diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d502908..b5a4b9a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This simple Django utility allows you to utilize the
 Supported databases
 -------------------
 
-Support currently exists for PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, MySQL (GIS) and SQLite.
+Support currently exists for PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, MySQL (GIS), Oracle, Oracle (GIS) and SQLite.
 
 Installation
 ------------
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ URL schema
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
 | SQLite      | ``django.db.backends.sqlite3``             | ``sqlite:///PATH`` [2]_                          |
 +-------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| Oracle      | ``django.db.backends.oracle``              | ``oracle://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME`` [3]_   |
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| Oracle (GIS)| ``django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle``  | ``oraclegis://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/NAME``     |
++-------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
 
 .. [1] With PostgreSQL, you can also use unix domain socket paths with
        `percent encoding <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/interactive/libpq-connect.html#AEN38162>`_:
@@ -62,3 +66,8 @@ URL schema
        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``.
+.. [3] Note that when connecting to Oracle the URL isn't in the form you may know
+       from using other Oracle tools (like SQLPlus) i.e. user and password are separated
+       by ``:`` not by ``/``. Also you can omit ``HOST`` and ``PORT``
+       and provide a full DSN string or TNS name in ``NAME`` part.
+
diff --git a/dj_database_url.py b/dj_database_url.py
index 57f4400..6669976 100644
--- a/dj_database_url.py
+++ b/dj_database_url.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ except ImportError:
     import urllib.parse as urlparse
 
 
-
 # Register database schemes in URLs.
 urlparse.uses_netloc.append('postgres')
 urlparse.uses_netloc.append('postgresql')
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@ urlparse.uses_netloc.append('mysql2')
 urlparse.uses_netloc.append('mysqlgis')
 urlparse.uses_netloc.append('spatialite')
 urlparse.uses_netloc.append('sqlite')
+urlparse.uses_netloc.append('oracle')
+urlparse.uses_netloc.append('oraclegis')
 
 DEFAULT_ENV = 'DATABASE_URL'
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ SCHEMES = {
     'mysqlgis': 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.mysql',
     'spatialite': 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite',
     'sqlite': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+    'oracle': 'django.db.backends.oracle',
+    'oraclegis': 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle',
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test_dj_database_url.py b/test_dj_database_url.py
index 9a48af2..c72a3e5 100644
--- a/test_dj_database_url.py
+++ b/test_dj_database_url.py
@@ -158,5 +158,62 @@ class DatabaseTestSuite(unittest.TestCase):
         assert 'OPTIONS' not in url
 
 
+    def test_oracle_parsing(self):
+        url = 'oracle://scott:tiger@oraclehost:1521/hr'
+        url = dj_database_url.parse(url)
+
+        assert url['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.oracle'
+        assert url['NAME'] == 'hr'
+        assert url['HOST'] == 'oraclehost'
+        assert url['USER'] == 'scott'
+        assert url['PASSWORD'] == 'tiger'
+        assert url['PORT'] == 1521
+
+    def test_oracle_gis_parsing(self):
+        url = 'oraclegis://scott:tiger@oraclehost:1521/hr'
+        url = dj_database_url.parse(url)
+
+        assert url['ENGINE'] == 'django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle'
+        assert url['NAME'] == 'hr'
+        assert url['HOST'] == 'oraclehost'
+        assert url['USER'] == 'scott'
+        assert url['PASSWORD'] == 'tiger'
+        assert url['PORT'] == 1521
+
+    def test_oracle_dsn_parsing(self):
+        url = (
+            'oracle://scott:tiger@/'
+            '(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)'
+            '(HOST=oraclehost)(PORT=1521)))'
+            '(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=hr)))'
+        )
+        url = dj_database_url.parse(url)
+
+        assert url['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.oracle'
+        assert url['USER'] == 'scott'
+        assert url['PASSWORD'] == 'tiger'
+        assert url['HOST'] == ''
+        assert url['PORT'] == ''
+
+        dsn = (
+            '(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)'
+            '(HOST=oraclehost)(PORT=1521)))'
+            '(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=hr)))'
+        )
+
+        assert url['NAME'] == dsn
+
+    def test_oracle_tns_parsing(self):
+        url = 'oracle://scott:tiger@/tnsname'
+        url = dj_database_url.parse(url)
+
+        assert url['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.oracle'
+        assert url['USER'] == 'scott'
+        assert url['PASSWORD'] == 'tiger'
+        assert url['NAME'] == 'tnsname'
+        assert url['HOST'] == ''
+        assert url['PORT'] == ''
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()