diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c87ee09a..856784f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,25 @@ production:
 
 See [here](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#parsetime) for more information.
 
+### Oracle
+Oracle Driver is [oci8](https://github.com/mattn/go-oci8), it is not pure golang code and rely on Oracle Office Client([Instant Client](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-technologies/instant-client/downloads/index.html)), more detail information is [oci8 repo](https://github.com/mattn/go-oci8).
+
+#### Install with Oracle support
+
+To install the library and command line program, use the following:
+
+```bash
+go get -tags oracle -v github.com/rubenv/sql-migrate/...
+```
+
+```yml
+development:
+    dialect: oci8
+    datasource: user/password@localhost:1521/sid
+    dir: migrations/oracle
+    table: migrations
+```
+
 ### As a library
 
 Import sql-migrate into your application:
diff --git a/migrate.go b/migrate.go
index fae3b4c5..41585811 100644
--- a/migrate.go
+++ b/migrate.go
@@ -457,6 +457,10 @@ func (ms MigrationSet) ExecMax(db *sql.DB, dialect string, m MigrationSource, di
 		}
 
 		for _, stmt := range migration.Queries {
+			// remove the semicolon from stmt, fix ORA-00922 issue in database oracle
+			stmt = strings.TrimSuffix(stmt, "\n")
+			stmt = strings.TrimSuffix(stmt, " ")
+			stmt = strings.TrimSuffix(stmt, ";")
 			if _, err := executor.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
 				if trans, ok := executor.(*gorp.Transaction); ok {
 					_ = trans.Rollback()
diff --git a/sql-migrate/oracle.go b/sql-migrate/oracle.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d12e4a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql-migrate/oracle.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build oracle
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-oci8"
+	migrate "github.com/rubenv/sql-migrate"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	dialects["oci8"] = migrate.OracleDialect{}
+}