diff --git a/src/FluentNHibernate.Testing/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfigurationTester.cs b/src/FluentNHibernate.Testing/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfigurationTester.cs
index e2adb6dcd..bf9eaee7d 100644
--- a/src/FluentNHibernate.Testing/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfigurationTester.cs
+++ b/src/FluentNHibernate.Testing/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfigurationTester.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ public void PostgreSQL_82_should_set_the_correct_dialect()
                 "NHibernate.Dialect.PostgreSQL82Dialect, " + typeof(ISession).Assembly.FullName);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void PostgreSQL_83_should_set_the_correct_dialect()
+        {
+            PostgreSQLConfiguration.PostgreSQL83.ToProperties()["dialect"].ShouldEqual(
+                "NHibernate.Dialect.PostgreSQL83Dialect, " + typeof(ISession).Assembly.FullName);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void ConnectionString_is_added_to_the_configuration()
         {
diff --git a/src/FluentNHibernate/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfiguration.cs b/src/FluentNHibernate/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfiguration.cs
index 7c634ab16..bc3f052d2 100644
--- a/src/FluentNHibernate/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/FluentNHibernate/Cfg/Db/PostgreSQLConfiguration.cs
@@ -24,5 +24,10 @@ public static PostgreSQLConfiguration PostgreSQL82
         {
             get { return new PostgreSQLConfiguration().Dialect<PostgreSQL82Dialect>(); }
         }
+
+        public static PostgreSQLConfiguration PostgreSQL83
+        {
+            get { return new PostgreSQLConfiguration().Dialect<PostgreSQL83Dialect>(); }
+        }
     }
 }
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