1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/django/db/backends/base/client.py b/django/db/backends/base/client.py
index 32901764aa..339f1e863c 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/base/client.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/base/client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+
 class BaseDatabaseClient:
     """Encapsulate backend-specific methods for opening a client shell."""
     # This should be a string representing the name of the executable
@@ -8,5 +12,15 @@ class BaseDatabaseClient:
         # connection is an instance of BaseDatabaseWrapper.
         self.connection = connection
 
+    @classmethod
+    def settings_to_cmd_args_env(cls, settings_dict, parameters):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            'subclasses of BaseDatabaseClient must provide a '
+            'settings_to_cmd_args_env() method or override a runshell().'
+        )
+
     def runshell(self, parameters):
-        raise NotImplementedError('subclasses of BaseDatabaseClient must provide a runshell() method')
+        args, env = self.settings_to_cmd_args_env(self.connection.settings_dict, parameters)
+        if env:
+            env = {**os.environ, **env}
+        subprocess.run(args, env=env, check=True)