diff --git a/backend/init/init.go b/backend/init/init.go
index 1ee473401..8fa484674 100644
--- a/backend/init/init.go
+++ b/backend/init/init.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	backendHTTP "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend/remote-state/http"
 	backendInmem "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend/remote-state/inmem"
 	backendManta "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend/remote-state/manta"
+	backendPg "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend/remote-state/pg"
 	backendS3 "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend/remote-state/s3"
 	backendSwift "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend/remote-state/swift"
 )
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ func Init(services *disco.Disco) {
 		"http":        func() backend.Backend { return backendHTTP.New() },
 		"inmem":       func() backend.Backend { return backendInmem.New() },
 		"manta":       func() backend.Backend { return backendManta.New() },
+		"pg":          func() backend.Backend { return backendPg.New() },
 		"s3":          func() backend.Backend { return backendS3.New() },
 		"swift":       func() backend.Backend { return backendSwift.New() },
 
diff --git a/backend/init/init_test.go b/backend/init/init_test.go
index 59653125a..74dbf53aa 100644
--- a/backend/init/init_test.go
+++ b/backend/init/init_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func TestInit_backend(t *testing.T) {
 		{"gcs", "*gcs.Backend"},
 		{"inmem", "*inmem.Backend"},
 		{"manta", "*manta.Backend"},
+		{"pg", "*pg.Backend"},
 		{"s3", "*s3.Backend"},
 		{"swift", "*swift.Backend"},
 		{"azure", "init.deprecatedBackendShim"},