diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
index 6e3a2d1..4eb449e 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
 	 * @access	private
-	 * @return	bool
+	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	function _drop_table($table)
 	{
@@ -219,5 +219,23 @@
 		return $sql;
 	}
 
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Rename a table
+	 *
+	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be renamed
+	 *
+	 * @access	private
+	 * @param	string	the old table name
+	 * @param	string	the new table name
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	{
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
+		return $sql;
+	}
+
 }
 ?>
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