diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/testgres/enums.py b/testgres/enums.py
index 1f6869de..fb68f2bb 100644
--- a/testgres/enums.py
+++ b/testgres/enums.py
@@ -85,3 +85,14 @@ def from_process(process):
 
         # default
         return ProcessType.Unknown
+
+
+class DumpFormat(Enum):
+    """
+    Available dump formats
+    """
+
+    Plain = 'plain'
+    Custom = 'custom'
+    Directory = 'directory'
+    Tar = 'tar'
diff --git a/testgres/node.py b/testgres/node.py
index f93f8787..d8ce1f03 100644
--- a/testgres/node.py
+++ b/testgres/node.py
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 from six import raise_from, iteritems
 from tempfile import mkstemp, mkdtemp
 
-from .enums import NodeStatus, ProcessType
+from .enums import \
+    NodeStatus, \
+    ProcessType, \
+    DumpFormat
 
 from .cache import cached_initdb
 
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@
     QueryException,     \
     StartNodeException, \
     TimeoutException,   \
-    TestgresException
+    TestgresException,  \
+    BackupException
 
 from .logger import TestgresLogger
 
@@ -803,7 +807,11 @@ def safe_psql(self, query=None, **kwargs):
 
         return out
 
-    def dump(self, filename=None, dbname=None, username=None):
+    def dump(self,
+             filename=None,
+             dbname=None,
+             username=None,
+             format=DumpFormat.Plain):
         """
         Dump database into a file using pg_dump.
         NOTE: the file is not removed automatically.
@@ -812,14 +820,27 @@ def dump(self, filename=None, dbname=None, username=None):
             filename: database dump taken by pg_dump.
             dbname: database name to connect to.
             username: database user name.
+            format: format argument plain/custom/directory/tar.
 
         Returns:
             Path to a file containing dump.
         """
 
+        # Check arguments
+        if not isinstance(format, DumpFormat):
+            try:
+                format = DumpFormat(format)
+            except ValueError:
+                msg = 'Invalid format "{}"'.format(format)
+                raise BackupException(msg)
+
+        # Generate tmpfile or tmpdir
         def tmpfile():
-            fd, fname = mkstemp(prefix=TMP_DUMP)
-            os.close(fd)
+            if format == DumpFormat.Directory:
+                fname = mkdtemp(prefix=TMP_DUMP)
+            else:
+                fd, fname = mkstemp(prefix=TMP_DUMP)
+                os.close(fd)
             return fname
 
         # Set default arguments
@@ -833,7 +854,8 @@ def tmpfile():
             "-h", self.host,
             "-f", filename,
             "-U", username,
-            "-d", dbname
+            "-d", dbname,
+            "-F", format.value
         ]  # yapf: disable
 
         execute_utility(_params, self.utils_log_file)
@@ -845,12 +867,29 @@ def restore(self, filename, dbname=None, username=None):
         Restore database from pg_dump's file.
 
         Args:
-            filename: database dump taken by pg_dump.
+            filename: database dump taken by pg_dump in custom/directory/tar formats.
             dbname: database name to connect to.
             username: database user name.
         """
 
-        self.psql(filename=filename, dbname=dbname, username=username)
+        # Set default arguments
+        dbname = dbname or default_dbname()
+        username = username or default_username()
+
+        _params = [
+            get_bin_path("pg_restore"),
+            "-p", str(self.port),
+            "-h", self.host,
+            "-U", username,
+            "-d", dbname,
+            filename
+        ]  # yapf: disable
+
+        # try pg_restore if dump is binary formate, and psql if not
+        try:
+            execute_utility(_params, self.utils_log_name)
+        except ExecUtilException:
+            self.psql(filename=filename, dbname=dbname, username=username)
 
     @method_decorator(positional_args_hack(['dbname', 'query']))
     def poll_query_until(self,
diff --git a/tests/test_simple.py b/tests/test_simple.py
index afa142ac..33defb12 100755
--- a/tests/test_simple.py
+++ b/tests/test_simple.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ def removing(f):
     finally:
         if os.path.isfile(f):
             os.remove(f)
+        elif os.path.isdir(f):
+            rmtree(f, ignore_errors=True)
 
 
 class TestgresTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -426,16 +428,17 @@ def test_dump(self):
         with get_new_node().init().start() as node1:
 
             node1.execute(query_create)
-
-            # take a new dump
-            with removing(node1.dump()) as dump:
-                with get_new_node().init().start() as node2:
-                    # restore dump
-                    self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(dump))
-                    node2.restore(filename=dump)
-
-                    res = node2.execute(query_select)
-                    self.assertListEqual(res, [(1, ), (2, )])
+            for format in ['plain', 'custom', 'directory', 'tar']:
+                with removing(node1.dump(format=format)) as dump:
+                    with get_new_node().init().start() as node3:
+                        if format == 'directory':
+                            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dump))
+                        else:
+                            self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(dump))
+                        # restore dump
+                        node3.restore(filename=dump)
+                        res = node3.execute(query_select)
+                        self.assertListEqual(res, [(1, ), (2, )])
 
     def test_users(self):
         with get_new_node().init().start() as node: