diff --git a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/drop.rb b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/drop.rb
index de17bc97..b39a815f 100644
--- a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/drop.rb
+++ b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/drop.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class Drop < App::Command
             desc "Delete database"
 
             # @api private
-            def call(**)
-              if database.drop_command
+            def call(force: false)
+              if database.drop_command(force:)
                 out.puts "=> database #{database.name} dropped"
               else
                 out.puts "=> failed to drop #{database.name}"
diff --git a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/database.rb b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/database.rb
index 883d88db..1f56e758 100644
--- a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/database.rb
+++ b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/database.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def create_command
               end
 
               # @api private
-              def drop_command
+              def drop_command(force: false)
                 raise Hanami::CLI::NotImplementedError
               end
 
diff --git a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb
index 0f469536..51d4f7e2 100644
--- a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb
+++ b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/postgres.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ def create_command
               end
 
               # @api private
-              def drop_command
-                system(cli_env_vars, "dropdb #{escaped_name}")
+              def drop_command(force: false)
+                command = force ? "dropdb --force" : "dropdb"
+
+                system(cli_env_vars, "#{command} #{escaped_name}")
               end
 
               # @api private
diff --git a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/sqlite.rb b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/sqlite.rb
index c2bc465e..8bff8ee6 100644
--- a/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/sqlite.rb
+++ b/lib/hanami/cli/commands/app/db/utils/sqlite.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def create_command
               end
 
               # @api private
-              def drop_command
+              def drop_command(**)
                 file_path.unlink
                 true
               end