diff --git a/etc/db/database-template.sql b/etc/db/database-template.sql
index f4f1b35..ea276b3 100644
--- a/etc/db/database-template.sql
+++ b/etc/db/database-template.sql
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ ALTER SCHEMA topology OWNER TO postgres;
 COMMENT ON SCHEMA topology IS 'PostGIS Topology schema';
 
 
+--
+-- Name: btree_gist; Type: EXTENSION; Schema: -; Owner: -
+--
+
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS btree_gist WITH SCHEMA public;
+
+
+--
+-- Name: EXTENSION btree_gist; Type: COMMENT; Schema: -; Owner: 
+--
+
+COMMENT ON EXTENSION btree_gist IS 'support for indexing common datatypes in GiST';
+
+
 --
 -- Name: postgis; Type: EXTENSION; Schema: -; Owner: -
 --