diff --git a/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/detecting_table_deltas_with_partitions.cs b/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/detecting_table_deltas_with_partitions.cs
index 679a4e40..be82cc6f 100644
--- a/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/detecting_table_deltas_with_partitions.cs
+++ b/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/detecting_table_deltas_with_partitions.cs
@@ -109,6 +109,36 @@ public async Task apply_migration_to_list_partitioned_with_data()
         (await countIs()).ShouldBe(4);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task apply_migration_to_list_partitioned_with_data_with_no_default_partitioning()
+    {
+        await CreateSchemaObjectInDatabase(theTable);
+
+        theTable.ModifyColumn("last_name").AsPrimaryKey();
+
+        theTable.PartitionByList("last_name")
+            .DisableDefaultPartition()
+            .AddPartition("Miller", "Miller")
+            .AddPartition("May", "May")
+            .AddPartition("Smith", "Smith");
+
+        await addRow("Jeremy", "Miller");
+        await addRow("Lindsey", "Miller");
+        await addRow("Russell", "May");
+        await addRow("Tyler", "May");
+
+
+        var delta = await theTable.FindDeltaAsync(theConnection);
+        delta.Difference.ShouldBe(SchemaPatchDifference.Update);
+        delta.HasChanges().ShouldBeTrue();
+
+        await AssertNoDeltasAfterPatching();
+
+        (await countIs()).ShouldBe(4);
+    }
+
+
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task no_partition_to_hash_partition()
     {
diff --git a/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/list_partitions.cs b/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/list_partitions.cs
index e8f71c90..e7e59f42 100644
--- a/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/list_partitions.cs
+++ b/src/Weasel.Postgresql.Tests/Tables/partitioning/list_partitions.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using JasperFx.Core.Reflection;
 using Shouldly;
 using Weasel.Core;
 using Weasel.Postgresql.Tables;
@@ -67,6 +68,19 @@ public async Task can_create_table()
         await tryToCreateTable();
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task can_create_table_with_default_partition_off()
+    {
+        theTable.Partitioning.As<ListPartitioning>().EnableDefaultPartition = false;
+        var sql = theTable.ToCreateSql(new PostgresqlMigrator());
+        sql.ShouldContain("partitions.people_admin");
+        sql.ShouldContain("partitions.people_super");
+        sql.ShouldContain("partitions.people_special");
+        sql.ShouldNotContain("partitions.people_default");
+
+        await tryToCreateTable();
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task fetch_the_existing_table()
     {
@@ -84,4 +98,23 @@ public async Task fetch_the_existing_table()
 
         partitioning.HasExistingDefault.ShouldBeTrue();
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task fetch_the_existing_table_when_default_partition_is_off()
+    {
+        theTable.Partitioning.As<ListPartitioning>().EnableDefaultPartition = false;
+        await tryToCreateTable();
+
+        var existing = await tryToFetchExisting();
+
+        var partitioning = existing.Partitioning.ShouldBeOfType<ListPartitioning>();
+        partitioning.Columns.Single().ShouldBe("role");
+
+        partitioning.Partitions.Count.ShouldBe(3);
+        partitioning.Partitions.ShouldContain(new ListPartition("admin", "'admin'"));
+        partitioning.Partitions.ShouldContain(new ListPartition("super", "'super'"));
+        partitioning.Partitions.ShouldContain(new ListPartition("special", "'special'"));
+
+        partitioning.HasExistingDefault.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Weasel.Postgresql/Tables/Partitioning/ListPartitioning.cs b/src/Weasel.Postgresql/Tables/Partitioning/ListPartitioning.cs
index b597d5ce..37a7155a 100644
--- a/src/Weasel.Postgresql/Tables/Partitioning/ListPartitioning.cs
+++ b/src/Weasel.Postgresql/Tables/Partitioning/ListPartitioning.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ public class ListPartitioning: IPartitionStrategy
 
     public IReadOnlyList<ListPartition> Partitions => _partitions;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool EnableDefaultPartition { get; set; } = true;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Add another list partition table based on the supplied table suffix and values
     /// </summary>
@@ -35,7 +39,10 @@ void IPartitionStrategy.WriteCreateStatement(TextWriter writer, Table parent)
             writer.WriteLine();
         }
 
-        writer.WriteDefaultPartition(parent.Identifier);
+        if (EnableDefaultPartition)
+        {
+            writer.WriteDefaultPartition(parent.Identifier);
+        }
     }
 
     void IPartitionStrategy.WritePartitionBy(TextWriter writer)
@@ -98,4 +105,14 @@ public async Task ReadPartitionsAsync(DbObjectName identifier, DbDataReader read
     }
 
     public bool HasExistingDefault { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Disable the default partition
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public ListPartitioning DisableDefaultPartition()
+    {
+        EnableDefaultPartition = false;
+        return this;
+    }
 }