diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b974d5..31ed693 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,14 @@ docker run --name postgresql -d \
   -e 'DB_NAME=dbname' sameersbn/postgresql:9.1-1
 ```
 
-If the `DB_USER` and `DB_PASS` variables are also specified while creating the database, then the user is granted access to the database.
+You may also specify a comma separated list of database names in the `DB_NAME` variable. The following command creates two new databases named *dbname1* and *dbname2 (p.s. this feature is only available in releases greater than 9.1-1)*
+
+```bash
+docker run --name postgresql -d \
+-e 'DB_NAME=dbname1,dbname2' sameersbn/postgresql:latest
+```
+
+If the `DB_USER` and `DB_PASS` variables are also specified while creating the database, then the user is granted access to the database(s).
 
 For example,
 
diff --git a/start b/start
index 60cb26d..937c9ca 100755
--- a/start
+++ b/start
@@ -69,17 +69,19 @@ if [ -n "${DB_USER}" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${DB_NAME}" ]; then
-  echo "Creating database \"${DB_NAME}\"..."
-  echo "CREATE DATABASE ${DB_NAME};" | \
-    sudo -u postgres -H ${PG_BINDIR}/postgres --single \
-      -D ${PG_DATADIR} -c config_file=${PG_CONFDIR}/postgresql.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-  if [ -n "${DB_USER}" ]; then
-    echo "Granting access to database \"${DB_NAME}\" for user \"${DB_USER}\"..."
-    echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ${DB_NAME} to ${DB_USER};" |
+  for db in $(awk -F',' '{for (i = 1 ; i <= NF ; i++) print $i}' <<< "${DB_NAME}"); do
+    echo "Creating database \"${db}\"..."
+    echo "CREATE DATABASE ${db};" | \
       sudo -u postgres -H ${PG_BINDIR}/postgres --single \
         -D ${PG_DATADIR} -c config_file=${PG_CONFDIR}/postgresql.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
-  fi
+
+    if [ -n "${DB_USER}" ]; then
+      echo "Granting access to database \"${db}\" for user \"${DB_USER}\"..."
+      echo "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ${db} to ${DB_USER};" |
+        sudo -u postgres -H ${PG_BINDIR}/postgres --single \
+          -D ${PG_DATADIR} -c config_file=${PG_CONFDIR}/postgresql.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
+    fi
+  done
 fi
 
 echo "Starting PostgreSQL server..."