diff --git a/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..236d45618a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitnami/express/docker-compose-postgresql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+version: '2'
+
+services:
+  postgresql:
+    image: bitnami/postgresql:latest
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=my_app_development
+
+  myapp:
+    tty: true # Enables debugging capabilities when attached to this container.
+    image: bitnami/express:latest
+    environment:
+      - PORT=3000
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres@postgresql/my_app_development
+    depends_on:
+      - postgresql
+    ports:
+      - 3000:3000
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
diff --git a/bitnami/express/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh b/bitnami/express/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
index 5c9da4a3beaa..4c8f9d51a69b 100755
--- a/bitnami/express/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bitnami/express/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies_up_to_date() {
 }
 
 database_tier_exists() {
-  [ -n "$(getent hosts mongodb mariadb)" ]
+  [ -n "$(getent hosts mongodb mariadb postgresql)" ]
 }
 
 __wait_for_db() {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ __wait_for_db() {
   local port=$2
   local ip_address=$(getent hosts $1 | awk '{ print $1 }')
 
-  log "Connecting to at $host server at $ip_address"
+  log "Connecting to at $host server at $ip_address:$port"
 
   counter=0
   until nc -z $ip_address $port; do
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ __wait_for_db() {
       log "Error: Couldn't connect to $host server."
       return 1
     fi
-    log "Trying to connect to $host server at $ip_address. Attempt $counter."
+    log "Trying to connect to $host server at $ip_address:$port. Attempt $counter."
     sleep 5
   done
   log "Connected to $host server"
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ wait_for_db() {
   if getent hosts mariadb >/dev/null; then
     __wait_for_db mariadb 3306
   fi
+
+  if getent hosts postgresql >/dev/null; then
+    __wait_for_db postgresql 5432
+  fi
 }
 
 add_database_support() {
@@ -60,6 +64,10 @@ add_database_support() {
   if getent hosts mariadb >/dev/null && ! npm ls mysql >/dev/null; then
     npm install --save mysql
   fi
+
+  if getent hosts postgresql >/dev/null && ! npm ls pg pg-hstore >/dev/null; then
+    npm install --save pg pg-hstore
+  fi
 }
 
 log () {