diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9f3fc4e..06f1978 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class CreateUsersTable extends Migration {
 	 */
 	public function up()
 	{
-		Schema::create('users', function(Blueprint $table) {
+		Schema::connection('mysql')->create('users', function(Blueprint $table) {
 			$table->increments('id');
 			$table->string('username');
 			$table->string('email')->unique();
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class CreateUsersTable extends Migration {
 	 */
 	public function down()
 	{
-		Schema::drop('users');
+		Schema::connection('mysql')->drop('users');
 	}
 
 }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class RemoveUserIdFromPostsTable extends Migration {
 	 */
 	public function up()
 	{
-		Schema::table('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
+		Schema::connection('mysql')->table('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
 			$table->dropColumn('user_id');
 		});
 	}
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class RemoveUserIdFromPostsTable extends Migration {
 	 */
 	public function down()
 	{
-		Schema::table('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
+		Schema::connection('mysql')->table('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
 			$table->integer('user_id');
 		});
 	}
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class RemoveUserIdFromPostsTable extends Migration {
 Here's a few other examples of commands that you might write:
 
 - `php artisan make:migration:schema create_posts_table`
+- `php artisan make:migration:schema create_posts_table --schema="title:string" --database="other-mysql-connection"`
 - `php artisan make:migration:schema create_posts_table --schema="title:string, body:text, excerpt:string:nullable"`
 - `php artisan make:migration:schema remove_excerpt_from_posts_table --schema="excerpt:string:nullable"`
 
@@ -187,6 +188,22 @@ php artisan make:migration:schema create_dogs_table --schema="name:string"
 
 You'll get a migration, populated with the schema...but you'll also get an Eloquent model at `app/Dog.php`. Naturally, you can opt out of this by adding the `--model=0` flag/option.
 
+#### Options 
+There are some options to help you.
+
+##### Execute a migration in an different database
+```
+php artisan make:migration:schema create_posts_table --schema="title:string" --database="other-mysql-connection"
+```
+
+Our schema should look like so:
+```
+Schema::connection('other-mysql-connection')->create('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
+	$table->increments('id');
+	$table->string('title');
+	$table->timestamps();
+);
+```
 #### Foreign Constraints
 
