diff --git a/application/config/database.php b/application/config/database.php
index d5e6ac1b..021bcce9 100644
--- a/application/config/database.php
+++ b/application/config/database.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ return array(
 			'password' => '',
 			'charset'  => 'utf8',
 			'prefix'   => '',
+            'schema'   => 'public',
 		),
 
 		'sqlsrv' => array(
diff --git a/laravel/database/connectors/postgres.php b/laravel/database/connectors/postgres.php
index 3721f368..d4a54344 100644
--- a/laravel/database/connectors/postgres.php
+++ b/laravel/database/connectors/postgres.php
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ class Postgres extends Connector {
 			$connection->prepare("SET NAMES '{$config['charset']}'")->execute();
 		}
 
+		// If a schema has been specified, we'll execute a query against
+		// the database to set the search path.
+		if (isset($config['schema']))
+		{
+			$connection->prepare("SET search_path TO '{$config['schema']}'")->execute();
+		}
+
 		return $connection;
 	}