diff --git a/PostgreSQL/postgresql.py b/PostgreSQL/postgresql.py
index 76c9c006b..1fd537b56 100644
--- a/PostgreSQL/postgresql.py
+++ b/PostgreSQL/postgresql.py
@@ -190,6 +190,23 @@ def table_exists(self, table):
                               "WHERE table_name=%s;", [table])
         return self.fetchone()[0] != 0
 
+    def column_exists(self, table, column):
+        """
+        Test whether the specified SQL column exists in the specified table.
+        :param table: table name to check.
+        :type table: str
+        :param column: column name to check.
+        :type column: str
+        :returns: True if the column exists, False otherwise.
+        :rtype: bool
+        """
+        self.__cursor.execute(
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.columns "
+            "WHERE table_name = %s AND column_name = %s", 
+            (table, column)
+        )
+        return self.fetchone()[0] != 0
+
     def close(self):
         self.__connection.close()