diff --git a/hub_core/migrations/env.py b/hub_core/migrations/env.py
index d322e7b..8d4a970 100644
--- a/hub_core/migrations/env.py
+++ b/hub_core/migrations/env.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from alembic import context
 from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
 
 from hub_core.models import Base
-from hub_core.migrations.roles import migration_role_statement
+from hub_core.migrations.roles import migration_role_statement, migration_schema_statement
 
 config = context.config
 
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def run_migrations_online() -> None:
     with connectable.connect() as connection:
         if statement := migration_role_statement(os.environ.get("HUB_CORE_MIGRATION_ROLE")):
             connection.exec_driver_sql(statement)
+        if statement := migration_schema_statement(os.environ.get("HUB_CORE_MIGRATION_SCHEMA")):
+            connection.exec_driver_sql(statement)
         context.configure(connection=connection, target_metadata=target_metadata)
         with context.begin_transaction():
             context.run_migrations()
diff --git a/hub_core/migrations/roles.py b/hub_core/migrations/roles.py
index 7f93ae3..4eb38c9 100644
--- a/hub_core/migrations/roles.py
+++ b/hub_core/migrations/roles.py
@@ -10,3 +10,12 @@ def migration_role_statement(role: str | None) -> str | None:
     if not re.fullmatch(r"[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{0,62}", role):
         raise ValueError("HUB_CORE_MIGRATION_ROLE is not a safe PostgreSQL role name")
     return f'SET ROLE "{role}"'
+
+
+def migration_schema_statement(schema: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Return an explicit, safely quoted migration search path."""
+    if not schema:
+        return None
+    if not re.fullmatch(r"[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{0,62}", schema):
+        raise ValueError("HUB_CORE_MIGRATION_SCHEMA is not a safe PostgreSQL schema name")
+    return f'SET search_path TO "{schema}", public'
diff --git a/tests/test_migration_environment.py b/tests/test_migration_environment.py
index 8eec3b4..93d055c 100644
--- a/tests/test_migration_environment.py
+++ b/tests/test_migration_environment.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest
 
-from hub_core.migrations.roles import migration_role_statement
+from hub_core.migrations.roles import migration_role_statement, migration_schema_statement
 
 
 def test_migration_role_is_quoted_and_validated() -> None:
@@ -10,3 +10,12 @@ def test_migration_role_is_quoted_and_validated() -> None:
     assert migration_role_statement(None) is None
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="safe PostgreSQL role"):
         migration_role_statement('owner"; DROP SCHEMA public; --')
+
+
+def test_migration_schema_is_explicitly_quoted_and_validated() -> None:
+    assert migration_schema_statement("hub_runtime") == (
+        'SET search_path TO "hub_runtime", public'
+    )
+    assert migration_schema_statement(None) is None
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="safe PostgreSQL schema"):
+        migration_schema_statement('hub_runtime"; DROP SCHEMA public; --')