diff --git a/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts b/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts
index d9b0ea59b..81ef7152d 100644
--- a/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts
+++ b/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export type TypeOrmModuleOptions = {
    * If `true`, entities will be loaded automatically.
    */
   autoLoadEntities?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If `true`, connection will not be closed on application shutdown.
+   */
+  keepConnectionAlive?: boolean;
   /**
    * If `true`, will show verbose error messages on each connection retry.
    */