diff --git a/manifests/testpostgresql.yaml b/manifests/testpostgresql.yaml
index e80d667ec..8f5412f3d 100644
--- a/manifests/testpostgresql.yaml
+++ b/manifests/testpostgresql.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ spec:
     - createdb
   allowedSourceRanges: #Load balancer source ranges
   - 127.0.0.1/32
-
+  databases:
+    foo: zalando
 #Expert section
   postgresql:
     version: "9.6"
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 8e77e8a88..3ca6d79f0 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -228,10 +228,14 @@ func (c *Cluster) Create() error {
 	c.logger.Infof("pods are ready")
 
 	if !(c.masterLess || c.databaseAccessDisabled()) {
-		err = c.createRoles()
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := c.createRoles(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not create users: %v", err)
 		}
+
+		if err := c.createDatabases(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not create databases: %v", err)
+		}
+
 		c.logger.Infof("users have been successfully created")
 	} else {
 		if c.masterLess {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/pg.go b/pkg/cluster/pg.go
index 29a6039c2..d7e5a9b0a 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/pg.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/pg.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zalando-incubator/postgres-operator/pkg/util/constants"
 )
 
-var getUserSQL = `SELECT a.rolname, COALESCE(a.rolpassword, ''), a.rolsuper, a.rolinherit,
+const (
+	getUserSQL = `SELECT a.rolname, COALESCE(a.rolpassword, ''), a.rolsuper, a.rolinherit,
 	        a.rolcreaterole, a.rolcreatedb, a.rolcanlogin,
 	        ARRAY(SELECT b.rolname
 	              FROM pg_catalog.pg_auth_members m
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ var getUserSQL = `SELECT a.rolname, COALESCE(a.rolpassword, ''), a.rolsuper, a.r
 	 WHERE a.rolname = ANY($1)
 	 ORDER BY 1;`
 
+	getDatabasesSQL   = `SELECT datname, a.rolname AS owner FROM pg_database d INNER JOIN pg_authid a ON a.oid = d.datdba;`
+	createDatabaseSQL = `CREATE DATABASE "%s" OWNER "%s";`
+)
+
 func (c *Cluster) pgConnectionString() string {
 	hostname := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.svc.cluster.local", c.Name, c.Namespace)
 	username := c.systemUsers[constants.SuperuserKeyName].Name
@@ -106,6 +111,88 @@ func (c *Cluster) readPgUsersFromDatabase(userNames []string) (users spec.PgUser
 	return users, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) getDatabases() (map[string]string, error) {
+	var (
+		rows *sql.Rows
+		err  error
+	)
+	dbs := make(map[string]string, 0)
+
+	if err := c.initDbConn(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not init db connection")
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := c.closeDbConn(); err != nil {
+			c.logger.Errorf("could not close db connection: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if rows, err = c.pgDb.Query(getDatabasesSQL); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not query database: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if err2 := rows.Close(); err2 != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("error when closing query cursor: %v", err2)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var datname, owner string
+
+		err := rows.Scan(&datname, &owner)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error when processing row: %v", err)
+		}
+		dbs[datname] = owner
+	}
+
+	return dbs, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Cluster) createDatabases() error {
+	newDbs := c.Spec.Databases
+	curDbs, err := c.getDatabases()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not get current databases: %v", err)
+	}
+	for datname := range curDbs {
+		delete(newDbs, datname)
+	}
+
+	if len(newDbs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := c.initDbConn(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not init db connection")
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := c.closeDbConn(); err != nil {
+			c.logger.Errorf("could not close db connection: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for datname, owner := range newDbs {
+		if _, ok := c.pgUsers[owner]; !ok {
+			c.logger.Infof("skipping creationg of the %q database, user %q does not exist", datname, owner)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !alphaNumericRegexp.MatchString(datname) {
+			c.logger.Infof("database %q has invalid name", datname)
+			continue
+		}
+		c.logger.Infof("creating database %q with owner %q", datname, owner)
+
+		if _, err = c.pgDb.Query(fmt.Sprintf(createDatabaseSQL, datname, owner)); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not query database: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func makeUserFlags(rolsuper, rolinherit, rolcreaterole, rolcreatedb, rolcanlogin bool) (result []string) {
 	if rolsuper {
 		result = append(result, constants.RoleFlagSuperuser)
diff --git a/pkg/spec/postgresql.go b/pkg/spec/postgresql.go
index 1e3962caf..e4ed09a9b 100644
--- a/pkg/spec/postgresql.go
+++ b/pkg/spec/postgresql.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ type PostgresSpec struct {
 	MaintenanceWindows  []MaintenanceWindow  `json:"maintenanceWindows,omitempty"`
 	Clone               CloneDescription     `json:"clone"`
 	ClusterName         string               `json:"-"`
+	Databases           map[string]string    `json:"databases,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // PostgresqlList defines a list of PostgreSQL clusters.