diff --git a/internal/cli/inspect.go b/internal/cli/inspect.go
index 7e1c382..255fc51 100644
--- a/internal/cli/inspect.go
+++ b/internal/cli/inspect.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 func registerInspect(p *ArgParser) {
 	c := &commands.InspectCmd{}
-	cmd := p.addCommand(c, "inspect", "Scan a datbase and output its configuration")
+	cmd := p.addCommand(c, "inspect", "Scan a database and output its configuration")
 
 	cmd.Flag("host", "server hostname or socket directory").Short('h').StringVar(&c.Host)
 	cmd.Flag("port", "server port number").Short('p').Uint16Var(&c.Port)
diff --git a/internal/ddl/structs.go b/internal/ddl/structs.go
index 91df63d..fbbb863 100644
--- a/internal/ddl/structs.go
+++ b/internal/ddl/structs.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Database struct {
 // Parameters describes database-level configuration options
 type Parameters struct {
 	SearchPath []string `hcl:"search_path,optional"`
+	Timezone   string   `hcl:"timezone,optional"`
 }
 
 // A Schema is a database namespace
diff --git a/internal/ddl/testdata/expected.hcl b/internal/ddl/testdata/expected.hcl
index 554aca4..91c643c 100644
--- a/internal/ddl/testdata/expected.hcl
+++ b/internal/ddl/testdata/expected.hcl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 parameters {
   search_path = ["$user", "public"]
+  timezone    = ""
 }
 
 schema "public" {
diff --git a/internal/pg/inspect.go b/internal/pg/inspect.go
index f1ffff0..3790a34 100644
--- a/internal/pg/inspect.go
+++ b/internal/pg/inspect.go
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ func (c *Conn) InspectDatabase(o *InspectOptions) (db *ddl.Database, err error)
 		o = &InspectOptions{}
 	}
 
+	db.Parameters, err = c.ListParameters()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	db.Schemas, err = c.ListSchemas()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -29,14 +34,22 @@ func (c *Conn) InspectDatabase(o *InspectOptions) (db *ddl.Database, err error)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err := c.inspectTables(o, db); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Conn) inspectTables(o *InspectOptions, db *ddl.Database) (err error) {
 	db.Tables, err = c.ListTables()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
 	for _, table := range db.Tables {
 		if err := c.inspectTable(o, db, table); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ func (c *Conn) InspectDatabase(o *InspectOptions) (db *ddl.Database, err error)
 		})
 	}
 
-	return db, nil
+	return
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) inspectTable(o *InspectOptions, db *ddl.Database, table *ddl.Table) (err error) {
diff --git a/internal/pg/parameters.go b/internal/pg/parameters.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..054e910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/pg/parameters.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package pg
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/sjansen/pgutil/internal/ddl"
+)
+
+// ListParameters describes database configuration parameters
+func (c *Conn) ListParameters() (*ddl.Parameters, error) {
+	c.log.Infow("listing parameters")
+
+	params := &ddl.Parameters{}
+
+	var tmp string
+	c.log.Debugw("SHOW search_path")
+	row := c.conn.QueryRow("SHOW search_path")
+	err := row.Scan(&tmp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	params.SearchPath = strings.Split(tmp, ",")
+
+	c.log.Debugw("SHOW timezone")
+	row = c.conn.QueryRow("SHOW timezone")
+	err = row.Scan(&params.Timezone)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return params, nil
+}
diff --git a/testdata/expected.hcl b/testdata/expected.hcl
index cdc84f5..96cb21e 100644
--- a/testdata/expected.hcl
+++ b/testdata/expected.hcl
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+parameters {
+  search_path = ["\"$user\"", " public"]
+  timezone    = "UTC"
+}
+
 schema "public" {
   comment = "standard public schema"
   owner   = "docker"