diff --git a/packages/cli/src/generators/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/generators/index.ts
index 056c7624ab..20e709c142 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/generators/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/generators/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const adapters = {
 	kysely: generateMigrations,
 };
 
-export const getGenerator = (opts: {
+export const generateSchema = (opts: {
 	adapter: Adapter;
 	file?: string;
 	options: BetterAuthOptions;
@@ -19,9 +19,29 @@ export const getGenerator = (opts: {
 		adapter.id in adapters
 			? adapters[adapter.id as keyof typeof adapters]
 			: null;
-	if (!generator) {
-		logger.error(`${adapter.id} is not supported.`);
-		process.exit(1);
+	if (generator) {
+		// generator from the built-in list above
+		return generator(opts);
 	}
-	return generator(opts);
+	if (adapter.createSchema) {
+		// use the custom adapter's createSchema method
+		return adapter
+			.createSchema(opts.options, opts.file)
+			.then(({ code, path: fileName, overwrite }) => ({
+				code,
+				fileName,
+				overwrite,
+			}));
+	}
+
+	logger.error(
+		`${adapter.id} is not supported. If it is a custom adapter, please request the maintainer to implement createSchema`,
+	);
+	process.exit(1);
 };
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated getGenerator is a misnomer as this function gets a generator AND uses it to generate
+ * and return the schema. Use generateSchema instead
+ */
+export const getGenerator = generateSchema;