diff --git a/doc/src/extras.rst b/doc/src/extras.rst
index 4fbf051e..ae4e940f 100644
--- a/doc/src/extras.rst
+++ b/doc/src/extras.rst
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ requires no adapter registration.
 
         The name of the PostgreSQL type.
 
+    .. attribute:: schema
+
+        The schema where the type is defined.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.4.6
+
     .. attribute:: oid
 
         The oid of the PostgreSQL type.
diff --git a/lib/extras.py b/lib/extras.py
index 65f2bb64..7318253b 100644
--- a/lib/extras.py
+++ b/lib/extras.py
@@ -803,8 +803,9 @@ class CompositeCaster(object):
     using an :ref:`asynchronous connections <async-support>`).
 
     """
-    def __init__(self, name, oid, attrs, array_oid=None):
+    def __init__(self, name, oid, attrs, array_oid=None, schema=None):
         self.name = name
+        self.schema = schema
         self.oid = oid
         self.array_oid = array_oid
 
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ ORDER BY attnum;
         type_attrs = [ (r[2], r[3]) for r in recs ]
 
         return self(tname, type_oid, type_attrs,
-            array_oid=array_oid)
+            array_oid=array_oid, schema=schema)
 
 def register_composite(name, conn_or_curs, globally=False, factory=None):
     """Register a typecaster to convert a composite type into a tuple.
diff --git a/tests/test_types_extras.py b/tests/test_types_extras.py
index b8f72419..f5a60818 100755
--- a/tests/test_types_extras.py
+++ b/tests/test_types_extras.py
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ class AdaptTypeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         t = psycopg2.extras.register_composite("type_isd", self.conn)
         self.assertEqual(t.name, 'type_isd')
+        self.assertEqual(t.schema, 'public')
         self.assertEqual(t.oid, oid)
         self.assert_(issubclass(t.type, tuple))
         self.assertEqual(t.attnames, ['anint', 'astring', 'adate'])
@@ -655,6 +656,7 @@ class AdaptTypeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             [("a", "integer"), ("b", "integer")])
         t = psycopg2.extras.register_composite(
             "typens.typens_ii", self.conn)
+        self.assertEqual(t.schema, 'typens')
         curs.execute("select (4,8)::typens.typens_ii")
         self.assertEqual(curs.fetchone()[0], (4,8))