diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b7f31bfb..c6e281b7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ What's new in psycopg 2.4.6
   - Dropped GIL release during string adaptation around a function call
     invoking a Python API function, which could cause interpreter crash.
     Thanks to Manu Cupcic for the report (ticket #110).
+  - 'register_hstore()', 'register_composite()' work with RealDictConnection
+    and Cursor. Thanks to Adrian Klaver for the report (ticket #114).
 
 
 What's new in psycopg 2.4.5
diff --git a/lib/extras.py b/lib/extras.py
index 89939728..696a9af6 100644
--- a/lib/extras.py
+++ b/lib/extras.py
@@ -571,6 +571,18 @@ def wait_select(conn):
             raise OperationalError("bad state from poll: %s" % state)
 
 
+def _solve_conn_curs(conn_or_curs):
+    """Return the connection and a DBAPI cursor from a connection or cursor."""
+    if hasattr(conn_or_curs, 'execute'):
+        conn = conn_or_curs.connection
+        curs = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=_cursor)
+    else:
+        conn = conn_or_curs
+        curs = conn.cursor(cursor_factory=_cursor)
+
+    return conn, curs
+
+
 class HstoreAdapter(object):
     """Adapt a Python dict to the hstore syntax."""
     def __init__(self, wrapped):
@@ -679,12 +691,7 @@ class HstoreAdapter(object):
     def get_oids(self, conn_or_curs):
         """Return the lists of OID of the hstore and hstore[] types.
         """
-        if hasattr(conn_or_curs, 'execute'):
-            conn = conn_or_curs.connection
-            curs = conn_or_curs
-        else:
-            conn = conn_or_curs
-            curs = conn_or_curs.cursor()
+        conn, curs = _solve_conn_curs(conn_or_curs)
 
         # Store the transaction status of the connection to revert it after use
         conn_status = conn.status
@@ -890,12 +897,7 @@ class CompositeCaster(object):
 
         Raise `ProgrammingError` if the type is not found.
         """
-        if hasattr(conn_or_curs, 'execute'):
-            conn = conn_or_curs.connection
-            curs = conn_or_curs
-        else:
-            conn = conn_or_curs
-            curs = conn_or_curs.cursor()
+        conn, curs = _solve_conn_curs(conn_or_curs)
 
         # Store the transaction status of the connection to revert it after use
         conn_status = conn.status
diff --git a/tests/test_types_extras.py b/tests/test_types_extras.py
index 36dd77ed..4c63db3f 100755
--- a/tests/test_types_extras.py
+++ b/tests/test_types_extras.py
@@ -424,6 +424,30 @@ class HstoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             psycopg2.extensions.string_types.pop(oid)
             psycopg2.extensions.string_types.pop(aoid)
 
+    @skip_if_no_hstore
+    def test_non_dbapi_connection(self):
+        from psycopg2.extras import RealDictConnection
+        from psycopg2.extras import register_hstore
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(dsn, connection_factory=RealDictConnection)
+        try:
+            register_hstore(conn)
+            curs = conn.cursor()
+            curs.execute("select ''::hstore x")
+            self.assertEqual(curs.fetchone()['x'], {})
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(dsn, connection_factory=RealDictConnection)
+        try:
+            curs = conn.cursor()
+            register_hstore(curs)
+            curs.execute("select ''::hstore x")
+            self.assertEqual(curs.fetchone()['x'], {})
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
+
 def skip_if_no_composite(f):
     def skip_if_no_composite_(self):
         if self.conn.server_version < 80000:
@@ -712,6 +736,30 @@ class AdaptTypeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(r[0], (2, 'test2'))
         self.assertEqual(r[1], [(3, 'testc', 2), (4, 'testd', 2)])
 
+    @skip_if_no_hstore
+    def test_non_dbapi_connection(self):
+        from psycopg2.extras import RealDictConnection
+        from psycopg2.extras import register_composite
+        self._create_type("type_ii", [("a", "integer"), ("b", "integer")])
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(dsn, connection_factory=RealDictConnection)
+        try:
+            register_composite('type_ii', conn)
+            curs = conn.cursor()
+            curs.execute("select '(1,2)'::type_ii x")
+            self.assertEqual(curs.fetchone()['x'], (1,2))
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(dsn, connection_factory=RealDictConnection)
+        try:
+            curs = conn.cursor()
+            register_composite('type_ii', conn)
+            curs.execute("select '(1,2)'::type_ii x")
+            self.assertEqual(curs.fetchone()['x'], (1,2))
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
     def _create_type(self, name, fields):
         curs = self.conn.cursor()
         try: