diff --git a/docs/addons/jwt.md b/docs/addons/jwt.md
index 3cf3f8ae3..f312e5919 100644
--- a/docs/addons/jwt.md
+++ b/docs/addons/jwt.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class LoginController extends BaseController
         $rules = $this->getValidationRules();
 
         // Validate credentials
-        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getJSON(true), $rules)) {
+        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getJSON(true), $rules, [], config('Auth')->DBGroup)) {
             return $this->fail(
                 ['errors' => $this->validator->getErrors()],
                 $this->codes['unauthorized']
diff --git a/docs/guides/mobile_apps.md b/docs/guides/mobile_apps.md
index 237eeeafd..b6da507b4 100644
--- a/docs/guides/mobile_apps.md
+++ b/docs/guides/mobile_apps.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class LoginController extends BaseController
             ],
         ];
 
-        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules)) {
+        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules, [], config('Auth')->DBGroup)) {
             return $this->response
                 ->setJSON(['errors' => $this->validator->getErrors()])
                 ->setStatusCode(401);
diff --git a/src/Config/Auth.php b/src/Config/Auth.php
index b4d9ebae0..1c7d57902 100644
--- a/src/Config/Auth.php
+++ b/src/Config/Auth.php
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ class Auth extends BaseConfig
         'magic-link-email'            => '\CodeIgniter\Shield\Views\Email\magic_link_email',
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * Customize the DB group used for each model
+     * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+     */
+    public ?string $DBGroup = null;
+
     /**
      * --------------------------------------------------------------------
      * Customize Name of Shield Tables
diff --git a/src/Controllers/LoginController.php b/src/Controllers/LoginController.php
index dd27b97bf..eab0aa316 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/LoginController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/LoginController.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public function loginAction(): RedirectResponse
         // like the password, can only be validated properly here.
         $rules = $this->getValidationRules();
 
-        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules)) {
+        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules, [], config('Auth')->DBGroup)) {
             return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('errors', $this->validator->getErrors());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Controllers/MagicLinkController.php b/src/Controllers/MagicLinkController.php
index 6ed442056..45cfb1060 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/MagicLinkController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/MagicLinkController.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public function loginAction()
     {
         // Validate email format
         $rules = $this->getValidationRules();
-        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules)) {
+        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules, [], config('Auth')->DBGroup)) {
             return redirect()->route('magic-link')->with('errors', $this->validator->getErrors());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Controllers/RegisterController.php b/src/Controllers/RegisterController.php
index 500b1ea36..954742dc2 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/RegisterController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/RegisterController.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public function registerAction(): RedirectResponse
         // like the password, can only be validated properly here.
         $rules = $this->getValidationRules();
 
-        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules)) {
+        if (! $this->validateData($this->request->getPost(), $rules, [], config('Auth')->DBGroup)) {
             return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('errors', $this->validator->getErrors());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Database/Migrations/2020-12-28-223112_create_auth_tables.php b/src/Database/Migrations/2020-12-28-223112_create_auth_tables.php
index deb4570ae..792cdad3a 100644
--- a/src/Database/Migrations/2020-12-28-223112_create_auth_tables.php
+++ b/src/Database/Migrations/2020-12-28-223112_create_auth_tables.php
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ class CreateAuthTables extends Migration
 
     public function __construct(?Forge $forge = null)
     {
+        /** @var Auth $authConfig */
+        $authConfig = config('Auth');
+
+        if ($authConfig->DBGroup !== null) {
+            $this->DBGroup = $authConfig->DBGroup;
+        }
+
         parent::__construct($forge);
 
-        /** @var Auth $authConfig */
-        $authConfig       = config('Auth');
         $this->tables     = $authConfig->tables;
         $this->attributes = ($this->db->getPlatform() === 'MySQLi') ? ['ENGINE' => 'InnoDB'] : [];
     }
diff --git a/src/Models/BaseModel.php b/src/Models/BaseModel.php
index b15836da5..c266a6070 100644
--- a/src/Models/BaseModel.php
+++ b/src/Models/BaseModel.php
@@ -16,11 +16,21 @@ abstract class BaseModel extends Model
      */
     protected array $tables;
 
-    protected function initialize(): void
+    protected Auth $authConfig;
+
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        /** @var Auth $authConfig */
-        $authConfig = config('Auth');
+        $this->authConfig = config(Auth::class);
 
-        $this->tables = $authConfig->tables;
+        if ($this->authConfig->DBGroup !== null) {
+            $this->DBGroup = $this->authConfig->DBGroup;
+        }
+
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function initialize(): void
+    {
+        $this->tables = $this->authConfig->tables;
     }
 }