diff --git a/engine_test.go b/engine_test.go
index bff0954d4..b44c8806b 100644
--- a/engine_test.go
+++ b/engine_test.go
@@ -506,6 +506,13 @@ var queries = []struct {
 		`,
 		[]sql.Row{},
 	},
+	{
+		`SHOW CREATE DATABASE mydb`,
+		[]sql.Row{{
+			"mydb",
+			"CREATE DATABASE `mydb` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8_bin */",
+		}},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestQueries(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/sql/analyzer/resolve_database.go b/sql/analyzer/resolve_database.go
index 172208471..3ec98aadc 100644
--- a/sql/analyzer/resolve_database.go
+++ b/sql/analyzer/resolve_database.go
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ func resolveDatabase(ctx *sql.Context, a *Analyzer, n sql.Node) (sql.Node, error
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		nc := *v
+		nc.Database = db
+		return &nc, nil
+	case *plan.ShowCreateDatabase:
+		db, err := a.Catalog.Database(v.Database.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		nc := *v
 		nc.Database = db
 		return &nc, nil
diff --git a/sql/parse/parse.go b/sql/parse/parse.go
index b592faebf..49e377303 100644
--- a/sql/parse/parse.go
+++ b/sql/parse/parse.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
+	opentracing "github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-errors.v1"
 	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-mysql-server.v0/sql"
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
-	describeTablesRegex  = regexp.MustCompile(`^describe\s+table\s+(.*)`)
-	createIndexRegex     = regexp.MustCompile(`^create\s+index\s+`)
-	dropIndexRegex       = regexp.MustCompile(`^drop\s+index\s+`)
-	showIndexRegex       = regexp.MustCompile(`^show\s+(index|indexes|keys)\s+(from|in)\s+\S+\s*`)
-	showCreateRegex      = regexp.MustCompile(`^show create\s+\S+\s*`)
-	showVariablesRegex   = regexp.MustCompile(`^show\s+(.*)?variables\s*`)
-	describeRegex        = regexp.MustCompile(`^(describe|desc|explain)\s+(.*)\s+`)
-	fullProcessListRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^show\s+(full\s+)?processlist$`)
+	describeTablesRegex     = regexp.MustCompile(`^describe\s+table\s+(.*)`)
+	createIndexRegex        = regexp.MustCompile(`^create\s+index\s+`)
+	dropIndexRegex          = regexp.MustCompile(`^drop\s+index\s+`)
+	showIndexRegex          = regexp.MustCompile(`^show\s+(index|indexes|keys)\s+(from|in)\s+\S+\s*`)
+	showVariablesRegex      = regexp.MustCompile(`^show\s+(.*)?variables\s*`)
+	describeRegex           = regexp.MustCompile(`^(describe|desc|explain)\s+(.*)\s+`)
+	fullProcessListRegex    = regexp.MustCompile(`^show\s+(full\s+)?processlist$`)
+	showCreateRegex         = regexp.MustCompile(`^show create\s+\S+\s*`)
+	showCreateDatabaseRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^show\s+create\s+(database|schema)`)
 )
 
 // Parse parses the given SQL sentence and returns the corresponding node.
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ func Parse(ctx *sql.Context, query string) (sql.Node, error) {
 		return parseDescribeQuery(ctx, s)
 	case fullProcessListRegex.MatchString(lowerQuery):
 		return plan.NewShowProcessList(), nil
+	case showCreateDatabaseRegex.MatchString(lowerQuery):
+		return parseShowCreateDatabase(s)
 	}
 
 	stmt, err := sqlparser.Parse(s)
@@ -1081,3 +1084,61 @@ func parseShowTableStatus(query string) (sql.Node, error) {
 		return nil, errUnexpectedSyntax.New("one of: FROM, IN, LIKE or WHERE", clause)
 	}
 }
+
+func parseShowCreateDatabase(query string) (sql.Node, error) {
+	buf := bufio.NewReader(strings.NewReader(query))
+	steps := []parseFunc{
+		expect("show"),
+		skipSpaces,
+		expect("create"),
+		skipSpaces,
+		oneOf("database", "schema"),
+		skipSpaces,
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range steps {
+		if err := s(buf); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	var next string
+	if err := readIdent(&next)(buf); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var ifNotExists bool
+	if next == "if" {
+		ifNotExists = true
+		steps := []parseFunc{
+			skipSpaces,
+			expect("not"),
+			skipSpaces,
+			expect("exists"),
+			skipSpaces,
+			readIdent(&next),
+		}
+
+		for _, s := range steps {
+			if err := s(buf); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	steps = []parseFunc{
+		skipSpaces,
+		checkEOF,
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range steps {
+		if err := s(buf); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return plan.NewShowCreateDatabase(
+		sql.UnresolvedDatabase(next),
+		ifNotExists,
+	), nil
+}
diff --git a/sql/parse/parse_test.go b/sql/parse/parse_test.go
index 74f835c59..c74379389 100644
--- a/sql/parse/parse_test.go
+++ b/sql/parse/parse_test.go
@@ -793,6 +793,10 @@ var fixtures = map[string]sql.Node{
 	`SHOW SESSION VARIABLES`:                   plan.NewShowVariables(sql.NewEmptyContext().GetAll(), ""),
 	`SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'gtid_mode'`:          plan.NewShowVariables(sql.NewEmptyContext().GetAll(), "gtid_mode"),
 	`SHOW SESSION VARIABLES LIKE 'autocommit'`: plan.NewShowVariables(sql.NewEmptyContext().GetAll(), "autocommit"),
+	`SHOW CREATE DATABASE foo`:                 plan.NewShowCreateDatabase(sql.UnresolvedDatabase("foo"), false),
+	`SHOW CREATE SCHEMA foo`:                   plan.NewShowCreateDatabase(sql.UnresolvedDatabase("foo"), false),
+	`SHOW CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS foo`:   plan.NewShowCreateDatabase(sql.UnresolvedDatabase("foo"), true),
+	`SHOW CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS foo`:     plan.NewShowCreateDatabase(sql.UnresolvedDatabase("foo"), true),
 }
 
