diff --git a/pgtype/array_codec.go b/pgtype/array_codec.go
index cd8c8ce22..71f89ee34 100644
--- a/pgtype/array_codec.go
+++ b/pgtype/array_codec.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (p *encodePlanArrayCodecText) Encode(value any, buf []byte) (newBuf []byte,
 		elem := array.Index(i)
 		var elemBuf []byte
 		isNil, callNilDriverValuer := isNilDriverValuer(elem)
-		if !isNil {
+		if !isNil || callNilDriverValuer {
 			elemType := reflect.TypeOf(elem)
 			if lastElemType != elemType {
 				lastElemType = elemType
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ func (p *encodePlanArrayCodecText) Encode(value any, buf []byte) (newBuf []byte,
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-		} else if callNilDriverValuer {
-			elemBuf, err = (&encodePlanDriverValuer{m: p.m, oid: p.ac.ElementType.OID, formatCode: TextFormatCode}).Encode(elem, inElemBuf)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
 		}
 
 		if elemBuf == nil {
@@ -201,7 +196,7 @@ func (p *encodePlanArrayCodecBinary) Encode(value any, buf []byte) (newBuf []byt
 		elem := array.Index(i)
 		var elemBuf []byte
 		isNil, callNilDriverValuer := isNilDriverValuer(elem)
-		if !isNil {
+		if !isNil || callNilDriverValuer {
 			elemType := reflect.TypeOf(elem)
 			if lastElemType != elemType {
 				lastElemType = elemType
@@ -214,11 +209,6 @@ func (p *encodePlanArrayCodecBinary) Encode(value any, buf []byte) (newBuf []byt
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-		} else if callNilDriverValuer {
-			elemBuf, err = (&encodePlanDriverValuer{m: p.m, oid: p.ac.ElementType.OID, formatCode: BinaryFormatCode}).Encode(elem, buf)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
 		}
 
 		if elemBuf == nil {
diff --git a/pgtype/array_codec_test.go b/pgtype/array_codec_test.go
index c3b3e2f63..acd7dff8d 100644
--- a/pgtype/array_codec_test.go
+++ b/pgtype/array_codec_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package pgtype_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql/driver"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -147,6 +148,93 @@ func (v jsonbValuerSlice) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
 	return []byte("[1]"), nil
 }
 
