diff --git a/newsfragments/897.feature.rst b/newsfragments/897.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed00922a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/897.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
index d016c532..bc8bafe9 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import psycopg
 import pytest
+from _pytest.scope import _ScopeName
 from psycopg import Connection
 from pytest import FixtureRequest
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 def postgresql(
     process_fixture_name: str,
     dbname: Optional[str] = None,
+    scope: _ScopeName = "function",
     load: Optional[List[Union[Callable, str, Path]]] = None,
     isolation_level: "Optional[psycopg.IsolationLevel]" = None,
 ) -> Callable[[FixtureRequest], Iterator[Connection]]:
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ def postgresql(
 
     :param process_fixture_name: name of the process fixture
     :param dbname: database name
+    :param scope: which scope the fixture should be created for
     :param load: SQL, function or function import paths to automatically load
                  into our test database
     :param isolation_level: optional postgresql isolation level
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ def postgresql(
     :returns: function which makes a connection to postgresql
     """
 
-    @pytest.fixture
+    @pytest.fixture(scope=scope)
     def postgresql_factory(request: FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[Connection]:
         """Fixture factory for PostgreSQL.