diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 993f4d9..2f5fd7a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ node_modules
 .lock-wscript
 
 dist/
-db.sqlite
+*.sqlite
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61b234a..429bc43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ __Options:__
 
 - `Model` (**required**) - The KnexJS database instance
 - `name` (**required**) - The name of the table
+- `schema` (*optional*) - The name of the schema table prefix (example: `schema.table`)
 - `id` (*optional*, default: `'id'`) - The name of the id field property.
 - `events` (*optional*) - A list of [custom service events](https://docs.feathersjs.com/api/events.html#custom-events) sent by this service
 - `paginate` (*optional*) - A [pagination object](https://docs.feathersjs.com/api/databases/common.html#pagination) containing a `default` and `max` page size
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 18b5306..1fd224d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -43,18 +43,24 @@ class Service {
     this.id = options.id || 'id';
     this.paginate = options.paginate || {};
     this.table = options.name;
+    this.schema = options.schema;
     this.events = options.events || [];
   }
 
+  get fullName () {
+    return (this.schema) ? `${this.schema}.${this.table}` : this.table;
+  }
+
   // NOTE (EK): We need this method so that we return a new query
   // instance each time, otherwise it will reuse the same query.
   db (params = {}) {
+    const { knex, table, schema, fullName } = this;
     if (params.transaction) {
       const { trx, id } = params.transaction;
-      debug('ran %s with transaction %s', this.table, id);
-      return trx(this.table);
+      debug('ran %s with transaction %s', fullName, id);
+      return (schema) ? trx.withSchema(schema).table(table) : trx(table);
     }
-    return this.knex(this.table);
+    return (schema) ? knex.withSchema(schema).table(table) : knex(table);
   }
 
   extend (obj) {
@@ -62,15 +68,17 @@ class Service {
   }
 
   init (opts, cb) {
-    let k = this.knex;
-    let table = this.table;
+    const k = this.knex;
+    const { table, schema, fullName } = this;
 
-    return k.schema.hasTable(table).then(exists => {
+    return k.schema.hasTable(fullName).then(exists => {
       if (!exists) {
-        debug(`creating ${table}`);
-        return k.schema.createTable(table, cb).then(res => res);
+        debug(`creating ${fullName}`);
+        return (schema)
+          ? k.schema.withSchema(schema).createTable(table, cb).then(res => res)
+          : k.schema.createTable(table, cb).then(res => res);
       } else {
-        debug(`${table} already exists`);
+        debug(`${fullName} already exists`);
         return null;
       }
     });
@@ -110,13 +118,16 @@ class Service {
   }
 
   createQuery (params = {}) {
+    const { schema, table, id } = this;
     const { filters, query } = filterQuery(params.query || {});
-    let q = this.db(params).select([`${this.table}.*`]);
+    let q = this.db(params);
 
-    // $select uses a specific find syntax, so it has to come first.
-    if (filters.$select) {
-      q = this.db(params).select(...filters.$select.concat(`${this.table}.${this.id}`));
-    }
+    if (schema) { q = q.withSchema(schema).from(`${table} as ${table}`); }
+
+    q = (filters.$select)
+      // $select uses a specific find syntax, so it has to come first.
+      ? q.select(...filters.$select.concat(`${table}.${id}`))
+      : q.select([`${table}.*`]);
 
     // build up the knex query out of the query params
     this.knexify(q, query);
@@ -249,7 +260,7 @@ class Service {
       query[this.id] = id;
     }
 
-    let q = this.db(params);
+    const q = this.db(params);
 
     this.knexify(q, query);
 
@@ -324,9 +335,13 @@ class Service {
 
     return this._find(params).then(page => {
       const items = page.data;
-      const query = this.createQuery(params);
+      const { query } = filterQuery(params.query || {});
+      const q = this.db(params);
+
+      // build up the knex query out of the query params
+      this.knexify(q, query);
 
-      return query.del().then(() => {
+      return q.del().then(() => {
         if (id !== null) {
           if (items.length === 1) {
             return items[0];
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index e9b1ee6..57a1a8e 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ const db = knex({
   }
 });
 
+// Create a public database to mimic a "schema"
+const schemaName = 'public';
+knex({
+  client: 'sqlite3',
+  connection: {
+    filename: `./${schemaName}.sqlite`
+  }
+});
+
 const people = service({
   Model: db,
   name: 'people',
@@ -30,9 +39,16 @@ const peopleId = service({
   events: [ 'testing' ]
 });
 
+const users = service({
+  Model: db,
+  schema: schemaName,
+  name: 'users',
+  events: [ 'testing' ]
+});
+
 function clean () {
   return Promise.all([
-    db.schema.dropTableIfExists('people').then(() => {
+    db.schema.dropTableIfExists(people.fullName).then(() => {
       return people.init({}, (table) => {
         table.increments('id');
         table.string('name');
@@ -42,7 +58,7 @@ function clean () {
         return table;
       });
     }),
-    db.schema.dropTableIfExists('people-customid').then(() => {
+    db.schema.dropTableIfExists(peopleId.fullName).then(() => {
       return peopleId.init({}, (table) => {
         table.increments('customid');
         table.string('name');
@@ -51,10 +67,39 @@ function clean () {
         table.boolean('created');
         return table;
       });
+    }),
+    db.schema.dropTableIfExists(users.fullName).then(() => {
+      return users.init({}, (table) => {
+        table.increments('id');
+        table.string('name');
+        table.integer('age');
+        table.integer('time');
+        table.boolean('created');
+        return table;
+      });
     })
   ]);
 }
 
+function attachSchema () {
+  // Attach the public database to mimic a "schema"
+  return db.schema.raw(`attach database '${schemaName}.sqlite' as ${schemaName}`);
+}
+
+function customQuery () {
+  return (context) => {
+    const { params, service } = context;
+    const query = service.createQuery(params);
+
+    // do something with query here
+    query.orderBy('name', 'desc');
+    // console.log(query.toSQL().toNative());
+
+    context.params.knex = query;
+    return context;
+  };
+}
+
 describe('Feathers Knex Service', () => {
   const app = feathers()
     .hooks({
@@ -63,7 +108,10 @@ describe('Feathers Knex Service', () => {
       error: transaction.rollback()
     })
     .use('/people', people)
-    .use('people-customid', peopleId);
+    .use('people-customid', peopleId)
+    .use('/users', users);
+
+  before(attachSchema);
   before(clean);
   after(clean);
 
@@ -97,23 +145,24 @@ describe('Feathers Knex Service', () => {
 
     base(app, errors, 'people');
     base(app, errors, 'people-customid', 'customid');
+
+    describe('database schema support', () => {
+      base(app, errors, 'users');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('custom queries', () => {
     before(clean);
     before(() => {
-      app.hooks({}).service('people').hooks({
+      app.hooks({});
+      app.service('people').hooks({
         before: {
-          find (context) {
-            const query = this.createQuery(context.params);
-
-            // do something with query here
-            query.orderBy('name', 'desc');
-            // console.log(query.toSQL().toNative());
-
-            context.params.knex = query;
-            return context;
-          }
+          find: customQuery()
+        }
+      });
+      app.service('users').hooks({
+        before: {
+          find: customQuery()
         }
       });
     });
@@ -123,10 +172,16 @@ describe('Feathers Knex Service', () => {
         before: transaction.start(),
         after: transaction.end(),
         error: transaction.rollback()
-      }).service('people').hooks({});
+      });
+      app.service('people').hooks({});
+      app.service('users').hooks({});
     });
 
     base(app, errors, 'people');
+
+    describe('database schema support', () => {
+      base(app, errors, 'users');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('$like method', () => {