diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index c5ec981..e4a5310 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -868,6 +868,41 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
 		free(opt2);
 	}
 
+	/* \n -- shortcut for set search_path */
+	else if (strcmp(cmd, "n") == 0)
+	{
+		char	*search_path;
+		char	*opt;
+
+		PQExpBufferData	buf;
+		PGresult	*res;
+
+		opt = psql_scan_slash_option(scan_state, OT_NORMAL, NULL, false);
+		search_path = pg_strdup(opt ? opt : "");
+		free(opt);
+
+		while ((opt = psql_scan_slash_option(scan_state, OT_NORMAL, NULL, false)))
+		{
+			search_path = realloc(search_path, strlen(search_path) + strlen(opt) + 1);
+			if (!search_path)
+			{
+				psql_error("out of memory\n");
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+			strcat(search_path, opt);
+			free(opt);
+		}
+
+		initPQExpBuffer(&buf);
+		printfPQExpBuffer(&buf, "SET search_path = %s", search_path);
+		res = PSQLexec(buf.data, false);
+		termPQExpBuffer(&buf);
+		if (!res)
+			success = false;
+		else
+			PQclear(res);
+		free(search_path);
+	}
 
 	/* \o -- set query output */
 	else if (strcmp(cmd, "o") == 0 || strcmp(cmd, "out") == 0)