diff --git a/system/libraries/Loader.php b/system/libraries/Loader.php
index 5cf1f2a..5966aeb 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Loader.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Loader.php
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@
 		$class = 'CI_DB_'.$CI->db->dbdriver.'_forge';
 
 		$CI->dbforge = new $class();
+		
+		$CI->load->_ci_assign_to_models();
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index ffbf2e1..0d10d64 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
     		<li>Added the ability to prevent escaping in <kbd>having()</kbd> clauses.</li>
     		<li>Added <kbd>rename_table()</kbd> into <a href="./database/forge.html">DBForge</a>.</li>
     		<li>Fixed a bug that wasn't allowing escaping to be turned off if the value of a query was NULL.</li>
-    	</ul>
+    		<li>DB Forge is now assigned to any models that exist after loading (#3457).</li>
+    		</ul>
     </li>
     <li>Config
     	<ul>