diff --git a/dev/breeze/tests/test_selective_checks.py b/dev/breeze/tests/test_selective_checks.py
index 9b26f0385021f..16468447e81c8 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/tests/test_selective_checks.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/tests/test_selective_checks.py
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ def assert_outputs_are_printed(expected_outputs: dict[str, str], stderr: str):
                     "providers/postgres/tests/unit/postgres/file.py",
                 ),
                 {
-                    "selected-providers-list-as-string": "amazon common.sql google "
+                    "selected-providers-list-as-string": "amazon common.compat common.sql google "
                     "microsoft.azure openlineage pgvector postgres",
                     "all-python-versions": f"['{DEFAULT_PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}']",
                     "all-python-versions-list-as-string": DEFAULT_PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION,
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ def assert_outputs_are_printed(expected_outputs: dict[str, str], stderr: str):
                             {
                                 "description": "amazon...google",
                                 "test_types": "Providers[amazon] "
-                                "Providers[common.sql,microsoft.azure,openlineage,pgvector,postgres] "
+                                "Providers[common.compat,common.sql,microsoft.azure,openlineage,pgvector,postgres] "
                                 "Providers[google]",
                             }
                         ]
diff --git a/providers/postgres/pyproject.toml b/providers/postgres/pyproject.toml
index 6a2e1aee0ab7c..b835a54b7b3a5 100644
--- a/providers/postgres/pyproject.toml
+++ b/providers/postgres/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 # After you modify the dependencies, and rebuild your Breeze CI image with ``breeze ci-image build``
 dependencies = [
     "apache-airflow>=2.10.0",
+    "apache-airflow-providers-common-compat>=1.7.4",    # + TODO: bump to next version
     "apache-airflow-providers-common-sql>=1.23.0",
     "psycopg2-binary>=2.9.9; python_version < '3.13'",
     "psycopg2-binary>=2.9.10; python_version >= '3.13'",
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ dev = [
     "apache-airflow-task-sdk",
     "apache-airflow-devel-common",
     "apache-airflow-providers-amazon",
+    "apache-airflow-providers-common-compat",
     "apache-airflow-providers-common-sql",
     "apache-airflow-providers-microsoft-azure",
     "apache-airflow-providers-openlineage",
diff --git a/providers/postgres/src/airflow/providers/postgres/hooks/postgres.py b/providers/postgres/src/airflow/providers/postgres/hooks/postgres.py
index 5fecc36556a20..1b678160591bb 100644
--- a/providers/postgres/src/airflow/providers/postgres/hooks/postgres.py
+++ b/providers/postgres/src/airflow/providers/postgres/hooks/postgres.py
@@ -35,14 +35,10 @@
     AirflowException,
     AirflowOptionalProviderFeatureException,
 )
+from airflow.providers.common.compat.sdk import Connection
 from airflow.providers.common.sql.hooks.sql import DbApiHook
 from airflow.providers.postgres.dialects.postgres import PostgresDialect
 
-try:
-    from airflow.sdk import Connection
-except ImportError:
-    from airflow.models.connection import Connection  # type: ignore[assignment]
-
 USE_PSYCOPG3: bool
 try:
     import psycopg as psycopg  # needed for patching in unit tests