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/sql/plan/show_create_database.go b/sql/plan/show_create_database.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..313e0e369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/plan/show_create_database.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package plan
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-mysql-server.v0/sql"
+)
+
+// ShowCreateDatabase returns the SQL for creating a database.
+type ShowCreateDatabase struct {
+	Database    sql.Database
+	IfNotExists bool
+}
+
+const defaultCharacterSet = "utf8mb4"
+
+var showCreateDatabaseSchema = sql.Schema{
+	{Name: "Database", Type: sql.Text},
+	{Name: "Create Database", Type: sql.Text},
+}
+
+// NewShowCreateDatabase creates a new ShowCreateDatabase node.
+func NewShowCreateDatabase(db sql.Database, ifNotExists bool) *ShowCreateDatabase {
+	return &ShowCreateDatabase{db, ifNotExists}
+}
+
+// RowIter implements the sql.Node interface.
+func (s *ShowCreateDatabase) RowIter(ctx *sql.Context) (sql.RowIter, error) {
+	var name = s.Database.Name()
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	buf.WriteString("CREATE DATABASE ")
+	if s.IfNotExists {
+		buf.WriteString("/*!32312 IF NOT EXISTS*/ ")
+	}
+
+	buf.WriteRune('`')
+	buf.WriteString(name)
+	buf.WriteRune('`')
+	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(
+		" /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET %s COLLATE %s */",
+		defaultCharacterSet,
+		defaultCollation,
+	))
+
+	return sql.RowsToRowIter(
+		sql.NewRow(name, buf.String()),
+	), nil
+}
+
+// Schema implements the sql.Node interface.
+func (s *ShowCreateDatabase) Schema() sql.Schema {
+	return showCreateDatabaseSchema
+}
+
+func (s *ShowCreateDatabase) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SHOW CREATE DATABASE %s", s.Database.Name())
+}
+
+// Children implements the sql.Node interface.
+func (s *ShowCreateDatabase) Children() []sql.Node { return nil }
+
+// Resolved implements the sql.Node interface.
+func (s *ShowCreateDatabase) Resolved() bool {
+	_, ok := s.Database.(sql.UnresolvedDatabase)
+	return !ok
+}
+
+// TransformExpressionsUp implements the sql.Node interface.
+func (s *ShowCreateDatabase) TransformExpressionsUp(f sql.TransformExprFunc) (sql.Node, error) {
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// TransformUp implements the sql.Node interface.
+func (s *ShowCreateDatabase) TransformUp(f sql.TransformNodeFunc) (sql.Node, error) {
+	return f(s)
+}
diff --git a/sql/plan/show_create_database_test.go b/sql/plan/show_create_database_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f0da72f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/plan/show_create_database_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package plan
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-mysql-server.v0/sql"
+)
+
+func TestShowCreateDatabase(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	node := NewShowCreateDatabase(sql.UnresolvedDatabase("foo"), true)
+	iter, err := node.RowIter(sql.NewEmptyContext())
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	rows, err := sql.RowIterToRows(iter)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	require.Equal([]sql.Row{
+		{"foo", "CREATE DATABASE /*!32312 IF NOT EXISTS*/ `foo` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8_bin */"},
+	}, rows)
+
+	node = NewShowCreateDatabase(sql.UnresolvedDatabase("foo"), false)
+	iter, err = node.RowIter(sql.NewEmptyContext())
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	rows, err = sql.RowIterToRows(iter)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	require.Equal([]sql.Row{
+		{"foo", "CREATE DATABASE `foo` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8_bin */"},
+	}, rows)
+}