diff --git a/lib/scenic/schema_dumper.rb b/lib/scenic/schema_dumper.rb
index 68aab1b2..9887913b 100644
--- a/lib/scenic/schema_dumper.rb
+++ b/lib/scenic/schema_dumper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,34 @@
 module Scenic
   # @api private
   module SchemaDumper
+    # A hash to do topological sort
+    class TSortableHash < Hash
+      include TSort
+
+      alias tsort_each_node each_key
+      def tsort_each_child(node, &block)
+        fetch(node).each(&block)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Query for the dependencies between views
+    DEPENDENT_SQL = <<~SQL.freeze
+      SELECT distinct dependent_ns.nspname AS dependent_schema
+      , dependent_view.relname AS dependent_view
+      , source_ns.nspname AS source_schema
+      , source_table.relname AS source_table
+      FROM pg_depend
+      JOIN pg_rewrite ON pg_depend.objid = pg_rewrite.oid
+      JOIN pg_class as dependent_view ON pg_rewrite.ev_class = dependent_view.oid
+      JOIN pg_class as source_table ON pg_depend.refobjid = source_table.oid
+      JOIN pg_namespace dependent_ns ON dependent_ns.oid = dependent_view.relnamespace
+      JOIN pg_namespace source_ns ON source_ns.oid = source_table.relnamespace
+      WHERE dependent_ns.nspname = ANY (current_schemas(false)) AND source_ns.nspname = ANY (current_schemas(false))
+      AND source_table.relname != dependent_view.relname
+      AND source_table.relkind IN ('m', 'v') AND dependent_view.relkind IN ('m', 'v')
+      ORDER BY dependent_view.relname;
+    SQL
+
     def tables(stream)
       super
       views(stream)
@@ -22,9 +50,40 @@ def views(stream)
     private
 
     def dumpable_views_in_database
-      @dumpable_views_in_database ||= Scenic.database.views.reject do |view|
+      if @ordered_dumpable_views_in_database
+        return @ordered_dumpable_views_in_database
+      end
+
+      existing_views = Scenic.database.views.reject do |view|
         ignored?(view.name)
       end
+
+      @ordered_dumpable_views_in_database =
+        tsorted_views(existing_views.map(&:name)).map do |view_name|
+          existing_views.find { |ev| ev.name == view_name }
+        end.compact
+    end
+
+    # When dumping the views, their order must be topologically
+    # sorted to take into account dependencies
+    def tsorted_views(views_names)
+      views_hash = TSortableHash.new
+
+      ::Scenic.database.execute(DEPENDENT_SQL).each do |relation|
+        source_v = relation["source_table"]
+        dependent = relation["dependent_view"]
+        views_hash[dependent] ||= []
+        views_hash[source_v] ||= []
+        views_hash[dependent] << source_v
+        views_names.delete(source_v)
+        views_names.delete(dependent)
+      end
+
+      # after dependencies, there might be some views left
+      # that don't have any dependencies
+      views_names.sort.each { |v| views_hash[v] = [] }
+
+      views_hash.tsort
     end
 
     unless ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.private_instance_methods(false).include?(:ignored?)
diff --git a/spec/scenic/schema_dumper_spec.rb b/spec/scenic/schema_dumper_spec.rb
index 87e683b7..fc66b68a 100644
--- a/spec/scenic/schema_dumper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/scenic/schema_dumper_spec.rb
@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@ class SearchInAHaystack < ActiveRecord::Base
 end
 
 describe Scenic::SchemaDumper, :db do
-  it "dumps a create_view for a view in the database" do
-    view_definition = "SELECT 'needle'::text AS haystack"
-    Search.connection.create_view :searches, sql_definition: view_definition
+  let(:conn) { Search.connection }
+  let(:output) do
     stream = StringIO.new
+    ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.dump(conn, stream)
+    stream.string
+  end
 
