diff --git a/src/ORM/Association/BelongsToMany.php b/src/ORM/Association/BelongsToMany.php
index 212abbffee7..d4c2fcc620a 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Association/BelongsToMany.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Association/BelongsToMany.php
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ protected function _generateTargetAssociations($junction, $source, $target)
             $target->hasMany($junctionAlias, [
                 'targetTable' => $junction,
                 'foreignKey' => $this->targetForeignKey(),
+                'strategy' => $this->_strategy,
             ]);
         }
         if (!$target->association($sAlias)) {
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ protected function _generateTargetAssociations($junction, $source, $target)
                 'targetForeignKey' => $this->foreignKey(),
                 'through' => $junction,
                 'conditions' => $this->conditions(),
+                'strategy' => $this->_strategy,
             ]);
         }
     }
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ protected function _generateSourceAssociations($junction, $source)
             $source->hasMany($junctionAlias, [
                 'targetTable' => $junction,
                 'foreignKey' => $this->foreignKey(),
+                'strategy' => $this->_strategy,
             ]);
         }
     }