diff --git a/Guide/deployment.markdown b/Guide/deployment.markdown
index 02b790374..5aab08eea 100644
--- a/Guide/deployment.markdown
+++ b/Guide/deployment.markdown
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ deploy-to-nixos ihp-app
 
 This will connect to the server via SSH and apply the NixOS configuration to the server.
 
+### Database connectivity
+
+To easily access to the remote database for debugging purpose, you can use:
+```bash
+make psql-remote env=ihp-app
+```
 
 ### Backward-incompatible database update
 
@@ -336,7 +342,6 @@ Steps to do to start from scratch:
    - `exit`
  - `rm /tmp/[your-app].sql`
 
-
 ## Deploying with Docker
 
 Deploying IHP with docker is a good choice for a professional production setup.
diff --git a/lib/IHP/Makefile.dist b/lib/IHP/Makefile.dist
index 031dbb77b..8864d2fc8 100644
--- a/lib/IHP/Makefile.dist
+++ b/lib/IHP/Makefile.dist
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ postgres: ## Starts the postgresql server
 psql: ## Connects to the running postgresql server
 	@psql -h $$PWD/build/db -d app
 
+psql-remote: ## Connects to the postgresql server of a deployed instance.
+  @DB_URL=$$(nix eval .#nixosConfigurations.$$env.config.services.ihp.databaseUrl --raw); \
+  echo "Connecting to remote database on $$env"; \
+  ssh -t $$env "psql $$DB_URL"; \
+
 db: Application/Schema.sql Application/Fixtures.sql ## Creates a new database with the current Schema and imports Fixtures.sql
 	(echo "drop schema public cascade; create schema public;" | psql -h $${PWD}/build/db -d app) && \
 	psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h $${PWD}/build/db -d app < "$${IHP_LIB}/IHPSchema.sql" && \