diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index cac3abcf1..2b13d8f52 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go-test:
     - postgres
     - mysql
     - cassandra
+    - crate
 go-build:
   <<: *go
   command: sh -c 'go get -v && go build -ldflags ''-s'' -o migrater'
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ mysql:
   image: mysql
   environment:
     MYSQL_DATABASE: migratetest
-    MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: yes
+    MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: "yes"
 cassandra:
   image: cassandra:2.2
+crate:
+  image: crate
diff --git a/driver/crate/crate.go b/driver/crate/crate.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8773b665d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/crate/crate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Package crate implements a driver for the Crate.io database
+package crate
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	_ "github.com/herenow/go-crate"
+	"github.com/mattes/migrate/driver"
+	"github.com/mattes/migrate/file"
+	"github.com/mattes/migrate/migrate/direction"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	driver.RegisterDriver("crate", &Driver{})
+}
+
+type Driver struct {
+	db *sql.DB
+}
+
+const tableName = "schema_migrations"
+
+func (driver *Driver) Initialize(url string) error {
+	db, err := sql.Open("crate", url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := db.Ping(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	driver.db = db
+
+	if err := driver.ensureVersionTableExists(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (driver *Driver) Close() error {
+	if err := driver.db.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (driver *Driver) FilenameExtension() string {
+	return "sql"
+}
+
+func (driver *Driver) Version() (uint64, error) {
+	var version uint64
+	err := driver.db.QueryRow("SELECT version FROM " + tableName + " ORDER BY version DESC LIMIT 1").Scan(&version)
+	switch {
+	case err == sql.ErrNoRows:
+		return 0, nil
+	case err != nil:
+		return 0, err
+	default:
+		return version, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (driver *Driver) Migrate(f file.File, pipe chan interface{}) {
+	defer close(pipe)
+	pipe <- f
+
+	if err := f.ReadContent(); err != nil {
+		pipe <- err
+		return
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(string(f.Content), ";")
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		query := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		query = strings.Replace(query, ";", "", -1)
+		if query != "" {
+			_, err := driver.db.Exec(query)
+			if err != nil {
+				pipe <- err
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if f.Direction == direction.Up {
+		if _, err := driver.db.Exec("INSERT INTO "+tableName+" (version) VALUES (?)", f.Version); err != nil {
+			pipe <- err
+			return
+		}
+	} else if f.Direction == direction.Down {
+		if _, err := driver.db.Exec("DELETE FROM "+tableName+" WHERE version=?", f.Version); err != nil {
+			pipe <- err
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (driver *Driver) ensureVersionTableExists() error {
+	if _, err := driver.db.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %s (version INTEGER PRIMARY KEY)", tableName)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/driver/crate/crate_test.go b/driver/crate/crate_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05367ddcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/crate/crate_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package crate
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattes/migrate/file"
+	"github.com/mattes/migrate/migrate/direction"
+	pipep "github.com/mattes/migrate/pipe"
+)
+
+func TestMigrate(t *testing.T) {
+	host := os.Getenv("CRATE_PORT_4200_TCP_ADDR")
+	port := os.Getenv("CRATE_PORT_4200_TCP_PORT")
+
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s", host, port)
+
+	driver := &Driver{}
+
+	if err := driver.Initialize(url); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	successFiles := []file.File{
+		{
+			Path:      "/foobar",
+			FileName:  "001_foobar.up.sql",
+			Version:   1,
+			Name:      "foobar",
+			Direction: direction.Up,
+			Content: []byte(`
+                CREATE TABLE yolo (
+                    id integer primary key,
+                    msg string
+                );
+            `),
+		},
+		{
+			Path:      "/foobar",
+			FileName:  "002_foobar.down.sql",
+			Version:   1,
+			Name:      "foobar",
+			Direction: direction.Down,
+			Content: []byte(`
+                DROP TABLE yolo;
+            `),
+		},
+	}
+
+	failFiles := []file.File{
+		{
+			Path:      "/foobar",
+			FileName:  "002_foobar.up.sql",
+			Version:   2,
+			Name:      "foobar",
+			Direction: direction.Up,
+			Content: []byte(`
+                CREATE TABLE error (
+                    id THIS WILL CAUSE AN ERROR
+                )
+            `),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range successFiles {
+		pipe := pipep.New()
+		go driver.Migrate(file, pipe)
+		errs := pipep.ReadErrors(pipe)
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Fatal(errs)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range failFiles {
+		pipe := pipep.New()
+		go driver.Migrate(file, pipe)
+		errs := pipep.ReadErrors(pipe)
+		if len(errs) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("Migration should have failed but succeeded")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := driver.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b6da438f1..49f3e523f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	_ "github.com/mattes/migrate/driver/bash"
 	_ "github.com/mattes/migrate/driver/cassandra"
+	_ "github.com/mattes/migrate/driver/crate"
 	_ "github.com/mattes/migrate/driver/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/mattes/migrate/driver/postgres"
 	_ "github.com/mattes/migrate/driver/sqlite3"