diff --git a/docker/images/n8n/README.md b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
index 0007ba018a..ea523b0a45 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n/README.md
+++ b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \
 	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=<POSTGRES_HOST> \
 	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT=<POSTGRES_PORT> \
 	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=<POSTGRES_USER> \
+	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA=<POSTGRES_SCHEMA> \
 	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=<POSTGRES_PASSWORD> \
   -v ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n \
   n8nio/n8n \
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ The following environment variables support file input:
  - DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD_FILE
  - DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT_FILE
  - DB_POSTGRESDB_USER_FILE
+ - DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA_FILE
  - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD_FILE
  - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER_FILE
 
diff --git a/docs/database.md b/docs/database.md
index f9a7d5802f..61226e36cf 100644
--- a/docs/database.md
+++ b/docs/database.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ To use PostgresDB as database you can provide the following environment variable
  - `DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT` (default: 5432)
  - `DB_POSTGRESDB_USER` (default: 'root')
  - `DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD` (default: empty)
+ - `DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA` (default: 'public')
 
 
 ```bash
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=postgresdb
 export DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT=5432
 export DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=n8n
 export DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=n8n
+export DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA=n8n
 
 n8n start
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sensitive-data.md b/docs/sensitive-data.md
index 027fd5c63a..7faa6007d6 100644
--- a/docs/sensitive-data.md
+++ b/docs/sensitive-data.md
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ The following environment variables support file input:
  - DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD_FILE
  - DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT_FILE
  - DB_POSTGRESDB_USER_FILE
+ - DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA_FILE
  - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD_FILE
  - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER_FILE
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/index.ts b/packages/cli/config/index.ts
index b54fc33f65..343236547a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/config/index.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ const config = convict({
 				default: 'root',
 				env: 'DB_POSTGRESDB_USER'
 			},
+			schema: {
+				doc: 'PostgresDB Schema',
+				format: String,
+				default: 'public',
+				env: 'DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA'
+			},
 		},
 		mysqldb: {
 			database: {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Db.ts b/packages/cli/src/Db.ts
index 3864304748..110fcd92a8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Db.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Db.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export async function init(synchronize?: boolean): Promise<IDatabaseCollections>
 				password: await GenericHelpers.getConfigValue('database.postgresdb.password') as string,
 				port: await GenericHelpers.getConfigValue('database.postgresdb.port') as number,
 				username: await GenericHelpers.getConfigValue('database.postgresdb.user') as string,
+				schema: await GenericHelpers.getConfigValue('database.postgresdb.schema') as string,
 			};
 			break;