diff --git a/.ai/wheels/snippets/model-snippets.md b/.ai/wheels/snippets/model-snippets.md
index db919550ba..23a8663941 100755
--- a/.ai/wheels/snippets/model-snippets.md
+++ b/.ai/wheels/snippets/model-snippets.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Common model patterns and code snippets for Wheels applications.
 component extends="Model" {
     function config() {
         // Table mapping (if different from convention)
-        table("custom_table_name");
+        tableName("custom_table_name");
 
         // Associations
         hasMany("comments");
diff --git a/changelog.d/3079-tablename-setter.fixed.md b/changelog.d/3079-tablename-setter.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd74d02d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3079-tablename-setter.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- `tableName("my_table")` now works as a model table setter: when called with a name it delegates to `table()` and returns the resolved name, instead of silently no-opping and leaving the model on its convention table. The zero-argument getter form is unchanged (#3079)
diff --git a/vendor/wheels/model/miscellaneous.cfc b/vendor/wheels/model/miscellaneous.cfc
index fd763bdec9..fd3b3fac06 100644
--- a/vendor/wheels/model/miscellaneous.cfc
+++ b/vendor/wheels/model/miscellaneous.cfc
@@ -170,11 +170,19 @@ component {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the name of the database table that this model is mapped to.
+	 * When called with a `name` argument it acts as a setter, delegating to `table()`,
+	 * and returns the resolved name. This makes the commonly-reached-for
+	 * `tableName("my_table")` form in `config()` work instead of silently no-opping.
 	 *
 	 * [section: Model Class]
 	 * [category: Miscellaneous Functions]
+	 *
+	 * @name When provided, sets the table this model maps to (alias for `table()`).
 	 */
-	public string function tableName() {
+	public string function tableName(any name) {
+		if (StructKeyExists(arguments, "name")) {
+			table(arguments.name);
+		}
 		if ($get("lowerCaseTableNames")) {
 			return LCase(variables.wheels.class.tableName);
 		} else {
diff --git a/vendor/wheels/tests/specs/model/miscellaneousSpec.cfc b/vendor/wheels/tests/specs/model/miscellaneousSpec.cfc
index a7d7dc84ce..c45c6c5ccb 100644
--- a/vendor/wheels/tests/specs/model/miscellaneousSpec.cfc
+++ b/vendor/wheels/tests/specs/model/miscellaneousSpec.cfc
@@ -159,6 +159,33 @@ component extends="wheels.WheelsTest" {
 				expect(users.recordcount).toBe(3)
 			})
 		})
+
+		describe("Tests that tableName acts as a setter when given a name - issue 3079", () => {
+
+			afterEach(() => {
+				// Restore the mapped table so the override never leaks into other specs
+				g.model("author").table("c_o_r_e_authors")
+			})
+
+			it("delegates to table() when a name argument is passed", () => {
+				author = g.model("author")
+				author.tableName("tbl_authors_override")
+
+				expect(author.tableName()).toBe("tbl_authors_override")
+			})
+
+			it("returns the newly set name from the setter call", () => {
+				author = g.model("author")
+
+				expect(author.tableName("tbl_authors_override")).toBe("tbl_authors_override")
+			})
+
+			it("still returns the current name when called with no argument", () => {
+				author = g.model("author")
+
+				expect(author.tableName()).toBe("c_o_r_e_authors")
+			})
+		})
 	}
 
 	function assert_pagination(required string handle) {