcert', 'sslkey', 'sslrootcert', 'sslcrl', 'application_name', 'krbsrvname')
+        keywords = ('dbname', 'user', 'passfile' if params.get('passfile') else 'password', 'host', 'port',
+                    'sslmode', 'sslcompression', 'sslcert', 'sslkey', 'sslrootcert', 'sslcrl',
+                    'application_name', 'krbsrvname', 'gssencmode', 'channel_binding')
         if include_dbname:
             params = params.copy()
             params['dbname'] = params.get('database') or self._postgresql.database
diff --git a/tests/test_postgresql.py b/tests/test_postgresql.py
index fabab68a..78a9eeb5 100644
--- a/tests/test_postgresql.py
+++ b/tests/test_postgresql.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TestPostgresql(BaseTestPostgresql):
     @patch('subprocess.call', Mock(return_value=0))
     @patch('os.rename', Mock())
     @patch('patroni.postgresql.CallbackExecutor', Mock())
-    @patch.object(Postgresql, 'get_major_version', Mock(return_value=120000))
+    @patch.object(Postgresql, 'get_major_version', Mock(return_value=130000))
     @patch.object(Postgresql, 'is_running', Mock(return_value=True))
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestPostgresql, self).setUp()