diff --git a/clients/server/mysql/schemagrammar.js b/clients/server/mysql/schemagrammar.js
index 35960ca2..cf09bf40 100644
--- a/clients/server/mysql/schemagrammar.js
+++ b/clients/server/mysql/schemagrammar.js
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ exports.schemaGrammar = _.defaults({
     var sql  = baseSchemaGrammar.compileCreateTable.call(this, builder, command);
     var conn = builder.client.connectionSettings;
 
-    if (conn.charset) sql += ' default character set ' + conn.charset;
-    if (conn.collation) sql += ' collate ' + conn.collation;
+    if (builder.flags.charset || conn.charset) sql += ' default character set ' + (builder.flags.charset || conn.charset);
+    if (builder.flags.collation || conn.collation) sql += ' collate ' + (builder.flags.collation || conn.collation);
     if (builder.flags.engine) {
       sql += ' engine = ' + builder.flags.engine;
     }
diff --git a/lib/schemabuilder.js b/lib/schemabuilder.js
index 035d055a..545fb915 100644
--- a/lib/schemabuilder.js
+++ b/lib/schemabuilder.js
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ define(function(require, exports) {
       return this;
     },
 
+    // Sets the character set for the table in MySql
+    charset: function(charset) {
+      if (!this.creating()) throw new Error('The `engine` modifier may only be used while creating a table.');
+      this.flags.charset = charset;
+      return this;
+    },
+
+    // Sets the collation for the table in MySql
+    collate: function(collation) {
+      if (!this.creating()) throw new Error('The `engine` modifier may only be used while creating a table.');
+      this.flags.collation = collation;
+      return this;
+    },
+
     // Adds a comment to the current table being created.
     comment: function(comment) {
       return this._addCommand('comment', {comment: comment});
diff --git a/test/integration/builder/schema.js b/test/integration/builder/schema.js
index 26a8f628..db5d760a 100644
--- a/test/integration/builder/schema.js
+++ b/test/integration/builder/schema.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ module.exports = function(knex) {
         knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('datatype_test'),
         knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('accounts'),
         knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('test_default_table'),
-        knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('composite_key_test')
+        knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('composite_key_test'),
+        knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('charset_collate_test')
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -76,6 +77,18 @@ module.exports = function(knex) {
         }).logMe('sql');
       });
 
+      it('is possible to set the table collation with table.charset and table.collate', function() {
+        return knex.schema.createTable('charset_collate_test', function(table) {
+          table.charset('latin1');
+          table.collate('latin1_general_ci');
+          table.engine('InnoDB');
+          table.increments();
+          table.integer('account_id');
+          table.text('details');
+          table.tinyint('status');
+        }).logMe('sql');
+      });
+
     });
 
     describe('table', function() {
diff --git a/test/integration/output/Schema.js b/test/integration/output/Schema.js
index e0f8847f..a59ff610 100644
--- a/test/integration/output/Schema.js
+++ b/test/integration/output/Schema.js
@@ -96,5 +96,19 @@ module.exports = {
       bindings: [],
       sql: ['create table "composite_key_test" ("column_a" integer, "column_b" integer)','create unique index composite_key_test_column_a_column_b_unique on "composite_key_test" ("column_a", "column_b")']
     }
+  },
+  'is possible to set the table collation with table.charset and table.collate': {
+    mysql: {
+      bindings: [],
+      sql: ['create table `charset_collate_test` (`id` int(11) unsigned not null auto_increment primary key, `account_id` int(11), `details` text, `status` tinyint) default character set latin1 collate latin1_general_ci engine = InnoDB']
+    },
+    postgresql: {
+      bindings: [],
+      sql: ['create table "charset_collate_test" ("id" serial primary key not null, "account_id" integer, "details" text, "status" smallint)']
+    },
+    sqlite3: {
+      bindings: [],
+      sql: ['create table "charset_collate_test" ("id" integer primary key autoincrement not null, "account_id" integer, "details" text, "status" tinyint)']
+    }
   }
 };
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