diff --git a/src/Pgsql/PgsqlDriver.php b/src/Pgsql/PgsqlDriver.php
index 3b7c1c4ab..3d8bb8989 100644
--- a/src/Pgsql/PgsqlDriver.php
+++ b/src/Pgsql/PgsqlDriver.php
@@ -151,10 +151,26 @@ public function getConnectionCollation()
 		return $array[0]['lc_collate'];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Internal function to get the name of the default schema for the current PostgreSQL connection.
+	 * That is the schema where tables are created by Joomla.
+	 *
+	 * @return  string
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	private function getDefaultSchema()
+	{
+		// Supported since PostgreSQL 7.3
+		$this->setQuery('SELECT (current_schemas(false))[1]');
+
+		return $this->loadResult();
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Shows the table CREATE statement that creates the given tables.
 	 *
-	 * This is unsuported by PostgreSQL.
+	 * This is unsupported by PostgreSQL.
 	 *
 	 * @param   mixed  $tables  A table name or a list of table names.
 	 *
@@ -187,6 +203,8 @@ public function getTableColumns($table, $typeOnly = true)
 
 		$tableSub = $this->replacePrefix($table);
 
+		$defaultSchema = $this->getDefaultSchema();
+		
 		$this->setQuery('
 			SELECT a.attname AS "column_name",
 				pg_catalog.format_type(a.atttypid, a.atttypmod) as "type",
@@ -207,7 +225,7 @@ public function getTableColumns($table, $typeOnly = true)
 			WHERE a.attrelid =
 				(SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_class WHERE relname=' . $this->quote($tableSub) . '
 					AND relnamespace = (SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace WHERE
-					nspname = \'public\')
+					nspname = ' . $this->quote($defaultSchema) . ')
 				)
 			AND a.attnum > 0 AND NOT a.attisdropped
 			ORDER BY a.attnum'
diff --git a/src/Postgresql/PostgresqlDriver.php b/src/Postgresql/PostgresqlDriver.php
index 54976131f..6dae635d4 100644
--- a/src/Postgresql/PostgresqlDriver.php
+++ b/src/Postgresql/PostgresqlDriver.php
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ public function getTableCreate($tables)
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves field information about a given table.
 	 *
-	 * @param   string   $table     The name of the database table.
+	 * @param   string   $table     The name of the database table. For PostgreSQL may start with a schema.
 	 * @param   boolean  $typeOnly  True to only return field types.
 	 *
 	 * @return  array  An array of fields for the database table.
@@ -428,8 +428,18 @@ public function getTableColumns($table, $typeOnly = true)
 		$this->connect();
 
 		$result = array();
-
 		$tableSub = $this->replacePrefix($table);
+		$fn = explode('.', $tableSub);
+
+		if (count($fn) === 2)
+		{
+			$schema = $fn[0];
+			$tableSub = $fn[1];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$schema = $this->getDefaultSchema();
+		}
 
 		$this->setQuery('
 			SELECT a.attname AS "column_name",
@@ -451,7 +461,7 @@ public function getTableColumns($table, $typeOnly = true)
 			WHERE a.attrelid =
 				(SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_class WHERE relname=' . $this->quote($tableSub) . '
 					AND relnamespace = (SELECT oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace WHERE
-					nspname = \'public\')
+					nspname = ' . $this->quote($schema) . ')
 				)
 			AND a.attnum > 0 AND NOT a.attisdropped
 			ORDER BY a.attnum'
@@ -1636,4 +1646,20 @@ public function decodeBinary($data)
 
 		return $data;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Internal function to get the name of the default schema for the current PostgreSQL connection.
+	 * That is the schema where tables are created by Joomla.
+	 *
+	 * @return  string
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	private function getDefaultSchema()
+	{
+		// Supported since PostgreSQL 7.3
+		$this->setQuery('SELECT (current_schemas(false))[1]');
+
+		return $this->loadResult();
+	}
 }