diff --git a/lib/mongo/collection.rb b/lib/mongo/collection.rb
index 6e6a86e33c..e575f864e8 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/collection.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/collection.rb
@@ -729,7 +729,8 @@ def aggregate(pipeline=nil, opts={})
         seed = {
           :cursor_id => cursor_info['id'],
           :first_batch => cursor_info['firstBatch'],
-          :pool => pinned_pool
+          :pool => pinned_pool,
+          :ns => cursor_info['ns']
         }
 
         return Cursor.new(self, seed.merge!(opts))
@@ -901,7 +902,8 @@ def parallel_scan(num_cursors, opts={})
         seed = {
           :cursor_id   => cursor_info['cursor']['id'],
           :first_batch => cursor_info['cursor']['firstBatch'],
-          :pool        => pinned_pool
+          :pool        => pinned_pool,
+          :ns          => cursor_info['ns']
         }
         Cursor.new(self, seed.merge!(opts))
       end
diff --git a/lib/mongo/cursor.rb b/lib/mongo/cursor.rb
index 983d5837ae..5837729ade 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/cursor.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/cursor.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class Cursor
     include Mongo::ReadPreference
 
     attr_reader :collection, :selector, :fields,
-      :order, :hint, :snapshot, :timeout,
-      :full_collection_name, :transformer,
+      :order, :hint, :snapshot, :timeout, :transformer,
       :options, :cursor_id, :show_disk_loc,
       :comment, :compile_regex, :read, :tag_sets,
       :acceptable_latency
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ def initialize(collection, opts={})
       @cursor_id  = opts.delete(:cursor_id)
       @db         = collection.db
       @collection = collection
+      @ns         = opts.delete(:ns)
       @connection = @db.connection
       @logger     = @connection.logger
 
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ def initialize(collection, opts={})
 
       batch_size(opts.delete(:batch_size) || 0)
 
-      @full_collection_name = "#{@collection.db.name}.#{@collection.name}"
       @cache                = opts.delete(:first_batch) || []
       @returned             = 0
 
@@ -124,6 +123,10 @@ def alive?
       @cursor_id && @cursor_id != 0
     end
 
+    def full_collection_name
+      @ns || "#{@collection.db.name}.#{@collection.name}"
+    end
+
     # Get the next document specified the cursor options.
     #
     # @return [Hash, Nil] the next document or Nil if no documents remain.
@@ -484,7 +487,7 @@ def query_options_hash
 
     # Clean output for inspect.
     def inspect
-      "<Mongo::Cursor:0x#{object_id.to_s(16)} namespace='#{@db.name}.#{@collection.name}' " +
+      "<Mongo::Cursor:0x#{object_id.to_s(16)} namespace='#{full_collection_name}' " +
         "@selector=#{@selector.inspect} @cursor_id=#{@cursor_id}>"
     end
 
@@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ def send_get_more
       message = BSON::ByteBuffer.new([0, 0, 0, 0])
 
       # DB name.
-      BSON::BSON_RUBY.serialize_cstr(message, "#{@db.name}.#{@collection.name}")
+      BSON::BSON_RUBY.serialize_cstr(message, full_collection_name)
 
       # Number of results to return.
       if @limit > 0
@@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ def checkin_socket(sock)
     def construct_query_message
       message = BSON::ByteBuffer.new("", @connection.max_bson_size + MongoClient::COMMAND_HEADROOM)
       message.put_int(@options)
-      BSON::BSON_RUBY.serialize_cstr(message, "#{@db.name}.#{@collection.name}")
+      BSON::BSON_RUBY.serialize_cstr(message, full_collection_name)
       message.put_int(@skip)
       @batch_size > 1 ? message.put_int(@batch_size) : message.put_int(@limit)
       if query_contains_special_fields? && @bson # costs two serialize calls
diff --git a/test/unit/cursor_test.rb b/test/unit/cursor_test.rb
index 749198ab5f..a8c9ab04ae 100644
--- a/test/unit/cursor_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/cursor_test.rb
@@ -138,7 +138,15 @@ class Mongo::Cursor
       assert_equal 100, @cursor.batch_size
     end
 
-    context "conected to mongos" do
+    context 'when an alternate namespace is specified' do
+
+      should 'use the alternate namespace' do
+        cursor = Cursor.new(@collection, :ns => 'other_db.other_collection')
+        assert_equal('other_db.other_collection', cursor.full_collection_name)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "connected to mongos" do
       setup do
         @connection.stubs(:mongos?).returns(true)
         @tag_sets = [{:dc => "ny"}]
@@ -211,7 +219,7 @@ class Mongo::Cursor
       end
     end
 
-    context "not conected to mongos" do
+    context "not connected to mongos" do
       setup do
         @connection.stubs(:mongos?).returns(false)
       end