diff --git a/build/transform.sh b/build/transform.sh
index c8825580..3914c82d 100755
--- a/build/transform.sh
+++ b/build/transform.sh
@@ -607,6 +607,31 @@ END {
 
 echo "PASS: get_batch_cursor SECURITY header injected (extra_where is trusted SQL)"
 
+# Promote get_queue_info() / get_queue_info(text) to SECURITY DEFINER.
+# Upstream PgQ ships these as SECURITY INVOKER, but get_queue_info(text)
+# internally calls pgque.seq_getval(text), whose ACL is admin-only. Both
+# overloads are granted to pgque_reader and documented as reader-usable
+# monitoring functions, so a reader session would hit
+#   ERROR: permission denied for function seq_getval
+# at runtime. The sibling get_consumer_info / get_batch_info are already
+# SECURITY DEFINER for exactly this reason; mirror that pattern here.
+# SECURITY DEFINER MUST pin search_path (CLAUDE.md), so attach
+# "set search_path = pgque, pg_catalog" in the same step. This grants no
+# privilege beyond reading queue metadata + the queue event sequence.
+GET_QUEUE_INFO_FILE="${OUTPUT_DIR}/functions/pgque.get_queue_info.sql"
+sedi -E \
+  's/^(\$\$ language plpgsql);$/\1 security definer set search_path = pgque, pg_catalog;/' \
+  "${GET_QUEUE_INFO_FILE}"
+
+defcount=$(grep -c 'language plpgsql security definer set search_path = pgque, pg_catalog;' \
+  "${GET_QUEUE_INFO_FILE}")
+if [[ "${defcount}" -ne 2 ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: expected 2 SECURITY DEFINER get_queue_info overloads, got ${defcount}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "PASS: get_queue_info promoted to SECURITY DEFINER (reader-safe seq_getval)"
+
 # -- Assembly: build sql/pgque.sql ------------------------------------
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/sql/pgque-tle.sql b/sql/pgque-tle.sql
index 8d4de44f..46c7ac90 100644
--- a/sql/pgque-tle.sql
+++ b/sql/pgque-tle.sql
@@ -2656,7 +2656,7 @@ begin
     end loop;
     return;
 end;
-$$ language plpgsql;
+$$ language plpgsql security definer set search_path = pgque, pg_catalog;
 
 create or replace function pgque.get_queue_info(
     in i_queue_name                 text,
@@ -2737,7 +2737,7 @@ begin
     end loop;
     return;
 end;
-$$ language plpgsql;
+$$ language plpgsql security definer set search_path = pgque, pg_catalog;
 
 
 create or replace function pgque.get_consumer_info(
diff --git a/sql/pgque.sql b/sql/pgque.sql
index bf70020b..080c719d 100644
--- a/sql/pgque.sql
+++ b/sql/pgque.sql
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ begin
     end loop;
     return;
 end;
-$$ language plpgsql;
+$$ language plpgsql security definer set search_path = pgque, pg_catalog;
 
 create or replace function pgque.get_queue_info(
     in i_queue_name                 text,
@@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ begin
     end loop;
     return;
 end;
-$$ language plpgsql;
+$$ language plpgsql security definer set search_path = pgque, pg_catalog;
 
 
 create or replace function pgque.get_consumer_info(
diff --git a/tests/run_all.sql b/tests/run_all.sql
index 7ed6a1bf..565164a9 100644
--- a/tests/run_all.sql
+++ b/tests/run_all.sql
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
 \echo 'Running: test_e2e_role_split'
 \i tests/test_e2e_role_split.sql
 
+\echo 'Running: test_get_queue_info_reader'
+\i tests/test_get_queue_info_reader.sql
+
 \echo 'Running: test_cooperative_consumers'
 \i tests/test_cooperative_consumers.sql
 
diff --git a/tests/test_get_queue_info_reader.sql b/tests/test_get_queue_info_reader.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9181e973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_get_queue_info_reader.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+-- test_get_queue_info_reader.sql -- pgque_reader can call get_queue_info
+-- Copyright 2026 Nikolay Samokhvalov. Apache-2.0 license.
+--
+-- get_queue_info() and get_queue_info(text) are granted to pgque_reader and
+-- documented as reader-usable monitoring functions. They internally call
+-- pgque.seq_getval(text), whose ACL is admin-only, so a SECURITY INVOKER
+-- get_queue_info fails at runtime for a reader with:
+--   ERROR: permission denied for function seq_getval
+-- This pins the fix: get_queue_info must be callable by pgque_reader, the
+-- exact role it is granted to. See
+-- https://github.com/NikolayS/pgque/issues/265
+
+\set ON_ERROR_STOP on
+
+-- Idempotent preamble.
+do $$ begin
+  if exists (select 1 from pgque.queue where queue_name = 'gqi_reader_q') then
+    perform pgque.drop_queue('gqi_reader_q', true);
+  end if;
+end $$;
+
+select pgque.create_queue('gqi_reader_q');
+
+-- A tick must exist so the function exercises the seq_getval() code path.
+select pgque.subscribe('gqi_reader_q', 'gqi_consumer');
+select pgque.send('gqi_reader_q', 'gqi.msg', '{"n":1}'::jsonb);
+select pgque.ticker();
+
+-- Exercise both overloads under the role they are granted to.
+set role pgque_reader;
+
+do $$
+declare
+  v_count integer;
+  v_name  text;
+  v_ev    bigint;
+begin
+  -- get_queue_info(text): the overload that calls seq_getval().
+  select queue_name, ev_new
+    into v_name, v_ev
+    from pgque.get_queue_info('gqi_reader_q');
+  assert v_name = 'gqi_reader_q', 'get_queue_info(text) must return the queue row';
+  assert v_ev is not null, 'get_queue_info(text) ev_new must be populated';
+  raise notice 'PASS: pgque_reader can call get_queue_info(text), ev_new=%', v_ev;
+
+  -- get_queue_info(): the zero-arg overload fans out to the text overload.
+  select count(*) into v_count from pgque.get_queue_info();
+  assert v_count >= 1, 'get_queue_info() must return at least the one queue';
+  raise notice 'PASS: pgque_reader can call get_queue_info(), rows=%', v_count;
+end $$;
+
+reset role;
+
+-- Cleanup.
+select pgque.drop_queue('gqi_reader_q', true);
+
+\echo 'PASS: test_get_queue_info_reader'