datajoint · dimitri-yatsenko · Jun 10, 2026 · Jun 10, 2026 · Jun 10, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026
diff --git a/src/datajoint/adapters/base.py b/src/datajoint/adapters/base.py
@@ -850,6 +850,29 @@ def find_downstream_schemas_sql(self, schemas_list: str) -> str:
         raise NotImplementedError
         ...
 
+    def find_upstream_schemas_sql(self, schemas_list: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Generate query to find schemas that the given schemas reference via FK.
+
+        Used to discover unloaded schemas that the loaded ones depend on
+        (the upstream / ancestor direction). Symmetric to
+        :meth:`find_downstream_schemas_sql`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        schemas_list : str
+            Comma-separated, quoted schema names for an IN clause.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            SQL query returning rows with a single column ``schema_name``
+            containing distinct schema names that are referenced by the
+            given schemas.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+        ...
+
     @abstractmethod
     def get_constraint_info_sql(self, constraint_name: str, schema_name: str, table_name: str) -> str:
         """

diff --git a/src/datajoint/adapters/mysql.py b/src/datajoint/adapters/mysql.py
@@ -696,6 +696,16 @@ def find_downstream_schemas_sql(self, schemas_list: str) -> str:
             f"AND table_schema NOT IN ({schemas_list})"
         )
 
+    def find_upstream_schemas_sql(self, schemas_list: str) -> str:
+        """Find schemas that the given schemas reference via FK."""
+        return (
+            f"SELECT DISTINCT referenced_table_schema as schema_name "
+            f"FROM information_schema.key_column_usage "
+            f"WHERE table_schema IN ({schemas_list}) "
+            f"AND referenced_table_schema IS NOT NULL "
+            f"AND referenced_table_schema NOT IN ({schemas_list})"
+        )
+
     def get_constraint_info_sql(self, constraint_name: str, schema_name: str, table_name: str) -> str:
         """Query to get FK constraint details from information_schema."""
         return (

diff --git a/src/datajoint/adapters/postgres.py b/src/datajoint/adapters/postgres.py
@@ -861,6 +861,20 @@ def find_downstream_schemas_sql(self, schemas_list: str) -> str:
             f"AND ns1.nspname NOT IN ({schemas_list})"
         )
 
+    def find_upstream_schemas_sql(self, schemas_list: str) -> str:
+        """Find schemas that the given schemas reference via FK."""
+        return (
+            f"SELECT DISTINCT ns2.nspname as schema_name "
+            f"FROM pg_constraint c "
+            f"JOIN pg_class cl1 ON c.conrelid = cl1.oid "
+            f"JOIN pg_namespace ns1 ON cl1.relnamespace = ns1.oid "
+            f"JOIN pg_class cl2 ON c.confrelid = cl2.oid "
+            f"JOIN pg_namespace ns2 ON cl2.relnamespace = ns2.oid "
+            f"WHERE c.contype = 'f' "
+            f"AND ns1.nspname IN ({schemas_list}) "
+            f"AND ns2.nspname NOT IN ({schemas_list})"
+        )
+
     def get_constraint_info_sql(self, constraint_name: str, schema_name: str, table_name: str) -> str:
         """
         Query to get FK constraint details from information_schema.

diff --git a/src/datajoint/dependencies.py b/src/datajoint/dependencies.py
@@ -259,6 +259,35 @@ def load_all_downstream(self) -> None:
 
         self.load(force=True, schema_names=known_schemas)
 
+    def load_all_upstream(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Load dependencies including all upstream schemas referenced via FK chains.
+
+        Iteratively discovers schemas that the currently loaded schemas
+        reference, expanding the dependency graph until no new schemas
+        are found. This ensures that upstream restriction propagation
+        (``Diagram.trace()``) reaches all ancestor tables, including
+        those in schemas the user has not explicitly activated.
+
+        Called automatically by ``Diagram.trace()``. Symmetric to
+        :meth:`load_all_downstream`.
+        """
+        adapter = self._conn.adapter
+        known_schemas = set(self._conn.schemas)
+        if not known_schemas:
+            self.load()
+            return
+
+        while True:
+            schemas_list = ", ".join(adapter.quote_string(s) for s in known_schemas)
+            result = self._conn.query(adapter.find_upstream_schemas_sql(schemas_list))
+            new_schemas = {row[0] for row in result} - known_schemas
+            if not new_schemas:
+                break
+            known_schemas |= new_schemas
+
+        self.load(force=True, schema_names=known_schemas)
+
     def topo_sort(self) -> list[str]:
         """
         Return table names in topological order.