diff --git a/lib/scenic/definition.rb b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
index d5f313c3..525c5cba 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/definition.rb
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ def initialize(name, version)
     end
 
     def to_sql
-      File.read(full_path).tap do |content|
+      File.read(definition_path).tap do |content|
         if content.empty?
           raise "Define view query in #{path} before migrating."
         end
       end
     end
 
+    def definition_path
+      resolve_definition || raise("Unable to locate #{filename} in #{views_paths}")
+    end
+
     def full_path
       Rails.root.join(path)
     end
@@ -28,6 +32,16 @@ def version
 
     private
 
+    def resolve_definition
+      views_paths.flat_map do |directory|
+        Dir.glob("#{directory}/**/#{filename}")
+      end.first
+    end
+
+    def views_paths
+      Rails.application.config.paths["db/views"].expanded
+    end
+
     def filename
       "#{@name}_v#{version}.sql"
     end
diff --git a/lib/scenic/railtie.rb b/lib/scenic/railtie.rb
index 8f659583..84ed2aea 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/railtie.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ module Scenic
   # @see Scenic.load
   class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
     initializer "scenic.load" do
+      Rails.application.config.paths.add("db/views")
+
       ActiveSupport.on_load :active_record do
         Scenic.load
       end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/db_views/empty_view_v01.sql b/spec/fixtures/db_views/empty_view_v01.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/db_views/searches_v01.sql b/spec/fixtures/db_views/searches_v01.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63c22a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/db_views/searches_v01.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SELECT text 'Hi' as greeting
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb b/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb
index ac39f517..872de57d 100644
--- a/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/scenic/definition_spec.rb
@@ -2,22 +2,51 @@
 
 module Scenic
   describe Definition do
+    describe "definition_path" do
+      it "raises an error if file cant be found" do
+        definition = Definition.new("not_valid", 1)
+
+        expect do
+          definition.definition_path
+        end.to raise_error RuntimeError, /Unable to locate not_valid_v01.sql/
+      end
+
+      it "looks inside Rails.root db/views" do
+        definition = Definition.new("not_valid", 1)
+
+        expect do
+          definition.definition_path
+        end.to raise_error RuntimeError, /spec\/dummy\/db\/views/
+      end
+
+      it "looks inside configured additional paths" do
+        with_views_fixtures do
+          definition = Definition.new("empty_view", 1)
+
+          expect(definition.definition_path).to be
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "to_sql" do
       it "returns the content of a view definition" do
         sql_definition = "SELECT text 'Hi' as greeting"
-        allow(File).to receive(:read).and_return(sql_definition)
 
-        definition = Definition.new("searches", 1)
+        with_views_fixtures do
+          definition = Definition.new("searches", 1)
 
-        expect(definition.to_sql).to eq sql_definition
+          expect(definition.to_sql).to eq sql_definition
+        end
       end
 
       it "raises an error if the file is empty" do
-        allow(File).to receive(:read).and_return("")
+        definition = Definition.new("empty_view", 1)
 
-        expect do
-          Definition.new("searches", 1).to_sql
-        end.to raise_error RuntimeError
+        with_views_fixtures do
+          expect do
+            definition.to_sql
+          end.to raise_error RuntimeError
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -52,5 +81,14 @@ module Scenic
         expect(definition.version).to eq "15"
       end
     end
+
+    def with_views_fixtures
+      original = Rails.application.config.paths["db/views"].to_a
+      fixtures_path = File.expand_path("../../fixtures/db_views", __FILE__)
+      Rails.application.config.paths["db/views"] << fixtures_path
+      yield
+    ensure
+      Rails.application.config.paths["db/views"] = original
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/scenic/statements_spec.rb b/spec/scenic/statements_spec.rb
index 487232a9..3b2cd241 100644
--- a/spec/scenic/statements_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/scenic/statements_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Scenic
       end
 
       it "creates a view from a text definition" do
-        sql_definition = "a defintion"
+        sql_definition = "a definition"
 
         connection.create_view(:views, sql_definition: sql_definition)
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module Scenic
           .with(:views, sql_definition)
       end
 
-      it "creates version 1 of the view if neither version nor sql_defintion are provided" do
+      it "creates version 1 of the view if neither version nor sql_definition are provided" do
         version = 1
         definition_stub = instance_double("Definition", to_sql: "foo")
         allow(Definition).to receive(:new).
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ module Scenic
           with(:views, definition_stub.to_sql)
       end
 
-      it "raises an error if both version and sql_defintion are provided" do
+      it "raises an error if both version and sql_definition are provided" do
         expect do
-          connection.create_view :foo, version: 1, sql_definition: "a defintion"
+          connection.create_view :foo, version: 1, sql_definition: "a definition"
         end.to raise_error ArgumentError
       end
     end
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module Scenic
       end
 
       it "updates a view from a text definition" do
-        sql_definition = "a defintion"
+        sql_definition = "a definition"
 
         connection.update_view(:name, sql_definition: sql_definition)
 
@@ -144,18 +144,18 @@ module Scenic
           with(:name, definition.to_sql, no_data: true)
       end
 
-      it "raises an error if not supplied a version or sql_defintion" do
+      it "raises an error if not supplied a version or sql_definition" do
         expect { connection.update_view :views }.to raise_error(
           ArgumentError,
           /sql_definition or version must be specified/)
       end
 
-      it "raises an error if both version and sql_defintion are provided" do
+      it "raises an error if both version and sql_definition are provided" do
         expect do
           connection.update_view(
             :views,
             version: 1,
-            sql_definition: "a defintion")
+            sql_definition: "a definition")
         end.to raise_error ArgumentError, /cannot both be set/
       end
     end