diff --git a/application/config/autoload.php b/application/config/autoload.php
index 40f0a65..5a20c94 100644
--- a/application/config/autoload.php
+++ b/application/config/autoload.php
@@ -148,12 +148,16 @@
 | -------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Prototype:
 |
-|	$autoload['model'] = array('model1', 'model2');
+|	$autoload['model'] = array('first_model', 'second_model');
 |
+| You can also supply an alternative model name to be assigned
+| in the controller:
+|
+|	$autoload['model'] = array('first_model' => 'first');
 */
 
 $autoload['model'] = array();
 
 
 /* End of file autoload.php */
-/* Location: ./application/config/autoload.php */
+/* Location: ./application/config/autoload.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/core/Loader.php b/system/core/Loader.php
index 9bfddc1..4d95d62 100644
--- a/system/core/Loader.php
+++ b/system/core/Loader.php
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@
 		}
 		elseif (is_array($model))
 		{
-			foreach ($model as $class)
+			foreach ($model as $key => $value)
 			{
-				$this->model($class);
+				$this->model(is_int($key) ? $value : $key, $value);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 2966f65..9899999 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
 	 -  Added autoloading of drivers with ``$autoload['drivers']``.
 	 -  ``$config['rewrite_short_tags']`` now has no effect when using PHP 5.4 as ``<?=`` will always be available.
 	 -  Changed method ``config()`` to return whatever ``CI_Config::load()`` returns instead of always being void.
+	 -  Added support for model aliasing on autoload.
    -  :doc:`Input Library <libraries/input>` changes include:
 	 -  Added ``method()`` to retrieve ``$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']``.
 	 -  Added support for arrays and network addresses (e.g. 192.168.1.1/24) for use with the *proxy_ips* setting.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/autoloader.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/autoloader.rst
index e5cec72..bf2e393 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/autoloader.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/autoloader.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 -  Language files found in the *system/language/* directory
 -  Models found in the *models/* folder
 
-To autoload resources, open the *application/config/autoload.php*
+To autoload resources, open the **application/config/autoload.php**
 file and add the item you want loaded to the autoload array. You'll
 find instructions in that file corresponding to each type of item.