-    ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.dump(Search.connection, stream)
-
-    output = stream.string
+  it "dumps a create_view for a view in the database" do
+    view_definition = "SELECT 'needle'::text AS haystack"
+    conn.create_view :searches, sql_definition: view_definition
 
     expect(output).to include 'create_view "searches", sql_definition: <<-SQL'
     expect(output).to include view_definition
 
-    Search.connection.drop_view :searches
+    conn.drop_view :searches
 
     silence_stream(STDOUT) { eval(output) }
 
@@ -28,12 +30,8 @@ class SearchInAHaystack < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   it "dumps a create_view for a materialized view in the database" do
     view_definition = "SELECT 'needle'::text AS haystack"
-    Search.connection.create_view :searches, materialized: true, sql_definition: view_definition
-    stream = StringIO.new
-
-    ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.dump(Search.connection, stream)
-
-    output = stream.string
+    conn.create_view :searches,
+      materialized: true, sql_definition: view_definition
 
     expect(output).to include 'create_view "searches", materialized: true, sql_definition: <<-SQL'
     expect(output).to include view_definition
@@ -42,27 +40,18 @@ class SearchInAHaystack < ActiveRecord::Base
   context "with views in non public schemas" do
     it "dumps a create_view including namespace for a view in the database" do
       view_definition = "SELECT 'needle'::text AS haystack"
-      Search.connection.execute "CREATE SCHEMA scenic; SET search_path TO scenic, public"
-      Search.connection.create_view :"scenic.searches", sql_definition: view_definition
-      stream = StringIO.new
-
-      ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.dump(Search.connection, stream)
+      conn.execute "CREATE SCHEMA scenic; SET search_path TO scenic, public"
+      conn.create_view :"scenic.searches", sql_definition: view_definition
 
-      output = stream.string
       expect(output).to include 'create_view "scenic.searches",'
 
-      Search.connection.drop_view :'scenic.searches'
+      conn.drop_view :'scenic.searches'
     end
   end
 
   it "ignores tables internal to Rails" do
     view_definition = "SELECT 'needle'::text AS haystack"
-    Search.connection.create_view :searches, sql_definition: view_definition
-    stream = StringIO.new
-
-    ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.dump(Search.connection, stream)
-
-    output = stream.string
+    conn.create_view :searches, sql_definition: view_definition
 
     expect(output).to include 'create_view "searches"'
     expect(output).not_to include "ar_internal_metadata"
@@ -72,16 +61,13 @@ class SearchInAHaystack < ActiveRecord::Base
   context "with views using unexpected characters in name" do
     it "dumps a create_view for a view in the database" do
       view_definition = "SELECT 'needle'::text AS haystack"
-      Search.connection.create_view '"search in a haystack"', sql_definition: view_definition
-      stream = StringIO.new
-
-      ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.dump(Search.connection, stream)
+      conn.create_view '"search in a haystack"',
+        sql_definition: view_definition
 
-      output = stream.string
       expect(output).to include 'create_view "\"search in a haystack\"",'
       expect(output).to include view_definition
 
-      Search.connection.drop_view :'"search in a haystack"'
+      conn.drop_view :'"search in a haystack"'
 
       silence_stream(STDOUT) { eval(output) }
 
@@ -92,24 +78,134 @@ class SearchInAHaystack < ActiveRecord::Base
   context "with views using unexpected characters, name including namespace" do
     it "dumps a create_view for a view in the database" do
       view_definition = "SELECT 'needle'::text AS haystack"
-      Search.connection.execute(
+      conn.execute(
         "CREATE SCHEMA scenic; SET search_path TO scenic, public",
       )
-      Search.connection.create_view 'scenic."search in a haystack"',
+      conn.create_view 'scenic."search in a haystack"',
         sql_definition: view_definition
-      stream = StringIO.new
-
-      ActiveRecord::SchemaDumper.dump(Search.connection, stream)
 
-      output = stream.string
       expect(output).to include 'create_view "scenic.\"search in a haystack\"",'
       expect(output).to include view_definition
 
