diff --git a/lib/Cake/Database/Schema/Table.php b/lib/Cake/Database/Schema/Table.php
index d7533020307..c3303d0a36f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Database/Schema/Table.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Database/Schema/Table.php
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ public function __construct($table, $columns = array()) {
 		}
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Get the name of the table.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+	public function name() {
+		return $this->_table;
+	}
+
 /**
  * Add a column to the table.
  *