diff --git a/dialects/dialect.go b/dialects/dialect.go
index 4b9976f7..4fdf35e9 100644
--- a/dialects/dialect.go
+++ b/dialects/dialect.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type URI struct {
 }
 
 // SetSchema set schema
-func (uri URI) SetSchema(schema string) {
+func (uri *URI) SetSchema(schema string) {
 	if uri.DBType == schemas.POSTGRES {
 		uri.Schema = schema
 	}
diff --git a/engine_test.go b/engine_test.go
index 459d63c4..ab454d0d 100644
--- a/engine_test.go
+++ b/engine_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"xorm.io/xorm/schemas"
 )
 
 func TestPingContext(t *testing.T) {
@@ -97,3 +98,15 @@ func TestDump(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NoError(t, sess.Commit())
 }
+
+func TestSetSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, prepareEngine())
+
+	if testEngine.Dialect().URI().DBType == schemas.POSTGRES {
+		oldSchema := testEngine.Dialect().URI().Schema
+		testEngine.SetSchema("my_schema")
+		assert.EqualValues(t, "my_schema", testEngine.Dialect().URI().Schema)
+		testEngine.SetSchema(oldSchema)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, oldSchema, testEngine.Dialect().URI().Schema)
+	}
+}