diff --git a/internal/postgres/users.go b/internal/postgres/users.go
index 7e6367b2f3..1c0a52d4d1 100644
--- a/internal/postgres/users.go
+++ b/internal/postgres/users.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ var RESERVED_SCHEMA_NAMES = map[string]bool{
 	"public":    true, // This is here for documentation; Postgres will reject a role named `public` as reserved
 	"pgbouncer": true,
 	"monitor":   true,
+
+	// A "postgres" schema precedes "public" in the default search_path and
+	// would capture objects the superuser creates for "public", such as the
+	// "pg_stat_statements" view used by pgMonitor.
+	"postgres": true,
 }
 
 func sanitizeAlterRoleOptions(options string) string {
diff --git a/internal/postgres/users_test.go b/internal/postgres/users_test.go
index 4e68985063..265d02ff3e 100644
--- a/internal/postgres/users_test.go
+++ b/internal/postgres/users_test.go
@@ -226,10 +226,15 @@ func TestWriteUsersSchemasInPostgreSQL(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:      "public",
 					Databases: []string{"db3"},
 				},
+				{
+					Name:      "postgres",
+					Databases: []string{"postgres"},
+				},
 			},
 		))
-		// The spec.users has four elements, but two will be skipped:
+		// The spec.users has five elements, but three will be skipped:
 		// 	* the user with the reserved name `public`
+		// 	* the user with the reserved name `postgres`
 		// 	* the user with 0 databases
 		assert.Equal(t, calls, 2)
 	})