diff --git a/pgloader.1 b/pgloader.1
index f779f0f..d8e4ce5 100644
--- a/pgloader.1
+++ b/pgloader.1
@@ -1949,6 +1949,12 @@ The default is to \fIuniquify index names\fR\.
 Even when using the option \fIpreserve index names\fR, MySQL primary key indexes named "PRIMARY" will get their names uniquified\. Failing to do so would prevent the primary keys to be created again in PostgreSQL where the index names must be unique per schema\.
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
+\fIdrop schema\fR
+.
+.IP
+When this option is listed, pgloader drops the target schema in the target PostgreSQL database before creating it again and all the objects it contains\. The default behavior doesn\'t drop the target schemas\.
+.
+.IP "\(bu" 4
 \fIforeign keys\fR
 .
 .IP
diff --git a/pgloader.1.md b/pgloader.1.md
index fff8cac..2bcd823 100644
--- a/pgloader.1.md
+++ b/pgloader.1.md
@@ -1685,6 +1685,13 @@ The `database` command accepts the following clauses and options:
         do so would prevent the primary keys to be created again in
         PostgreSQL where the index names must be unique per schema.
 
+      - *drop schema*
+      
+        When this option is listed, pgloader drops the target schema in the
+        target PostgreSQL database before creating it again and all the
+        objects it contains. The default behavior doesn't drop the target
+        schemas.
+
       - *foreign keys*
 
 	    When this option is listed, pgloader gets the definitions of all the
diff --git a/src/parsers/command-mysql.lisp b/src/parsers/command-mysql.lisp
index 7e14200..12baa9b 100644
--- a/src/parsers/command-mysql.lisp
+++ b/src/parsers/command-mysql.lisp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 			  option-data-only
 			  option-schema-only
 			  option-include-drop
+                          option-drop-schema
 			  option-create-tables
 			  option-create-indexes
 			  option-index-names
diff --git a/src/parsers/command-options.lisp b/src/parsers/command-options.lisp
index 76ca0f7..4842144 100644
--- a/src/parsers/command-options.lisp
+++ b/src/parsers/command-options.lisp
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
 (make-option-rule reset-sequences  (and kw-reset  (? kw-no) kw-sequences))
 (make-option-rule foreign-keys     (and (? kw-no) kw-foreign kw-keys))
 
+(defrule option-drop-schema (and kw-drop kw-schema)
+  (:constant (cons :drop-schema t)))
+
 (defrule option-reindex (and kw-drop kw-indexes)
   (:constant (cons :reindex t)))
 
diff --git a/src/sources/common/db-methods.lisp b/src/sources/common/db-methods.lisp
index 29fb797..0524a82 100644
--- a/src/sources/common/db-methods.lisp
+++ b/src/sources/common/db-methods.lisp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                                      truncate
                                      create-tables
                                      create-schemas
+                                     drop-schema
                                      drop-indexes
                                      set-table-oids
                                      materialize-views
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
                                                      :use-result-as-read t
                                                      :use-result-as-rows t)
               (create-schemas catalog
-                              :include-drop include-drop
+                              :include-drop drop-schema
                               :client-min-messages :error)))
 
           ;; create new SQL types (ENUMs, SETs) if needed and before we
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@
                             (create-schemas   t)
 			    (create-tables    t)
 			    (include-drop     t)
+                            (drop-schema      nil)
 			    (create-indexes   t)
                             (index-names      :uniquify)
 			    (reset-sequences  t)
@@ -320,6 +322,7 @@
                                 :create-tables create-tables
                                 :create-schemas create-schemas
                                 :drop-indexes drop-indexes
+                                :drop-schema drop-schema
                                 :include-drop include-drop
                                 :foreign-keys foreign-keys
                                 :set-table-oids set-table-oids