diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/base.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/base.py
index c59caff8d2..0d40c87f40 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/base.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/postgresql/base.py
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ from ... import sql, schema, exc, util
 from ...engine import default, reflection
 from ...sql import compiler, expression, util as sql_util, operators
 from ... import types as sqltypes
+from .hstore import HSTORE
 
 try:
     from uuid import UUID as _python_UUID
@@ -893,6 +894,7 @@ ischema_names = {
     'interval': INTERVAL,
     'interval year to month': INTERVAL,
     'interval day to second': INTERVAL,
+    'hstore': HSTORE,
 }