diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..84683f62b1c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -4974,6 +4974,17 @@ testdb=&gt; <userinput>INSERT INTO my_table VALUES (:'content');</userinput>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="app-psql-prompting-S">
+       <term><literal>%S</literal></term>
+       <listitem>
+        <para>
+         The current value of <xref linkend="guc-search-path"/>, or
+         <literal>?</literal> if connected to a server running
+         <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 17 or older.
+        </para>
+       </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="app-psql-prompting-s">
         <term><literal>%s</literal></term>
         <listitem><para>The name of the service.</para></listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/prompt.c b/src/bin/psql/prompt.c
index b08d7328fbf..59a2ceee07a 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/prompt.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/prompt.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
  * %P - pipeline status: on, off or abort
  * %> - database server port number
  * %n - database user name
+ * %S - search_path
  * %s - service
  * %/ - current database
  * %~ - like %/ but "~" when database name equals user name
@@ -167,6 +168,16 @@ get_prompt(promptStatus_t status, ConditionalStack cstack)
 					if (pset.db)
 						strlcpy(buf, session_username(), sizeof(buf));
 					break;
+					/* search_path */
+				case 'S':
+					if (pset.db)
+					{
+						const char *sp = PQparameterStatus(pset.db, "search_path");
+
+						/* Use ? for versions that don't report search_path. */
+						strlcpy(buf, sp ? sp : "?", sizeof(buf));
+					}
+					break;
 					/* service name */
 				case 's':
 					{