diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff5ee853..66be5c26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ The `soda` command will run the migrations using the following command:
 $ soda migrate up
 ```
 
-Migrations will be run in sequential order. The previously run migrations will be kept track of in a table named `schema_migrations` in the database.
+Migrations will be run in sequential order. 
 
 Migrations can also be run in reverse to rollback the schema.
 
@@ -255,6 +255,16 @@ Migrations can also be run in reverse to rollback the schema.
 $ soda migrate down
 ```
 
+The previously run migrations will be kept track of in a table named `schema_migration` in the database. The table name can be configured by setting `migration_table_name` of the configuration options. The example below will use `migrations` as the table name.
+
+```yaml
+development:
+  dialect: "postgres"
+  url: "your_db_development"
+  options:
+    migration_table_name: migrations
+```
+
 #### Find
 ```go
 user := models.User{}
diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 1b1f0e14..41566de1 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func (c *Connection) MigrationURL() string {
 	return c.Dialect.MigrationURL()
 }
 
+// MigrationTableName returns the name of the table to track migrations
+func (c *Connection) MigrationTableName() string {
+	return c.Dialect.Details().MigrationTableName()
+}
+
 // NewConnection creates a new connection, and sets it's `Dialect`
 // appropriately based on the `ConnectionDetails` passed into it.
 func NewConnection(deets *ConnectionDetails) (*Connection, error) {
diff --git a/connection_details.go b/connection_details.go
index c0eadf50..96a7f5b7 100644
--- a/connection_details.go
+++ b/connection_details.go
@@ -142,3 +142,8 @@ func (cd *ConnectionDetails) RetryLimit() int {
 	}
 	return i
 }
+
+// MigrationTableName returns the name of the table to track migrations
+func (cd *ConnectionDetails) MigrationTableName() string {
+	return defaults.String(cd.Options["migration_table_name"], "schema_migration")
+}
diff --git a/migrator.go b/migrator.go
index 3bec383d..95e8af89 100644
--- a/migrator.go
+++ b/migrator.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Migrator struct {
 func (m Migrator) Up() error {
 	c := m.Connection
 	return m.exec(func() error {
+		mtn := c.MigrationTableName()
 		mfs := m.Migrations["up"]
 		sort.Sort(mfs)
 		for _, mi := range mfs {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func (m Migrator) Up() error {
 				// Skip migration for non-matching dialect
 				continue
 			}
-			exists, err := c.Where("version = ?", mi.Version).Exists("schema_migration")
+			exists, err := c.Where("version = ?", mi.Version).Exists(mtn)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "problem checking for migration version %s", mi.Version)
 			}
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func (m Migrator) Up() error {
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				_, err = tx.Store.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("insert into schema_migration (version) values ('%s')", mi.Version))
+				_, err = tx.Store.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("insert into %s (version) values ('%s')", mtn, mi.Version))
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "problem inserting migration version %s", mi.Version)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ func (m Migrator) Up() error {
 func (m Migrator) Down(step int) error {
 	c := m.Connection
 	return m.exec(func() error {
-		count, err := c.Count("schema_migration")
+		mtn := c.MigrationTableName()
+		count, err := c.Count(mtn)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "migration down: unable count existing migration")
 		}
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func (m Migrator) Down(step int) error {
 			mfs = mfs[:step]
 		}
 		for _, mi := range mfs {
-			exists, err := c.Where("version = ?", mi.Version).Exists("schema_migration")
+			exists, err := c.Where("version = ?", mi.Version).Exists(mtn)
 			if err != nil || !exists {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "problem checking for migration version %s", mi.Version)
 			}
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ func (m Migrator) Down(step int) error {
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				err = tx.RawQuery("delete from schema_migration where version = ?", mi.Version).Exec()
+				err = tx.RawQuery("delete from %s where version = ?", mtn, mi.Version).Exec()
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "problem deleting migration version %s", mi.Version)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
@@ -128,16 +130,18 @@ func (m Migrator) Reset() error {
 // operation.
 func (m Migrator) CreateSchemaMigrations() error {
 	c := m.Connection
+	mtn := c.MigrationTableName()
 	err := c.Open()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not open connection")
 	}
-	_, err = c.Store.Exec("select * from schema_migration")
+	_, err = c.Store.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("select * from %s", mtn))
 	if err == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	return c.Transaction(func(tx *Connection) error {
+		schemaMigrations := newSchemaMigrations(mtn)
 		smSQL, err := c.Dialect.FizzTranslator().CreateTable(schemaMigrations)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not build SQL for schema migration table")
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ func (m Migrator) Status() error {
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 0, 3, ' ', tabwriter.TabIndent)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Version\tName\tStatus\t")
 	for _, mf := range m.Migrations["up"] {
-		exists, err := m.Connection.Where("version = ?", mf.Version).Exists("schema_migration")
+		exists, err := m.Connection.Where("version = ?", mf.Version).Exists(m.Connection.MigrationTableName())
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "problem with migration")
 		}
diff --git a/schema_migrations.go b/schema_migrations.go
index 41de837c..43d8b833 100644
--- a/schema_migrations.go
+++ b/schema_migrations.go
@@ -2,14 +2,20 @@
 
 package pop
 
-import "github.com/gobuffalo/pop/fizz"
-
-var schemaMigrations = fizz.Table{
-	Name: "schema_migration",
-	Columns: []fizz.Column{
-		{Name: "version", ColType: "string"},
-	},
-	Indexes: []fizz.Index{
-		{Name: "version_idx", Columns: []string{"version"}, Unique: true},
-	},
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/pop/fizz"
+)
+
+func newSchemaMigrations(name string) fizz.Table {
+	return fizz.Table{
+		Name: name,
+		Columns: []fizz.Column{
+			{Name: "version", ColType: "string"},
+		},
+		Indexes: []fizz.Index{
+			{Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s_version_idx", name), Columns: []string{"version"}, Unique: true},
+		},
+	}
 }
diff --git a/schema_migrations_appengine.go b/schema_migrations_appengine.go
index 0e042bfb..b11f5703 100644
--- a/schema_migrations_appengine.go
+++ b/schema_migrations_appengine.go
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ package pop
 
 import "github.com/gobuffalo/pop/fizz"
 
-var schemaMigrations = fizz.Table{
-	Name: "schema_migration",
-	Columns: []fizz.Column{
-		{Name: "version", ColType: "string"},
-	},
-	Indexes: []fizz.Index{},
+func newSchemaMigrations(name string) fizz.Table {
+	return fizz.Table{
+		Name: name,
+		Columns: []fizz.Column{
+			{Name: "version", ColType: "string"},
+		},
+		Indexes: []fizz.Index{},
+	}
 }