diff --git a/config/activitylog.php b/config/activitylog.php
index a9c32bf0..3b664ae0 100644
--- a/config/activitylog.php
+++ b/config/activitylog.php
@@ -42,4 +42,10 @@
      * used by the Activity model shipped with this package.
      */
     'table_name' => 'activity_log',
+
+    /*
+     * This is the database connection that will be used by the migration and
+     * the Activity model shipped with this package.
+     */
+    'database_connection' => env('ACTIVITY_LOGGER_DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
 ];
diff --git a/migrations/create_activity_log_table.php.stub b/migrations/create_activity_log_table.php.stub
index 4163d571..2251f97e 100644
--- a/migrations/create_activity_log_table.php.stub
+++ b/migrations/create_activity_log_table.php.stub
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class CreateActivityLogTable extends Migration
      */
     public function up()
     {
-        Schema::create(config('activitylog.table_name'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::connection(config('activitylog.database_connection'))->create(config('activitylog.table_name'), function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->bigIncrements('id');
             $table->string('log_name')->nullable();
             $table->text('description');
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ class CreateActivityLogTable extends Migration
      */
     public function down()
     {
-        Schema::dropIfExists(config('activitylog.table_name'));
+        Schema::connection(config('activitylog.database_connection'))->dropIfExists(config('activitylog.table_name'));
     }
 }
diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index bcdc2823..7a65b9f4 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -19,7 +19,4 @@
             <directory suffix=".php">src/</directory>
         </whitelist>
     </filter>
-    <php>
-        <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="testing" />
-    </php>
 </phpunit>
diff --git a/src/Models/Activity.php b/src/Models/Activity.php
index 5f1d87f4..8e824c36 100644
--- a/src/Models/Activity.php
+++ b/src/Models/Activity.php
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class Activity extends Model implements ActivityContract
 
     public function __construct(array $attributes = [])
     {
+        if (! isset($this->connection)) {
+            $this->setConnection(config('activitylog.database_connection'));
+        }
+
         if (! isset($this->table)) {
             $this->setTable(config('activitylog.table_name'));
         }
diff --git a/tests/CustomDatabaseConnectionActivityModelTest.php b/tests/CustomDatabaseConnectionActivityModelTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dca0b363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CustomDatabaseConnectionActivityModelTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\Activitylog\Test;
+
+use Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity;
+use Spatie\Activitylog\Test\Models\CustomDatabaseConnectionOnActivityModel;
+
+class CustomDatabaseConnectionActivityModelTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_uses_the_database_connection_from_the_configuration()
+    {
+        $model = new Activity();
+
+        $this->assertEquals($model->getConnectionName(), config('activitylog.database_connection'));
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_uses_a_custom_database_connection()
+    {
+        $model = new Activity();
+
+        $model->setConnection('custom_sqlite');
+
+        $this->assertNotEquals($model->getConnectionName(), config('activitylog.database_connection'));
+        $this->assertEquals($model->getConnectionName(), 'custom_sqlite');
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_uses_the_database_connection_from_model()
+    {
+        $model = new CustomDatabaseConnectionOnActivityModel();
+
+        $this->assertNotEquals($model->getConnectionName(), config('activitylog.database_connection'));
+        $this->assertEquals($model->getConnectionName(), 'custom_connection_name');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Models/CustomDatabaseConnectionOnActivityModel.php b/tests/Models/CustomDatabaseConnectionOnActivityModel.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d164190b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Models/CustomDatabaseConnectionOnActivityModel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\Activitylog\Test\Models;
+
+use Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity;
+
+class CustomDatabaseConnectionOnActivityModel extends Activity
+{
+    protected $connection = 'custom_connection_name';
+}
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 503b1774..b22154af 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ protected function getPackageProviders($app)
 
     public function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
     {
+        $app['config']->set('activitylog.database_connection', 'sqlite');
+        $app['config']->set('database.default', 'sqlite');
+        $app['config']->set('database.connections.sqlite', [
+            'driver' => 'sqlite',
+            'database' => ':memory:',
+        ]);
+
         $app['config']->set('auth.providers.users.model', User::class);
         $app['config']->set('app.key', 'base64:'.base64_encode(
             Encrypter::generateKey($app['config']['app.cipher'])