diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index 7565131d..244c89fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ public class HikariPool implements HikariPoolMBean, IBagStateListener
          closeConnection(bagEntry, "connection broken or evicted");
       }
       else {
-         bagEntry.lastAccess = System.currentTimeMillis();
          connectionBag.requite(bagEntry);
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java
index 4a88ac46..40d5d3a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBagEntry.java
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ public final class PoolBagEntry implements IConcurrentBagEntry
    public final AtomicInteger state = new AtomicInteger();
 
    public Connection connection;
+   public long lastAccess;
    public long lastOpenTime;
    public volatile boolean evicted;
    public volatile boolean aborted;
    
-   protected long lastAccess;
 
    private volatile ScheduledFuture<?> endOfLife;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java
index 3deca963..275f4509 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public abstract class ConnectionProxy implements IHikariConnectionProxy
    private final PoolBagEntry bagEntry;
    private final FastList<Statement> openStatements;
    
+   private long lastAccess;
    private boolean isCommitStateDirty;
    private boolean isConnectionStateDirty;
    private boolean isAutoCommitDirty;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ public abstract class ConnectionProxy implements IHikariConnectionProxy
       this.bagEntry = bagEntry;
       this.delegate = bagEntry.connection;
       this.leakTask = leakTask;
+      this.lastAccess = bagEntry.lastAccess;
 
       this.openStatements = new FastList<Statement>(Statement.class, 16);
    }
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ public abstract class ConnectionProxy implements IHikariConnectionProxy
    public final void markCommitStateDirty()
    {
       isCommitStateDirty = true;
+      lastAccess = System.currentTimeMillis();
    }
 
    // ***********************************************************************
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ public abstract class ConnectionProxy implements IHikariConnectionProxy
 
    private final <T extends Statement> T trackStatement(final T statement)
    {
+      lastAccess = System.currentTimeMillis();
       openStatements.add(statement);
 
       return statement;
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ public abstract class ConnectionProxy implements IHikariConnectionProxy
          }
          finally {
             delegate = ClosedConnection.CLOSED_CONNECTION;
+            bagEntry.lastAccess = lastAccess;
             parentPool.releaseConnection(bagEntry);
          }
       }