diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoDbUtils.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoDbUtils.java
index 6dfdc0991..0826e25f4 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoDbUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoDbUtils.java
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core;
 
-import com.mongodb.DB;
-import com.mongodb.Mongo;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.CannotGetMongoDbConnectionException;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
+import com.mongodb.DB;
+import com.mongodb.Mongo;
+
 /**
  * Helper class featuring helper methods for internal MongoDb classes.
  * <p/>
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public abstract class MongoDbUtils {
 			DB db = null;
 			if (TransactionSynchronizationManager.isSynchronizationActive() && dbHolder.doesNotHoldNonDefaultDB()) {
 				// Spring transaction management is active ->
-				db = dbHolder.getDB();
+				db = dbHolder.getDB(databaseName);
 				if (db != null && !dbHolder.isSynchronizedWithTransaction()) {
 					LOGGER.debug("Registering Spring transaction synchronization for existing Mongo DB");
 					TransactionSynchronizationManager.registerSynchronization(new MongoSynchronization(dbHolder, mongo));
@@ -110,9 +111,9 @@ public abstract class MongoDbUtils {
 			LOGGER.debug("Registering Spring transaction synchronization for new Hibernate Session");
 			DbHolder holderToUse = dbHolder;
 			if (holderToUse == null) {
-				holderToUse = new DbHolder(db);
+				holderToUse = new DbHolder(databaseName, db);
 			} else {
-				holderToUse.addDB(db);
+				holderToUse.addDB(databaseName, db);
 			}
 			TransactionSynchronizationManager.registerSynchronization(new MongoSynchronization(holderToUse, mongo));
 			holderToUse.setSynchronizedWithTransaction(true);
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoDbUtilsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoDbUtilsUnitTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..571e82b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoDbUtilsUnitTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 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.data.mongodb.core;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
+
+import com.mongodb.DB;
+import com.mongodb.Mongo;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link MongoDbUtils}.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+public class MongoDbUtilsUnitTests {
+
+	Mongo mongo;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
+		this.mongo = new Mongo();
+		TransactionSynchronizationManager.initSynchronization();
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+
+		for (Object key : TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResourceMap().keySet()) {
+			TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(key);
+		}
+
+		TransactionSynchronizationManager.clearSynchronization();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void returnsNewInstanceForDifferentDatabaseName() {
+
+		DB first = MongoDbUtils.getDB(mongo, "first");
+		assertThat(first, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(MongoDbUtils.getDB(mongo, "first"), is(first));
+
+		DB second = MongoDbUtils.getDB(mongo, "second");
+		assertThat(second, is(not(first)));
+		assertThat(MongoDbUtils.getDB(mongo, "second"), is(second));
+	}
+}