diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java
index 6242146000..cb1a35602a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class DataSourceProperties
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(this.url)) {
 			return this.url;
 		}
-		String url = this.embeddedDatabaseConnection.getUrl();
+		String url = this.embeddedDatabaseConnection.getUrl(this.name);
 		if (!StringUtils.hasText(url)) {
 			throw new DataSourceBeanCreationException(this.embeddedDatabaseConnection,
 					this.environment, "url");
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
index 6774bb84e8..8391a08010 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.ConnectionCallback;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseType;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @see #get(ClassLoader)
  */
 public enum EmbeddedDatabaseConnection {
@@ -45,18 +47,20 @@ public enum EmbeddedDatabaseConnection {
 	 * H2 Database Connection.
 	 */
 	H2(EmbeddedDatabaseType.H2, "org.h2.Driver",
-			"jdbc:h2:mem:testdb;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE"),
+			"jdbc:h2:mem:%s;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE"),
 
 	/**
 	 * Derby Database Connection.
 	 */
 	DERBY(EmbeddedDatabaseType.DERBY, "org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver",
-			"jdbc:derby:memory:testdb;create=true"),
+			"jdbc:derby:memory:%s;create=true"),
 
 	/**
 	 * HSQL Database Connection.
 	 */
-	HSQL(EmbeddedDatabaseType.HSQL, "org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver", "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:testdb");
+	HSQL(EmbeddedDatabaseType.HSQL, "org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver", "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:%s");
+
+	private static final String DEFAULT_DATABASE_NAME = "testdb";
 
 	private final EmbeddedDatabaseType type;
 
@@ -88,11 +92,21 @@ public enum EmbeddedDatabaseConnection {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the URL for the connection.
+	 * Returns the URL for the connection using the default database name.
 	 * @return the connection URL
 	 */
 	public String getUrl() {
-		return this.url;
+		return getUrl(DEFAULT_DATABASE_NAME);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the URL for the connection using the specified {@code databaseName}.
+	 * @param databaseName the name of the database
+	 * @return the connection URL
+	 */
+	public String getUrl(String databaseName) {
+		Assert.hasText(databaseName, "DatabaseName must not be null.");
+		return String.format(this.url, databaseName);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnectionTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnectionTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22654ddd53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnectionTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link EmbeddedDatabaseConnection}.
+ *
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ */
+public class EmbeddedDatabaseConnectionTests {
+
+	@Rule
+	public final ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();
+
+	@Test
+	public void h2CustomDatabaseName() {
+		assertThat(EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.H2.getUrl("mydb"),
+				is("jdbc:h2:mem:mydb;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void derbyCustomDatabaseName() {
+		assertThat(EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.DERBY.getUrl("myderbydb"),
+				is("jdbc:derby:memory:myderbydb;create=true"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void hsqlCustomDatabaseName() {
+		assertThat(EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.HSQL.getUrl("myhsql"),
+				is("jdbc:hsqldb:mem:myhsql"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getUrlWithNoDatabaseName() {
+		this.thrown.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+		EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.H2.getUrl("  ");
+	}
+
+}