diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
index 9fe3087c0..f3fd9bc22 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Table.php
@@ -585,10 +585,12 @@ class Doctrine_Table extends Doctrine_Configurable implements Countable {
         return false;
     }
     /**
+     * getRelation
+     *
      * @param string $name              component name of which a foreign key object is bound
      * @return Doctrine_Relation
      */
-    final public function getRelation($name) {
+    final public function getRelation($name, $recursive = true) {
         $original = $name;
 
         if(isset($this->relations[$name]))
@@ -672,10 +674,13 @@ class Doctrine_Table extends Doctrine_Configurable implements Countable {
             $this->relations[$alias] = $relation;
             return $this->relations[$alias];
         }
-        try {
-            throw new Doctrine_Table_Exception($this->name . " doesn't have a relation to " . $original);
-        } catch(Exception $e) {
-            print $e;
+        // load all relations
+        $this->getRelations();
+        
+        if($recursive) {
+            return $this->getRelation($original, false);
+        } else {
+            throw new Doctrine_Table_Exception($this->name . " doesn't have a relation to " . $original);     
         }
     }
     /**
diff --git a/tests/ConnectionTransactionTestCase.php b/tests/ConnectionTransactionTestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d01eabb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ConnectionTransactionTestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+<?php
+class Transaction_TestLogger implements Doctrine_Overloadable {
+    private $messages = array();
+    
+    public function __call($m, $a) {  
+        $this->messages[] = $m;
+    }
+    public function pop() {
+        return array_pop($this->messages);
+    }
+    public function clear() {
+        $this->messages = array();
+    }
+    public function getAll() {
+        return $this->messages;
+    }
+}
+
+class Doctrine_Connection_Transaction_TestCase extends Doctrine_UnitTestCase {
+    public function prepareData() { }
+    public function testInsert() {
+        $count = count($this->dbh);
+
+
+        $listener = new Transaction_TestLogger();
+
+        $user = new User();
+        $user->getTable()->getConnection()->setListener($listener);
+
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction();
+
+        $user->name = 'John';
+
+        $user->save();
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onInsert');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreInsert');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSetProperty');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onTransactionBegin');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreTransactionBegin');
+
+        $this->assertEqual($user->id, 1);
+        
+        $this->assertTrue($count < count($this->dbh));
+
+        $this->connection->commit();
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onTransactionCommit');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreTransactionCommit');
+    }
+    public function testInsertMultiple() {
+        $count = count($this->dbh);
+
+
+        $listener = new Transaction_TestLogger();
+
+        $users = new Doctrine_Collection('User');
+        $users->getTable()->getConnection()->setListener($listener);
+
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction();
+
+        $users[0]->name = 'Arnold';
+        $users[1]->name = 'Vincent';
+
+        $users[0]->save();
+        $users[1]->save();
+
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onInsert');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreInsert');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onInsert');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreInsert');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreSave');
+
+        $this->assertEqual($users[0]->id, 2);
+
+        $this->assertEqual($users[1]->id, 3);
+        
+        $this->assertTrue($count < count($this->dbh));
+
+        $this->connection->commit();
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onTransactionCommit');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreTransactionCommit');
+    }
+    public function testUpdate() {
+        $count = count($this->dbh);
+
+
+        $user = $this->connection->getTable('User')->find(1);
+        
+        $listener = new Transaction_TestLogger();
+        $user->getTable()->getConnection()->setListener($listener);
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction();
+
+        $user->name = 'Jack';
+
+        $user->save();
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onUpdate');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreUpdate');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSetProperty');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onTransactionBegin');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreTransactionBegin');
+
+        $this->assertEqual($user->id, 1);
+        
+        $this->assertTrue($count < count($this->dbh));
+
+        $this->connection->commit();
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onTransactionCommit');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreTransactionCommit');
+    }
+    public function testUpdateMultiple() {
+        $count = count($this->dbh);
+
+        $listener = new Transaction_TestLogger();
+
+        $users = $this->connection->query('FROM User');
+        $users->getTable()->getConnection()->setListener($listener);
+
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction();
+
+        $users[1]->name = 'Arnold';
+        $users[2]->name = 'Vincent';
+
+        $users[1]->save();
+        $users[2]->save();
+
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onUpdate');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreUpdate');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onSave');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onUpdate');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreUpdate');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreSave');
+
+        $this->assertEqual($users[1]->id, 2);
+
+        $this->assertEqual($users[2]->id, 3);
+        
+        $this->assertTrue($count < count($this->dbh));
+
+        $this->connection->commit();
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onTransactionCommit');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreTransactionCommit');
+    }
+    public function testDelete() {
+        $count = count($this->dbh);
+
+        $listener = new Transaction_TestLogger();
+        $listener->clear();
+        $users = $this->connection->query('FROM User');
+        $users->getTable()->getConnection()->setListener($listener);
+
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction();
+
+        $users->delete();
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreDelete');
+
+        $this->assertTrue($count, count($this->dbh));
+
+        $this->connection->commit();
+
+        $this->assertTrue(($count + 1), count($this->dbh));
+
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onTransactionCommit');
+        $this->assertEqual($listener->pop(), 'onPreTransactionCommit');
+    }
+}
+?>
diff --git a/tests/RelationTestCase.php b/tests/RelationTestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad21b18c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/RelationTestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+class Doctrine_Relation_TestCase extends Doctrine_UnitTestCase {
+    public function prepareData() { }
+    public function prepareTables() { 
+    $this->tables = array();
+    }
+    public function testManyToManyRelation() {
+        $user = new User();
+        
+        // test that join table relations can be initialized even before the association have been initialized
+        try {
+            $user->Groupuser;
+            $this->pass();
+        } catch(Doctrine_Table_Exception $e) {
+            $this->fail();
+        }
+        $this->assertTrue($user->getTable()->getRelation('Groupuser') instanceof Doctrine_Relation_ForeignKey);
+        $this->assertTrue($user->getTable()->getRelation('Group') instanceof Doctrine_Relation_Association);
+    }
+    public function testOneToOneLocalKeyRelation() {
+        $user = new User();
+        
+        $this->assertTrue($user->getTable()->getRelation('Email') instanceof Doctrine_Relation_LocalKey);
+    }
+    public function testOneToOneForeignKeyRelation() {
+        $user = new User();
+        
+        $this->assertTrue($user->getTable()->getRelation('Account') instanceof Doctrine_Relation_ForeignKey);
+    }
+    public function testOneToManyForeignKeyRelation() {
+        $user = new User();
+        
+        $this->assertTrue($user->getTable()->getRelation('Phonenumber') instanceof Doctrine_Relation_ForeignKey);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run.php b/tests/run.php
index a466d1e9d..9b3445505 100644
--- a/tests/run.php
+++ b/tests/run.php
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ require_once("ImportTestCase.php");
 require_once("BooleanTestCase.php");
 require_once("EnumTestCase.php");
 require_once("RelationAccessTestCase.php");
+require_once("RelationTestCase.php");
 require_once("DataDictSqliteTestCase.php");
 
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
 
 $test = new GroupTest("Doctrine Framework Unit Tests");
 
+$test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Relation_TestCase());
+/**
 $test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_EventListenerTestCase());
 
 $test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_RecordTestCase());
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ $test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_BooleanTestCase());
 $test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_QueryTestCase());
 
 $test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_EventListener_Chain_TestCase());
-
+*/
 //$test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Cache_FileTestCase());
 //$test->addTestCase(new Doctrine_Cache_SqliteTestCase());