 There's also a secret bit of sugar for when you need to generate foreign constraints. Imagine that you have a posts table, where each post belongs to a user. Let's try:
@@ -205,7 +222,7 @@ $table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users');
 As such, for that full command, our schema should look like so:
 
 ```
-Schema::create('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
+Schema::connection('mysql')->create('posts', function(Blueprint $table) {
 	$table->increments('id');
 	$table->integer('user_id');
 	$table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users');
@@ -242,7 +259,7 @@ class CreatePostTagPivotTable extends Migration {
 	 */
 	public function up()
 	{
-		Schema::create('post_tag', function(Blueprint $table)
+		Schema::connection('mysql')->create('post_tag', function(Blueprint $table)
 		{
 			$table->integer('post_id')->unsigned()->index();
 			$table->foreign('post_id')->references('id')->on('posts')->onDelete('cascade');
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@ class CreatePostTagPivotTable extends Migration {
 	 */
 	public function down()
 	{
-		Schema::drop('post_tag');
+		Schema::connection('mysql')->drop('post_tag');
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php b/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php
index 71ceb15..48ab7af 100644
--- a/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function it_creates_the_php_syntax_for_the_schema()
         ]];
 
         $this->create($schema, ['table' => 'posts', 'action' => 'create'])['up']->shouldBe(getStub());
-        $this->create($schema, ['table' => 'posts', 'action' => 'create'])['down']->shouldBe("Schema::drop('posts');");
+        $this->create($schema, ['table' => 'posts', 'action' => 'create'])['down']->shouldBe("Schema::connection('mysql')->drop('posts');");
     }
 
 }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function it_creates_the_php_syntax_for_the_schema()
 function getStub()
 {
     return <<<EOT
-Schema::create('{{table}}', function (Blueprint \$table) {
+Schema::connection('mysql')->create('{{table}}', function (Blueprint \$table) {
             \$table->increments('id');
             \$table->string('email', 100)->unique()->nullable()->default("foo@example.com");
             \$table->timestamps();
diff --git a/src/Commands/MigrationMakeCommand.php b/src/Commands/MigrationMakeCommand.php
index 800d1e5..60217a6 100644
--- a/src/Commands/MigrationMakeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/MigrationMakeCommand.php
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ class MigrationMakeCommand extends Command
      */
     protected $meta;
 
+    /**
+     * Database name for migration.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $database_name;
+
     /**
      * @var Composer
      */
@@ -79,6 +86,8 @@ public function handle()
     public function fire()
     {
         $this->meta = (new NameParser)->parse($this->argument('name'));
+        $this->database_name = array_key_exists('database', $this->options()) ? $this->option('database') : 'mysql';
+        $this->meta['database'] = $this->database_name;
 
         $this->makeMigration();
         $this->makeModel();
@@ -176,6 +185,7 @@ protected function compileMigrationStub()
 
         $this->replaceClassName($stub)
             ->replaceSchema($stub)
+            ->replaceDatabaseName($stub)
             ->replaceTableName($stub);
 
         return $stub;
@@ -211,6 +221,19 @@ protected function replaceTableName(&$stub)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Replace the database name in the stub.
+     *
+     * @param  string $stub
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    protected function replaceDatabaseName(&$stub)
+    {
+        $stub = str_replace('{{database}}', $this->database_name, $stub);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Replace the schema for the stub.
      *
@@ -262,6 +285,7 @@ protected function getOptions()
         return [
             ['schema', 's', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Optional schema to be attached to the migration', null],
             ['model', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Want a model for this table?', true],
+            ['database', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Optional database reference', 'mysql'],
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php b/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php
index f820101..83db22b 100644
--- a/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ private function createSchemaForDownMethod($schema, $meta)
         // If the user created a table, then for the down
         // method, we should drop it.
         if ($meta['action'] == 'create') {
-            return sprintf("Schema::drop('%s');", $meta['table']);
+            return sprintf("Schema::connection('%s')->drop('%s');", $meta['database'], $meta['table']);
         }
 
         // If the user added columns to a table, then for
diff --git a/src/stubs/pivot.stub b/src/stubs/pivot.stub
index 6604797..6c5764a 100644
--- a/src/stubs/pivot.stub
+++ b/src/stubs/pivot.stub
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class {{class}} extends Migration
      */
     public function up()
     {
-        Schema::create('{{pivotTableName}}', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::connection('{{database}}')->create('{{pivotTableName}}', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->integer('{{columnOne}}_id')->unsigned()->index();
             $table->foreign('{{columnOne}}_id')->references('id')->on('{{tableOne}}')->onDelete('cascade');
             $table->integer('{{columnTwo}}_id')->unsigned()->index();
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ class {{class}} extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::drop('{{pivotTableName}}');
+        Schema::connection('{{database}}')->drop('{{pivotTableName}}');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/stubs/schema-change.stub b/src/stubs/schema-change.stub
index d0e297c..f3911b2 100644
--- a/src/stubs/schema-change.stub
+++ b/src/stubs/schema-change.stub
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Schema::table('{{table}}', function (Blueprint $table) {
+Schema::connection('{{database}}')->table('{{table}}', function (Blueprint $table) {
             {{schema_up}}
-        });
\ No newline at end of file
+        });
diff --git a/src/stubs/schema-create.stub b/src/stubs/schema-create.stub
index e1be930..361344f 100644
--- a/src/stubs/schema-create.stub
+++ b/src/stubs/schema-create.stub
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Schema::create('{{table}}', function (Blueprint $table) {
+Schema::connection('{{database}}')->create('{{table}}', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             {{schema_up}}
             $table->timestamps();