diff --git a/web/pgadmin/__init__.py b/web/pgadmin/__init__.py
index 171f02ed53f..ae8a986016b 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/__init__.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/__init__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 from pgadmin.model import db, Role, Server, SharedServer, ServerGroup, \
     User, Keys, Version, SCHEMA_VERSION as CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION
 from pgadmin.utils import PgAdminModule, driver, KeyManager, heartbeat
+from pgadmin.utils.db_utils import normalize_database_uri
 from pgadmin.utils.preferences import Preferences
 from pgadmin.utils.session import create_session_interface, pga_unauthorised
 from pgadmin.utils.versioned_template_loader import VersionedTemplateLoader
@@ -337,7 +338,8 @@ def get_locale():
     ##########################################################################
     if config.CONFIG_DATABASE_URI is not None and \
             len(config.CONFIG_DATABASE_URI) > 0:
-        app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = config.CONFIG_DATABASE_URI
+        app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = \
+            normalize_database_uri(config.CONFIG_DATABASE_URI)
     else:
         app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///{0}?timeout={1}' \
             .format(config.SQLITE_PATH.replace('\\', '/'),
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/evaluate_config.py b/web/pgadmin/evaluate_config.py
index 1952e72a707..644e02bca06 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/evaluate_config.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/evaluate_config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 import keyring
 import importlib.util
 
+from pgadmin.utils.db_utils import normalize_database_uri
+
 # User configs loaded from config_local, config_distro etc.
 custom_config_settings = {}
 
@@ -114,10 +116,9 @@ def evaluate_and_patch_config(config: dict) -> dict:
 
     # To use psycopg3 driver, need to specify +psycopg in conn URI
     if 'CONFIG_DATABASE_URI' in custom_config_settings:
-        db_uri = custom_config_settings['CONFIG_DATABASE_URI']
-        if db_uri.startswith('postgresql:'):
-            custom_config_settings['CONFIG_DATABASE_URI'] = \
-                'postgresql+psycopg:{0}'.format(db_uri[db_uri.find(':') + 1:])
+        custom_config_settings['CONFIG_DATABASE_URI'] = \
+            normalize_database_uri(
+                custom_config_settings['CONFIG_DATABASE_URI'])
 
     # Finally update config user configs
     config.update(custom_config_settings)
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/utils/check_external_config_db.py b/web/pgadmin/utils/check_external_config_db.py
index 7ac91aa6e08..a844daca81c 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/utils/check_external_config_db.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/utils/check_external_config_db.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #
 ##########################################################################
 
+import re
+
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, inspect
 
 
@@ -15,6 +17,11 @@ def check_external_config_db(database_uri):
     Check if external config database exists if it
     is being used.
     """
+    if database_uri.startswith(("postgresql://", "postgres://")):
+        database_uri = re.sub(
+            r"^postgres(ql)?://", "postgresql+psycopg://",
+            database_uri, count=1
+        )
     engine = create_engine(database_uri)
     try:
         connection = engine.connect()
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/utils/db_utils.py b/web/pgadmin/utils/db_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27aae7cf37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/pgadmin/utils/db_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+##########################################################################
+#
+# pgAdmin 4 - PostgreSQL Tools
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2013 - 2026, The pgAdmin Development Team
+# This software is released under the PostgreSQL Licence
+#
+##########################################################################
+
+import re
+
+
+def normalize_database_uri(uri):
+    """
+    Rewrite a bare postgres(ql):// URI to use the psycopg3 driver scheme
+    postgresql+psycopg://.  URIs that already carry a driver specifier
+    (e.g. postgresql+psycopg://) are returned unchanged.
+    """
+    return re.sub(r"^postgres(?:ql)?://",
+                  "postgresql+psycopg://", uri, count=1)
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/utils/tests/test_db_utils.py b/web/pgadmin/utils/tests/test_db_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86225b2bcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/pgadmin/utils/tests/test_db_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+##########################################################################
+#
+# pgAdmin 4 - PostgreSQL Tools
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2013 - 2026, The pgAdmin Development Team
+# This software is released under the PostgreSQL Licence
+#
+##########################################################################
+
+"""Unit tests for pgadmin.utils.db_utils.normalize_database_uri."""
+
+import unittest
+
+from pgadmin.utils.db_utils import normalize_database_uri
+from pgadmin.utils.route import BaseTestGenerator
+
+
+class TestNormalizeDatabaseUri(BaseTestGenerator):
+    """normalize_database_uri must rewrite bare postgres(ql):// to
+    postgresql+psycopg:// and leave everything else unchanged."""
+
+    # Bypass the server-connection setUp in BaseTestGenerator.
+    def setUp(self):
+        unittest.TestCase.setUp(self)
+
+    scenarios = [
+        (
+            'postgres:// is rewritten to postgresql+psycopg://',
+            {
+                'uri': 'postgres://u:p@h/db',
+                'expected': 'postgresql+psycopg://u:p@h/db',
+            }
+        ),
+        (
+            'postgresql:// is rewritten to postgresql+psycopg://',
+            {
+                'uri': 'postgresql://u:p@h/db',
+                'expected': 'postgresql+psycopg://u:p@h/db',
+            }
+        ),
+        (
+            'postgresql+psycopg:// is returned unchanged (idempotent)',
+            {
+                'uri': 'postgresql+psycopg://u:p@h/db',
+                'expected': 'postgresql+psycopg://u:p@h/db',
+            }
+        ),
+        (
+            'sqlite:/// is returned unchanged',
+            {
+                'uri': 'sqlite:///path/to/db.sqlite3',
+                'expected': 'sqlite:///path/to/db.sqlite3',
+            }
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    def runTest(self):
+        self.assertEqual(normalize_database_uri(self.uri), self.expected)