diff --git a/RedBean/AssociationManager.php b/RedBean/AssociationManager.php
index c14e98d..2de499d 100644
--- a/RedBean/AssociationManager.php
+++ b/RedBean/AssociationManager.php
@@ -53,17 +53,21 @@ class RedBean_AssociationManager extends RedBean_CompatManager {
     * @param array $types
     * @return string $table
     */
-   public function getTable( $types ) {
+   public function getTable( $types, $name = null ) {
        sort($types);
-       return ( implode("_", $types) );
+       $tableName = implode("_", $types);
+       if ($name !== null) {
+         $tableName = "{$name}_$tableName";
+       }
+       return $tableName;
    }
    /**
     * Associates two beans with eachother.
     * @param RedBean_OODBBean $bean1
     * @param RedBean_OODBBean $bean2
     */
-   public function associate(RedBean_OODBBean $bean1, RedBean_OODBBean $bean2) {
-       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean1->getMeta("type") , $bean2->getMeta("type")) );
+   public function associate(RedBean_OODBBean $bean1, RedBean_OODBBean $bean2, $name = null) {
+       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean1->getMeta("type") , $bean2->getMeta("type")), $name );
        $bean = $this->oodb->dispense($table);
        return $this->associateBeans( $bean1, $bean2, $bean );
    }
@@ -101,8 +105,8 @@ class RedBean_AssociationManager extends RedBean_CompatManager {
     * @param string $type
     * @return array $ids
     */
-   public function related( RedBean_OODBBean $bean, $type, $getLinks=false ) {
-       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean->getMeta("type") , $type) );
+   public function related( RedBean_OODBBean $bean, $type, $getLinks=false, $name = null ) {
+       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean->getMeta("type") , $type), $name );
        $idfield = $this->writer->getIDField($bean->getMeta("type"));
        if ($type==$bean->getMeta("type")) {// echo "<b>CROSS</b>";
            $type .= "2";
@@ -149,10 +153,10 @@ class RedBean_AssociationManager extends RedBean_CompatManager {
     * @param RedBean_OODBBean $bean1
     * @param RedBean_OODBBean $bean2
     */
-   public function unassociate(RedBean_OODBBean $bean1, RedBean_OODBBean $bean2) {
+   public function unassociate(RedBean_OODBBean $bean1, RedBean_OODBBean $bean2, $name = null) {
        $this->oodb->store($bean1);
        $this->oodb->store($bean2);
-       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean1->getMeta("type") , $bean2->getMeta("type")) );
+       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean1->getMeta("type") , $bean2->getMeta("type")), $name );
        $idfield1 = $this->writer->getIDField($bean1->getMeta("type"));
        $idfield2 = $this->writer->getIDField($bean2->getMeta("type"));
        $type = $bean1->getMeta("type");
@@ -183,9 +187,9 @@ class RedBean_AssociationManager extends RedBean_CompatManager {
     * @param RedBean_OODBBean $bean
     * @param string $type
     */
-   public function clearRelations(RedBean_OODBBean $bean, $type) {
+   public function clearRelations(RedBean_OODBBean $bean, $type, $name = null) {
        $this->oodb->store($bean);
-       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean->getMeta("type") , $type) );
+       $table = $this->getTable( array($bean->getMeta("type") , $type), $name );
        $idfield = $this->writer->getIDField($bean->getMeta("type"));
        if ($type==$bean->getMeta("type")) {
            $property2 = $type."2_id";
@@ -226,4 +230,4 @@ class RedBean_AssociationManager extends RedBean_CompatManager {
        }
    }

-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}