+const (
+	codecValuerUUIDOID      uint32 = 910001
+	codecValuerUUIDArrayOID uint32 = 910002
+	codecValuerCompositeOID uint32 = 910003
+)
+
+type codecValuerUUID []byte
+
+func (v codecValuerUUID) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	if v == nil {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	return "driver-valuer", nil
+}
+
+type codecValuerUUIDCodec struct{}
+
+func (codecValuerUUIDCodec) FormatSupported(format int16) bool {
+	return format == pgtype.TextFormatCode || format == pgtype.BinaryFormatCode
+}
+
+func (codecValuerUUIDCodec) PreferredFormat() int16 {
+	return pgtype.BinaryFormatCode
+}
+
+func (codecValuerUUIDCodec) PlanEncode(m *pgtype.Map, oid uint32, format int16, value any) pgtype.EncodePlan {
+	if _, ok := value.(codecValuerUUID); !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return encodePlanCodecValuerUUID{}
+}
+
+func (codecValuerUUIDCodec) PlanScan(m *pgtype.Map, oid uint32, format int16, target any) pgtype.ScanPlan {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (codecValuerUUIDCodec) DecodeDatabaseSQLValue(m *pgtype.Map, oid uint32, format int16, src []byte) (driver.Value, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (codecValuerUUIDCodec) DecodeValue(m *pgtype.Map, oid uint32, format int16, src []byte) (any, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+type encodePlanCodecValuerUUID struct{}
+
+func (encodePlanCodecValuerUUID) Encode(value any, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	v := value.(codecValuerUUID)
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return append(buf, v...), nil
+}
+
+func newCodecValuerTestMap() *pgtype.Map {
+	m := pgtype.NewMap()
+	elementType := &pgtype.Type{Name: "codec_valuer_uuid", OID: codecValuerUUIDOID, Codec: codecValuerUUIDCodec{}}
+	m.RegisterType(elementType)
+	m.RegisterType(&pgtype.Type{Name: "_codec_valuer_uuid", OID: codecValuerUUIDArrayOID, Codec: &pgtype.ArrayCodec{ElementType: elementType}})
+	m.RegisterType(&pgtype.Type{Name: "codec_valuer_composite", OID: codecValuerCompositeOID, Codec: &pgtype.CompositeCodec{Fields: []pgtype.CompositeCodecField{
+		{Name: "id", Type: elementType},
+	}}})
+	return m
+}
+
+func TestArrayCodecTypedNilElementUsesCodecBeforeDriverValuer(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newCodecValuerTestMap()
+	input := []codecValuerUUID{codecValuerUUID("codec-value"), nil}
+
+	textBuf, err := m.Encode(codecValuerUUIDArrayOID, pgtype.TextFormatCode, input, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `{codec-value,NULL}`, string(textBuf))
+
+	binaryBuf, err := m.Encode(codecValuerUUIDArrayOID, pgtype.BinaryFormatCode, input, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(binaryBuf), 39)
+	require.Equal(t, int32(1), int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(binaryBuf[0:4])))
+	require.Equal(t, int32(1), int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(binaryBuf[4:8])))
+	require.Equal(t, codecValuerUUIDOID, binary.BigEndian.Uint32(binaryBuf[8:12]))
+	require.Equal(t, int32(2), int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(binaryBuf[12:16])))
+	require.Equal(t, int32(1), int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(binaryBuf[16:20])))
+	require.Equal(t, int32(len("codec-value")), int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(binaryBuf[20:24])))
+	require.Equal(t, "codec-value", string(binaryBuf[24:35]))
+	require.Equal(t, int32(-1), int32(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(binaryBuf[35:39])))
+}
+
 func TestArrayCodecTypedNilElementWithValuer(t *testing.T) {
 	pgxtest.RunWithQueryExecModes(context.Background(), t, defaultConnTestRunner, pgxtest.KnownOIDQueryExecModes, func(ctx context.Context, t testing.TB, conn *pgx.Conn) {
 		input := []jsonbValuerSlice{nil, nil}
diff --git a/pgtype/composite.go b/pgtype/composite.go
index bcce0016c..01028f970 100644
--- a/pgtype/composite.go
+++ b/pgtype/composite.go
@@ -492,15 +492,10 @@ func (b *CompositeBinaryBuilder) AppendValue(oid uint32, field any) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var plan EncodePlan
-	if isNil {
-		plan = &encodePlanDriverValuer{m: b.m, oid: oid, formatCode: BinaryFormatCode}
-	} else {
-		plan = b.m.PlanEncode(oid, BinaryFormatCode, field)
-		if plan == nil {
-			b.err = fmt.Errorf("unable to encode %v into OID %d in binary format", field, oid)
-			return
-		}
+	plan := b.m.PlanEncode(oid, BinaryFormatCode, field)
+	if plan == nil {
+		b.err = fmt.Errorf("unable to encode %v into OID %d in binary format", field, oid)
+		return
 	}
 
 	b.buf = pgio.AppendUint32(b.buf, oid)
@@ -553,15 +548,10 @@ func (b *CompositeTextBuilder) AppendValue(oid uint32, field any) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var plan EncodePlan
-	if isNil {
-		plan = &encodePlanDriverValuer{m: b.m, oid: oid, formatCode: TextFormatCode}
-	} else {
-		plan = b.m.PlanEncode(oid, TextFormatCode, field)
-		if plan == nil {
-			b.err = fmt.Errorf("unable to encode %v into OID %d in text format", field, oid)
-			return
-		}
+	plan := b.m.PlanEncode(oid, TextFormatCode, field)
+	if plan == nil {
+		b.err = fmt.Errorf("unable to encode %v into OID %d in text format", field, oid)
+		return
 	}
 
 	fieldBuf, err := plan.Encode(field, b.fieldBuf[0:0])
diff --git a/pgtype/composite_test.go b/pgtype/composite_test.go
index 7c042b6b8..68588de28 100644
--- a/pgtype/composite_test.go
+++ b/pgtype/composite_test.go
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ create type ct_stringer_test as (
 	})
 }
 
+func TestCompositeCodecTypedNilFieldUsesCodecBeforeDriverValuer(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newCodecValuerTestMap()
+
+	buf, err := m.Encode(codecValuerCompositeOID, pgtype.TextFormatCode, pgtype.CompositeFields{codecValuerUUID(nil)}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `()`, string(buf))
+}
+
 type point3d struct {
 	X, Y, Z float64
 }