diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index dc5bf51..7e09ae9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ This simple Django utility allows you to utilize the
 `12factor <http://www.12factor.net/backing-services>`_ inspired
 ``DATABASE_URL`` environment variable to configure your Django application.
 
+Supported databases
+-------------------
+
+Support currently exists for PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, MySQL (GIS) and SQLite.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Installation is simple::
+
+    $ pip install dj-database-url
 
 Usage
 -----
@@ -21,19 +32,24 @@ Parse an arbitrary Database URL::
 
     DATABASES = {'default': dj_database_url.parse('postgres://...')}
 
-Supported databases
--------------------
+URL schema
+----------
 
-Support currently exists for PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, MySQL (GIS) and SQLite.
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| Engine      | Django Backend                             | URL                                         |
++=============+============================================+=============================================+
+| PostgreSQL  | ``django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2`` | ``postgres://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME`` |
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| PostGIS     | ``django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis`` | ``postgis://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME``  |
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| MySQL       | ``django.db.backends.mysql``               | ``mysql://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME``    |
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| MySQL (GIS) | ``django.contrib.gis.db.backends.mysql``   | ``mysqlgis://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME`` |
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| SQLite      | ``django.db.backends.sqlite3``             | ``sqlite:///PATH`` [1]_                     |
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
 
-SQLite connects to file based databases. The same URL format is used, omitting
-the hostname, and using the "file" portion as the filename of the database.
-This has the effect of four slashes being present for an absolute file path:
-``sqlite:////full/path/to/your/database/file.sqlite``.
-
-Installation
-------------
-
-Installation is simple too::
-
-    $ pip install dj-database-url
+.. [1] SQLite connects to file based databases. The same URL format is used, omitting
+       the hostname, and using the "file" portion as the filename of the database.
+       This has the effect of four slashes being present for an absolute file path:
+       ``sqlite:////full/path/to/your/database/file.sqlite``.