diff --git a/system/db/eloquent.php b/system/db/eloquent.php
index 91510041..2284061c 100644
--- a/system/db/eloquent.php
+++ b/system/db/eloquent.php
@@ -164,11 +164,12 @@ abstract class Eloquent {
 	 * Retrieve the query for a *:* relationship.
 	 *
 	 * @param  string  $model
+	 * @param  string  $table
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	public function has_many_and_belongs_to($model)
+	public function has_many_and_belongs_to($model, $table = null)
 	{
-		return Eloquent\Relate::has_many_and_belongs_to($model, $this);
+		return Eloquent\Relate::has_many_and_belongs_to($model, $table, $this);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/system/db/eloquent/relate.php b/system/db/eloquent/relate.php
index 8edf0341..858ef2a5 100644
--- a/system/db/eloquent/relate.php
+++ b/system/db/eloquent/relate.php
@@ -64,18 +64,27 @@ class Relate {
 	 * Retrieve the query for a *:* relationship.
 	 *
 	 * @param  string  $model
+	 * @param  string  $table
 	 * @param  object  $eloquent
 	 * @return mixed
 	 */
-	public static function has_many_and_belongs_to($model, $eloquent)
+	public static function has_many_and_belongs_to($model, $table, $eloquent)
 	{
 		// -----------------------------------------------------
-		// Get the models involved in the relationship.
+		// Figure out the intermediate table name.
 		// -----------------------------------------------------
-		$models = array(\System\Str::lower($model), \System\Str::lower(get_class($eloquent)));
-		sort($models);
+		if (is_null($table))
+		{
+			$models = array(\System\Str::lower($model), \System\Str::lower(get_class($eloquent)));
+			sort($models);
+
+			$eloquent->relating_table = implode('_', $models);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$eloquent->relating_table = $table;
+		}
 
-		$eloquent->relating_table = implode('_', $models);
 		$eloquent->relating = __FUNCTION__;
 		$eloquent->relating_key = $eloquent->relating_table.'.'.\System\Str::lower(get_class($eloquent)).'_id';