diff --git a/django/db/backends/schema.py b/django/db/backends/schema.py
index c5e297197b..bae0b1d71d 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/schema.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/schema.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-import time
-
-from django.conf import settings
-from django.db import transaction
-from django.db.utils import load_backend
 from django.db.backends.creation import BaseDatabaseCreation
 from django.db.backends.util import truncate_name
 from django.utils.log import getLogger
@@ -25,12 +19,19 @@ class BaseDatabaseSchemaEditor(object):
     then the relevant actions, and then commit(). This is necessary to allow
     things like circular foreign key references - FKs will only be created once
     commit() is called.
+
+    TODO:
+        - Repointing of FKs
+        - Repointing of M2Ms
+        - Check constraints (PosIntField)
+        - PK changing
     """
 
     # Overrideable SQL templates
     sql_create_table = "CREATE TABLE %(table)s (%(definition)s)"
     sql_create_table_unique = "UNIQUE (%(columns)s)"
     sql_rename_table = "ALTER TABLE %(old_table)s RENAME TO %(new_table)s"
+    sql_retablespace_table = "ALTER TABLE %(table)s SET TABLESPACE %(new_tablespace)s"
     sql_delete_table = "DROP TABLE %(table)s CASCADE"
 
     sql_create_column = "ALTER TABLE %(table)s ADD COLUMN %(column)s %(definition)s"
@@ -261,6 +262,25 @@ class BaseDatabaseSchemaEditor(object):
                 "columns": ", ".join(self.quote_name(column) for column in columns),
             })
 
+    def alter_db_table(self, model, old_db_table, new_db_table):
+        """
+        Renames the table a model points to.
+        """
+        self.execute(self.sql_rename_table % {
+            "old_table": self.quote_name(old_db_table),
+            "new_table": self.quote_name(new_db_table),
+        })
+
+    def alter_db_tablespace(self, model, old_db_tablespace, new_db_tablespace):
+        """
+        Moves a model's table between tablespaces
+        """
+        self.execute(self.sql_rename_table % {
+            "table": self.quote_name(model._meta.db_table),
+            "old_tablespace": self.quote_name(old_db_tablespace),
+            "new_tablespace": self.quote_name(new_db_tablespace),
+        })
+
     def create_field(self, model, field, keep_default=False):
         """
         Creates a field on a model.
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/schema/tests.py b/tests/modeltests/schema/tests.py
index 52d99225f0..8813d3ca23 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/schema/tests.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/schema/tests.py
@@ -342,3 +342,42 @@ class SchemaTests(TestCase):
         UniqueTest.objects.create(year=2012, slug="foo")
         self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, UniqueTest.objects.create, year=2012, slug="foo")
         connection.rollback()
+
+    def test_db_table(self):
+        """
+        Tests renaming of the table
+        """
+        # Create the table
+        editor = connection.schema_editor()
+        editor.start()
+        editor.create_model(Author)
+        editor.commit()
+        # Ensure the table is there to begin with
+        columns = self.column_classes(Author)
+        self.assertEqual(columns['name'][0], "CharField")
+        # Alter the table
+        editor = connection.schema_editor()
+        editor.start()
+        editor.alter_db_table(
+            Author,
+            "schema_author",
+            "schema_otherauthor",
+        )
+        editor.commit()
+        # Ensure the table is there afterwards
+        Author._meta.db_table = "schema_otherauthor"
+        columns = self.column_classes(Author)
+        self.assertEqual(columns['name'][0], "CharField")
+        # Alter the table again
+        editor = connection.schema_editor()
+        editor.start()
+        editor.alter_db_table(
+            Author,
+            "schema_otherauthor",
+            "schema_author",
+        )
+        editor.commit()
+        # Ensure the table is still there
+        Author._meta.db_table = "schema_author"
+        columns = self.column_classes(Author)
+        self.assertEqual(columns['name'][0], "CharField")