diff --git a/lib/identity_cache.rb b/lib/identity_cache.rb
index 15fd653e..1e908a07 100644
--- a/lib/identity_cache.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_cache.rb
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def should_use_cache? # :nodoc:
           # When there are no open transactions, `current_transaction` returns a
           # special `NullTransaction` object that is unjoinable, meaning we will
           # use the cache.
-          pool.connection.current_transaction.joinable?
+          connection_for(pool).current_transaction.joinable?
       end
     end
 
@@ -257,6 +257,16 @@ def fetch_in_batches(keys, &block)
         result.merge!(cache.fetch_multi(*slice, &block))
       end
     end
+
+    if ActiveRecord.gem_version >= Gem::Version.new("7.2.0.beta1")
+      def connection_for(pool)
+        pool.lease_connection
+      end
+    else
+      def connection_for(pool)
+        pool.connection
+      end
+    end
   end
 end