diff --git a/test/mysql.autoupdate.test.js b/test/mysql.autoupdate.test.js
index b9e5114..40b9029 100644
--- a/test/mysql.autoupdate.test.js
+++ b/test/mysql.autoupdate.test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ before(function() {
 });
 
 describe('MySQL connector', function() {
+  before(function () {
+    setupAltColNameData();
+  });
+
   it('should auto migrate/update tables', function(done) {
     var schema_v1 =
       {
@@ -163,6 +167,37 @@ describe('MySQL connector', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  function setupAltColNameData() {
+     var schema = {
+      "name": "ColRenameTest",
+      "options": {
+        "idInjection": false,
+        "mysql": {
+          "schema": "myapp_test",
+          "table": "col_rename_test"
+        }
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "firstName": {
+          "type": "String",
+          "required": false,
+          "length": 40,
+          "mysql": {
+            "columnName": "first_name",
+            "dataType": "varchar",
+            "dataLength": 40
+          }
+        },
+        "lastName": {
+          "type": "String",
+          "required": false,
+          "length": 40
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    ds.createModel(schema.name, schema.properties, schema.options);
+  }
+
   it('should report errors for automigrate', function(done) {
     ds.automigrate('XYZ', function(err) {
       assert(err);
@@ -176,4 +211,25 @@ describe('MySQL connector', function() {
       done();
     });
   });
+
+  it('"mysql.columnName" is updated with correct name on create table', function (done) {
+    // first autoupdate call uses create table
+    verifyMysqlColumnNameAutoupdate(done);
+  });
+
+  it('"mysql.columnName" is updated without changing column name on alter table', function (done) {
+    // second autoupdate call uses alter table
+    verifyMysqlColumnNameAutoupdate(done);
+  });
+
+  function verifyMysqlColumnNameAutoupdate(done) {
+    ds.autoupdate('ColRenameTest', function (err) {
+      ds.discoverModelProperties('col_rename_test', function (err, props) {
+        assert.equal(props[0].columnName, 'first_name');
+        assert.equal(props[1].columnName, 'lastName');
+        assert.equal(props.length, 2);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  }
 });