diff --git a/pq_driver.go b/pq_driver.go
index a5bb6718..c8dd5aa0 100644
--- a/pq_driver.go
+++ b/pq_driver.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package xorm
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-xorm/core"
@@ -29,6 +31,53 @@ func errorf(s string, args ...interface{}) {
 	panic(fmt.Errorf("pq: %s", fmt.Sprintf(s, args...)))
 }
 
+func parseURL(connstr string) (string, error) {
+	u, err := url.Parse(connstr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if u.Scheme != "postgres" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid connection protocol: %s", u.Scheme)
+	}
+
+	var kvs []string
+	escaper := strings.NewReplacer(` `, `\ `, `'`, `\'`, `\`, `\\`)
+	accrue := func(k, v string) {
+		if v != "" {
+			kvs = append(kvs, k+"="+escaper.Replace(v))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if u.User != nil {
+		v := u.User.Username()
+		accrue("user", v)
+
+		v, _ = u.User.Password()
+		accrue("password", v)
+	}
+
+	i := strings.Index(u.Host, ":")
+	if i < 0 {
+		accrue("host", u.Host)
+	} else {
+		accrue("host", u.Host[:i])
+		accrue("port", u.Host[i+1:])
+	}
+
+	if u.Path != "" {
+		accrue("dbname", u.Path[1:])
+	}
+
+	q := u.Query()
+	for k := range q {
+		accrue(k, q.Get(k))
+	}
+
+	sort.Strings(kvs) // Makes testing easier (not a performance concern)
+	return strings.Join(kvs, " "), nil
+}
+
 func parseOpts(name string, o values) {
 	if len(name) == 0 {
 		return
@@ -49,6 +98,13 @@ func parseOpts(name string, o values) {
 func (p *pqDriver) Parse(driverName, dataSourceName string) (*core.Uri, error) {
 	db := &core.Uri{DbType: core.POSTGRES}
 	o := make(values)
+	var err error
+	if strings.HasPrefix(dataSourceName, "postgres://") {
+		dataSourceName, err = parseURL(dataSourceName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 	parseOpts(dataSourceName, o)
 
 	db.DbName = o.Get("dbname")