diff --git a/server/core/db.js b/server/core/db.js
index b729282a..41a8fad0 100644
--- a/server/core/db.js
+++ b/server/core/db.js
@@ -187,11 +187,27 @@ module.exports = {
           }
         }
       },
+      // -> Create DB Schema if different than the default 'public'
+      async createDefaultSchema () {
+        if (WIKI.config.db.schema && WIKI.config.db.schema !== 'public') {
+          // Don't create the schema if it already exists. This avoids errors
+          // when the user lacks permission to create new schemas while the schema
+          // already exists.
+          let matched_schemas = await self.knex.select('schema_name')
+                                               .from('information_schema.schemata')
+                                               .where('schema_name', WIKI.config.db.schema);
+          if (matched_schemas.length == 0) {
+            await self.knex.raw(`CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS ${WIKI.config.db.schema};`)
+          }
+        }
+      },
       // -> Migrate DB Schemas
       async syncSchemas () {
         return self.knex.migrate.latest({
           tableName: 'migrations',
-          migrationSource
+          migrationSource,
+          schemaName: (WIKI.config.db.schema && WIKI.config.db.schema !== 'public')
+                          ? WIKI.config.db.schema : undefined
         })
       },
       // -> Migrate DB Schemas from beta
@@ -202,6 +218,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     let initTasksQueue = (WIKI.IS_MASTER) ? [
       initTasks.connect,
+      initTasks.createDefaultSchema,
       initTasks.migrateFromBeta,
       initTasks.syncSchemas
     ] : [
diff --git a/server/db/beta/index.js b/server/db/beta/index.js
index aa3157c3..e2e14253 100644
--- a/server/db/beta/index.js
+++ b/server/db/beta/index.js
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ module.exports = {
       const baseMigrationPath = path.join(WIKI.SERVERPATH, (WIKI.config.db.type !== 'sqlite') ? 'db/beta/migrations' : 'db/beta/migrations-sqlite')
       await knex.migrate.latest({
         tableName: 'migrations',
+        schemaName: (WIKI.config.db.schema && WIKI.config.db.schema !== 'public')
+                        ? WIKI.config.db.schema : undefined,
         migrationSource: {
           async getMigrations() {
             const migrationFiles = await fs.readdir(baseMigrationPath)