-      Search.connection.drop_view :'scenic."search in a haystack"'
+      conn.drop_view :'scenic."search in a haystack"'
 
       silence_stream(STDOUT) { eval(output) }
 
       expect(SearchInAHaystack.take.haystack).to eq "needle"
     end
   end
+
+  context "with viewes ordered by name" do
+    let(:views) do
+      output.lines.grep(/create_view/).map do |view_line|
+        view_line.match('create_view "(?<name>.*)"')[:name]
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "without dependencies" do
+      it "sorts views without dependencies" do
+        conn.create_view "cucumber_needles",
+          sql_definition: "SELECT 'kukumbas'::text as needle"
+        conn.create_view "vip_needles",
+          sql_definition: "SELECT 'vip'::text as needle"
+        conn.create_view "none_needles",
+          sql_definition: "SELECT 'none_needles'::text as needle"
+
+        # Same here, no dependencies among existing views, all views are sorted
+        sorted_views = %w[cucumber_needles vip_needles none_needles].sort
+
+        expect(views).to eq(sorted_views)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with dependencies" do
+      it "sorts according to dependencies" do
+        conn.create_table(:tasks) { |t| t.integer :performer_id }
+        conn.create_table(:notes) do |t|
+          t.text :title
+          t.integer :author_id
+        end
+        conn.create_table(:users) { |t| t.text :nickname }
+        conn.create_table(:roles) do |t|
+          t.text :name
+          t.integer :user_id
+        end
+
+        conn.create_view "recent_tasks",
+          sql_definition: <<-SQL
+            SELECT id, performer_id from tasks where id > 42
+          SQL
+        conn.create_view "old_roles",
+          sql_definition: <<-SQL
+           SELECT id, name from roles where id > 56
+          SQL
+        conn.create_view "nirvana_notes",
+          sql_definition: <<-SQL
+           SELECT notes.id, notes.title, notes.author_id, old_roles.name FROM notes
+           JOIN old_roles ON notes.author_id = old_roles.id
+          SQL
+        conn.create_view "angry_zombies",
+          sql_definition: <<-SQL
+            SELECT users.nickname, recent_tasks.id as task_id, nirvana_notes.title as talk FROM users
+            JOIN roles ON roles.user_id = users.id
+            JOIN nirvana_notes ON nirvana_notes.author_id = roles.id
+            JOIN recent_tasks ON recent_tasks.performer_id = roles.id
+          SQL
+        conn.create_view "doctor_zombies",
+          sql_definition: <<-SQL
+           SELECT id FROM old_roles WHERE name LIKE '%Dr%'
+          SQL
+        conn.create_view "xenomorphs",
+          sql_definition: <<-SQL
+           SELECT id, name FROM roles WHERE name = 'xeno'
+          SQL
+        conn.create_view "important_messages",
+          sql_definition: <<-SQL
+            SELECT id, title FROM notes WHERE title LIKE '%NSFW%'
+          SQL
+
+        # Converted with https://github.com/ggerganov/dot-to-ascii
+        # digraph {
+        #   rankdir = "BT";
+        #   xenomorphs;
+        #   important_messages;
+        #   doctor_zombies -> old_roles;
+        #   nirvana_notes -> old_roles;
+        #   angry_zombies -> nirvana_notes;
+        #   angry_zombies -> recent_tasks;
+        # }
+        #
+        # +--------------------+
+        # |   doctor_zombies   |
+        # +--------------------+
+        #   |
+        #   |
+        #   v
+        # +--------------------+
+        # |     old_roles      |
+        # +--------------------+
+        #   ^
+        #   |
+        #   |
+        # +--------------------+
+        # |   nirvana_notes    |
+        # +--------------------+
+        #   ^
+        #   |
+        #   |
+        # +--------------------+     +--------------+
+        # |   angry_zombies    | --> | recent_tasks |
+        # +--------------------+     +--------------+
+        # +--------------------+
+        # | important_messages |
+        # +--------------------+
+        # +--------------------+
+        # |     xenomorphs     |
+        # +--------------------+
+        expect(views).to eq(%w[old_roles nirvana_notes recent_tasks
+                               angry_zombies doctor_zombies
+                               important_messages xenomorphs])
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end