diff --git a/lib/gems/pending/util/postgres_admin.rb b/lib/gems/pending/util/postgres_admin.rb
index d8be2e708..5e0f8c5a7 100644
--- a/lib/gems/pending/util/postgres_admin.rb
+++ b/lib/gems/pending/util/postgres_admin.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ def self.restore_pg_basebackup(file)
   def self.backup_pg_dump(opts)
     opts = opts.dup
     dbname = opts.delete(:dbname)
-    runcmd("pg_dump", opts, :format => "c", :file => opts[:local_file], nil => dbname)
+
+    args = combine_command_args(opts, :format => "c", :file => opts[:local_file], nil => dbname)
+    args = handle_multi_value_pg_dump_args!(opts, args)
+
+    runcmd_with_logging("pg_dump", opts, args)
     opts[:local_file]
   end
 
@@ -228,4 +232,25 @@ def self.runcmd_with_logging(cmd_str, opts, params = {})
     default_args[:host]     = opts[:hostname] if opts[:hostname]
     default_args.merge(args)
   end
+
+  # rubocop:disable Style/SymbolArray
+  PG_DUMP_MULTI_VALUE_ARGS = [
+    :t, :table,  :T, :"exclude-table", :"exclude-table-data",
+    :n, :schema, :N, :"exclude-schema"
+  ].freeze
+  # rubocop:enable Style/SymbolArray
+  #
+  # NOTE:  Potentially mutates opts hash (args becomes new array and not
+  # mutated by this method)
+  private_class_method def self.handle_multi_value_pg_dump_args!(opts, args)
+    if opts.keys.any? { |key| PG_DUMP_MULTI_VALUE_ARGS.include?(key) }
+      args = args.to_a
+      PG_DUMP_MULTI_VALUE_ARGS.each do |table_key|
+        next unless opts.key?(table_key)
+        table_val = opts.delete(table_key)
+        args += Array.wrap(table_val).map! { |v| [table_key, v] }
+      end
+    end
+    args
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/util/postgres_admin_spec.rb b/spec/util/postgres_admin_spec.rb
index a034e4090..376865347 100644
--- a/spec/util/postgres_admin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/util/postgres_admin_spec.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,84 @@
         expect(subject.backup_pg_dump(opts)).to eq(local_file)
       end
     end
+
+    shared_examples "for splitting multi value arg" do |arg_type|
+      arg_as_cmdline_opt = "-#{'-' if arg_type.size > 1}#{arg_type}"
+
+      let(:local_file) { "/some/path/to/pg.dump" }
+
+      context "with #{arg_as_cmdline_opt} as a single value" do
+        let(:expected_opts) { { :local_file => local_file } }
+        let(:expected_args) do
+          default_args.to_a << [arg_type, "value1"]
+        end
+
+        it "runs the command and returns the :local_file opt" do
+          opts = expected_opts.merge(arg_type => "value1")
+          expect(subject.backup_pg_dump(opts)).to eq(local_file)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with #{arg_as_cmdline_opt} as a single value array" do
+        let(:expected_opts) { { :local_file => local_file } }
+        let(:expected_args) do
+          default_args.to_a << [arg_type, "value1"]
+        end
+
+        it "runs the command and returns the :local_file opt" do
+          opts = expected_opts.merge(arg_type => ["value1"])
+          expect(subject.backup_pg_dump(opts)).to eq(local_file)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with #{arg_as_cmdline_opt} as a multi value array" do
+        let(:expected_opts) { { :local_file => local_file } }
+        let(:expected_args) do
+          default_args.to_a << [arg_type, "value1"] << [arg_type, "value2"]
+        end
+
+        it "runs the command and returns the :local_file opt" do
+          opts = expected_opts.merge(arg_type => %w[value1 value2])
+          expect(subject.backup_pg_dump(opts)).to eq(local_file)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :t in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :t
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :table in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :table
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :T in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :T
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :exclude-table in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :"exclude-table"
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :exclude-table-data in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :"exclude-table-data"
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :t in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :n
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :table in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :schema
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :T in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :N
+    end
+
+    context "with :local_file, :exclude-table in opts" do
+      include_examples "for splitting multi value arg", :"exclude-schema"
+    end
   end
 
   context "ENV dependent" do