diff --git a/roles/postgresql-server-base/files/postgresql-upgrade.sh b/roles/postgresql-server-base/files/postgresql-upgrade.sh
index b7e145e..e1c1590 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql-server-base/files/postgresql-upgrade.sh
+++ b/roles/postgresql-server-base/files/postgresql-upgrade.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,13 @@ runuser -u postgres -- pg_upgrade \
     -o '-c restore_command= -c archive_command=' \
     -O '-c restore_command= -c archive_command=' \
     -k
+
+for f in /etc/postgresql/post-upgrade.d/*; do
+    if [ -x "${f}" ]; then
+        printf 'Running post-update script: %s\n' "${f}" >&2
+        "${f}" || {
+            printf 'Post-update script %s failed\n' "${f}" >&2
+            continue
+        }
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/roles/postgresql-server-base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/postgresql-server-base/tasks/main.yml
index 3d6e3eb..40de242 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql-server-base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/postgresql-server-base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
   - postgresql-upgrade
   - systemd
 
+- name: ensure postgresql post-upgrade directory exists
+  file:
+    path: /etc/postgresql/post-upgrade.d
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: u=rwx,go=rx
+    state: directory
+  tags:
+  - postgresql-upgrade
+
 - name: ensure postgresql-upgrade service starts when needed
   service:
     name: postgresql-upgrade